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§ 70.32 ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES; REGISTERED OWNER RESPONSIBLE.
   Whenever a vehicle is parked in violation of the provisions of this traffic code, the registered owner of the vehicle at the time of the violation, as well as the vehicle itself and the actual operator thereof, shall be presumed to have committed the violation and shall thereby be liable as set forth in this traffic code.
(Prior Code, § 74.003) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.33 IMPOUNDMENT OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES; PROCEDURE.
   (A)   Any vehicle parked or occupying any portion of any street or alley within the limits of the village in violation of any provision of this traffic code shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance, which shall be abated by any police officer by the following procedure:
      (1)   By placing a notice of traffic violation upon said vehicle as hereinabove set forth, which indicates the nature of the violation, such act being deemed under this provision of the code of the village to constitute impoundment of the vehicle; or
      (2)   By placing a notice of traffic or parking violation upon said vehicle as hereinabove set forth, and removing and conveying said vehicle to a vehicle pound.
   (B)   The determination of which of the two preceding methods of impoundment of a vehicle in violation of a provision of this traffic code is to be followed in a given situation shall rest in the discretion of the officer issuing said notice, in accordance with the policy set forth by the members of the Board of the village and the Chief of Police of the village.
(Prior Code, § 74.004) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.34 “VEHICLE POUND” DEFINED.
   A VEHICLE POUND is hereby declared to be any suitable place so designated by the Board of the village as a vehicle pound, upon passage of a resolution by the members of said Board, or any private towing company utilized by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department.
(Prior Code, § 74.005) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974; Ord. 09-025, passed 8-3-2009)
§ 70.35 REMOVAL FROM IMPOUNDMENT.
   The owner or authorized operator, upon proper showing of ownership or authorization of an impounded vehicle, may have the vehicle removed from the impoundment upon payment of the penalties imposed by the provision of the code of the village, which violation gave rise to said impoundment and upon said person paying all costs and expenses which have been incurred by the village for the towage and/or storage of said vehicle; and upon payment of all fines and penalties due and owing to the village as a result of previous traffic and/or parking violations involving said vehicle and all impounding fees, towage and storage charges which have theretofore accrued against such vehicle during the time of his or her ownership or authorized operation thereof.
(Prior Code, § 74.006) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.36 LIABILITY FOR IMPOUNDMENT CHARGES AND TOWING FEES.
   The village shall be liable to the person towing and/or storing a vehicle pursuant to order or request of a member of the Police Department of the village, incurred pursuant to the provisions of this traffic code.
(Prior Code, § 74.007) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.37 ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.
   (A)   Within 15 days after a vehicle has been impounded by seizure, as provided for in § 70.33 of this chapter, under authority of this chapter, the Board of the village may direct that a suit be brought in the name of the village for the collection of all penalties due as a result of parking or traffic violations, as set forth herein, as well as all impounding fees, towage and storage charges that have accrued against said vehicle.
   (B)   Said suit shall be brought against the owner and/or authorized operator of said vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 74.008) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.38 ADDITIONAL REMEDY BY COMPLAINT.
   In all instances where a violation has occurred of the traffic or parking regulations provided for in this traffic code, the village may prosecute the registered owner and/or authorized operator of the vehicle involved in the violation, by complaint filed before any Magistrate of the county, which remedy shall be in addition to any and all other remedies for violations provided in this traffic code.
(Prior Code, § 74.009) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
§ 70.39 PAYMENT OF PENALTY DUE.
   (A)   The registered owner or authorized operator of any vehicle issued a traffic or parking violation notice for violating any of the traffic or parking provisions of this traffic code, may, upon payment of the fine or penalty imposed by the section violated within seven days of the issuance of such notice of traffic or parking violation, avoid further action by the village in regard to that specific violation. Upon payment of the fine or penalty prescribed by the section violated, the registered owner or authorized operator shall surrender to the Treasurer of the village, or such person as designated by him or her, the traffic or parking violation notice delivered to him or her or placed upon said vehicle, after indicating upon said notice his or her name, street address and city of residence.
   (B)   If the registered owner or authorized operator of the vehicle charged with a traffic or parking violation fails to pay the amount prescribed by the section violated within seven days of said violation, he or she may, upon payment of double (twice) the amount specified in the section violated, as hereinabove set forth, avoid further action by the village.
(Prior Code, § 74.010) (Ord. 74-002, passed 3-19-1974)
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