Any hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle impounded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and 65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.1, whether impounded at a public facility or on the property of private towing service, shall be kept in custody for a period of ten days for the purpose of determining the identity of the registered owner or lienholder and contacting such owner or lienholder, if known, by regular U.S. mail. At the expiration of the ten-day period, without benefit of disposition information being received from the registered owner or lienholder, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction will authorize the disposal of the vehicle as junk.
(625 ILCS 5/4-209.1) (2009 Code, § 23-7-10)