(A) Notice required in this section may be delivered in person or by first class mail. Mailed notices shall be sent to the last known address for a vehicle’s owner or lessee as indicated on the most current registration as maintained by the Illinois Secretary of State or in the state where the vehicle is licensed. The notice shall contain the following information:
(1) A description of the vehicle;
(2) The legal and factual basis for the tow;
(3) The citation and the language of the village ordinance or state statute which authorizes the tow;
(4) The address and phone number of the Police Department;
(5) The present location of the vehicle; and
(6) The date on which the vehicle will be towed by the Police Department.
(B) In no case will the village or Police Department be required to delay towing more than ten (10) days after the date of the notice being mailed.
(C) For vehicles that have been impounded, a notice shall: (i) be served on the interested parties within ten days of the vehicle being impounded; (ii) contain the information set forth in § 76.03(A)(1) - (5); (iii) advise the interested parties of their right to an administrative hearing; (iv) contain the date, time and location of the hearing, which shall be scheduled and convened no later than 45 days after the date the notice was mailed; and (v) state that the vehicle will remain impounded pending the completion of the administrative hearing, unless the interested parties post with the village a bond in an amount equal to the administrative fee and pays all other towing and storage costs. The interested parties’ addresses shall be those registered with the Illinois Secretary of State. Any vehicles towed in accordance with this chapter shall be considered impounded. All impounded vehicles shall remain impounded until claimed by an interested party pursuant to proof of ownership, except for any vehicles impounded due to the vehicle’s use in the commission of a felony.
(Ord. 2007-41, passed 7-6-07; Am. Ord. 2014-28, passed 7-7-14)