(A) The following costs, charges and penalty are hereby established as the village’s costs, charges and penalty relative to emergency responses in D.U.I. cases. An “EMERGENCY RESPONSE” is hereby defined as any incident requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter or an ambulance.
Emergency Response | Cost | |
(1) | Each on-scene police officer/squad | $63.00 (per hour - per person) |
(2) | Fire Department response with a fire report | $150.00 (per hour - per vehicle) |
(3) | Each Fire Department response with fire extinguishment | $300.00 (per hour - per vehicle) |
(4) | Each Fire Department accident response | $300.00 (per hour - per vehicle) |
(5) | Each Fire Department unit for rescue or extrication (non-fire incident) | $300.00 (per hour - per vehicle) |
(6) | Each additional piece of Fire Department equipment/vehicle required | |
Command vehicle | $150.00 (per hour - per vehicle) | |
Pumper, truck or rescue squad vehicles | $300.00 (per hour - per vehicle) | |
(7) | Daily storage fee of vehicles impounded as the result of a D.U.I. arrest | Fee customarily charged by the village as may be determined from time to time. |
(8) | Impoundment fee/penalty | $500.00 |
(B) In the event that a defendant is found guilty (regardless of what the court- imposed penalty is) relative to a D.U.I. case, the person shall be required to reimburse the village for the above costs. In the event a motor vehicle is seized or impounded, or stored, as a result of a D.U.I. arrest, before the motor vehicle shall be released, the person charged with the D.U.I. and the owner of record of the motor vehicle (if the owner was not the actual driver at the time of the arrest) shall be jointly and severally liable for the $500 impoundment fee provided for above, which amount shall be paid to the Police Department of the village prior to the release of the motor vehicle. In the event that the individual defendant is found not guilty of the offense of D.U.I., the village shall refund the impoundment fee to the person who paid the same. Such amount shall be in addition to any daily storage fee and towing fee of the company that does the actual towing of the vehicle, which amounts shall be paid regardless of whether there is a conviction, and which amounts are not refundable.
(Ord. 2007-O-057, passed 10-23-07)