The Village of Bannockburn is a home rule unit pursuant to the
Illinois Constitution of 1970. The corporate authorities make the
following findings and adopt the provisions of this article pursuant
to the Village's home rule authority:
A. The commission of certain criminal and quasi-criminal offenses is
made more egregious by the use of motor vehicles in the commission
of the offenses;
B. The corporate authorities of the Village find that it is in the best
interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bannockburn
that owners and operators of motor vehicles are encouraged to conform
their conduct to the mandates of local, state and federal law;
C. The corporate authorities of the Village find that a civil penalty
for certain violations will encourage compliance with the laws that
are intended to protect the citizens of the Village from the harm
associated with those violations; and
D. The corporate authorities of the Village, pursuant to the Village's
home rule authority, find that the public health, safety and welfare
will be protected and promoted by adoption of this article establishing
procedures for the seizure and impoundment of motor vehicles used
in connection with illegal activities and establishing administrative
penalties for such violations.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings stated in this section. Any term not defined herein
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in other sections of this code
or other ordinances of the Village, and if not defined in any other
section of this code or other ordinance, it shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in the Illinois Vehicle Code.
BUSINESS DAY
Any day in which the office of the Village Clerk of the Village
is open to the public for a minimum of five hours.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle which is self-propelled, including, but not limited
to, automobiles, trucks, vans, motorcycles and motor scooters.
Any motor vehicle that is not reclaimed within 30 days after the expiration of the time during which the owner of record may seek judicial review of the Village's action under this article, or the time at which a final judgment is rendered in favor of the Village, or the time a final administrative decision is rendered against an owner of record who is in default, may be disposed of as an unclaimed or abandoned vehicle as provided by §
232-35 of this chapter; provided, however, that where proceedings have been instituted under state or federal drug asset forfeiture laws, the subject vehicle may not be disposed of by the Village except as consistent with those proceedings.
From time to time, the Chief of Police shall promulgate the
necessary notices and forms in order to implement the provisions of
this article.