Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 35 adopting Section 35.37 Administrative Fee for Impounded Vehicles.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO), in cooperation with the State's Attorney, has drafted a recommended ordinance to implement an administrative impounded vehicle fee of $250.
* While multiple Lake County municipalities and two collar counties have implemented this fee, it would be a new fee for Lake County.
* The recommendation to implement an administrative impound fee is intended to seek partial reimbursement for the costs associated with processing, removing, impounding, storing and releasing a vehicle. This fee would be in addition to any towing and storage fees levied by a third party.
* To ensure adequate due process, the recommended ordinance also includes an optional administrative adjudication process.
* The LCSO will monitor this activity and complete an evaluation after the first year of implementation.
* The proposed effective date is April 1, 2018 which will allow sufficient time for a smooth implementation and integration into the Planning, Building and Development Department's administrative adjudication schedule.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.7, statutorily bestows the authority upon a County Board to adopt procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles and for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related to its administrative and processing costs associated with the investigation, arrest, and detention of an offender, or the removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. The administrative fee imposed by the county may be in addition to any fees charged for the towing and storage of an impounded vehicle; and
WHEREAS, vehicles are impounded as a result of certain crimes and traffic offenses occurring in the Lake County; and
WHEREAS, when vehicles are impounded Lake County incurs administrative and processing costs associated with the investigation, arrest, and deten...
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