USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES* (7-24-225 et seq.)

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 7, ch. 7-24, art. VII

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-225 Unlawful drugs in motor vehicle - Impoundment.

7-24-225 Unlawful drugs in motor vehicle - Impoundment. (a) Any motor vehicle that is used in connection with the purchase or attempt to purchase, or sale or attempt to sell, any controlled substance, as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, as demonstrated by, including, but not limited to, the amount of such controlled substance contained in the vehicle, shall be subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section. (b) Any motor vehicle that is used in connection with the unlawful purchase or unlawful attempt to purchase, or unlawful sale or unlawful attempt to sell, cannabis may be subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section. (c) The owner of record of any motor vehicle that is seized and impounded pursuant to this section shall be liable to the City for an administrative penalty of $1,000, plus towing and storage fees. (d) Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the City or its agent. Before or at the time the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify any person identifying himself as the owner of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation or any person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such person, of the fact of the seizure and of the vehicle owner's right to request a preliminary hearing to be conducted under Section 2-14-132 of this Code by serving such person with a copy of the vehicle impoundment seizure report. (e) Section 2-14-132 shall apply whenever a motor vehicle is seized and impounded pursuant to this section. (Added Coun. J. 3-9-95, p. 66176; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 5.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39840, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86194, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11547, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 7-22-20, p. 18957, § 4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-226 Driving while intoxicated - Impoundment.

7-24-226 Driving while intoxicated - Impoundment. (a) No person shall drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle within the City of Chicago while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof, as defined and prohibited by 625 ILCS 5/11-501, as amended. (b) Any vehicle used in a violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section. The owner of record of such vehicle shall be liable to the city for an administrative penalty of $2,000 in addition to fees for the towing and storage of the vehicle as provided in Section 9-92-080. (c) Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the City or its agents. Before or at the time the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify any person identifying himself as the owner of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation or the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such person, of the fact of the seizure and of the vehicle owner's right to request a preliminary hearing to be conducted under Section 2-14-132 of this Code by serving such person with a copy of the vehicle impoundment seizure report. (d) Section 2-14-132 shall apply whenever a motor vehicle is seized and impounded pursuant to this section. (Added Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 76443, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39840, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 142; Amend Coun. J. 7-22-20, p. 18957, § 4))

Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-228 Burned motor vehicle report to fire commissioner.

7-24-228 Burned motor vehicle report to fire commissioner. Whenever any motor vehicle, as the term is defined in Section 9-4-010, is burned within the city, and the burning rendered the motor vehicle permanently inoperable, the owner of record of such vehicle shall submit to the fire commissioner a signed statement, in a form and manner and containing such information relating to the burned vehicle incident as prescribed by the fire commissioner in rules, attesting to the accuracy of such required information. Any person who knowingly makes any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in such statement shall be subject to Chapter 1-21. The fire commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules for the administration of this section, including the time when such statement shall be filed. (Added Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 26682, § 1)

Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2640978Fetched: 10/24/2026