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625 ILCS 5/4-202

(625 ILCS 5/4-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-202)

Sec. 4-202.

Abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle notification
to law enforcement agencies.

When an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle comes into the
temporary possession or custody of a person in this State, not the owner
of the vehicle, such person shall immediately notify the municipal
police when the vehicle is within the corporate limits of any city,
village or town having a duly authorized police department, or the State
Police or the county sheriff when the vehicle is outside the corporate
limits of a city, village or town. Upon receipt of such notification,
the municipal police, Illinois State Police or county sheriff will authorize a
towing service to remove and take possession of the abandoned, lost,
stolen or unclaimed vehicle. The towing service will safely keep the
towed vehicle and its contents, maintain a record of the tow as set
forth in Section 4-204 for law enforcement agencies, until the vehicle
is claimed by the owner or any other person legally entitled to
possession thereof or until it is disposed of as provided in this
Chapter.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)