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VEHICLES
(625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code.

625 ILCS 5/4-212

    (625 ILCS 5/4-212) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-212)
    Sec. 4-212. Ownership documents for vehicles after public sale - removal of liens. When an applicant for a salvage certificate or junking certificate under this Chapter presents to the Secretary of State proof that he has purchased or acquired a vehicle at a public sale as authorized by this Chapter and such fact is certified to by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the public sale of a vehicle, the Secretary of State shall issue a salvage certificate or junking certificate for the vehicle upon receipt of the statutory fee and a properly executed application for a salvage certificate or junking certificate. The salvage certificate or junking certificate issued by the Secretary of State under this Section shall be free of any lien that existed against the vehicle prior to the time the vehicle was acquired by the applicant under this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 85-951.)

625 ILCS 5/4-212.1

    (625 ILCS 5/4-212.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-212.1)
    Sec. 4-212.1. In cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, the corporate authorities may, by ordinance, designate any department of municipal government to do any of the following:
    (1) To perform any of the duties and functions specified for law enforcement agencies in subsection (a) of Section 4-205 and in Sections 4-201, 4-203, 4-204, 4-206, 4-207, 4-208, 4-209, 4-210, 4-211 and 4-212; and
    (2) To authorize a towing service to remove and take possession of abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicles, in the manner that municipal police may make such authorization pursuant to Section 4-202; and
    (3) To send notifications as required under subsection (b) of Section 4-205.
(Source: P.A. 86-947.)

625 ILCS 5/4-213

    (625 ILCS 5/4-213) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-213)
    Sec. 4-213. Liability of law enforcement officers, agencies, and towing services.
    (a) A law enforcement officer or agency, a department of municipal government designated under Section 4-212.1 or its officers or employees, or a towing service owner, operator, or employee shall not be held to answer or be liable for damages in any action brought by the registered owner, former registered owner, or his legal representative, lienholder or any other person legally entitled to the possession of a vehicle when the vehicle was processed and sold or disposed of as provided by this Chapter.
    (b) A towing service, and any of its officers or employees, that removes or tows a vehicle as a result of being directed to do so by a law enforcement officer or agency or a department of municipal government or its officers or employees shall not be held to answer or be liable for loss of or damages to any real or personal property that occurs in the course of the removal or towing of a vehicle or its contents (i) on a limited access highway in a designated Incident Management Program that uses fast lane clearance techniques as defined by the Department of Transportation or (ii) at the direction of a peace officer, a highway authority official, or a representative of local authorities, under Section 11-402 or 11-404 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-407, eff. 1-1-08.)

625 ILCS 5/4-214

    (625 ILCS 5/4-214) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-214)
    Sec. 4-214. Violations of Section 4-201.
    (a) Any person who violates Section 4-201 of this Code or who aids and abets in that violation:
        (1) shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $200; and
        (2) shall be required by the court to make a
    
disposition on the abandoned or unclaimed vehicle and pay all towing, storage, and processing charges and collection costs pursuant to Section 4-203, subsections (a) and (e).
    (b) When a vehicle is abandoned, it shall be presumed that the last registered owner is responsible for the abandonment and shall be liable for all towing, storage, and processing charges and collection costs, less any amounts realized in the disposal of the vehicle. The last registered owner's liability for storage fees may not exceed a maximum of 30 days' storage fees.
    The presumption established under this subsection may be rebutted by a showing that, prior to the time of the tow:
        (1) a report of vehicle theft was filed with respect
    
to the vehicle; or
        (2) the vehicle was sold or transferred and the last
    
registered owner provides the towing service with the correct identity and address of the new owner at the time of the sale or transfer.
    If the presumption established under this subsection is rebutted, the person responsible for theft of the vehicle or to whom the vehicle was sold or transferred is liable for all towing, storage, and processing charges and collection costs.
(Source: P.A. 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

625 ILCS 5/4-214.1

    (625 ILCS 5/4-214.1)
    Sec. 4-214.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 95-621, eff. 6-1-08. Repealed by P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)