093_SB1108eng SB1108 Engrossed LRB093 10874 DRH 11372 b 1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 18a-302 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/18a-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-302) 7 Sec. 18a-302. Owner or other person in lawful possession 8 or control of private property - Right to employ relocation 9 service. 10 (a) It shall be unlawful for an owner or other person in 11 lawful possession or control of private property to remove or 12 employ a commercial relocator to remove an unauthorized 13 vehicle from such property unless written notice is provided 14 to the effect that such vehicles will be removed, including 15 the name, address and telephone number of the appropriate 16 commercial vehicle relocator, if any. 17 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), such notice 18 shall consist of a sign, posted in a conspicuous place in the 19 affected area, of a size at least 24 inches in height by 36 20 inches in width. Such sign shall be at least 4 feet from the 21 ground but less than 8 feet from the ground and shall be 22 either illuminated or painted with reflective paint, or both. 23 Such sign shall state the amount of towing charges to which 24 the person parking may be subject. This provision shall not 25 be construed as prohibiting any unit of local government from 26 imposing additional or greater notice requirements. 27 (c) In private lots in a municipality with a population 28 of 1,000,000 or more, the notice shall consist of a sign, 29 posted in a conspicuous place in the affected area, of a size 30 at least 48 inches in height by 48 inches in width. The sign 31 shall be at least 4 feet from the ground but less than 9 feet SB1108 Engrossed -2- LRB093 10874 DRH 11372 b 1 from the ground and shall be either illuminated or brightly 2 painted with reflective paint, or both. The sign shall state 3 the amount of towing charges to which the person parking may 4 be subject. This provision does not prohibit any unit of 5 local government from imposing additional or greater notice 6 requirements. 7 (d) No express notice shall be required under this 8 Section upon residential property which, paying due regard to 9 the circumstances and the surrounding area, is clearly 10 reserved or intended exclusively for the use or occupation of 11 residents or their vehicles. 12 (Source: P.A. 81-332.) 13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 14 January 1, 2004.