99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1672

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/18a-302  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-302

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning relocation services.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 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 or
8control of private property - Right to employ relocation
9service. It shall be unlawful for for an owner or other person
10in lawful possession or control of private property to remove
11or employ a commercial relocator to remove an unauthorized
12vehicle from such property unless written notice is provided to
13the effect that such vehicles will be removed, including the
14name, address and telephone number of the appropriate
15commercial vehicle relocator, if any. Such notice shall consist
16of a sign, posted in a conspicuous place in the affected area,
17of a size at least 24 inches in height by 36 inches in width.
18Such sign shall be at least 4 feet from the ground but less
19than 8 feet from the ground and shall be either illuminated or
20painted with reflective paint, or both. Such sign shall state
21the amount of towing charges to which the person parking may be
22subject. This provision shall not be construed as prohibiting
23any unit of local government from imposing additional or

 

 

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1greater notice requirements.
2    No express notice shall be required under this Section upon
3residential property which, paying due regard to the
4circumstances and the surrounding area, is clearly reserved or
5intended exclusively for the use or occupation of residents or
6their vehicles.
7(Source: P.A. 81-332.)