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VEHICLES
(625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code.

625 ILCS 5/15-317

    (625 ILCS 5/15-317) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-317)
    Sec. 15-317. Special weight limitation on elevated structures.
    (a) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway with a gross weight which is greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department, when such structure is sign posted as provided in this Section.
    (b) The Department upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Chapter the Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of such structure.
    (c) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this Section proof of the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence of the maximum weight which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

625 ILCS 5/15-318

    (625 ILCS 5/15-318) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-318)
    Sec. 15-318. Liability if highway or structure damaged. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure is liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance exceeding the maximum dimensions or weighing in excess of the maximum weight specified in this Chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Chapter. The measure of liability is the cost of repairing a facility partially damaged or the depreciated replacement cost of a facility damaged beyond repair together with all other expenses incurred by the authorities in control of the highway or highway structure in providing a temporary detour, including a temporary structure, to serve the needs of traffic during the period of repair or replacement of the damaged highway or highway structure.
    (b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of such owner, then the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable to the extent provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
    (c) Recovery may be had in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)

625 ILCS 5/15-319

    (625 ILCS 5/15-319) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-319)
    Sec. 15-319. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83-831. Repealed by P.A. 100-728, eff. 1-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 heading)
CHAPTER 16. ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION
OF FINES AND FORFEITURES, AND CRIMINAL CASES

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 Art. I

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 Art. I heading)
ARTICLE I. ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND
DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES

625 ILCS 5/16-101

    (625 ILCS 5/16-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-101)
    Sec. 16-101. Applicability. The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to the enforcement of this entire Code, except where another penalty is set forth in a specific Chapter which is applicable to that Chapter or a designated part or Section thereof.
(Source: P.A. 82-1011.)

625 ILCS 5/16-102

    (625 ILCS 5/16-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-102)
    Sec. 16-102. Arrests - Investigations - Prosecutions.
    (a) The Illinois State Police shall patrol the public highways and make arrests for violation of the provisions of this Act.
    (b) The Secretary of State, through the investigators provided for in this Act shall investigate and report violations of the provisions of this Act in relation to the equipment and operation of vehicles as provided for in Section 2-115 and for such purposes these investigators have and may exercise throughout the State all of the powers of police officers.
    (c) The State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs shall prosecute all violations except when the violation occurs within the corporate limits of a municipality, the municipal attorney may prosecute if written permission to do so is obtained from the State's Attorney.
    (d) The State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs may not grant to the municipal attorney permission to prosecute if the offense charged is a felony under Section 11-501 of this Code. The municipality may, however, charge an offender with a municipal misdemeanor offense if the State's Attorney rejects or denies felony charges for the conduct that comprises the charge.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

625 ILCS 5/16-102.5

    (625 ILCS 5/16-102.5)
    Sec. 16-102.5. Enforcement by municipality.
    (a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance similar to subsection (f) of Section 3-413 or Section 11-1304.5 of this Code, any person that a municipality designates to enforce ordinances regulating the standing or parking of vehicles shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of subsection (f) of Section 3-413 or Section 11-1304.5 of this Code or the similar local ordinance. However, the authority to enforce subsection (f) of Section 3-413 or Section 11-1304.5 of this Code or a similar local ordinance shall not be given to an appointed volunteer or private or public entity under contract to enforce person with disabilities parking laws.
    (b) To enforce the provisions of subsection (f) of Section 3-413 or Section 11-1304.5 of this Code or a similar local ordinance, a municipality shall impose a fine not exceeding $25.
(Source: P.A. 90-513, eff. 8-22-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-487, eff. 1-1-00.)

625 ILCS 5/16-103

    (625 ILCS 5/16-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-103)
    Sec. 16-103. Arrest outside county where violation committed.
    Whenever a defendant is arrested upon a warrant charging a violation of this Act in a county other than that in which such warrant was issued, the arresting officer, immediately upon the request of the defendant, shall take such defendant before a circuit judge or associate circuit judge in the county in which the arrest was made who shall admit the defendant to pretrial release for his appearance before the court named in the warrant. On setting the conditions of pretrial release, the circuit judge or associate circuit judge shall certify such fact on the warrant and deliver the warrant and conditions of pretrial release, or the drivers license of such defendant if deposited, under the law relating to such licenses, in lieu of such security, to the officer having charge of the defendant. Such officer shall then immediately discharge the defendant from arrest and without delay deliver such warrant and such acknowledgment by the defendant of his or her receiving the conditions of pretrial release or drivers license to the court before which the defendant is required to appear.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-104)
    Sec. 16-104. Penalties. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Code for which another penalty is not provided shall, for a first or second conviction thereof, be guilty of a petty offense and, for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104a

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-104a)
    Sec. 16-104a. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-931, eff. 1-1-13. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104b

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104b)
    Sec. 16-104b. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104c

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104c)
    Sec. 16-104c. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-625, eff. 1-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104d

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104d)
    Sec. 16-104d. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 99-455, eff. 1-1-16. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104d-1

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104d-1)
    Sec. 16-104d-1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 99-455, eff. 1-1-16. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/16-104e

    (625 ILCS 5/16-104e)
    Sec. 16-104e. Minimum penalty for traffic offenses. Unless otherwise disposed of prior to a court appearance in the same matter under Supreme Court Rule 529, a person who, after a court appearance in the same matter, is found guilty of or pleads guilty to, including any person receiving a disposition of court supervision, a violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall pay a fine that may not be waived. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the court from ordering that the fine be paid within a specified period of time or in installments under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
(Source: P.A. 96-1462, eff. 1-1-11.)

625 ILCS 5/16-105

    (625 ILCS 5/16-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-105)
    Sec. 16-105. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
    (a) Except as provided in Section 15-113 of this Act and except those amounts subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of Chapters 3 through 17 and 18b inclusive of this Code shall be paid and used as follows:
        1. For offenses committed upon a highway within the
    
limits of a city, village, or incorporated town or under the jurisdiction of any park district, to the treasurer of the particular city, village, incorporated town, or park district, if the violator was arrested by the authorities of the city, village, incorporated town, or park district, provided the police officers and officials of cities, villages, incorporated towns, and park districts shall seasonably prosecute for all fines and penalties under this Code. If the violation is prosecuted by the authorities of the county, any fines or penalties recovered shall be paid to the county treasurer, except that fines and penalties recovered from violations arrested by the Illinois State Police shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund. Provided further that if the violator was arrested by the Illinois State Police, fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 15-113 of this Code or paragraph (e) of Section 15-316 of this Code shall be remitted to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the amount so remitted in the special fund in the State treasury known as the Road Fund except that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office and the balance shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for remittance to and deposit by the State Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
        2. Except as provided in paragraph 4, for offenses
    
committed upon any highway outside the limits of a city, village, incorporated town, or park district, to the county treasurer of the county where the offense was committed except if such offense was committed on a highway maintained by or under the supervision of a township, township district, or a road district to the Treasurer thereof for deposit in the road and bridge fund of such township or other district, except that fines and penalties recovered from violations arrested by the Illinois State Police shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund; provided that fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 15-113, paragraph (d) of Section 3-401, or paragraph (e) of Section 15-316 of this Code shall be remitted to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the amount so remitted in the special fund in the State treasury known as the Road Fund except that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office and the balance shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for remittance to and deposit by the State Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
        3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2 of this
    
paragraph, for violations of overweight and overload limits found in Sections 15-101 through 15-203 of this Code, which are committed upon the highways belonging to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, fines and penalties shall be remitted to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for deposit with the State Treasurer into that special fund known as the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund, except that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office and the balance shall be remitted to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for remittance to and deposit by the State Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
        4. With regard to violations of overweight and
    
overload limits found in Sections 15-101 through 15-203 of this Code committed by operators of vehicles registered as Special Hauling Vehicles, for offenses committed upon a highway within the limits of a city, village, or incorporated town or under the jurisdiction of any park district, all fines and penalties shall be paid over or retained as required in paragraph 1. However, with regard to the above offenses committed by operators of vehicles registered as Special Hauling Vehicles upon any highway outside the limits of a city, village, incorporated town, or park district, fines and penalties shall be paid over or retained by the entity having jurisdiction over the road or highway upon which the offense occurred, except that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office.
    (b) Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part of any judicial or other officer or employee receiving or having custody of any such fine or forfeiture either before or after a deposit with the proper official as defined in paragraph (a) of this Section, shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.
(Source: P.A. 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

625 ILCS 5/16-105.5

    (625 ILCS 5/16-105.5)
    Sec. 16-105.5. Payment to municipality. All revenues derived from the issuance of citations for violations of subsection (f) of Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance that are required to be paid to a municipality under this Code shall be deposited into the general fund of the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 90-513, eff. 8-22-97.)

625 ILCS 5/16-106

    (625 ILCS 5/16-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-106)
    Sec. 16-106. For offenses committed under the provisions of this Act or the ordinances of any municipality, park district or county which involve the regulation of the ownership, use or operation of vehicles, the police officers and officials of such municipalities and park districts, and sheriffs shall, when issuing a traffic ticket, other citation, or Notice to Appear in lieu of either, in counties other than Cook, also issue written notice to the accused in substantially the following form:
AVOID MULTIPLE COURT APPEARANCES
    If you intend to plead "not guilty" to this charge, or if, in addition, you intend to demand a trial by jury, so notify the clerk of the court at least 5 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays or holidays) before the day set for your appearance. A new appearance date will be set, and arrangements will be made to have the arresting officer present on that new date. Failure to notify the clerk of either your intention to plead "not guilty" or your intention to demand a jury trial, may result in your having to return to court, if you plead "not guilty" on the date originally set for your court appearance. Upon timely receipt of notice that the accused intends to plead "not guilty", the clerk shall set a new appearance date not less than 7 days nor more than 49 days after the original appearance date set by the arresting officer, and notify all parties of the new date and the time for appearance. If the accused fails to notify the clerk as provided above, the arresting officer's failure to appear on the date originally set for appearance may, in counties other than Cook, be considered good cause for a continuance.
(Source: P.A. 81-781.)

625 ILCS 5/16-106.3

    (625 ILCS 5/16-106.3)
    Sec. 16-106.3. Erroneous appearance date. In any case alleging a violation of this Code or similar local ordinance which would be chargeable as a misdemeanor, a case shall not be dismissed due to an error by the arresting officer or the clerk of the court, or both, in setting a person's first appearance date, subject to the right of speedy trial provided under Section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(Source: P.A. 96-694, eff. 1-1-10.)

625 ILCS 5/16-106.5

    (625 ILCS 5/16-106.5)
    Sec. 16-106.5. Pilot project; notice of violation to owner.
    (a) A pilot project is created that shall be in operation from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2003 in the counties of DuPage, Kendall, and Sangamon. Under the pilot project, when a traffic citation is issued for a violation of this Code to a person who is under the age of 18 years, who is a resident of the county in which the traffic citation was issued, and who is not the registered owner of the vehicle named in the traffic citation, the circuit clerk of the county in which the traffic citation was issued shall, within 10 days after the traffic citation is filed with the circuit clerk, send notice of the issuance of the traffic citation to the registered owner of the vehicle. The notice must include:
        (1) the date and time the violation was alleged to
    
have been committed;
        (2) the location where the violation was alleged to
    
have been committed;
        (3) the name of the person cited for committing the
    
alleged violation;
        (4) the violation alleged to have been committed; and
        (5) the date and time of any required court
    
appearance by the person cited for committing the alleged violation.
    (b) On or before March 31, 2004, the Department of State Police shall report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the pilot project.
(Source: P.A. 92-344, eff. 8-10-01.)

625 ILCS 5/16-107

    (625 ILCS 5/16-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-107)
    Sec. 16-107. Appearance of parent or guardian of minor in certain court proceedings - Judicial discretion.
    (a) Whenever an unemancipated minor is required to appear in court pursuant to a citation for violation of any Section or any subsection of any Section of this Act specified in subsection (b) of this Section, the court may require that a parent or guardian of the minor accompany the minor and appear before the court with the minor, unless, in the discretion of the court, such appearance would be unreasonably burdensome under the circumstances.
    (b) This Section shall apply whenever an unemancipated minor is charged with violation of any of the following Sections and subsections of this Act:
        1) Sections 3-701, 3-702 and 3-703;
        2) Sections 4-102, 4-103, 4-104 and 4-105;
        3) Section 6-101, subsections (a), (b) and (c) of
    
Section 6-104, and Sections 6-113, 6-301, 6-302, 6-303 and 6-304;
        4) Sections 11-203 and 11-204, subsection (b) of
    
Section 11-305, Sections 11-311, 11-312, 11-401, 11-402, 11-403, 11-404, 11-407, 11-409, 11-501, 11-502, 11-503, 11-504, 11-506, subsection (b) of Section 11-601, Sections 11-704, 11-707, 11-1007, 11-1403, 11-1404 and subsection (a) of Section 11-1414.
(Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)

625 ILCS 5/16-108

    (625 ILCS 5/16-108)
    Sec. 16-108. Claims of diplomatic immunity.
    (a) This Section applies only to an individual that displays to a police officer a driver's license issued by the U.S. Department of State or that otherwise claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code with respect to the individual's violation of Section 9-3 or Section 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or his or her violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles under this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
    (b) If a driver subject to this Section is stopped by a police officer that has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described in subsection (a) of this Section, the police officer shall:
        (1) as soon as practicable contact the U.S.
    
Department of State office in order to verify the driver's status and immunity, if any;
        (2) record all relevant information from any driver's
    
license or identification card, including a driver's license or identification card issued by the U.S. Department of State; and
        (3) within 5 workdays after the date of the stop,
    
forward the following to the Secretary of State of Illinois:
            (A) a vehicle crash report, if the driver was
        
involved in a vehicle crash;
            (B) if a citation or charge was issued to the
        
driver, a copy of the citation or charge; and
            (C) if a citation or charge was not issued to the
        
driver, a written report of the incident.
    (c) Upon receiving material submitted under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section, the Secretary of State shall:
        (1) file each vehicle crash report, citation or
    
charge, and incident report received;
        (2) keep convenient records or make suitable
    
notations showing each:
            (A) conviction;
            (B) disposition of court supervision for any
        
violation of Section 11-501 of this Code; and
            (C) vehicle crash; and
        (3) send a copy of each document and record described
    
in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c) to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the U.S. Department of State.
    (d) This Section does not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a criminal or motor vehicle violation by an individual who has or claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 Art. II

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 Art. II heading)
ARTICLE II. PARTIES IN CRIMINAL CASES

625 ILCS 5/16-201

    (625 ILCS 5/16-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-201)
    Sec. 16-201. Parties to a crime.
    Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids, or abets in the commission of any act declared to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as principal, agent or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or wilfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of this Act is likewise guilty of such offense.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

625 ILCS 5/16-202

    (625 ILCS 5/16-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-202)
    Sec. 16-202. Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles. It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 17

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 17 heading)
CHAPTER 17. ILLINOIS HIGHWAY SAFETY LAW

625 ILCS 5/17-101

    (625 ILCS 5/17-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 17-101)
    Sec. 17-101. Powers and duties of governor. The Governor, in addition to other duties and responsibilities conferred upon him by the constitution and laws of this State is empowered to contract and to do all other things necessary in behalf of this State to secure the full benefits available to this State under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended, and in so doing, to cooperate with Federal and State agencies, agencies private and public, interested organizations, and with individuals, to effectuate the purposes of that enactment, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto. The Governor is the official of this State having the ultimate responsibility for dealing with the Federal Government with respect to programs and activities pursuant to the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto. To that end he shall coordinate the activities of the Secretary of State and the State Board of Education and of any and all departments and agencies of this State and its subdivisions, relating thereto.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a heading)
CHAPTER 18a. ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL RELOCATION
OF TRESPASSING VEHICLES LAW

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. I

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. I heading)
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS, POLICY AND JURISDICTION

625 ILCS 5/18a-100

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-100)
    Sec. 18a-100. Definitions. As used in this Chapter: (1) "Commercial vehicle relocator" or "relocator" means any person or entity engaged in the business of removing trespassing vehicles from private property by means of towing or otherwise, and thereafter relocating and storing such vehicles;
    (2) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission;
    (3) "Operator" means any person who, as an employee of a commercial vehicle relocator, removes trespassing vehicles from private property by means of towing or otherwise. This term includes the driver of any vehicle used in removing a trespassing vehicle from private property, as well as any person other than the driver who assists in the removal of a trespassing vehicle from private property;
    (4) "Operator's employment permit" means a license issued to an operator in accordance with Sections 18a-403 or 18a-405 of this Chapter;
    (5) "Relocator's license" means a license issued to a commercial vehicle relocator in accordance with Sections 18a-400 or 18a-401 of this Chapter;
    (6) "Dispatcher" means any person who, as an employee or agent of a commercial vehicle relocator, dispatches vehicles to or from locations from which operators perform removal activities; and
    (7) "Dispatcher's employment permit" means a license issued to a dispatcher in accordance with Sections 18a-407 or 18a-408 of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 85-923.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-101

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-101)
    Sec. 18a-101. Declaration of policy and delegation of jurisdiction. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Illinois to supervise and regulate the commercial removal of trespassing vehicles from private property, and the subsequent relocation and storage of such vehicles in such manner as to fairly distribute rights and responsibilities among vehicle owners, private property owners and commercial vehicle relocators, and for this purpose the power and authority to administer and to enforce the provisions of this Chapter shall be vested in the Illinois Commerce Commission.
(Source: P.A. 80-1459.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-102

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-102)
    Sec. 18a-102. Local regulation. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the right of non-home rule units of local government to regulate the commercial relocation of vehicles in a manner consistent with, or in addition to, State or federal laws or regulations. Nothing in this Chapter shall constitute a limitation on the authority of any home rule unit; however, the provisions of this Chapter shall remain in full force and effect in home rule units notwithstanding any applicable ordinances of home rule units.
(Source: P.A. 80-1459.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-103

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-103)
    Sec. 18a-103. Review. A person aggrieved by an order of the Commission under this Chapter is entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to a review thereof by the Circuit Court in accordance with the Administrative Review Law, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-104

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-104)
    Sec. 18a-104. Towing performed pursuant to police order. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to regulate or otherwise affect towing performed by any relocator pursuant to the order of a law enforcement official or agency in accordance with Sections 4-201 through 4-214 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(Source: P.A. 80-1459.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-105

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-105)
    Sec. 18a-105. Exemptions. This Chapter shall not apply to the relocation of motorcycles.
    Such relocation shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4-203 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-407, eff. 1-1-08; 95-562, eff. 7-1-08.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. II

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. II heading)
ARTICLE II. DUTIES AND POWERS

625 ILCS 5/18a-200

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-200) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-200)
    Sec. 18a-200. General powers and duties of Commission. The Commission shall:
    (1) Regulate commercial vehicle relocators and their employees or agents in accordance with this Chapter and to that end may establish reasonable requirements with respect to proper service and practices relating thereto;
    (2) Require the maintenance of uniform systems of accounts, records and the preservation thereof;
    (3) Require that all drivers and other personnel used in relocation be employees of a licensed relocator;
    (4) Regulate equipment leasing to and by relocators;
    (5) Adopt reasonable and proper rules covering the exercise of powers conferred upon it by this Chapter, and reasonable rules governing investigations, hearings and proceedings under this Chapter;
    (6) Set reasonable rates for the commercial towing or removal of trespassing vehicles from private property. The rates shall not exceed the mean average of the 5 highest rates for police tows within the territory to which this Chapter applies that are performed under Sections 4-201 and 4-214 of this Code and that are of record at hearing; provided that the Commission shall not re-calculate the maximum specified herein if the order containing the previous calculation was entered within one calendar year of the date on which the new order is entered. Set reasonable rates for the storage, for periods in excess of 24 hours, of the vehicles in connection with the towing or removal; however, no relocator shall impose charges for storage for the first 24 hours after towing or removal. Set reasonable rates for other services provided by relocators, provided that the rates shall not be charged to the owner or operator of a relocated vehicle. Any fee charged by a relocator for the use of a credit card that is used to pay for any service rendered by the relocator shall be included in the total amount that shall not exceed the maximum reasonable rate established by the Commission. The Commission shall require a relocator to refund any amount charged in excess of the reasonable rate established by the Commission, including any fee for the use of a credit card;
    (7) Investigate and maintain current files of the criminal records, if any, of all relocators and their employees and of all applicants for relocator's license, operator's licenses and dispatcher's licenses. If the Commission determines that an applicant for a license issued under this Chapter will be subjected to a criminal history records check, the applicant shall submit his or her fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information databases now and hereafter filed. The Illinois State Police shall charge the applicant a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois State Police shall furnish pursuant to positive identification, records of conviction to the Commission;
    (8) Issue relocator's licenses, dispatcher's employment permits, and operator's employment permits in accordance with Article IV of this Chapter;
    (9) Establish fitness standards for applicants seeking relocator licensees and holders of relocator licenses;
    (10) Upon verified complaint in writing by any person, organization or body politic, or upon its own initiative may, investigate whether any commercial vehicle relocator, operator, dispatcher, or person otherwise required to comply with any provision of this Chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder, has failed to comply with any provision or rule;
    (11) Whenever the Commission receives notice from the Secretary of State that any domestic or foreign corporation regulated under this Chapter has not paid a franchise tax, license fee or penalty required under the Business Corporation Act of 1983, institute proceedings for the revocation of the license or right to engage in any business required under this Chapter or the suspension thereof until such time as the delinquent franchise tax, license fee or penalty is paid.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

625 ILCS 5/18a-201

    (625 ILCS 5/18a-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-201)
    Sec. 18a-201. Additional officers and employees. The Commission, for the purpose of more effectively carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, shall obtain pursuant to the provisions of the "Personnel Code" such officers and employees as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 80-1459.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. III

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a Art. III heading)
ARTICLE III. REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS