Section 1710.80  Notification of Law Enforcement Agencies

a)         Not later than 1 hour after a vehicle is relocated, the relocator shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area from which the vehicle was relocated.  The notification shall be confirmed in writing by first class U.S. mail within 24 hours after the vehicle is relocated and shall include all information set forth in subsection (c).  Law enforcement agencies may prescribe a method of notification other than U.S. mail.  Relocators must maintain records documenting the notification, the method of notification used, and the law enforcement agency's request to use a method of notification other than U.S. mail.

b)         Any relocator in possession of a vehicle that has remained unclaimed for a period of 15 days after having been towed shall, within 5 days after the expiration of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed.  The report shall be made to the municipal police having jurisdiction over the location from which the vehicle was towed if the vehicle was towed from a location within the corporate limits of any city, village or incorporated town.  The report shall be made to the County Sheriff or State Police having jurisdiction over the location from which the vehicle was towed if the vehicle was towed from a location that is outside of the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town.

c)         Notification shall include:

1)         The name, address and telephone number of the relocator;

2)         The license number of the relocator;

3)         The color, make, model and license number of the vehicle relocated;

4)         The date and time of the relocation;

5)         The address of the property from which the vehicle was relocated, and the address to which the vehicle was relocated; and

6)         the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 18470, effective January 1, 2011)