(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.)