Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2022-2943

• Record #: O2022-2943
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 9/21/2022
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 2 and 9 by modifying various sections and adding new Sections 9-12-115, 9-12-120 and 9-12-125 to further regulate reckless driving
• Sponsors: Reilly, Brendan, Hopkins, Brian , Dowell, Pat, O'Shea, Matthew J., Quinn, Marty, King, Sophia D.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 14 Dept. of Administrative Hearings, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 9 - Vehicles, Traffic & Rail Transportation - Ch. 4 Traffic Definitions & General Provisions, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 9 - Vehicles, Traffic & Rail Transportation - Ch. 12 Traffic & Speed Restrictions
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
9/22/2022		Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
9/21/2022	52679	City Council	Referred

Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety City Council Meeting September 21, 2022 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward Reckless Driving Ordinance

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Section 2-14-132 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck-through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:

2-14-132 Impoundment.
(1) Whenever the owner of a vehicle seized and impounded pursuant to Sections 3-46-076, 4-68-195, 4-227-140, 9-80-220, 9-112-640 or 9-114-420 of this Code (for purposes of this section, the "status-related offense sections"), or Sections 7-24-225, 7-24-226, 7-28-390, 7-28-440, 7-38-115(c-5), 8-8-060, 8-20-070, 9-12-090, 9-12-095, 9-12-100, 9-12-105, 9-12-110, 9-12-115. 9-12-120, 9-32-040, 9-76-160, 9-80-225, 9-80-240, 9-92-035, 11-4-1410, 11-4-1500 or 15-20-270 of this Code (for purposes of this section, the "use-related offense sections") requests a preliminary hearing in person and in writing at the Department of Administrative Hearings, within 15 days after the vehicle is seized and impounded, an administrative law officer of the Department of Administrative Hearings shall conduct such preliminary hearing within 48 hours of request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, unless the vehicle was seized and impounded pursuant to Section 7-24-225 and the Department of Police determines that it must retain custody of the vehicle under the applicable state or federal forfeiture law. If, after the hearing, the administrative law officer determines that there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in a violation of this Code for which seizure and impoundment applies, or, if the impoundment is pursuant to Section 9-92-035, 9-12-095± e^9-12-105. or 9-12-120, that the subject vehicle is eligible for impoundment under that section, the administrative law officer shall order the continued impoundment of the vehicle as provided in th...