Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2020-4558

• Record #: O2020-4558
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 9/9/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Public Safety
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 2-14 and 8-4 by modifying Section 2-14-132 and adding new Section 8-4-025 to establish fines and penalties for violations of looting
• Sponsors: O'Shea, Matthew J., Hopkins, Brian , Mitchell, Gregory I., Beale, Anthony, Thompson, Patrick D., Cardenas, George A., Lopez, Raymond A., Moore, David H., Curtis, Derrick G., Tabares, Silvana, Scott, Jr. Michael, Reboyras, Ariel, Cardona, Jr., Felix , Sposato, Nicholas, Nugent, Samantha , Napolitano, Anthony V., Reilly, Brendan, Smith, Michele, Gardiner, James M. , Cappleman, James, Silverstein, Debra L., Brookins, Jr., Howard
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 14 Dept. of Administrative Hearings, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 8 - Offenses Affecting Public Peace, Morals & Welfare - Ch. 4 Public Peace & Welfare
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
9/9/2020	21007	City Council	Referred

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

SECTION 1. Section 2-14-132 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-14-132 Impoundment.
(a) (1) Whenever the owner of a vehicle seized and impounded pursuant to Sections 3-46-076, 3-56-155, 4-68-195, 9-80-220, 9-112-640 or 9-114-420 ofthis Code (for purposes ofthis 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), 8-4-025, 8-4-130, 8-8-060, 8-20-070, 9-12-090, 9-32-040, 9-76-145, 9-80-225, 9-80-240, 9-92-035, 10-8-480(c), 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, that, the subject vehicle is eligible for impoundment under that section, the administrative law officer shall order the continued impoundment ofthe vehicle as provided in this section unless the owner of the vehicle pays to the city the amount of the administrative penalty prescribed for the code violation plus fees for towing and storing the vehicle.
(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance)


SECTION 2. Chapter 8-4 of the Munic...