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Illinois Village to Charge Huge Towing Fee for DUI

Gurnee approves towing ordinance with $500 fee

Board members of the Village of Gurnee, Illinois, north of Chicago, recently approved ordinance aimed at penalizing drivers accused of Illinois DUI. Those stopped for suspicion of drunk driving can have their vehicle seized and be forced to pay the village $500 to the village plus storage charges to the towing company.

While the original content of the law called for mandatory towing, an exception allows the arresting officer the flexibility in permitting a sober passenger to drive the vehicle home without a fine.

The $500 charge for seizure of a vehicle will not be returned even if the accused motorist in found not guilty of driving under the influence in a court of law. However the driver can appeal the fine to an independent hearing officer hired by the village.

In addition the Gurnee, other suburban Chicago communities like Arlington Heights have similar DUI towing provisions.

Critics call the ordinance just a money making scheme for the village.

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Filed in DUI News | Illinois DUI | Permalink | Comments (3)

towing ordinanance

Posted by warren williams at 2008-07-13 08:26

I believe that the 500$ towing fee that these municipalities charge on top of other fee's assesed are ridiculous, and where did the law come from where they could inpose these fee's. It's just a scam to get $ out of the citizen, then u wonder why people have disgruntal attitudes toward police, polliticians,municipal officials, and goverment. Look and how they treat the people for the gain.

towing

Posted by chuck at 2008-07-13 13:17

In Ohio we have set fees related to towing. The max fee is $85.00 for the tow and $13.00 a day storage. Which fees are set by the state. But the easy way to get around this is don't do something bad which causes your car to be towed !

TOWING AND NEED TO BE REGULATED

Posted by WARREN at 2008-07-15 08:30

regardless of what your vehicle is towed for etc, etc. there still should be provisions that oversee what municiapalities and other offices charge for penalties. had to pay $570.00 to the town! for what! plus towing fee by the company of $245.00. 125 tow 25.00 wait time plus 70.00 for two days storage when it hasn't been 48hrs was retrieved on next buss day were'nt open on sun picked up 8am when open mon morn. please! you must be part of the crooked municipal system.......it all about money! how can we take money by hook or crook for our gain, by any means.

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