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(i) The owner of record of a motor vehicle used in the violation of Section 10 of <br /> Chapter 73 of the City Code or Sections 37 (M) through 376 (W) inclusive of this Chapter shall <br /> be subject to having said vehicle impounded and shall also be liable to the city for an <br /> administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), in addition to the payment of any <br /> fees for the towing and storage of the vehicle to the appropriate City towing contractor. <br /> (ii) Whenever a police officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that a vehicle is <br /> subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to Section 37 (K), and Sections 37 (M) through 37 <br /> (W) inclusive of this Chapter, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a <br /> facility controlled by the City or its contractor. When the vehicle is towed, the police officer <br /> shall notify the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged <br /> violation and the owner of said vehicle, if present at the time, of the fact of the seizure and the <br /> vehicle owner's right to post a cash bond as indicated in subsection (3) hereof to retrieve <br /> possession of the vehicle pending a hearing to be held by a hearing officer for the City <br /> designated by the City Manager. The notification shall also explain the vehicle owner's right to <br /> a probable cause hearing with respect to the alleged violation, as provided in subsection (7) <br /> hereof. <br /> (iii) Whenever the owner of a vehicle seized pursuant to this subsection wishes to <br /> retrieve the vehicle seized prior to the evidentiary hearing, he or she may do so by posting a cash <br /> bond of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) at the Law Enforcement Center, 333 S. Franklin <br /> Street, Decatur, Illinois, in addition to the payment of applicable towing and storage fees to the <br /> City's towing contractor. <br /> (iv) Within ten (10) days after a vehicle is seized and impounded pursuant to this <br /> subsection, the City shall notify by certified mail, return receipt requested, the owner of record of <br />