Traffic stop resulting in driver with suspended drivers license for failure to pay fines.
Driver has suspended driver's license for 625 ILCS 5/6-306.5, which is failure to pay fines
Driver's abstract shows no other negative entries except that listed above
Driver has insurance
Driver is an Illinois resident
Probable cause for stop was no tail lights
Two movers to be written:
Required Lighting (MCC 9-76-050(c) or 625 ILCS 5/12-201(b))
Driving while driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked (625 ILCS 5/6-303)
The Question
Do we take bond (TVB, since driver has no DL)?
Is the vehicle impounded?
Preliminary Answer
Do we take bond (TVB, since driver has no DL)?
No, do not TVB??
Since suspension is for 625 ILCS 5/6-306.5 and according to 625 ILCS 5/6-303(a), this financial license suspension is a PETTY offense.
625 ILCS 5/6-303(a): Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-5) or (a-7) . . .
Referring to (a-7): Any person who violates this Section as provided in subsection (a) while his or her driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended under Section 6-306.5 or 7-702 of this Code shall receive a Uniform Traffic Citation from the law enforcement officer. A person who receives 3 or more Uniform Traffic Citations under this subsection (a-7) without paying any fees associated with the citations shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
So in order to “reach” the level of misdemeanor, one would have receive at least 3 Uniform Traffic Citations. So one can reasonably deduce that prior to that this can be considered a “minor traffic offense” therefore petty.
Since this is a petty offense, by Chicago Police Department Directive, no Illinois resident charged with a petty traffic offense will be required to post bond (Special Order S06-13, III-A).
So no bond equals no TVB, by definition a TVB is a “Traffic Violator to post Bond” (Special Order S04-14-05)
Is the vehicle impounded?
According to Special Order S07-03-05, we would impound the vehicle.