Legal Question in Traffic Law in Illinois

Village Sticker Citation
I live in a suburb of Chicago which sells their village stickers. I could not afford their sticker this year. I did not feel I needed to because (1) I park my car in my own garage or driveway and (2) never need to park it on the street.

I took my son to the municipal park yesterday afternoon. There was a patrol car sitting in there in the parking lot. I don't much trust the police but did not think much of it. When I returned, I had a citation for not displaying a village sticker on my car.

I called the police to inquire what was the problem. They said that they run all the license plates through the DMV. If any of them have an address in the village, and do not have a sticker, then they are fined. But nobody else is fined. If I lived in another town, I could park here without having to pay their fines.

Somebody please explain to me how this does not violate my rights for equal protection under the law. If they require stickers for everybody who parks, then fine. But to single my car out, just because of my address, and extort more money from me seems an undo burden that does not apply the law equally to all.

Asked on 5/16/08, 1:01 pm

Joseph Michelotti Michelotti & Associates, Ltd.

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Re: Village Sticker Citation

The non-residents are not violating the local ordinance, you are.

You are using municipal services, but are not providing municipal revenue.

You have the option to move to an unincorporated area and not be required to purchase a sticker

Answered on 5/19/08, 4:32 pm

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