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DuPage County, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing law
625 ILCS 5/18a-100 et seq.
County adoption
DuPage Code § 23-40
Local effective date
December 15, 1986
County-specific tow licensing ordinance
None found

Summary

DuPage County has adopted the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law to govern non-consent tows from private lots.

City-specific rules exist: Naperville has its own towing companies rules that differ from DuPage County's county-level regulations. If you live in Naperville, check the city-specific page instead.

The County of DuPage shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law, 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/18a-100. ... Pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/18a-700(c), the Illinois Commerce Commission has certified the effective date for applicability of the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law in DuPage County as December 15, 1986.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

DuPage County doesn't run its own wrecker-licensing ordinance for tow operators. Instead, Section 23-40 of the County Code subjects the County to the state's Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law, 625 ILCS 5/18a-100 et seq., which sets the licensing, signage, notice, and fee-cap rules towing companies must follow when they relocate a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent. Section 23-41 fixes the law's local effective date at December 15, 1986, per Illinois Commerce Commission certification.

Violations & Fines

Non-consent tows performed outside the state law's signage, notice, or fee-cap requirements expose the towing company to Illinois Commerce Commission enforcement and civil liability under 625 ILCS 5/18a-100 et seq., not a separate county fine schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does DuPage County license towing companies directly?
No. The County Code has no separate wrecker-licensing chapter; it subjects itself to the state's Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law instead.
What law controls a non-consent tow from a DuPage County parking lot?
The Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law, 625 ILCS 5/18a-100 et seq., adopted locally by County Code § 23-40.

Sources & Official References

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