Kankakee County, IL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code Section 22-24(8)
- Classified as
- a health nuisance
- Complaint-driven
- health authority investigates on complaint
- Penalty
- class B misdemeanor, each day separate offense
- Abatement cost
- becomes a lien on the property
- Applies in
- unincorporated Kankakee County only
Summary
Kankakee County treats dumping, abandoning or dismantling a junked, inoperable or wrecked motor vehicle on any public or private property, right-of-way, park or street as a health nuisance under County Code Section 22-24(8). The county health department investigates on complaint, can order the owner to remove the vehicle, and prosecutes noncompliance as a class B misdemeanor.
(8)The dumping, abandoning, depositing, dismantling, or burning upon any public or private property, right-of-way, highway, park, street, or parkway anywhere in the county, any trash, garbage, ashes, junk, junked, inoperable or wrecked motor vehicle or nonmotorized equipment, or parts thereof, or miscellaneous solid waste.
Full Breakdown
" That single item covers an abandoned car left on a road shoulder as readily as one dumped in a ditch or left to rust on a private lot in unincorporated Kankakee County. " Under Section 22-26, an inspector can enter the property at a reasonable time to confirm the nuisance, and can get a circuit-court warrant if entry is refused. If the vehicle is confirmed as a nuisance, Section 22-27 lets the health authority serve written notice on the owner, agent, occupant or person in control, requiring abatement within a specified reasonable time; the owner can appeal to the board of health if a written hearing request is filed before that deadline runs out.
If the owner does not remove the vehicle in time, the county can abate the nuisance itself and place a lien on the property for the cost, or pursue a court injunction. Under Section 22-28, anyone who violates the article is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and each day the vehicle stays counts as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A junked, inoperable or wrecked vehicle left on public or private property in unincorporated Kankakee County is a class B misdemeanor under Section 22-28, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense. Before any charge, the health authority must first serve notice under Section 22-27 giving the owner a specified reasonable time to remove the vehicle; only after that deadline passes does the county pursue ordinance enforcement, a lien for abatement costs it advances, or a court injunction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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