Macon County, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Who can order a tow
- Sheriff or a deputy
- Who pays towing costs
- The vehicle's registered owner
- Where restrictions apply
- Only roads posted under Ch. 72, Schedule I
- Example posted location
- County Highway 22 near Decatur Auto Auction
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 per day (§ 10.99)
- Notice required before enforceable
- 5 days' newspaper publication
Summary
Unincorporated Macon County only restricts parking on the specific county highway segments the County Board posts as no-parking areas under Chapter 72, Schedule I. The Sheriff can order a violating vehicle towed, and the registered owner pays every dollar of the tow.
(A) The roads listed in Chapter 72, Schedule I shall be posted as no parking areas. (B) The Sheriff is authorized to direct removal by towing of vehicles parked or standing on the highway in violation of this section. (C) When a vehicle removal is directed by the Sheriff or Deputy, the owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all towing costs. ... (H) The county highways listed in division (A) above shall, in the area affected by the ordinance, be posted with notice of the restrictions, conditions, and regulations of this section as required by statute and in addition to the public notice required in the following division (I). (I) This section shall be published in a newspaper having daily circulation in this county at least five days prior to being enforceable.
Full Breakdown
01 governs standing and parking on county highways outside city limits. Only roads the County Board lists in Chapter 72, Schedule I are posted 'No Parking'; the current schedule includes County Highway 22 (Mound Road), near the Decatur Auto Auction, added by Ordinance O-37-10-96 on October 10, 1996. Before a designation takes effect, the county must publish notice in a newspaper with daily circulation in the county at least five days ahead, and the affected highway segment must be posted with signs describing the restriction.
Once posted, the Sheriff or a deputy is authorized to direct a violating vehicle towed off the highway, and the record owner is responsible for every towing cost. The office directing the tow must keep a record: vehicle color, model year, make, series, body style, VIN, plate year and number, registration sticker, and the date, hour, origin, destination and reason for the tow, plus the name of the authorizing officer. 99: a fine of up to $1,000, with each day of a continuing violation counted as a separate offense.
A towing company that stores a removed vehicle also holds its own possessory lien for towing services under state law, separate from the fine an owner faces for the parking violation itself.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a highway segment posted under Schedule I risks the vehicle being towed at the owner's expense, plus a fine under the county's general penalty, § 10.99, of up to $1,000 per violation. Each day a vehicle remains illegally parked or unremoved counts as a separate offense, so a multi-day violation compounds quickly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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