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Roscoe Police Department
Thursday February 8th, 2018 :: 03:37 p.m. CST

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See email for the Village of Roscoe ordinances regarding parking during snow removal and the operation of snowmobiles.

72.50 SNOWFALLS

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any public street or portion thereof in the Village at any time within 12 hours after a snowfall of 2 inches or more has occurred.
(B) Any vehicle found illegally parked under this section may be removed and towed away under the order of the Police Department, as provided for in § 72.65 of this code.
(C) The Police Department may issue tickets for violations of this section; such fines shall be in the amounts set forth in § 72.67 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 8-48) (Ord. 1997-19, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2008-57, passed 11-6-2008 ) Penalty, see § 70.99

SNOWMOBILES

73.01 OPERATIONAL HOURS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile upon any place, street, highway or private property within the Village limits at the following times:
(A) Saturday and Sunday: between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.; and
(B) Sunday through Thursday, inclusive: 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on the following day.
(Prior Code, § 8-82) (Am. Ord. 2013-37, passed 6-20-2013) Penalty, see § 70.99

73.02 SPEED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile anywhere in the Village limits at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour, except on private property owned or in control of the operator, or unless permission is granted by the property owner to operators of snowmobiles to operate upon the land at a higher rate of speed.
(Prior Code, § 8-83) Penalty, see § 70.99

73.03 AREAS WHERE OPERATION DECLARED UNLAWFUL.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile as follows:
(A) Upon or along either side of Main Street from a point bordered on the south by Grove Street and bordered on the north by the name of Reimer Drive, except to cross Main Street and except upon the far right of the road right-of-way; and
(B) Upon any public playground and school grounds.
(Prior Code, § 8-84) (Am. Ord. 1998-21, passed 11-19-1998) Penalty, see § 70.99

73.04 OPERATION GENERALLY.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a snowmobile:
(1) In the opposite direction of the normal traffic flow;
(2) Upon any sidewalk or paved bike path in the Village limits;
(3) Equipped or designated to perform in international or national competition circuits; and
(4) With any firearm in his or her possession, unless it is unloaded and in a carrying case or the person is permitted to do so by law.
(B) No person shall deposit from a snowmobile or the snow, ice or ground surface, trash, glass, garbage, insoluble material, or other offensive matter.
(Prior Code, § 8-85) Penalty, see § 70.99

73.05 ACCIDENT REPORTS.
The operators of any snowmobiles involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty shall notify the Police Department immediately for a proper investigation report.
(Prior Code, § 8-86)
Cross-reference:
Accident report by police officer, see § 33.040
Statutory reference:
Accidents, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 40, §§ 6-1 et seq.

Address/Location
Roscoe Police Department
10595 Main St.
Roscoe, IL 61073

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-623-7338

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