in Illinois, can a policeman go onto one's private driveway and issue a citation for no village sticker?

Question

Our car was parked in our driveway with the engine turned off. Sometime during the night a police officer must have noticed that the vehicle lacked a village sticker. The officer left a ticket for no village sticker under the wiper blade. The vehicle had been parked for hours prior to issuance of the ticket, so it wasn't a hot pursuit issue. I didn't think officers could enter onto private property to issue tickets relating to motor vehicle matters. I thought that the officer had to see the vehicle in operation without the sticker on a public street before a citation could be issued and that the ticket had to ssued at the time the violation was observed on the public street. What's the story?

Answer 1

its a wheel tax sticker here if cars registered in city limits it must have it they do what they want issuing tickets
not much you can do if your cars registered in city limits and dont have sticker

Answer 2

What is the village sticker for? Parking permit? Legally they cannot require a parking permit for a vehicle on your property. Heck, you could even have a unregistered vehicle without insurance on your driveway.

Answer 3

Are you positive the officer had not followed you? It could be that a neighbor called and reported that you were operating your vehicle without the sticker.

Answer 4

Most cases anything in plain site they can check out and hand out the appropriate fine arrest whatever the case may be they do not need a warrant.And it is probably on the books that if your car is registered it must have tags so allthough its kind of scummy he most likely had the right to do so.But I would check out your state laws and city ordinances

Answer 5

It depends on the law in the village.