Illinois Appellate Panel Reinstates Class Complaint Over Vehicle Violation Fee

Mealey's (September 2, 2020, 2:52 PM EDT) -- MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — An Illinois trial court erred in granting summary judgment to an Illinois city in a class complaint over the imposition of administrative fees for certain motor vehicle violations because the fee was said to recoup expenses, but there was no exploration of the reasonableness of the charge as the trial court accepted that the fees were actually fines, an Illinois appellate panel ruled Aug. 26 (Rogelio Saladrigas, et al. v. O'Fallon, No. 11-L-666, Ill. App., 5th Dist., 2020 Ill. App. LEXIS 566)....

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