IL: Driving without insurance is reason enough to tow and inventory a car

Defendant was arrested for no DL and insurance, and his car was towed subject to a standardized procedure. While the officer could not testify to what mandated this requirement, the appellate court notes that state law makes it unlawful to drive an uninsured vehicle, and that supported the mandate. The inventory the officer described was reasonable. Gant did not supplant inventory cases. People v. Mason, 403 Ill. App. 3d 1048, 935 N.E.2d 130, 343 Ill. Dec. 490 (2010).*

Defendant was staying at his wife’s home for the night when a parole entry occurred under a parole warrant for his arrest. A judicial warrant was not required. When the officers asked about a jacket so he could be clothed when they left, he said the jacket was not his. He did not have standing to challenge the search of the jacket. United States v. Viserto, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 18621 (2d Cir. September 3, 2010) (unpublished).*

The officers clearly had probable cause to make a vehicle stop and search of defendant’s vehicle based on the product of wiretaps. United States v. Mainor, 393 Fed. Appx. 10 (3d Cir. 2010),* certiorari denied by 2011 U.S. LEXIS 678 (U.S., Jan. 18, 2011).