(A) Traffic violations. Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine as provided by reference to the applicable provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-100 et seq., including such term of incarceration, if any, provided by reference to applicable provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Each day any violation of any provision of this chapter shall continue and shall constitute a separate offense. Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, any court of competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter an order of supervision or conditional discharge as provided by the Illinois Unified Code of Corrections, ILCS Ch. 730, Act 5, §§ 1-1-1 et seq. for any violation of any provisions of this chapter.
(B) Parking violations. Any person accused of a violation of any provision of this traffic code prohibiting parking a vehicle in a designated area, or restricting the length of time a vehicle may be there parked, or parking in a metered area without putting a coin in the meter to cover the required time, may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying to the village $3 for each such offense if paid within five days, or $10 if paid within 21 days. Such payment may be made at the police station, a receipt shall be issued for all money so received, and such money shall be promptly turned over to the Village Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund. The members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution for the alleged offense involved. This section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police or Fire Department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed, or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital; nor shall this section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to move a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the Police Department.
(`95 Code, §70.99) (Am. Ord. 8-78, passed 8-20-08)