(A) Adoption of Illinois Vehicle Code. The provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq., as amended, governing moving violations and reportable offenses and such other Illinois Vehicle Code offenses not previously adopted in § 70.001(A) as now existing, or hereafter amended, are hereby adopted by reference to be applied within the corporate limits of the city to the extent permitted by law and to the extent that its subject matter is not otherwise regulated by this code or inconsistent with any lawful provision of this code.
(B) Citations. Ordinance citations issued for violations of division (A) above shall be issued in the name of the city. The offense shall be cited on the ordinance citation as division (A) above followed by the section of the Illinois Vehicle Code violated, e.g., § 70.015; 6-303. Ordinance citations shall not be issued for felony violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(C) Burden of proof. The burden of proof for any offense classified as a petty offense or business offense in the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be by preponderance of the evidence. Offenses classified as misdemeanor offenses in the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
(D) Prosecution. Violations of this section may be prosecuted in the Circuit Court of Cook County but not through the city’s Administrative Adjudication of Code Violations, Title I, Chapter 11.
(E) Violations, penalties. Any person who violates this section may be fined the maximum allowed by this code, $750, or the maximum allowed by the Illinois Vehicle Code, whichever is greater and not inconsistent with state law and the violation reported to the Illinois Secretary of State by the Circuit Court of Cook County.
(F) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the ordinance violations set forth in division (A) above from being prosecuted as a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code rather than as an ordinance violation.
(Ord. 2018-013, passed 2-27-2018)