The fines and penalties which shall be imposed shall be as follows.
(A) Violation. For violation of any village ordinance other than a violation of the village traffic ordinances of the Village of Calumet Park, fines and penalties shall be as provided in the village ordinances and shall include the assessment of costs upon finding a defendant liable for the charge violation, except, in no event shall the hearing office have authority to: impose a penalty of incarceration; or impose of a fine in excess of $50,000. The monetary fines shall be exclusive of the cost of enforcement or the costs imposed to secure compliance with the village ordinances and shall not be applicable in cases to enforce the collection of any tax imposed and collected by the village.
(B) Fine payment schedule. The fines and penalties which shall be imposed for the violation of vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation(s) shall be as follows.
Fine Schedule | General Fine Amount | Handicapped Fine Amount | Traffic Compliance | |
Step 1 | Upon service of a violation and paid issuance, and no request for hearing has been timely filed, the fine amount owed shall be: | $50 | $100 | $50 |
Step 2 | Having failed to pay the fine amount specified in Step 1 prior to or on the first hearing date, the fine amount, if paid on the second hearing date, or prior to the second hearing date, will be: | $100 | $150 | $100 |
Step 3 | Having failed to pay the fine amount specified in Step 2 prior to the second hearing date, the fine amount, if paid on the second hearing date or prior to the third hearing date, will be: | $200 | $200 | $200 |
Step 4 | Having failed to pay the fine amount specified in Step 3 prior to the third hearing date, the fine amount, if paid on the third hearing date or upon the finding of liability for the violation after failure to appear at the third hearing date, will be: | $250 | $250 | $250 |
(Ord. 98-710, passed 5-28-1998; Ord. 04-861, passed 11-10-2004)