§ 131.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   Any person convicted of violating §§ 131.01 or 131.02 may be fined pursuant to § 10.99.

      (2)   Any person convicted of violating § 131.02(A)(2) shall, in addition to or instead of the fine provided for in division (B)(1) above, be required to pay any fine, restitution or reparation imposed by a court on the minor or minors entrusted to his or her care.

      (3)   It shall be an affirmative defense to §§ 131.01 and 131.02 if a minor in possession of a firearm holds a valid hunting license or a FOID card pursuant to ILCS Ch. 520, Act 5, § 3.1 and ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, §§ 83-2 et seq., neither the minor nor the person being charged is otherwise in violation of any law in relation to the sale or possession of weapons, including, but not limited to, ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-3.1(1), ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-3(a) and ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-3.3, and the minor is engaged in hunting, supervised target shooting, or the otherwise legal transportation of a firearm for those purposes.

   (C)   Any parent, guardian or other person having the custody or status of parent or guardian found guilty of violating §§ 131.15 through 131.19 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined pursuant to § 10.99.

(Ord. 93-610, passed 9-23-1993; Ord. 94-636, passed 9-8-1994; Ord. 20-1236, passed 5-28-2020)