(a) The department of administrative hearings shall operate a system of administrative adjudication of violations of ordinances, and similar matters pursuant to Section 2-14-030(6), regulating business affairs and consumer protection, public health and safety, streets and sanitation, transportation, aviation and the environment.
(b) The system shall be operated within an environmental safety and consumer affairs hearings division created within the department of administrative hearings.
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) [Reserved.]
(e) If the administrative law officer issues a final determination of liability as to a violation of the sanitation code but finds that the liable party has already begun to correct the violation proved, the administrative law officer may, in his or her discretion, schedule a separate hearing on the imposition of fines or other sanctions for a date no less than 30 days from the date of issuance of the final determination of liability, unless the administrative law officer finds that good cause has been shown that a longer period is necessary. The administrative law officer may order a reinspection of the property to verify code compliance and the extent of any corrective measures prior to hearing on the fines or other sanctions.
(Added Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24982; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56813; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 3-27-02, p. 82086, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. V, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-15-12, p. 20496, § 4)