A. Any person found guilty of violating, neglecting, disobeying or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any tax ordinance, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 for the first offense and not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense; provided, however, that all actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, as amended.
B. Any person found guilty of repeated offenses of more than three within any 180-day period shall, in addition to the fines provided in subsection A of this section, be subject to punishment by incarceration for a term not to exceed six months as provided by Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, and the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
C. A separate and distinct offense is committed for each day a person continues any violation or permits any violation to exist, after having actual notice thereof.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-91, p. 7458; Amend Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 4.12)