(a) The Commissioner is authorized to order a business closed, in whole or in part:
(1) for engaging in unlicensed business activity, until all the required licenses are obtained, or
(2) for failing to pay any required license fee or to renew a license. The Commissioner shall issue a 10-day notice of violation before any closure under this subsection (a)(2) may take place.
For the purposes of this Chapter, a business that has been issued a cease and desist order for a particular business activity shall be considered closed as to that business activity.
(b) If the Commissioner orders a business closed, whether in its entirety or as to one or more business activities, the Commissioner shall post a notice or sign on the licensed premises indicating that the business is closed in its entirety or as to specific business activities and is prohibited from engaging in them. No person shall remove any such notice or sign unless and until the business reopens, whether in its entirety or as to the closed business activities, in compliance with the Code.
(c) Any person who continues to operate a business which has been closed, in whole or in part, by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, such violation may also be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months under the procedures set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code and under the provisions of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. V, § 4)