(a) Reward authorized. A reward of $100.00 for information resulting in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal sale of cigarettes, as defined in Section 4-64-100, is hereby authorized. Such reward shall be administered by the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
(b) Eligibility criteria. Persons who report instances of illegal sale of cigarettes to the City by calling the City of Chicago's non-emergency telephone number, 3-1-1, or by using other verifiable means of notification (e.g. letter, e-mail) to the Department of Police or Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, will be eligible for the reward authorized under subsection (a) of this section if all of the following requirements are met: (1) the person reporting the violation identifies himself/herself and provides his/her contact information to the 3-1-1 operator or Department notified of the violation; and (2) the person reporting the violation completes and signs a witness report; and (3) the witness report results in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal sale of cigarettes of the person(s) identified in such report as having committed the violation on the date and at the time set forth in such report. City employees shall not be eligible for the reward authorized under this section.
(c) Reward process. The Commissioner of Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, shall establish processes for: (1) determining whether the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this section for claiming the reward have been met; (2) notifying the person identified in the witness report of the fact of a conviction or finding of liability and the procedures that must be followed by such person to claim the reward; (3) notifying the Comptroller that the reward has been claimed; and (4) otherwise implementing the requirements of this section. If, in a particular case, a determination is made that more than one witness report resulted in a conviction or finding of liability, the $100.00 reward provided for under this section shall be divided equally among the person(s) who signed the applicable witness reports.
(d) Disclaimers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action to enforce this section. The City reserves the right, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, to terminate at any time and for any reason the reward authorized under this section. The City shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential, related in any way to such reward, or for any consequences following therefrom or related thereto.
(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. IV, § 5)