A. Code Violations: Unless specifically provided elsewhere, any person found to have been in violation of any of the terms and provisions of this code shall be fined in an amount not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). No imprisonment for failure to pay such fine, penalty or cost shall exceed six (6) months for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. A penalty for each offense may include a requirement that the offending party perform some reasonable public service work such as, but not limited to, picking up litter in public parks or upon public highways or performing maintenance of public facilities. A violation hereof may be established by a preponderance of the evidence.
B. Misdemeanors: If, by the terms of an ordinance, an act that would be consistent with the criminal laws of the state is declared to be a misdemeanor, the penalty therefor shall be for a period of incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary not to exceed six (6) months. The matter shall be prosecuted under the rules of criminal procedure of the state, and the village shall be required to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (1997 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, 5/1-2-1.1. |
A. Applicability: The penalty provided in this chapter shall be applicable to every section of this code the same as though it were a part of each and every separate section.
B. Multiple Penalties: In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this code, the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed, but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense; provided, that the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
C. Acts Or Omissions: Whenever the doing of any act or the omission to do any act constitutes a breach of any section or provision of this code and there shall be no fine or penalty specifically declared for such breach, the provisions of this chapter shall apply. (1997 Code)
No provision of this code designating the duties of any officer or employee shall be so construed as to make such officer or employee liable for any fine or penalty provided for a failure to perform such duty, unless the intention of the board of trustees to impose such fine or penalty on such officer or employee is specifically and clearly expressed in the section creating the duty. (1997 Code)