A. Generally:
1. Damage To Property Prohibited: Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of an offense of damaging property:
a. Knowingly or recklessly damages any property of another without his consent.
b. Knowingly or recklessly by means of fire or explosives damages the property of another.
c. Knowingly injures a domestic animal of another without the owner's consent.
d. Knowingly deposits on the land or in the building of another, without his consent, any stink bomb or any offensive smelling compound.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection A1 shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and each separate violation hereof shall be deemed a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of any penalty above provided, the circuit court may order that restitution be made by the offending party or, if a minor, that restitution be made by a parent or legal guardian of said minor to the party whose property was damaged.
2. Parental Responsibility For Damage To Property:
a. Definitions: As used in this subsection A2, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified have the meanings ascribed to them:
LEGAL GUARDIAN: A person appointed guardian or given custody of a minor by a circuit court of this state but does not include a person appointed guardian or given custody of a minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
MINOR: A person who is not yet eighteen (18) years of age.
b. Parental Responsibility: The parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor residing with such parent or legal guardian shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have failed to exercise proper parental responsibility, described below with the knowledge and permission of the parent or guardian in violation of this subsection A2 upon the occurrence of the events described in subsections A2b(1), A2b(2) and A2b(3) of this section:
(1) An unemancipated minor residing with said parent or legal guardian shall be adjudicated to be in violation of subsection A1 of this section; and
(2) Said parent or legal guardian shall have received a written notice thereof, either by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, with a certificate of personal service returned, from the police department of the village following said adjudication; and
(3) If at any time within one year following the receipt of the notice set forth in subsection A2b(2) of this section, said minor is adjudicated to be in violation of subsection A1 of this section.
c. Penalties: Any person convicted of any violation of the provisions of this subsection A2 shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and each separate violation hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. Injury To Public Property: It shall be unlawful for anyone to injure, deface or interfere with any property belonging to the village without proper authority from the Mayor and board of trustees. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not less than two dollars ($2.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
(1961 Code § 9.603; amd. Ord. 1136, 4-26-1977; 1992 Code)
Cross-reference:
See section 6-7-3 of this title
Statutory reference:
705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq.