§ 152.041  ILLEGAL PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS.
   It shall be unlawful for the County Recorder to accept for recording any plat of a subdivision within the unincorporated area of the county until the plat has been approved as required herein and such approval has been endorsed in writing on the plat or as otherwise provided in this chapter.
   (A)   Unlawful to record unapproved plats. The Recorder of Deeds shall not record the final plat of any subdivision under the jurisdiction of this chapter until it has been approved as provided in this chapter.
   (B)   Unlawful to conveyed lots without recorded plat. As set forth in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or lease any lot in a subdivision unless the final plat thereof is recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds.
   (C)   Unlawful to record illegally conveyed lots. The Recorder of Deeds shall not record any deed or lease involving a lot in a subdivision unless the final plat of said subdivision has been approved as provided herein.
   (D)   Violation. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the Recorder of Deeds, the Supervisor of Assessments, the Plat Officer, the County Engineer, or the County Public Health Department that any of the provisions of this chapter have been violated, it shall be his or her duty to file a written complaint against the person or parties offending, and the State’s Attorney shall prosecute the same to final judgment.
(Ord. 0-2005.4, passed 11-8-2005) Penalty, see § 152.999