A. Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, administrative remedies and the conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt due and owing the village and, as such, may be collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any required traffic education program and payment in full of any fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking, or compliance violation shall constitute a final disposition of that violation.
B. After the expiration of the period within which judicial review may be sought for a final determination of parking, standing, or compliance violation, the village may commence a proceeding in the circuit court of Grundy County for purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of violation. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the village from consolidating multiple final determinations of parking, standing, or compliance violations against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the village shall file a certified copy or record of the final determination of parking, standing, or compliance violation, which shall be accompanied by a certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the final determination of violation was issued in accordance with this chapter and the applicable village ordinance. Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method provided by 735 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/2-203 or by certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for final determinations of parking, standing, or compliance violations does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). If the court is satisfied that the final determination of parking, standing, or compliance violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the applicable village ordinance, and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial review as provided in this chapter, the court shall render judgment in favor of the village and against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount indicated in the final determination of parking, standing, or compliance violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for the recovery of money. (Ord. 2011-28, 12-20-2011)