(A) Penalty: Whenever in this Code an act, or omission is prohibited, or declared to be unlawful, or an offense, or a violation of this Code, or whenever in this Code the doing of an act is required, or the failure is declared to be unlawful, or an offense, or a violation of this Code, where no specific penalty is provided, therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code is hereby declared to be an offense, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per day, or as established in the City of Momence's approved fines and fees list, located in subsection (B) of this section. At the discretion of the City, a person may be allowed to perform community service, in lieu of fines, or be required to attend a City adjudication hearing. (Ord. 723, 9-19-2011)
(B) Fine Schedule:
LIST OF FINES
Violations | Fines | |||
Code Book Location | Payment 0 - 14 Days | Payment 15 - 30 Days | Payment After 30 Days | |
Violations | Fines | |||
Code Book Location | Payment 0 - 14 Days | Payment 15 - 30 Days | Payment After 30 Days | |
Abandoned refrigerator | $75.00 plus removal | $150.00 | $500.00 | |
Animal violations: | $ 50.00 | 75.00 | 500.00 | |
Dog violations, vicious dogs | 150.00 | 300.00 | 500.00 | |
Assault | 75.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 | |
Battery | 100.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 | |
Bicycles, skates and mini-motorized vehicles | 8-4 (all) | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 |
City parks | 7-8 (all) | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 |
Curfew | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Damage to City property | $150.00 plus damages | 250.00 | 500.00 | |
Discharge of firearm (air gun, pellet gun, BB gun) | $ 50.00 | 75.00 | 500.00 | |
Disorderly conduct | 100.00 | 300.00 | 500.00 | |
Failure to post house address | 50.00 | 75.00 | 100.00 | |
Fighting | 250.00 | 400.00 | 500.00 | |
Fireworks | 100.00 | 250.00 | 500.00 | |
Golf carts/utility vehicles | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Graffiti | $100.00 plus restitution | 200.00 | 500.00 | |
Handicapped parking | $250.00 | 500.00 | 750.00 | |
Inoperable vehicles, abandoned vehicles, repair on City property and residential areas | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Loitering | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Noise nuisance | 250.00 | 350.00 | 500.00 | |
Panhandling | 75.00 | 100.00 | 125.00 | |
Parental responsibility for acts of minors | 100.00 | 200.00 | 500.00 | |
Parking violations, stopping, standing (excluding handicapped) | 30.00 | 75.00 | 150.00 | |
Peddlers/transient merchants | 50.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 | |
Permit violations | 250.00 | 500.00 | 750.00 | |
Pools | 4-4 (all) | 100.00 | 250.00 | 500.00 |
Possession of alcoholic liquor | 75.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 | |
Possession of cannabis | 250.00 | 500.00 | 750.00 | |
Possession of drug paraphernalia | 150.00 | 250.00 | 500.00 | |
Possession of tobacco | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Recreational burning: | ||||
First offense | <100.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 | |
Subsequent offense | <250.00 | 250.00 | 500.00 | |
Removal of weeds, plants, garbage, debris, rodents, vermin, cutting grass | $100.00 per hour | 2 x fine | 5 x fine | |
Vandalism | $100.00 plus restitution | $200.00 | $500.00 | |
Vehicle Code (nonmoving violations) | 8-6 (all) | $75.00 | 150.00 | 500.00 |
Vehicles for sale | 50.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
Violation of parking hours 2:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M. | 30.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | |
(Ord. 833, 11-20-2017; amd. Ord. 835, 11-20-2017)
(C) Fee Schedule:
LIST OF FEES
Vehicle storage | $30.00 per day |
(Ord. 761, 5-20-2013)