A. Penalties Enumerated: Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the Village, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this code or any ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this code or any ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). A penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance may include, or consist of, a requirement that the defendant perform some reasonable public service work such as, but not limited to, the picking up of litter in public parks or along public highways or the maintenance of public facilities. Each day any violation of any provision of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. (1977 Code § 1-1-8; amd. 2004 Code)
B. Incarceration For Misdemeanor: 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 the penitentiary not to exceed six (6) months, and 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. This subsection shall not apply to Village code provisions adopted pursuant to 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 11-5-1, 11-5-2, 11-5-3, 11-5-4, 11-5-5, 11-5-6, 11-40-1, 11-40-2, 11-40-2a, 11-40-3, 11-80-9 and 11-80-16. (2004 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1 and 5/1-2-1.1. |