(A) Any person convicted of a violation of any section of this village code shall be fined in a sum not to exceed $750 for any one offense and the person may be confined in the village or county jail for a period of not more than six months.
(B) Default; labor. Any person in default of payment of any fine or costs imposed may be committed to the county jail until the fine, penalty, and costs are fully paid. Any person imprisoned under the provisions of this code may be put to work for the benefit of the village for the term of his imprisonment. The committed person shall be allowed, exclusive of board, a credit as provided by statute for each day’s work.
(C) License. When a person is convicted of a violation of any section of this village code any license previously issued to him or her by the village may be revoked by the court or by the Board of Trustees.
(D) Application.
(1) The penalty provided in this section shall be applicable to every section of this village code the same as though it were a part of each and every separate section. Any person convicted of a violation of any section of this village code where any duty is prescribed or obligation imposed, or where any act which is of a continuing nature or declared to be unlawful, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day such duty or obligation remains unperformed or such act continues, unless otherwise specifically provided in this village code.
(2) In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this village code the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense; provided, that the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
(3) Whenever the doing of any act or the omission to do any act constitutes a breach of any section or provision of this village code and there shall be no fine or penalty specifically declared for such breach, the provisions of this section shall apply and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a breach or violation occurs or continues.
(E) Collections. Whenever any fine, charge, penalty or payment is due pursuant to any provision in this village code and is not paid after the village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is stated elsewhere in this village code) to the person responsible for such fine, charge, penalty or payment (the “responsible person”), the village may transfer such fine, charge, penalty or payment to a collection agency retained by the village. Any such collection agency shall, for purpose of the collection of such fine, charge, penalty or payment, be deemed to be an agent of the village. All costs incurred by the village for the collection of any fines, charges, penalties or payments transferred to any such collection agency shall be assessed against the responsible person as an additional fine, charge, penalty or payment, subject to any applicable statutory limits.
(Ord. 75-15, passed 7-30-75; Am. Ord. 2009-002, passed 3-4-09; Am. Ord. 2017-006, passed 5-3-17)