(A) Civil penalties. Violations of this code shall be triable as civil cases whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in the code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $750. Each day that any willful violation of any provision of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Criminal penalties. In lieu of proceeding under any provision of this code for a civil penalty as provided in division (B), in the discretion of the City Attorney, violations of the provisions of this code may be prosecuted in the Circuit Court by informa-tion or by complaint sworn to as criminal offenses. Such prosecutions shall conform to the rules of criminal procedure, and the charge shall give notice that it is a criminal proceeding. Upon conviction, a person violating this code shall be punished by a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $750.
('74 Code, 1-8) (Ord. 1049, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1148, passed 12-20-94)
Statutory reference:
Limitations on penalties, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 1-2-1