The fines and penalties which shall be imposed for the violation of vehicular regulations shall be as follows:
(A) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this Code, for violations of any Code provision regulating, restricting or prohibiting the standing or parking of motor vehicles along the streets, by-ways, alleyways, regulated parking lots or such other locations as may be controlled by off-street parking agreements, located within the geographical boundaries of the Village, including but not limited to, handicapped parking, for violations regarding the use or condition of vehicular equipment and for violations regarding municipal vehicle stickers, the fines shall be as set forth in the following schedule:
Fine Schedule | * General Minimum Fine Amount | ** Handicapped or "Tow Zone" Fine Amount | |
Step 1 | Upon service of a vehicular regulation violation notice the fine amount prior to or on the 1st Hearing Date, after a finding of guilt or failure to appear shall be: | $35.00 | $250.00 |
Step 2 | Upon failure to pay the fine amount prior to or on the 1st Hearing Date after a finding of guilt or failure to appear, the fine amount due, within 30 days of the 1st Hearing Date shall be: | $70.00 | |
Step 3 | Upon failure to pay the fine amount within 30 days of the 1st Hearing Date, the fine amount due after 30 days from the 1st Hearing Date shall be: | $140.00 |
* Provided, however, that should any such violation occur on a state highway within the Village, the fines in Step 1-3 shall be in the amount of $50, $75 and $150, respectively. Further, if said violation is pursuant to §§ 70.056, 70.057, 70.058 and 70.059 or any other truck enforcement provision of the New Millennium Code, fines and penalties shall be as described in § 70.060.
** For parking in a space reserved for handicapped persons in violation of § 11-1301.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or such similar New Millennium Code provision and violations of the New Millennium Code which involve a citation for parking in a "tow zone."
(B) As a courtesy to an individual who files a "Request for Hearing - Non-Appearance" pursuant to § 71.48(A)(8), the fine amount shall be frozen at Step 1, as the case may be, until the first hearing.
(C) The fines and penalties herein set forth shall be uniformly applied for each violation of any Code provision regulating, restricting or prohibiting the standing or parking of motor vehicles, the use or condition of vehicular equipment and the requirement for display of a Village vehicle sticker presently in effect or hereafter adopted.
(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Section of this Chapter, the maximum fine per violation under this administrative adjudication system shall be $500.00.
(Ord. 10-2770, passed 4-13-10; Am. Ord. 10-2786, passed 8-24-10; Am. Ord. 16-3041, passed 3-17-16; Am. Ord. 16-3042, passed 4-7-16)