A. Unless specifically provided elsewhere, any person found to have been in violation of any of the terms and provisions of this code shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). No imprisonment or failure to pay such fine, penalty or cost shall exceed six (6) months for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. A penalty for each offense may include a requirement that the offending party perform some reasonable public service work such as, but not limited to, picking up litter in public parks or upon public highways or performing maintenance of public facilities. A violation hereof may be established by a preponderance of the evidence.
B. 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. 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. (1994 Code)
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, or of any other section or provision of this code, the following penalty provision and procedure shall apply to all violations of this code except violations under title 6, chapters 2 and 3 of this code:
1. A written notice of violation shall be issued to the individual or person or entity who has been alleged to have violated any provision of the code of ordinances. The notice of violation shall contain the name and address of the violator; the section of the code alleged to be violated; the date, time and location of violation; the make, license number, and other relevant information for any motor vehicle involved; the name and identification of the complainant; a specific due date and final notice date; together with a statement that the penalty for said violation is thirty five dollars ($35.00) if paid before the due date and seventy five dollars ($75.00) if paid after the due date and before the final notice date.
2. The penalty for said ordinance violations shall be the sum of thirty five dollars ($35.00) if paid before the due date or the sum of seventy five dollars ($75.00) if paid after the due date and prior to the final notice date. The penalty for all such violations not paid on or before the final notice date shall be the penalty as specifically provided for such violation or as provided by subsection C1 of this section. A receipt shall be issued for all money received, and such money shall be promptly turned over to the village treasurer. This section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where police department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed, or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital; nor shall this section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to move a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the police department. (Ord. 01-13, 6-19-2001)
Notes
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