(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) (1) A person who intentionally violates any provision of § 30.091 may be punished by a term of incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a period of not more than 364 days, and may be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
(2) A person who intentionally violates any provision of § 30.092 is subject to a fine in an amount of not less than $1,001 and not more than $5,000.
(3) Any person who intentionally makes a false report alleging a violation of any provision of this subchapter to the local enforcement authorities, the State’s Attorney, or any other law enforcement official may be punished by a term of incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a period of not more than 364 days, and may be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
(4) (a) A violation of § 30.091 shall be prosecuted as a criminal offense by an attorney for the village by filing in the circuit court an information, or sworn complaint, charging such offense. The prosecution shall be under and conform to the rules of criminal procedure. Conviction shall require the establishment of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.
(b) A violation of § 30.092 may be prosecuted as a quasi-criminal offense by an attorney for the village, or, if an Ethics Commission has been created, by the Commission through the designated administrative procedure.
(C) The Commission may fine any person who intentionally violates any provision of § 30.092 in an amount of not less than $1,001 and not more than $5,000. The Commission may fine any person who knowingly files a frivolous complaint alleging a violation of §§ 30.090 through 30.094 in an amount of not less than $1,001 and not more than $5,000. The Commission may recommend any appropriate discipline up to and including discharge.
(Ord. 876, passed 5-6-2004)