§ 138.03 SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.

   (A)   Settlement of claim. Any person accused of a violation of any of the code references listed in division (E) below may settle and compromise the claim by paying to the village the sum listed in division (E) below.

   (B)   Ticket in lieu of arrest. The tickets issued under this section shall be a courtesy in lieu of arrest. If the accused does not settle the claim, a complaint or notice to appear may be issued for that violation and the accused will be subject to penalties otherwise applicable.

   (C)   Payment. Any person wishing to settle and compromise an offense shall pay the required amount on or before the date specified in the notice of violation, which date will be approximately ten days from the date on which the notice of violation is given. The payment can be made either by mailing a check or money order, together with the violator’s copy of the ticket to the Village of Tremont, 211 S. Sampson St., Tremont, IL 61568, or by paying the same in person at the Tremont Village Hall during regular business hours. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the village.

   (D)   Prosecution prevented. The members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution for the alleged offense upon payment of the below stated amount.

   (E)   Settlement payment schedule. The following violations may be settled without court proceedings by payment to the village of the fine listed thereunder:

Title	Section	Fine	Fine for Multiple Incidents
			1st	2nd	3rd+
Abandoned refrigerators	97.25	$50
Abandoned vehicle	95.99	$25
Alcoholic beverages to minors	113.57		$100	$200	$300
Animal noises	90.040		S50	$100	$150
Bonfires (no grass or leaves)	93.002	$50
Certain animals prohibited in village	90.057	$100
Curfew	132.02		$50	$100	$150
Damaging village property	131.03	$100
Disorderly conduct	132.01	$100
Dogs on private property defecation	90.042		$50	$100	$150
Fireworks	93.081		$50	$100	$150
Foul odors, filth and the like	97.20	$25
Inoperable motor vehicle equipment	97.26	$25
Littering	136.02	$100
Littering from motor vehicle	136.03	$100
Loud unnecessary noises prohibited	96.01	$50
Minor in possession of tobacco	134.06		$25	$50	$75
No parking	72.01	$50
No parking disabled marked	72.17	$250
No parking in park semi	72.19	$100
No parking marked	72.15	$50
No parking outside business	72.16	$50
Nuisances (grass/weeds over 8 inches)	97.22	$25
Obscenity	134.02	$100
Offensive odors animals	90.054		$50	$100	$150
Parking trailers on streets	72.18	$50
Possession of cannabis/drug paraphernalia	134.04	$250
Possession or consumption of alcohol on park property	113.03	$100
Public indecency	134.01	$100
Running at large	90.041		$50	$100	$150
Snow ban parking	72.99	$25
Trespass to land	131.02	$100
Unlawful use of weapon	137.01	$100

 

(Ord. 10-102, passed 3-15-2010)