5-1-16: ADOPTION OF THE ILLINOIS VEHICLE CODE:
In lieu of using any section, or in addition to any section of this chapter, the officer issuing a citation may issue it by using any of the sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-100 to 5/20-204, as the same may be amended from time to time, which are incorporated and adopted by reference as a part of this chapter, three (3) copies of said Code having been on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City and available for public use, inspection and examination for at least thirty (30) days prior to the adoption of this section as provided in section 1-3-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code. All citations issued of these violations shall be in the name of the City and shall refer to the numbered sections in the Illinois Vehicle Code, but shall also be referred to as an ordinance violation in the traffic ticket or complaint. (Ord. 1204, 4-20-1992)