A. Delinquency Penalties Established: Vehicle license fees not paid on or before April 30 of each year for vehicles acquired on or before April 15 of each
year shall be deemed delinquent. Said fees shall be increased by a fifty dollar ($50.00) penalty on May 1 and for the first thirty one (31) calendar day period of delinquency thereafter, and the penalty shall be increased an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) on June 1 and for the thirty (30) calendar day period of delinquency thereafter, and on July 1 and for the period of delinquency thereafter the penalty shall be increased an additional fifty dollars ($50.00). The total delinquent penalties assessed during any single license year extending from May 1 to April 30 shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), exclusive of the annual license fee. If the annual license fee and the delinquent penalties are owed, the Village may collect license fee(s) and delinquent penalties through any administrative or legal process or may also issue a code citation and seek collection of the general code penalty under section 1-4-1 for failure to comply with this Chapter.
B. Time Limit For Purchasing License: Fifteen (15) days shall be allowed in which to purchase a license for a vehicle acquired after April 15 before the delinquency penalty is applied. A current year vehicle license shall not be sold for a vehicle which should have been properly licensed during the prior year, except upon the purchase of the prior year's license and payment of all delinquent fees due therefor.
C. Application To New Residents: New residents displaying a current, valid sticker license emblem from another municipality shall not be required to purchase a current Village license for the balance of the fiscal year or until the expiration of the existing license, whichever is sooner.
D. Debt Owed To Village: No Village license or permit shall be issued under this Code to a person who owes any fee, fine, payment, penalty or debt to the Village, and no such person shall be allowed to register himself or herself or any family members to participate in any Village programs and activities (for example, recreation department programs), unless and until the outstanding fee, fine, payment, penalty or debt is: (a) paid; or (b) being actively contested in accordance with applicable Village policies or procedures; or (c) discharged by action and authority of the corporate authorities or the Village Manager in accordance with applicable Village policies or procedures. (Ord. 15-2818, 11-23-2015; amd. Ord. 19-2982, 11-25-2019)