Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the Village any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no other penalty is expressly set forth, a violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than seventy five dollars ($75.00) and no more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to a fine, the court may impose a period of conditional discharge as defined in 730 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/5-1-4 or court supervision as defined in 730 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/5-1-21 of the Criminal Code for a period of up to six (6) months, an order of restitution, an order to perform community service, an order to complete an education program and/or any other appropriate penalties or conditions authorized in any section of this Code or ordinance or any conditions for conditional discharge set forth in 730 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/5-6-3 or for court supervision in 730 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/5-6-3.1 as the foregoing are amended from time to time. (Ord. 12-O-04, 2-13-2012)
(A) An additional twenty five dollar ($25.00) fee shall be charged for any check or draft remitted to the Village which is returned by the bank because of insufficient funds, account closed, no account, or stop order on such check or draft.
(B) A default in the payment of a fine or penalty or any installment of a fine or penalty may be collected by any means authorized for the collection of monetary judgments. The Village may retain attorneys and private collection agents for the purpose of collecting any default in payment of any fine, penalty, installment of a fine or penalty or any debt due and owing the Village. Any fees or costs incurred by the Village with respect to attorneys or private collection agents retained by the Village under this Section shall be charged to the offender or debtor. (Ord. 13-O-11, 4-22-2013; amd. Ord. 20-O-43, 9-14-2020)