A. Fines for Violations. Except as provided in the Illinois Plumbing License Law, 225 ILCS 320/0.01 et seq., the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Admin. Code 890 et seq., and subsection B of this section, any person who violates any provision of this title shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each violation, plus the cost of prosecution.
B. Pre-Court Payment. Except as provided in this paragraph, any person charged with any violation of this title may pay directly to the Village, at the Village Hall, the minimum fine applicable to each offense charged, as established in subsection A of this section, subject to the following conditions:
1. No pre-court such payment shall be made less than five days before the date of a court hearing set for such violation.
2. A receipt shall be issued for any pre-court payment.
3. Any violation for which the fine or penalty is paid in full by pre-court payment as provided in this subsection B shall not be subject to further prosecution.
4. No pre-court payments will be accepted less than five days before the scheduled court hearing date.
5. If more than two violations are issued for the same work site in any thirty (30) day period, only the first two such violations may be subject to a pre-court payment pursuant to this paragraph.
C. Separate Offenses. Each act of violation and each day that a violation continues after written notice has been served shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. MC-192-97 § 12, 1997; prior code § 23.08)(MC-6-2015, § 3, Amended, 09/01/2015; MC-7-2011, Amended, 12/6/2011; MC-3-2005, Added, 06/21/2005)