Whenever a complaint is made in writing, verified by affidavit, to any judge of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois, that complainant has just and reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that alcoholic liquor is possessed, kept for sale, used, or kept with the intent of using the same in violation of this chapter, or any mash, still, or other property designed for the making, production, or creation of alcoholic liquors is possessed in any premises which are not licensed therefor, the judge may issue a search warrant, which complaint and search warrant shall be in substantial form and content, and the remedy, relief, and method of procedure in relation thereto shall be that provided in the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq.). The offender, if found guilty, shall be subject to the penalties of the Act and of this chapter. No search warrant shall be necessary for the inspection or search of any premises licensed under this chapter and the property seized on any such warrant shall not be taken from the officer seizing the same on any writ or replevin or other like process.
('79 Code, § 2119) (Am. Ord. 2008-O-6, passed 3-18-08)