Public Act 094-0616
 
HB0655 Enrolled LRB094 04104 MKM 34124 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
5-41020 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-41020)
    Sec. 5-41020. Instituting proceedings.
    (a) When a code enforcement officer observes a code
violation, the officer shall note or, in the case of an animal
control violation, the code enforcement officer may respond to
the filing of a formal complaint by noting the violation on a
violation notice and report form, indicating the following: the
name and address of the respondent, if known; the name,
address, and state vehicle registration number of the waste
hauler who deposited the waste, if applicable; the type and
nature of the violation; the date and time the violation was
observed; the names of witnesses to the violation; and the
address of the location or property where the violation is
observed.
    (b) The violation notice and report form shall contain a
file number and a hearing date noted by the code enforcement
officer in the blank spaces provided for that purpose on the
form. The violation notice and report shall state that failure
to appear at the hearing on the date indicated may result in a
determination of liability for the cited violation and the
imposition of fines and assessment of costs as provided by the
applicable county ordinance. The violation notice and report
shall also state that upon a determination of liability and the
exhaustion of or failure to exhaust procedures for judicial
review, any unpaid fines or costs imposed will constitute a
debt due and owed to the county.
    (c) A copy of the violation notice and report form shall be
served on the respondent either personally or by first class
mail, postage prepaid, sent to the address of the respondent.
If the name of the respondent property owner cannot be
ascertained or if service on the respondent cannot be made by
mail, service may be made on the respondent property owner by
posting, not less than 20 days before the hearing is scheduled,
a copy of the violation notice and report form in a prominent
place on the property where the violation is found. If the
violation notice and report form requires the respondent to
answer within a certain amount of time, the county must reply
to the answer within the same amount of time afforded to the
respondent.
(Source: P.A. 90-517, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 1-2.1-5 and 1-2.2-20 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5)
    Sec. 1-2.1-5. Administrative hearing proceedings.
    (a) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
adjudication, pursuant to this Division, shall afford parties
due process of law, including notice and opportunity for
hearing. Parties shall be served with process in a manner
reasonably calculated to give them actual notice, including, as
appropriate, personal service of process upon a party or its
employees or agents; service by mail at a party's address; or
notice that is posted upon the property where the violation is
found when the party is the owner or manager of the property.
In municipalities with a population under 3,000,000, if the
notice requires the respondent to answer within a certain
amount of time, the municipality must reply to the answer
within the same amount of time afforded to the respondent.
    (b) Parties shall be given notice of an adjudicatory
hearing which includes the type and nature of the code
violation to be adjudicated, the date and location of the
adjudicatory hearing, the legal authority and jurisdiction
under which the hearing is to be held, and the penalties for
failure to appear at the hearing.
    (c) Parties shall be provided with an opportunity for a
hearing during which they may be represented by counsel,
present witnesses, and cross-examine opposing witnesses.
Parties may request the hearing officer to issue subpoenas to
direct the attendance and testimony of relevant witnesses and
the production of relevant documents. Hearings shall be
scheduled with reasonable promptness, provided that for
hearings scheduled in all non-emergency situations, if
requested by the defendant, the defendant shall have at least
15 days after service of process to prepare for a hearing. For
purposes of this subsection (c), "non-emergency situation"
means any situation that does not reasonably constitute a
threat to the public interest, safety, or welfare. If service
is provided by mail, the 15-day period shall begin to run on
the day that the notice is deposited in the mail.
(Source: P.A. 90-516, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-20)
    Sec. 1-2.2-20. Instituting code hearing proceedings. When
a police officer or other individual authorized to issue a code
violation finds a code violation to exist, he or she shall note
the violation on a multiple copy violation notice and report
form that indicates (i) the name and address of the defendant,
(ii) the type and nature of the violation, (iii) the date and
time the violation was observed, and (iv) the names of
witnesses to the violation.
    The violation report form shall be forwarded to the code
hearing department where a docket number shall be stamped on
all copies of the report and a hearing date shall be noted in
the blank spaces provided for that purpose on the form. The
hearing date shall not be less than 30 nor more than 40 days
after the violation is reported.
    One copy of the violation report form shall be maintained
in the files of the code hearing department and shall be part
of the record of hearing, one copy of the report form shall be
returned to the individual representing the municipality in the
case so that he or she may prepare evidence of the code
violation for presentation at the hearing on the date
indicated, and one copy of the report form shall be served by
first class mail to the defendant along with a summons
commanding the defendant to appear at the hearing. In
municipalities with a population under 3,000,000, if the
violation report form requires the respondent to answer within
a certain amount of time, the municipality must reply to the
answer within the same amount of time afforded to the
respondent.
(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)