93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6634

 

Introduced 02/09/04, by Robert S. Molaro

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/1-2-1   from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-1

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Prohibits a municipality from imposing fines against any person for any ordinance violations in an amount exceeding 3 times the amount originally imposed for any one of those ordinance violations. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning municipalities.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5 Section 1-2-1 as follows:
 
6     (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-1)
7     Sec. 1-2-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality
8 may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations
9 proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to
10 municipalities, with such fines or penalties as may be deemed
11 proper. No fine or penalty, however, except civil penalties
12 provided for failure to make returns or to pay any taxes levied
13 by the municipality shall exceed $750 and no imprisonment
14 authorized in Section 1-2-9 for failure to pay any fine,
15 penalty or cost shall exceed 6 months for one offense.
16     Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no
17 municipality may impose fines against any person for any
18 ordinance violations in an amount exceeding 3 times the amount
19 originally imposed for any one of those ordinance violations.
20     A penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance may
21 include, or consist of, a requirement that the defendant
22 perform some reasonable public service work such as but not
23 limited to the picking up of litter in public parks or along
24 public highways or the maintenance of public facilities.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-63, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
27 becoming law.