(70 ILCS 3715/16) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 239)
Sec. 16.
In all actions for the violation of any ordinance of the
authority, the first process shall be a summons or a warrant. A warrant for
the arrest of an accused person may issue upon the affidavit of any person
that an ordinance has been violated, and that the person making the
complaint has reasonable grounds to believe that the party charged is
guilty thereof. Every person arrested upon a warrant shall be taken, without
unnecessary delay, before the proper officer for examination.
The person upon whom any fine or penalty is imposed, upon the order of
the court may be committed
to any place lawfully provided by ordinance for the incarceration of
offenders until the fine, penalty, and costs are fully paid where failure
to pay is wilful. No imprisonment, however, shall exceed 30 days if the
fine is imposed for a petty offense, business offense, or misdemeanor, or
6 months if the fine is imposed for a felony.
(Source: P.A. 84-551.)
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