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(65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-4)
Sec. 1-2.1-4. Code hearing units; powers of hearing officers.
(a) An ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication,
pursuant to this Division, shall provide for a code hearing unit within an
existing agency or as a separate agency in the municipal government. The
ordinance shall establish the jurisdiction of a code hearing unit that is
consistent with this Division. The "jurisdiction" of a code hearing unit
refers to the particular code violations that it may adjudicate.
(b) Adjudicatory hearings shall be presided over by hearing officers. The
powers and duties of a hearing officer shall include:
(1) hearing testimony and accepting evidence that is |
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(2) issuing subpoenas directing witnesses to appear
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(3) preserving and authenticating the record of the
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(4) issuing a determination, based on the evidence
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| presented at the hearing, of whether a code violation exists. The determination shall be in writing and shall include a written finding of fact, decision, and order including the fine, penalty, or action with which the defendant must comply; and
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(5) imposing penalties consistent with applicable
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| code provisions and assessing costs upon finding a party liable for the charged violation, except, however, that in no event shall the hearing officer have authority to (i) impose a penalty of incarceration, or (ii) impose a fine in excess of $50,000, or at the option of the municipality, such other amount not to exceed the maximum amount established by the Mandatory Arbitration System as prescribed by the Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court from time to time for the judicial circuit in which the municipality is located. The maximum monetary fine under this item (5), shall be exclusive of costs of enforcement or costs imposed to secure compliance with the municipality's ordinances and shall not be applicable to cases to enforce the collection of any tax imposed and collected by the municipality.
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(c) Prior to conducting administrative adjudication proceedings,
administrative hearing officers shall have successfully completed a formal
training program which includes the following:
(1) instruction on the rules of procedure of the
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(2) orientation to each subject area of the code
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(3) observation of administrative hearings; and
(4) participation in hypothetical cases, including
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In addition, every administrative hearing officer must
be an attorney licensed to practice law in
the State of Illinois for at least 3 years. A person who has served as a judge in Illinois is not required to fulfill the requirements of items (1) through (4) of this subsection.
(d) A proceeding before a code hearing unit shall be instituted upon the
filing of a written pleading by an authorized official of the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 102-65, eff. 7-9-21.)
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