95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1081


 
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Aaron Schock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Municipal Code.  Provides that certain fines imposed against a property owner for building code violations may be collected as a special assessment on the property if the fines remain unpaid 60 days after being imposed.  Provides that 5% of the amount collected as a result of those special assessments shall be deposited into the Tax Sale Automation Fund.  Effective immediately.
















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HB1081

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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 9-2-4.5 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5)
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    Sec. 9-2-4.5. Special assessment for payment of costs 
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associated with certain ordinance violations.
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    (a) For purposes of this Section, "Code" means any 
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municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of 
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grass and weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal 
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of inoperable motor vehicles, and rodent and vermin abatement.

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    (b) In addition to any other method authorized by law, if 
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(i) a property owner is cited with a Code violation, (ii) 
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non-compliance is found upon reinspection of the property after 
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the due date for compliance with an order to correct the Code 
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violation or with an order for abatement, (iii) costs for 
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services rendered by the municipality to correct the Code 
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violation remain unpaid at the point in time that they would 
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become a debt due and owing the municipality, as provided in 
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Division 31.1 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and 
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(iv) a lien has been filed of record by the municipality in the 
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office of the recorder in the county in which the property is 
 


 






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located, then those costs may be collected as a special 
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assessment on the property under this Division. The county 
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collector shall retain 5% of the amount of the costs collected 
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as a special assessment under this subsection and deposit the 
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amount retained into the Tax Sale Automation Fund established 
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under Section 21-245 of the Property Tax Code. Upon payment of 
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the costs  by the owner of record or persons interested in the 
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property, the lien shall be released by the municipality and 
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the release shall be filed of record in the same manner as the 
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filing of notice of the lien.

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    (c) In addition to any other method authorized by law, 
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fines imposed against a property owner for building code 
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violations that have been imposed by the circuit court or by a 
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code hearing officer under Division 31.1 of Article 11, may be 
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collected as a special assessment on the property under this 
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Division if those fines remain unpaid 60 days after being 
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imposed. The county collector shall retain 5% of the amount of 
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the fines collected as a special assessment under this 
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subsection and deposit the amount retained into the Tax Sale 
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Automation Fund established under  Section 21-245 of the 
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Property Tax Code.

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(Source: P.A. 93-993, eff. 1-1-05.)
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.