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LRB095 05526 HLH 25616 b |
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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 1-2-1 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-1)
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| Sec. 1-2-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality |
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| may pass all
ordinances and make all rules and regulations |
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| proper or necessary, to carry
into effect the powers granted to |
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| municipalities, with such fines or
penalties as may be deemed |
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| proper. No fine or penalty, however, except
civil penalties |
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| provided for failure to make returns or to pay any taxes
levied |
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| by the municipality shall exceed $750 and no imprisonment
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| authorized
in Section 1-2-9 for failure to pay any fine, |
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| penalty or cost shall exceed
6 months for one offense.
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| A penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance may |
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| include, or consist
of, a requirement that the defendant |
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| perform some reasonable public service
work such as but not |
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| limited to the picking up of litter in public parks or
along |
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| public highways or the maintenance of public facilities.
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| A default in the payment of a fine or any installment of a |
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| fine may be collected by any means authorized for the |
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| collection of monetary judgments. The municipal attorney of the |