093_SB1547
LRB093 11010 EFG 11671 b
1 AN ACT in relation to ordinances.
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
5 changing 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. Ordinances; penalties. The corporate
8 authorities of each municipality may pass all ordinances and
9 make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry
10 into effect the powers granted to municipalities, with such
11 fines or penalties as may be deemed proper. No fine or
12 penalty, however, except civil penalties provided for failure
13 to make returns or to pay any taxes levied by the
14 municipality shall exceed $750 and no imprisonment authorized
15 in Section 1-2-9 for failure to pay any fine, penalty or cost
16 shall exceed 6 months for one offense.
17 A penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance may
18 include, or consist of, a requirement that the defendant
19 perform some reasonable public service work such as but not
20 limited to the picking up of litter in public parks or along
21 public highways or the maintenance of public facilities.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-63, eff. 6-30-95.)