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() 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 19.2
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 19.2 heading)
DIVISION 19.2.
SANITATION CODE VIOLATIONS
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-1)
Sec. 11-19.2-1.
Definitions.
As used in this Division, unless the
context requires otherwise:
(a) "Code" means any municipal ordinance that pertains to or regulates:
sanitation practices; forestry practices; the attachment of bills or
notices to public property; the definition, identification and abatement of
public nuisances; and the accumulation, disposal and transportation of
garbage, refuse and other forms of solid waste in a municipality.
(b) "Sanitation inspector" means a municipal employee authorized to
issue citations for code violations and to conduct inspections of public or
private real property in a municipality to determine if code violations exist.
(c) "Property owner" means the legal or beneficial owner of an improved
or unimproved parcel of real estate.
(d) "Hearing officer" means a person other than a sanitation inspector
or law enforcement officer having the following powers and duties:
(1) to preside at an administrative hearing called to | | determine whether or not a code violation exists;
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(2) to hear testimony and accept evidence from the
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(3) to preserve and authenticate the record of the
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(4) to issue and sign a written finding, decision and
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(5) to impose penalties consistent with applicable
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(e) "Respondent" means a property owner, waste hauler or other person
charged with liability for an alleged code violation and the person to whom
the notice of violation is directed.
(f) "Solid waste" means demolition materials, food and industrial
processing wastes, garden trash, land cleaning wastes, mixed refuse,
non-combustible refuse, rubbish, and trash as those terms are defined in the Solid Waste Disposal District Act.
(g) "Waste hauler" means any person owning or controlling any vehicle
used to carry or transport garbage, refuse or other forms of solid waste.
(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-2
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11.19.2-2)
Sec. 11-19.2-2.
Code hearing unit.
The corporate authorities of any
municipality having a population of 100,000 or more inhabitants may
establish by ordinance a code hearing unit within an existing code
enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in the municipal
government. The function of the code hearing unit is to expedite the
prosecution and correction of code violations in the manner set forth in
this Division.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-3
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-3)
Sec. 11-19.2-3.
Hearing procedures not exclusive.
In any municipality
where this Division is adopted, this Division shall not preclude the
municipality from using other methods to enforce the provisions of its Code.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-4
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-4)
Sec. 11-19.2-4. Instituting code hearing proceedings. When a
sanitation inspector observes or otherwise discovers a code violation, he
shall note the violation on a violation notice and report form, indicating
the name and address of the respondent, if known, the name, address and
State vehicle registration number of the waste hauler who deposited the
waste, if applicable, a citation to the specific code provision or provisions alleged to have been violated, a description of the circumstances present that constitute the alleged violation, the date and
time the violation was observed, the names of witnesses to the violation,
and the address of the location or property where the violation is observed.
The violation notice and report form shall contain a file number and a
hearing date noted by the sanitation inspector in the blank spaces provided
for that purpose on the form. The violation notice and report form shall
state that failure to appear at the hearing on the date indicated may
result in a determination of liability for the cited violation and the
imposition of fines and assessment of costs as provided by the applicable
municipal ordinance. The violation notice and report form shall also state
that upon a determination of liability and the exhaustion or failure to
exhaust procedures for judicial review, any unpaid fines or costs imposed
will constitute a debt due and owing the municipality.
A copy of the violation notice and report form shall be served upon the
respondent either personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, and
sent to the address of the respondent. If the municipality has an
ordinance requiring all or certain property owners to register with the
municipality, service may be made on the respondent property owner by
mailing the violation notice and report to the owner's address registered
with the municipality. If the name of the respondent property owner cannot
be ascertained or if service on such respondent cannot be made by mail,
service may be made on the respondent property owner by posting a copy of
the violation notice and report form in a prominent place upon the property
where the violation is found, not less than 10 days before the hearing is
scheduled.
(Source: P.A. 97-1088, eff. 8-24-12.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-5
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-5) (was 65 ILCS 5/19.2-5)
Sec. 11-19.2-5. Subpoenas - Defaults. At any time prior to
the hearing date the hearing officer assigned to hear the case
may, at the request of the sanitation inspector or the attorney
for the municipality, or the respondent or his attorney, issue
subpoenas directing witnesses to appear and give testimony at
the hearing. If on the date set for hearing the respondent or
his attorney fails to appear, the hearing officer may find the
respondent in default and shall proceed with the hearing and
accept evidence relating to the existence of a code violation.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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65 ILCS 5/19.2-5
(65 ILCS 5/19.2-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-5)
Sec. 19.2-5.
(Renumbered).
(Source: Renumbered by P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-6
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-6)
Sec. 11-19.2-6.
Representation at code hearings.
The case for the
municipality may be presented by the sanitation inspector, by any other
municipal employee or by an attorney designated by the municipality.
However, in no event shall the case for the municipality be presented by an
employee of the code hearing unit. The case for the respondent may be
presented by the respondent, his attorney, or any other agent or
representative.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-7
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-7)
Sec. 11-19.2-7.
Hearing - Evidence.
The hearing officer shall preside
at the hearing, shall hear testimony and accept any evidence relevant
to the existence or non-existence of a code violation upon the property
indicated. The sanitation inspector's signed violation notice and report
form shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of the code violation
described therein. The strict rules of evidence applicable to judicial
proceedings shall not apply to hearings authorized under this Division.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-8
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-8)
Sec. 11-19.2-8.
Findings, Decision, and Order.
At the conclusion of
the hearing the hearing officer shall make a determination on the basis of
the evidence presented at the hearing whether or not a code violation
exists. The determination shall be in writing and shall be designated as
the findings, decision and order. The findings, decision and order shall
include the hearing officer's findings of fact, a decision whether or not a
code violation exists based upon the findings of fact, and an order,
imposing a fine or other penalty, directing the respondent to correct the
violation, or dismissing the case in the event the violation is not proved.
If the hearing officer determines that the respondent is liable for the
cited violation, the hearing officer shall enter an order imposing sanctions
that are provided in the code for the violations proved, including the
imposition of fines and recovery of the costs of the proceedings, which
costs shall be enforced in like manner as the enforcement of fines and
penalties. A copy of the findings, decision and order shall be served by
personal service or by any method provided for service of the violation
notice and report form pursuant to Section 11-19.2-4. Payment of any
penalty, fine or costs of the proceedings and the disposition of such money
shall be in the same manner as set forth in this Code, unless the corporate
authorities establishing a code hearing unit by ordinance provide otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-9
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-9)
Sec. 11-19.2-9.
Administrative review.
The findings, decision and
order of the hearing officer shall be subject to review in the circuit
court of the county where the municipality is located, and
the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and
modifications thereto, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto are adopted
and shall apply to and govern every action for the judicial review of the
final findings, decision and order of a hearing officer under this Division.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-10
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-10)
Sec. 11-19.2-10.
Sanctions appropriate to owner - property.
The
order to correct a code violation and the sanctions imposed by a
municipality against a respondent property owner as the result of a
finding of a code violation under this Division shall attach to the
property as well as the owner of the property, so that the finding of a code
violation against one owner cannot be avoided by conveying or transferring
the property to another owner. Any subsequent transferee or owner of
property takes subject to the findings, decision and order of a hearing
officer under this Division if a notice consisting of a copy of the order
to correct a code violation and imposing any sanctions and costs, if
applicable, and a description of the real estate affected sufficient for
the identification thereof, has been filed in the office of the Recorder or
the office of the Registrar of Titles in the county in which such real
estate is located by the municipality prior to the transfer or conveyance
to the subsequent transferee or owner.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-11
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-11)
Sec. 11-19.2-11.
(a) A person who contracts with the federal
government or any of its agencies, including without limitation the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, to care for vacant residential
real estate shall be responsible for maintaining the property to prevent
and correct municipal health and sanitation code violations.
(b) A person who violates this Section shall be subject to the
findings, decision and order of the hearing officer as provided in this
Division.
(c) A person who intentionally violates this Section is guilty of a
business offense and shall be fined not less than $501 and not more
than $1,000.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-12
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-12)
Sec. 11-19.2-12.
(a) Any fine, other sanction or costs imposed, or
part of any fine, other sanction or costs imposed remaining unpaid after
the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, judicial review procedures
under the Administrative Review Law shall be a debt due and owing the
municipality and, as such, may be collected in accordance with applicable
law. Any subsequent owner or transferee of property takes subject to this
debt if a notice has been filed pursuant to Section 11-19.2-10.
(b) After expiration of the period within which judicial review under
the Administrative Review Law may be sought for a final determination of
the code violation, the municipality may commence a proceeding in the
circuit court of the county where the municipality is located for purposes
of obtaining a judgment on the findings, decision and order. Nothing in
this Section shall prevent a municipality from consolidating multiple
findings, decisions and orders against a person in such a proceeding. Upon
commencement of the action, the municipality shall file a certified
copy of the findings, decision and order, which shall be accompanied by a
certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the findings,
decision and order was issued in accordance with this Division and the
applicable municipal ordinance. Service of the summons
and a copy of the petition may be by any method provided by Section 2-203
of the Code of Civil Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt
requested, provided that the total amount of fines, other sanctions and
costs imposed by the findings, decision and order does not exceed $5,000.
If the court is satisfied that the findings, decision and order was entered
in accordance with the requirements of this Division and the applicable
municipal ordinance, and that the respondent had an opportunity for a
hearing under this Division and for judicial review as provided in this
Division:
(1) the court shall render judgment in favor of the | | municipality and against the respondent for the amount indicated in the findings, decision and order, plus court costs. Such judgment shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for the recovery of money; and
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(2) the court may also issue such other orders or
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(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-13
(65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-13)
Sec. 11-19.2-13.
Adoption of Division by municipality.
Any municipality
establishing a code hearing unit by ordinance under this Division may adopt
such other provisions as are necessary and proper to carry into effect the
powers granted and the purposes stated herein.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
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