§ 1-10. General penalty and collection of fines, charges, penalties or payments.
(a)
Any person convicted of a violation of any section or provision of this Code, where no other penalty is set forth, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for any one (1) offense.
(b)
Whenever any fine, charge, penalty or payment is due pursuant to any provision in this Code arid is not paid after the village sends, mails or otherwise delivers notice (unless a different period is stated elsewhere in this Code) to the person responsible for such fine, charge, penalty or payment (the "responsible person"), the village may transfer such fine, charge, penalty or payment to a collection agency of the village's choosing. Any such collection agency shall, for purposes of collection of such fine, charge, penalty or payment, be deemed an agent of the village. All costs incurred by the village for the collection of any fines, charges, penalties or payments transferred to any such collection agency shall be assessed against the responsible person as an additional fine, charge, penalty or payment, subject to any applicable statutory limits.
(Ord. No. 08-2016, § 2, 7-26-16)
State law reference
Maximum punishments for ordinance violations, 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.