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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1122 01/04/1966 ORDINANCE NO. 1122 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VIOLATION CITATIONS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSEPCT, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code of Mount Prospect I of 1957 is hereby amended by adding thereto ,a new Section 18.518, and said I ) II d t I ! I l I I I new Section 18.518 to be and read as follows: Section 18.518. Violation Citations 1. Whenever a Police Officer is authorized to arrest a person without a warrant because of a violation of an Ordinance in respect of any of the following subjects: a. prohibiting the parking of a vehicle in a designated area, b. restricting the length of time a vehicle may be there parked, c. requiring the purchase and display of a vehicle sticker, d. regulating parking in metered zones, e. regulating and licensing dogs, said Police Officer may, in lieu of the filing of a Complaint in Court, in the first instance issue to such alleged violator, a CITATION. a. advising said person that he has violated a specified Ordinance, b. requesting him to make payment in an amount applicable to said alleged violation as set forth in Article 5 of this Ordinance as settlement of said violation claim, and c. informing him that upon failure to so settle, a Com- plaint will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, charging him with such violation. I i I 2. Pursuant to said CITATION, the person so accused of said viola- tion may settle and compromise the violation claim in respect of such Ordinance violation by paying to the municipality the applicable amount as shown in the schedule set forth in Article 5 of this Ordinance, within a period to be specified in said CITATION--not more than seven days of the time said alleged offense was committed. Such payment shall be made in accordance with the instructions contained in the aforesaid CITATION, at the office of the Finance Department, who shall issue a receipt for the money so received and promptly remit said amount to the Village Treasurer to be credited to the proper municipal fund. 3. In the event that the person to whom said CITATION is issued fails to settle and pay said violation claim within the pre- scribed time, or within a period of time specified in a Final Notice (if one is served upon him) then the Peace Officer is authorized to cause a Notice to Appear to be served upon said alleged violator and is authorized to file a Complaint and to i' II . I I! I. I prosecute the same in the Circuit Court of Cook County. 4. The fact that an automobile or motor vehicle which is illegally operated or parked is registered with the Secretary of State in the name of said alleged violator; or, in the alternative, in the event that a vehicle sticker issued by a municipality has been issued in the name of and to said alleged violator, shall be considered prima facie proof that said alleged violator was in control of or was the operator of the automobile or motor vehicle at the time of such alleged violation. 5. The violation claim described in said CITATION so to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance, may be settled, com- promised and paid in the respective amounts set forth in the following schedule: a. In the event that said payment is made prior to the mailing by the municipality or by the Peace Officer of a Final Notice, the following amounts shall be accepted as settlement: Improper parking $5.00 Overtime parking $5.00 No vehicle sticker $5.00 Overtime metered parking $3.00 No dog license $5.00 b. In the event that payment has not been paid prior to the mailing of such Final Notice, and in fact, Final Notice has been mailed, the following amounts shall be accepted as settlement: Improper parking Overtime parking No vehicle sticker Overtime metered parking No dog license $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $5.00 $8.00 c. In the event that payment is not made within the time prescribed in the Final Notice, and a Notice to appear has been served and a Complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, payment of any fine and costs shall be in such amounts as may be determined and established by the Circuit Court of Cook County. are hereby repealed. SECTION TWO: All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict SECTION THREE: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. -2- AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 PASSED this fourth day of January, 1966. APPROVED this fourth day of January, 1966. ATTEST: /~(;)~~ Village Clerk Published in the Mount Prospect Herald January 13, 1966. P. 3