HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 4334 08/06/1991 ORDINANCE NO. 4334
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XIX OF CHAPTER 18
ENTITLED "TRAFFIC CODE" OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF MOUNT PROSPECT
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the 6th day of August ~ 1991
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the oorporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
~7th day of Auaust , 1991.
CAF/
7/18/91
8/2/91
ORDINANCE NO. 4334
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XIX OF CHAPTER 18
ENTITLED 'TRAFFIC CODE' OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That Section 18.1905.B and Sections 18.1905.C.1 and
18.1905.C.2 of Article XIX entitled "Construction, Penalties and
Disposition of Fines" of Chapter 18 (Traffic Code) of the Village
Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is hereby further amended it
their entirety; so that hereinafter said Section 18.1905.B and
Section 18.1905.C of the Village Code of Mount Prospect shall be
and read as follows:
"B. Notwithstanding the penalties provided in subsection A
of this Section for a person convicted of a violation of
any provision of this Chapter, any police officer may,
in lieu of the filing of the complaint in court in the
first instance, issue to such alleged violator a citation
with respect to the violation of the following:
1. Any Section in Article XIII entitled "Stopping,
Standing and Parking" of this Chapter, except for
subsections I and J of Section 18.1322.
2. Any Section in Article XIV entitled "Miscellaneous
Laws" of this Chapter.
3. Any Section in Article XV entitled "Equipment of
Vehicles" of this Chapter.
4. Any Section of Article XVII entitled "Weight and
Load" of this Chapter.
5. Any violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
Chapter 18 (Mount Prospect Traffic Code) which does
not require a court appearance.
C. Such citation shall be on a standard form for use in the
Circuit Court of Cook County and commonly known as a "PC"
ticket or shall be in the form of a notice suitable for
mailing, and shall stated the specific Section of this
Chapter that was violated and shall inform the alleged
violator that he may settle the said violation claim and
avoid an appearance in court for such a violation in the
following manner:
1. The alleged violator may settle such violation claim
by payment at the Police Department of the Village
or at the Village Hall of the sum of Twenty Dollars
($20.00) within ten (10) days following the issuance
of said citation, or by depositing the pre-addressed
citation, with payment enclosed, in the U. S. Mail.
2. In the event that the said violator to whom the
citation is issued fails to settle the violation
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claim within a period of ten (10) days and he is
issued a final notice and given an additional period
of ten (10) days to settle the violation claim, then
upon payment of the sum of Forty Dollars ($40.00)
shall be made to the Police Department of the
Village or at the Village Hall, or by depositing the
pre-addressed citation, with payment enclosed, in
the U. S. Mail during said period. "
SECTION TWO: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet
form the manner provide by law.
AYES: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks
NAYS: None
ABSENT: C0rc0ran
PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of Au§ust , 1991.
~G~rald L. F/~rl~e~y ~
Village President
ATTEST:
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk