HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2077 05/21/1968
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ORDINANCE NO. 2077
AN ORDINANCE AMENDmG CHAPrER 17, ARTICLE I, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VIILAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 17, Article I, Section 17 .109 of the
Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect of 1957, as amended, be
hereby further amended in its entirety so that Section 17.109 shall be and
read as follows:
Section 17.109. Violation Citations.
(a) Whenever a police officer is authorized to arrest a person without
a warrant because of a violation of this Article requiring the purchase
and display of a vehicle sticker, 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:
1. Advising said person that he has violated a specified Section.
2. Requesting him to rreke payment in an amount applicable to said
alleged violation as set forth in this Article as settlement of
said violation claim, and
3. Informing him that upon failure to so settle, a complaint will
be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, charging him with
such violation.
(b) Pursuant to said CITATION, the person so accused of said violation
may settle and compromise the violation claim in respect of such Section
violation by paying to the municipality the applicable amount as shown
in the schedule set forth in this Article, within a period to be
specified in said CITATION -- not more than seven (7) 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 rroney so received and prompt~y remit said
amount to the Village Treasurer to be credited to the proper municipal
fund.
(c) In the event that the person to whom said CITATION is issued fails
to settle and pay said violation claim within the prescribed 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 prosecute the same in the Circuit Court of Cook
County.
(d) 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.
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(e) The violation claim described in said CITATION so to be issued
pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance, may be settled, compromised
and paid in the respective amounts set forth in the following schedule:
1. In the event that said payment is made prior to the mailing by
the municipality or by the Peace Officer of a Final Notice, Five
Dollars ($5.00) shall be accepted as settlement.
2. 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, Eight Dollars ($8.00) shall be accepted as settlement.
3. 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.
SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of May,
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