§ 16-55. Violations.

(a)

Any person or other entity who violates any of the provisions of this article is responsible for a municipal civil infraction as defined by state law and subject to a civil fine determined in accordance with the following schedule:

Violation #	County	Local	Judgment Fee	Plaintiff Cost	Total
1st	$ 50.00	$25.00	$9.00	$11.00	$ 95.00
2nd	83.33	41.67	9.00	11.00	145.00
3rd	166.67	83.33	9.00	11.00	250.00
4th or subsequent violation	*	*	9.00	11.00	*

 

*The court shall exercise its discretion in setting the appropriate fine.

(b)

Additionally, the violator shall pay costs, which may include all direct or indirect expenses to which the village has been put in connection with the violation. In no case, however, shall costs of less than $9.00 or more than $500.00 be ordered. A violator of this section shall also be subject to such additional sanctions, remedies and judicial orders as are authorized under state law. Each day a violation of this section continues to exist constitutes a separate violation.

(Code 1989, § 1-10; Ord. No. 01-2, §§ 1—3, 7-11-2001; Ord. No. 06-1, § 6, 2-8-2011; Ord. of 4-11-2011, § 6)