[Adopted 1978 by Ord. No. 507 (Ch. 1.12 of the 1979 Code); amended in its entirety 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 994]
Any person found guilty of violating, disobeying, omitting,
neglecting, or refusing to comply with, or resisting or opposing the
investigation or enforcement of any of the provisions of this Code,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
$750; provided, however, that all actions seeking the imposition of
fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the
provisions of the Illinois Civil Practice Act, as amended (735 ILCS
5/1-101 et seq.). Repeated offenses in excess of three within any
period of 180 days may also be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration
in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months under the procedure
set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS
5/1-2-1.1) and under the provisions of the Illinois Criminal Code
of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.) in a separate proceeding. A separate
and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day upon
which said person shall continue any such violation, or permit any
such violation to exist after notification or knowledge of the existence
thereof.
A penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance may include,
or consist of, a requirement that the defendant do one or both of
the following:
A.Â
Complete
an education program, except that a holder of a valid commercial driver's
license who commits a vehicle weight or size restriction violation
shall not be required to complete an education program under this
section.
B.Â
Perform
some reasonable public service work, such as but not limited to the
picking up of litter in public parks or along public highways or the
maintenance of public facilities.
[Added 7-1-2019 by Ord.
No. 1019]
In the event the City retains an attorney or private collection
firm or private collection agent to collect any fine or penalty resulting
from a violation of any code or ordinance of the City of El Paso,
any fees or costs incurred by the City with respect to such attorney
or private collection firm or agent shall be charged to the offender
and added to the amount owed under the fine or penalty.
