HB4946 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4946

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Amy Elik

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new
65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the county board or the corporate authorities of a municipality may adopt a resolution declaring that a specified area of the county or municipality has a litter problem and that fines for littering in the specified area will be tripled. Provides that the county or municipality shall post notice in the area specified by the county or municipality warning of the increased fines. Allows the amount of the increase in the fine received under the provisions must be used toward litter cleanup in the county or municipality.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1189 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new)

Sec. 5-1189. Littering; triple fines. A county board may adopt a resolution declaring that a specified area of the county has a litter problem and that fines for littering in the specified area will be tripled. The county shall post notice in the area specified by the county warning of the increased fines. The amount of the increase in the fine received under this Section must be used toward litter cleanup in the county.

Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-20-17 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-20-17 new)

Sec. 11-20-17. Littering; triple fines. The corporate authorities of a municipality may adopt a resolution declaring that a specified area of the municipality has a litter problem and that fines for littering in the specified area will be tripled. The municipality shall post notice in the area specified by the municipality warning of the increased fines. The amount of the increase in the fine received under this Section must be used toward litter cleanup in the municipality.