Public Act 097-1088
 
SB3406 EnrolledLRB097 18269 KMW 63495 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 11-19.2-4 and 11-31.1-4 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-4)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19.2-4)
    Sec. 11-19.2-4. Instituting code hearing proceedings. When
a sanitation inspector observes or otherwise discovers a code
violation, he shall note the violation on a violation notice
and report form, indicating the name and address of the
respondent, if known, the name, address and State vehicle
registration number of the waste hauler who deposited the
waste, if applicable, a citation to the specific code provision
or provisions alleged to have been violated, a description of
the circumstances present that constitute the alleged
violation the type and nature of the violation, the date and
time the violation was observed, the names of witnesses to the
violation, and the address of the location or property where
the violation is observed.
    The violation notice and report form shall contain a file
number and a hearing date noted by the sanitation inspector in
the blank spaces provided for that purpose on the form. The
violation notice and report form shall state that failure to
appear at the hearing on the date indicated may result in a
determination of liability for the cited violation and the
imposition of fines and assessment of costs as provided by the
applicable municipal ordinance. The violation notice and
report form shall also state that upon a determination of
liability and the exhaustion or failure to exhaust procedures
for judicial review, any unpaid fines or costs imposed will
constitute a debt due and owing the municipality.
    A copy of the violation notice and report form shall be
served upon the respondent either personally or by first class
mail, postage prepaid, and sent to the address of the
respondent. If the municipality has an ordinance requiring all
or certain property owners to register with the municipality,
service may be made on the respondent property owner by mailing
the violation notice and report to the owner's address
registered with the municipality. If the name of the respondent
property owner cannot be ascertained or if service on such
respondent cannot be made by mail, service may be made on the
respondent property owner by posting a copy of the violation
notice and report form in a prominent place upon the property
where the violation is found, not less than 10 days before the
hearing is scheduled.
(Source: P.A. 86-1364.)
 
    (65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-4)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-31.1-4)
    Sec. 11-31.1-4. Instituting code hearing proceedings. When
a building inspector finds a code violation while inspecting a
structure, he shall note the violation on a multiple copy
violation notice and report form, indicating the name and
address of the structure owner, a citation to the specific code
provision or provisions alleged to have been violated, a
description of the circumstances present that constitute the
alleged violation the type and nature of the violation, the
date and time the violation was observed, the names of
witnesses to the violation, and the address of the structure
where the violation is observed.
    The violation report form shall be forwarded by the
building inspector to the Code Hearing Department where a
Docket number shall be stamped on all copies of the report, and
a hearing date noted in the blank spaces provided for that
purpose on the form. The hearing date shall not be less than 30
nor more than 40 days after the violation is reported by the
building inspector.
    One copy of the violation report form shall be maintained
in the files of the Code Hearing Department and shall be part
of the record of hearing, one copy of the report form shall be
returned to the building inspector so that he may prepare
evidence of the code violation for presentation at the hearing
on the date indicated, and one copy of the report form shall be
served by first class mail on the owner of the structure, along
with a summons commanding the owner to appear at the hearing.
If the municipality in which the structure is situated has an
ordinance requiring property owners to register with the
municipality, service may be made on the owner by mailing the
report and summons to the owner's address registered with the
municipality. If the name of the owner of the structure cannot
be ascertained or if service on the owner cannot be made by
mail, service may be made on the owner by posting or nailing a
copy of the violation report form on the front door of the
structure where the violation is found, not less than 20 days
before the hearing is scheduled.
(Source: P.A. 86-1039.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.