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65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-45 (2026)
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(65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-45)
Sec. 1-2.2-45.
Findings, decision, and order.
At the conclusion of the
hearing,
the
hearing officer
shall make a determination on the basis of the evidence presented at the
hearing as to whether or not a code
violation exists. The determination shall be in writing and shall be
designated as findings, decision, and
order. The findings, decision, and order shall include (i) the hearing
officer's
findings of fact; (ii) a decision
of whether or not a code violation exists based upon the findings of fact; and
(iii) an
order that states the sanction
or dismisses the case if a violation is not proved.
A monetary sanction for a
violation under this Division shall not exceed the amount provided for in
Section 1-2-1
of this Act. A copy of
the findings, decision, and order shall be served on the defendant within 5
days after it is issued.
Service shall be in the same manner that the report form and summons are served
under Section 1-2.2-20 of this Division. Payment of any penalty or fine and
the
disposition of fine money shall
be in the same manner as
set forth in the code, unless the corporate authorities adopting this Division
provide otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: Shachter v. The City of Chicago, 2016 IL App (1st) 150442, 52 N.E.3d 339.
Shachter v. The City of Chicago, 2016 IL App (1st) 150442, 52 N.E.3d 339. “2-1 (West 2014)), and specifically provides that with respect to findings of an ordinance violation, "[a] monetary sanction for a violation *** shall not exceed the amount provided for in Section 1-2-1 of this Act" (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-45 (West 2014)). In contrast, Section 1-2.”
Shachter v. City of Chicago, 2016 IL App (1st) 150442. “2-1 (West 2014)), and specifically provides that with respect to findings of an ordinance violation, "[a] monetary sanction for a violation *** shall not exceed the amount provided for in Section 1-2-1 of this Act" (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-45 (West 2014)). In contrast, division 2.”
The City of Geneva v. Patel, 2023 IL App (2d) 230123-U. “5(b) of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-45, 1-2.2-5.5(b) (West 2020)), both in the assessment of fines and because the orders did not reflect the hearing officer’s findings, decision, and order.”
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