(65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-5)
Sec. 1-2.2-5.
Definitions.
As used in this Division, unless the context
requires otherwise:
"Code" means any municipal ordinance except for (i) building code violations
that must be adjudicated pursuant to Division 31.1 of Article 11 of this Act
and (ii) any offense under the
Illinois Vehicle
Code or a similar offense that is a traffic regulation governing the movement
of vehicles and except for
any reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
"Hearing officer" means a municipal employee or an officer or agent of a
municipality, other
than a law enforcement officer, whose duty it is to:
(1) preside at an administrative hearing called to determine whether or
not a code violation
exists;
(2) hear testimony and accept evidence from all interested parties
relevant to the existence of a
code violation;
(3) preserve and authenticate the transcript and record of the hearing and
all exhibits and
evidence introduced at the hearing; and
(4) issue and sign a written finding, decision, and order stating whether
a
code violation exists.
(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)
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