Bill Text: IL HB0410 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Administrative Adjudications Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a person who has served as a judge in Illinois is not required to complete specified formal training requirements in order to be an administrative hearing officer. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0065 [HB0410 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0410-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Administrative Adjudications Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a person who has served as a judge in Illinois is not required to complete specified formal training requirements in order to be an administrative hearing officer. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0065 [HB0410 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0410-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 1-2.1-4 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-4)
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7 | Sec. 1-2.1-4. Code hearing units; powers of hearing | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | officers.
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9 | (a) An ordinance establishing a system of administrative | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | adjudication,
pursuant to this Division, shall provide for a | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | code hearing unit within an
existing agency or as a separate | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | agency in the municipal government. The
ordinance shall | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | establish the jurisdiction of a code hearing unit that is
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14 | consistent with this Division. The "jurisdiction" of a code | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | hearing unit
refers to the particular code violations that it | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | may adjudicate.
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17 | (b) Adjudicatory hearings shall be presided over by | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | hearing officers. The
powers and duties of a hearing officer | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | shall include:
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20 | (1) hearing testimony and accepting evidence that is | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | relevant to the
existence of the code violation;
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22 | (2) issuing subpoenas directing witnesses to appear | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | and give relevant
testimony at the hearing, upon the |
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1 | request of the parties or their
representatives;
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2 | (3) preserving and authenticating the record of the | ||||||
3 | hearing and all
exhibits and evidence introduced at the | ||||||
4 | hearing;
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5 | (4) issuing a determination, based on the evidence | ||||||
6 | presented at the
hearing, of whether a code violation | ||||||
7 | exists. The determination shall be in
writing and shall | ||||||
8 | include a written finding of fact, decision, and order
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9 | including the fine, penalty, or action with which the | ||||||
10 | defendant must
comply; and
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11 | (5) imposing penalties consistent with applicable code | ||||||
12 | provisions and
assessing costs upon finding a party liable | ||||||
13 | for the charged violation, except,
however, that in no | ||||||
14 | event shall the hearing officer have authority to (i)
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15 | impose a
penalty of incarceration, or (ii) impose a fine | ||||||
16 | in excess of $50,000, or at
the option of
the | ||||||
17 | municipality, such other amount not to exceed the maximum
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18 | amount established by the Mandatory Arbitration System as | ||||||
19 | prescribed by the
Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court from | ||||||
20 | time to time for the judicial circuit
in
which the | ||||||
21 | municipality is located.
The maximum monetary fine under | ||||||
22 | this item (5), shall be exclusive of costs of
enforcement | ||||||
23 | or costs imposed to secure compliance with the | ||||||
24 | municipality's
ordinances and shall not be applicable to | ||||||
25 | cases to enforce the collection of
any tax imposed and | ||||||
26 | collected by the municipality.
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1 | (c) Prior to conducting administrative adjudication | ||||||
2 | proceedings,
administrative hearing officers shall have | ||||||
3 | successfully completed a formal
training program which | ||||||
4 | includes the following:
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5 | (1) instruction on the rules of procedure of the | ||||||
6 | administrative hearings
which they will conduct;
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7 | (2) orientation to each subject area of the code | ||||||
8 | violations that they will
adjudicate;
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9 | (3) observation of administrative hearings; and
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10 | (4) participation in hypothetical cases, including | ||||||
11 | ruling on evidence and
issuing final orders.
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12 | In addition, every administrative hearing officer must
be | ||||||
13 | an attorney licensed to practice law in
the State of Illinois | ||||||
14 | for at least 3 years. A person who has served as a judge in | ||||||
15 | Illinois is not required to fulfill the requirements of items | ||||||
16 | (1) through (4) of this subsection.
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17 | (d) A proceeding before a code hearing unit shall be | ||||||
18 | instituted upon the
filing of a written pleading by an | ||||||
19 | authorized official of the municipality.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 90-516, eff. 1-1-98.)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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