Sec. 5-43010. Administrative adjudication of code and ordinance violations; definitions.

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(a)Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication of county code violations to the extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution.

(b)Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication of violations of ordinances enacted by a participating unit of local government only where:

(i)the unit of local government is engaging in governmental activities or providing services within the boundaries of the county;

(ii)the unit of local government has no system of administrative adjudication; and

(iii)the violation occurred within the boundaries of the county.

(c)As used in this Division:

"Participating unit of local government" means a unit of local government which has entered into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with a county for the administrative adjudication of violations of its ordinances by the county pursuant to this Division.

"System of administrative adjudication" means the adjudication of any violation of a county ordinance or of a participating unit of local government's ordinance, except for

(i)proceedings not within the statutory or the home rule authority of counties or a participating unit of local government; 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).

"Unit of local government" has the meaning as defined in the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and also includes a not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of conducting public business including, but not limited to, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.