Springfield, Ill., City Code § 100.999 Penalties for violations.
§ 100.999. - Penalties for violations.
(a) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, for which another penalty is not provided, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of section 100.25 through 100.30 shall, except when otherwise specifically provided, on conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $300 for the first offense, and not less than $300 nor more than $500 for the second and each subsequent offense in any two-year period, provided that all actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.
(c) (1)
Any person found guilty of violating, disobeying, omitting, neglecting or refusing to comply with, or resisting, or opposing the enforcement of any of the provisions of sections 100.42 through 100.61 except when otherwise specifically provided, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less then $50 nor more than $10,000 for the first offense and not less than $1,000 nor more than $100,000 or five times the amount of tax imposed, if any, whichever is higher, for the second and each subsequent offense in any 180-day period; provided, however, that all actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure 735 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.
(2) Any person found violating any of the provisions of section 100.48(a) shall be punished by a jail sentence not to exceed six months or a fine not to exceed $500 or both.
(d) Repeated offenses in excess of three within any 180-day period may also be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months under the procedures set forth in 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.1 and under the provisions of the 725 ILCS 5/100-1 et seq. in a separate proceeding. A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day upon which those persons shall continue any violation, or permit any violation to exist after notification thereof.
(Ord. No. 366-7-98, § 1(Exh. A), 7-21-98)