Death or injury caused by vacant building or commercial storefront.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 14A-3-314.1.6
in effect14A-3-314.1.6 Death or injury caused by vacant building or commercial storefront.
The owner of a building or commercial storefront that is vacant is subject to incarceration for a term of not less than 30 days where an individual suffers a severe injury or death as a result of any condition on the premises of the vacant building or within the vacant commercial storefront that is a violation of the Chicago Construction Codes. For purposes of this provision, “severe injury” means any physical injury that results in loss of soft tissue; a broken bone; hospital admittance; impairment of any bodily function; or disfiguring laceration.
(Amend Coun. J. 6-12-24, p. 13412, Art. II, § 5)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2660891Fetched: 10/24/2026
