Village of Homer Glen, IL Article V Defacement of Property

[Adopted 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 08-009]

§ 155-21 Prohibited conduct.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deface property within the Village, upon either public or private property.

§ 155-22 Offense defined.

A person commits criminal defacement of property when the person knowingly damages the property of another without his or her consent by defacing, deforming, or otherwise damaging the property by the use of paint or any other similar substance, or by the use of a writing instrument, etching tool, or any other similar device.

§ 155-23 Penalty. [1]

Any person violating this article shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.[2]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

[2] Editor's Note: Original Section 2(D) of Ord. No. 08-009, regarding proceedings to enforce violations of this article, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).