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Ill. S. Ct. R. 572
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Rule 572 Form of Charging Document.
Article V: Traffic, Conservation, and Ordinance Offenses | PART E. RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR NON-TRAFFIC/NON-CONSERVATION ORDINANCE
Rule Text
(a) A prosecution for an ordinance violation for which the penalty does not include the possibility of a jail term may be initiated by a charging document such as a Notice to Appear, Uniform Citation and Complaint Form, Ticket, or Complaint that meets the requirements set forth in Rules 10 and 552. If initiated by uniform citation approved by the Conference of Chief Circuit Judges, the uniform citation shall be signed by the peace officer or a code enforcement officer authorized by the plaintiff to sign the charging document, which shall be processed as provided in