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CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G45-91
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED,
BY ADDING CHAPTER 10 . 66 ENTITLED
"ADULT RESPONSIBILITY"
ADOPTED BY THE
eft CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 24TH DAY OF JULY, 1991
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
t the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
25th day of July, 1991 .
Ordinance No. G45-91
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED,
BY ADDING CHAPTER 10.66 ENTITLED "ADULT RESPONSIBILITY"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Title 10 entitled "Public Peace, Morals
and Welfare" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be
and is hereby further amended by adding Chapter 10 .66 to read
as follows:
Chapter 10 . 66
10.66 . 010 Prohibition declared.
It is declared unlawful for any parent, legal guardian or
other person 18 years of age or older to willfully, knowingly
or recklessly permit any minor under the age of 18 years to
come into unsupervised possession of any of the following
items :
1 . Bowie, switchblade, ballistic knives, or other edged
eft weapons as defined by Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 38,
Paragraph 24-1( 1) ;
2 . Metallic knuckles;
3 . Martial arts weaponry, including, but not limited
to, num chucks and throwing stars;
4 . Arrows designed for firing from a bow or crossbow
device;
5 . Stun gun or taser;
6 . Any device or attachment of any kind designed, used
or intended for use in silencing the report of a firearm;
7 . Machine gun as defined by Illinois Revised Statutes,
Chapter 38, Paragraph 24-1; or
8. Any bomb, bomb-shell, grenade, bottle or other
container containing an explosive substance of over
one-quarter ounce for like purposes, such as, but not limited
to, black powder bombs, molotov cocktails, pipe-bombs or
artillery projectiles .
9 . Firearms, or the ammunition therefore, as defined by
Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 38, Paragraph 83-1 . 1;
10. Fireworks, as defined by Illinois Revised Statutes,
Chapter 1271 , Paragraph 102 .
10 .66 . 020 Definitions .
"Knowingly" is defined as having general knowledge of, or
reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which
warrants further inquiry or inspection.
"Recklessly" is defined as acting in a manner or under
circumstances such as evince disregard of, or indifference to,
consequences involving danger to the property, life, or safety
of others .
"Unsupervised" is defined as a lack of visual or oral
oversight coupled with lack of sufficient proximity to obtain
immediate control over the item or minor.
"Willful" is defined as proceeding from a conscious and
voluntary intentional motion of the will .
eft 10 . 66 .030 Exceptions .
It shall be an affirmative defense to this chapter if a
minor in possession of a firearm holds a valid hunting license
or FOID card pursuant to Illinois Revised Statutes,
Chapter 31, Paragraphs 3. 1 and 83-2, et seq. , neither the
minor, nor the person to be charged is otherwise in violation
of any law related to the sale or possession of weapons,
including, but not limited to: Illinois Revised Statutes,
Chapter 38, Paragraphs 24-3 . 1( 1) , 24-3(a) or 24-3 . 3, and the
minor is engaged in hunting, supervised target shooting, or
the otherwise legal transportation of a firearm for such
purposes.
10 .66 . 040 Penalty.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $100 . 00 nor more than
$1,000 .00 .
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . This ordinance and every provision thereof
shall be deemed separable, and the invalidity of any portion
eft thereof shall not affect the validity of any other portion of
this ordinance.
n"` Section 4 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect ten days after its passage and publication in the
manner provided by law.
George /nDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: July 24, 1991
Passed: July 24, 1991
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
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�o1onna Mecum, City Clerk
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