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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 8-14-2, "Definitions," and City Code Section
8-14-6, "Penalty," of Title 8, Chapter 14, i°Drug Paraphernalia Control'
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The definition of "Controlled Substances" in Section 8-14-2,
"Definitions," of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:
CONTROLLED A drug, substance, immediate precursor, or synthetic drug in the
SUBSTANCES. schedules of Article II of the "Illinois Controlled Substance Act" 720
ILCS 570/100 et seq.
SECTION 2: Section 8-14-6, "Penalty," of the Evanston City Code of
2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
8-14-6. - PENALTY.
Violation of any Section of this Chapter will constitute a civil law punishable by a fine of
two hundred dollars ($200.00).
SECTION 3: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Complied Statues and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
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SECTION 6: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
Introduced: JAG /Z , 2017 Approved:
Adopted: cJ Ilh.` 74.f,., , 2017 �%� �� , 2017
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Attest: Approved as to f rm:
Devon Reid, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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