Compliance Violation Corrected Before Adjudication ('Fix-It Defense')
Chicago Municipal Code §9-100-060(a)(7) provides a statutory defense if the compliance violation has been corrected prior to adjudication. Applies to compliance tickets like missing front plate, expired registration, broken exhaust, license plate light. EXCEPTIONS: city sticker (§9-64-125), exhaust under §9-76-140(a)(2), plates under §9-76-160(a) and (b) (with limited exceptions), tinted windows (§9-76-220), mobile phone use (§9-76-230).
Legal basis
Chicago Municipal Code §9-100-060(a)(7) and excluded sections
Sample appeal wording
TO: City of Chicago, Department of Administrative Hearings RE: Compliance Violation [TICKET_NUMBER] — §[ORDINANCE] I request dismissal under §9-100-060(a)(7): the compliance violation has been corrected prior to adjudication. On [VIOLATION_DATE], cited for [DESCRIBE]. On [REPAIR_DATE], I [corrected violation]. Receipt attached. This violation is not among the exceptions listed in §9-100-060(a)(7)(i)-(vi). Evidence: (1) repair receipt from [SHOP_NAME]; (2) photograph of corrected condition; (3) registration card if applicable. Signed, [FULL_NAME] Date: [DATE]
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- Chicago Municipal Code §9-100-060(a)(7)