Dumping litter, garbage, or debris on public or private property is illegal under Illinois' Litter Control Act - a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense (415 ILCS 105/8). The county Sanitary Landfill Code bans open dumps, and abandoning junk vehicles is a county nuisance punishable by up to $500.
Illegal dumping is attacked on three levels here. State law (415 ILCS 105/4) prohibits dumping, depositing, or discarding litter on any public or private property or into any waterway; a first conviction is a Class B misdemeanor, rising to Class A and then a Class 4 felony for repeat offenses. St. Clair County's Sanitary Landfill Code (Ch. 32) adopts the state 'open garbage dumps' prohibition and requires disposal at permitted sites. The county Motor Vehicle Code (24-2-1) declares abandoned and inoperable vehicles on public or private property a nuisance, with fines up to $500 per day. The Garbage and Debris ordinance lets the county remove and lien accumulated waste.
Litter Control Act violation: Class B misdemeanor (first offense), Class A on a second, Class 4 felony on a third (415 ILCS 105/8). Junk-vehicle nuisance: fine up to $500, each day a new offense (SCC 24-2-16).
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