NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT ORDINANCE NO. 641
CHAPTER VI – ENFORCEMENT
Section 6.01. Park Police. (a)
The District shall operate a police force (“Park Police”) to ensure the welfare of park users and employees, and life and property within the District. The police force shall consist of Park Police Officers (PPOs) who meet the requirements of the Illinois Police Training Act and have completed a training course as prescribed under the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act, and Park Service Officers (PSOs). (b) Park Police Officers shall be conservators of the peace within the Park District and except as limited by the Chief of Park Police, may, based on a preponderance of the evidence, issue citations, eject from District Property, suspend from District Property, arrest, or cause to be arrested, with or without a warrant, any person who breaks the peace, or who violates any ordinance, rule, or regulation of the Park District, and based on probable cause, any law of the State of Illinois, including but not limited to the Illinois Vehicle Code. (c) Park Police Officers shall have the authority to seize, confiscate and impound any substance, plant, animal, vehicle, or other article which, upon a preponderance of the evidence or probable cause, they find to be used or possessed in violation of this Ordinance. (d) Park Service Officers shall, in connection with their duties as prescribed by the Park District, diligently enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and, except as limited by the Chief of Park Police, issue citations and warnings to persons acting in violation of this Ordinance and to eject and suspend persons acting in violation of this Ordinance from District Property. Park Service Officers may act as peace officers when aiding a commissioned Police Officer, when such aid is requested. Section 6.02. Rules to be Obeyed. (50/100) No Person shall violate or disobey any provision of this Ordinance or any other District ordinance, policy, rule or regulation regulating conduct or activities on District Property even though the same may not have been posted. No Person shall violate or disobey the directions or instructions contained in any notice or sign posted by the District relating to the use of District Property, or the directions or instructions of any member of the Park Police, or any employee of the District seeking to enforce compliance with Federal, state, local or District laws, rules, or regulations. Section 6.03. Burden of Proof. The guilt of a person charged with a violation of this Ordinance needs only be established by a preponderance of the evidence unless otherwise required by law for the particular violation at issue. Section 6.04. Parties to Ordinance Violation. (50/100) (a) Every Person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act in violation of this Ordinance or other ordinance, rule or regulation of the District, as a principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every Person who falsely, fraudu- lently, forcibly or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of this Ordinance is likewise guilty of such offense. (b) Any Person who is the owner, registered owner, or Person in control of any animal, vehicle or other property of any kind brought, placed, parked or allowed to remain on District Property in violation of this Ordinance or other District ordinance, rule, or regulation, shall be deemed prima facie responsible for such violation and shall be subject to the penalties provided herein.
Amended June 25, 2026
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