2016 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 425 - FIRE SAFETY
425 ILCS 20/ - Fire Hydrant Act.

(425 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 850)
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Hydrant Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 851)
Sec. 1. Any fire hydrant installed or replaced after the effective date of this Act shall have a discharge that is maintained at least 14 inches, but not more than 26 inches, from the surface from which the hydrant protrudes. No object shall be constructed, maintained or installed within 48 inches of a fire hydrant. It shall be unlawful to install, maintain, construct or enlarge any barriers, trees, bushes, walls, or other obstacles which may hide or impede the use of a fire hydrant.
(Source: P.A. 85-343.)

(425 ILCS 20/2)
Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant.
(a) As used in this Section, "fire hydrant" means a water hydrant connected to a water supply system installed for the express purpose of providing water for fire suppression and that a fire department can connect to and from which it can pump or draw water. "Fire hydrant" does not include flush hydrants.
(b) Whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act within 30 days after written notice of noncompliance or violation should reasonably have been received from a fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality in recovering the costs from the responsible party.
(Source: P.A. 99-205, eff. 7-30-15.)