Officials in an Illinois city said residents slow to take down their Christmas lights have only a little more than a week before they face possible fines.

The seasonal decoration ordinance in Aurora, which took effect in 2006, states that outdoor holiday decorations may not be up more than 60 days before or after their celebrated holiday, the Fox Valley Villages Sun reported Wednesday.

Officials said residents who still have Christmas decorations up Feb. 25 may then receive a notice ordering them to remove them within 14 days or face a $50 fine.

Second Ward Alderman Juany Garza, who sponsored the ordinance, said residents have been getting better about taking their decorations down since the rules went into effect.

“Over the years, we did pretty good on the ordinance. People don’t want to see reindeers at their Memorial Day celebrations,” Garza said. “Things are much better.”

Authorities said 383 citations have been issued under the ordinance since 2006.

A California neighborhood reportedly is up in arms after a resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus.

The controversial Christmas display shows Jesus pointing a double-barrel shotgun at Santa’s dead body as Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pickup truck nearby, WNCT reported.

Neighbors in Nipomo, Calif., called for the display to be removed, but its maker Ron Lake called it a work of art — in which Santa represents the commercialization of Christmas, the station reported.

“It’s an expression of my repressed creativity,” Lake told WNCT.

Police said that because Lake built the display on private property they cannot force him to take it down. Some residents plan to start a petition, the station reported.