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240 ILCS 10/19

(240 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 137)

Sec. 19. Penalty.

Any person who engages in business as a personal property warehouseman
without securing a license or who does not have a valid license, or who
commits one or more Category II or Category III violations of
this Act, or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent
or attempt to prevent the Commission in the performance
of its duty in connection with this Act, or who refuses to permit
inspection of his premises or records as provided in this Act shall be guilty
of a Class B misdemeanor for the first violation, and be guilty of a Class
A misdemeanor for each subsequent violation. In addition, the Commission may impose civil penalties in the amount provided under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.  In case of a continuing
violation or violations, each day
that each violation occurs
constitutes a separate and distinct offense.

It shall be the duty of each State's Attorney to whom any violation is
reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted
in the circuit court without delay, provided that the Commission has previously
given the warehouseman involved an administrative hearing as provided for in this Act.

The Commission may apply for and the circuit court may grant a temporary
restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any
person from committing or continuing to commit a Category II or III violation.

(Source: P.A. 96-515, eff. 1-1-10.)