(205 ILCS 685/7) (from Ch. 17, par. 7357)

Sec. 7. (a) No person shall for the purpose of evading the recording or reporting requirements of Sections 4 and 5 of this Act:

(1) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act; or

(2) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act that contains a material omission or misstatement of fact; or

(3) Structure, assist in structuring, or attempt to structure or assist in structuring any transaction with one or more financial institutions.

(b) A person structures a transaction if he is:

(1) acting alone, or in conjunction with or on behalf of other persons;

(2) conducts, attempts to conduct, or assists in conducting;

(3) one or more transactions in currency, cashier's checks, money orders or traveler's checks;

(4) in any amount;

(5) at one or more financial institutions;

(6) on one or more days;

(7) in any manner;

(8) for the purpose of evading the reporting requirements of this Act.

(c) Structuring a transaction is a Class 2 felony.

(Source: P.A. 87-619.)