Section 240.520  Civil Penalties

a)         A contractor that violates any of the provisions of the Act or this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for each violation found in the first audit by the Department.  Following a first audit, a contractor shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2000 for each repeat violation found by the Department within a five-year period.

b)         Each violation of the Act, for each person and for each day the violation continues, shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 18500, effective August 21, 2014)