98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0971
 
Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Fred Crespo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
5 ILCS 430/50-5

     Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.  Provides that an ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of not less than $250 against any officer, member, or employee who fails to complete the required ethics training.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 50-5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/50-5)

7    Sec. 50-5. Penalties.

8    (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that 
9person intentionally
violates any provision of Section 5-15, 
105-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.


11    (a-1) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine 
12for a violation of Section 5-45 of this Act of up to 3 times the 
13total annual compensation that would have been obtained in 
14violation of Section 5-45. 
15    (b) A person who intentionally violates any provision
of 
16Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business 
17offense
subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.


18    (c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of 
19Article 10 is
guilty of a business
offense and subject to a 
20fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.


21    (d) Any person who intentionally makes a
false report 
22alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics

23commission,
an inspector general,
the State Police, a State's 
 
 
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1Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law
enforcement 
2official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

3    (e) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of 
4up to $5,000
against any person
who violates this Act, who 
5intentionally obstructs or interferes with an
investigation

6conducted under this Act by an inspector general, or who

7intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or bad faith 
8allegation.


9    (f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply, 
10whether criminal or
civil, a State employee who intentionally 
11violates
any provision of Section 5-5, 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35, 
125-45, or 5-50, Article 10,
Article 15, or Section 20-90 or 
1325-90 is subject to discipline or discharge by
the
appropriate 
14ultimate
jurisdictional authority.


15    (g)  An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of 
16not less than $250 against any officer, member, or employee who 
17fails to complete the ethics training required under Section 
185-10. 
19(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)