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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 50-5 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (5 ILCS 430/50-5)
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7 | Sec. 50-5. Penalties.
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8 | (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | person intentionally
violates any provision of Section 5-15, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.
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11 | (a-1) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | for a violation of Section 5-45 of this Act of up to 3 times the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | total annual compensation that would have been obtained in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | violation of Section 5-45. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) A person who intentionally violates any provision
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | offense
subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
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18 | (c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Article 10 is
guilty of a business
offense and subject to a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
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21 | (d) Any person who intentionally makes a
false report | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics
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23 | commission,
an inspector general,
the State Police, a State's |
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1 | Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law
enforcement | ||||||
2 | official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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3 | (e) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of | ||||||
4 | up to $5,000
against any person
who violates a provision of | ||||||
5 | this Act other than Section 5-10 , who intentionally obstructs | ||||||
6 | or interferes with an
investigation
conducted under this Act by | ||||||
7 | an inspector general, or who
intentionally makes a false, | ||||||
8 | frivolous, or bad faith allegation.
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9 | (f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply, | ||||||
10 | whether criminal or
civil, a State employee who intentionally | ||||||
11 | violates
any provision of Section 5-5, 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35, | ||||||
12 | 5-45, or 5-50, Article 10,
Article 15, or Section 20-90 or | ||||||
13 | 25-90 is subject to discipline or discharge by
the
appropriate | ||||||
14 | ultimate
jurisdictional authority.
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15 | (g) The Executive Ethics Commission may levy an | ||||||
16 | administrative fine of: | ||||||
17 | (1) $250 against any officer, member, or employee under | ||||||
18 | the jurisdiction of the Commission who fails to complete | ||||||
19 | the ethics training required under Section 5-10 within 30 | ||||||
20 | days after the deadline set by the Commission for the | ||||||
21 | completion of that training; | ||||||
22 | (2) $350 against any officer, member, or employee under | ||||||
23 | the jurisdiction of the Commission who fails to complete | ||||||
24 | the ethics training required under Section 5-10 within 31 | ||||||
25 | to 60 days after the deadline set by the Commission for the | ||||||
26 | completion of that training; and |
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1 | (3) $500 against any officer, member, or employee under | ||||||
2 | the jurisdiction of the Commission who fails to complete | ||||||
3 | the ethics training required under Section 5-10 more than | ||||||
4 | 61 days after the deadline set by the Commission for the | ||||||
5 | completion of that training. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
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