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 1        AN ACT concerning State's Attorneys.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title. This Act may  be  cited  as  the
 5    State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.

 6        Section  5.  Definition. As used in this Act, "candidate"
 7    has the meaning provided in Article 9 of the Election Code.

 8        Section 15.  Loans prohibited.  No  State's  Attorney  or
 9    candidate  for  the  office  of State's Attorney may accept a
10    loan, loan guarantee, promise of a loan, or promise of a loan
11    guarantee from an attorney  or  law  firm  that,  during  the
12    previous  2  years, has represented a defendant in a criminal
13    matter in the circuit  court  of  the  county  in  which  the
14    State's Attorney or candidate holds or seeks office.

15        Section  15.  Penalty. Willful violation of this Act is a
16    business offense subject to a fine of $5,000.

17        Section 90.  The  Election  Code  is  amended  by  adding
18    Section 9-30 as follows:

19        (10 ILCS 5/9-30 new)
20        Sec.  9-30.  Loans  to  State's  Attorney  candidates.  A
21    candidate  for  the  office of State's Attorney is subject to
22    the State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.