HB0174eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 5. The Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:

(720 ILCS 648/40)

Sec. 40. Penalties.

(a) Any pharmacy or retail distributor that violates this Act is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of $500 for a first offense; and $1,000 for a second offense occurring at the same retail location as and within 3 years of the prior offense. A pharmacy or retail distributor that violates this Act is guilty of a business offense and subject to a fine of $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense occurring at the same retail location as and within 3 years of the prior offenses.

(b) An employee or agent of a pharmacy or retail distributor who violates this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense, a Class 4 felony for a second offense, and a Class 1 felony for a third or subsequent offense.

(c) Any other person who violates this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense, a Class A misdemeanor for a second offense, and a Class 4 felony for a third or subsequent offense.

(d) Any person who uses a false, unlawfully altered, fictitious, or fraudulent driver's license or other government-issued identification to purchase any targeted methamphetamine precursor is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

(Source: P.A. 94-694, eff. 1-15-06.)