(35 ILCS 735/3-7.5)
Sec. 3-7.5. Bad check penalty.
(a) In addition to any other penalty provided
in this Act, a penalty of $25 shall be imposed on any person who issues a check
or other draft to the Department that is not honored upon presentment. The
penalty imposed under this Section shall be deemed assessed at the time of
presentment of the check or other draft and shall be treated for all purposes,
including collection and allocation, as part of the tax or other liability for
which the check or other draft represented payment.
(b) If a taxpayer has a tax liability for the taxable period ending after June 30,
1983 and prior to July 1, 2002 that is eligible for amnesty under
the Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act and the taxpayer fails to satisfy the tax
liability during the amnesty period provided for in that Act for that taxable period, then the penalty
imposed by the Department under this Section shall be imposed in an amount that
is 200% of the amount that would otherwise be imposed under this Section.
(c) If a taxpayer has a tax liability for the taxable period ending after June 30, 2002 and prior to July 1, 2009 that is eligible for amnesty under the
Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act, except for any tax liability reported pursuant to Section 506(b) of the Illinois Income Tax Act (35 ILCS 5/506(b)) that is not final, and the taxpayer fails to satisfy the tax liability
during the amnesty period provided for in that Act for that taxable period, then the penalty imposed by
the Department under this Section shall be imposed in an amount that is 200% of
the amount that would otherwise be imposed under this Section. (Source: P.A. 96-1435, eff. 8-16-10.)
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