(430 ILCS 100/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7718)
Sec. 18. Penalties.
(a) Any person who violates any requirement of
Section 9, 10, 11, 12, or 14 of this Act shall be liable for a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. In the case
of a second or subsequent violation of Section 10, the civil penalty shall
not exceed $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues.
(b) Any person who knowingly fails to provide immediate notification of
a release in violation of Section 10 of this Act, shall be guilty of a
Class 4 felony, and in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law is
subject to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for each day of the violation. In
the case of a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be guilty
of a Class 3 felony, and in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law
is subject to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each day of the violation.
(c) All civil penalties and fines collected under this Section
shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and Training Fund, which is
hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury, and may be used
by IEMA, pursuant to appropriation, for its activities arising under this
Act and the Federal Act, including providing financial support for local
emergency planning committees and for training initiatives authorized by
IEMA.
(Source: P.A. 98-465, eff. 8-16-13.)
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