(815 ILCS 705/25) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1725)
Sec. 25.
Criminal prosecution.
Any person who willfully sells a
franchise in this State without complying with Sections 5, 6, 10, 11, 13 or
15 of this Act or who in a disclosure statement or an amendment thereto
willfully makes any false or misleading statement of a material fact or
willfully omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, commits a class 2
felony and upon conviction shall be subject to such punishment as provided
by law. The Administrator, with such assistance as he may from time to time
request of the State's Attorneys in the several counties, shall investigate
suspected criminal violations of this Act and shall commence and try all
prosecutions under this Act. Prosecutions under this Act may be commenced
by information or indictment. With respect to the commencement and trial
of such prosecutions instituted by the Administrator, the Administrator
shall have all of the powers and duties vested by law in the state's
attorneys with respect to criminal prosecutions generally. A prosecution
for any offense under this Act must be commenced within 3 years after the
commission thereof. Nothing in this Act limits the power of the State to
punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime under any
other statute.
(Source: P.A. 85-551.)
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