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410 ILCS 130/30

    (410 ILCS 130/30)
    Sec. 30. Limitations and penalties.
    (a) This Act does not permit any person to engage in, and does not prevent the imposition of any civil, criminal, or other penalties for engaging in, the following conduct:
        (1) Undertaking any task under the influence of
    
cannabis, when doing so would constitute negligence, professional malpractice, or professional misconduct;
        (2) Possessing cannabis:
            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code, in a school bus;
            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school;
            (C) in any correctional facility;
            (D) in a vehicle under Section 11-502.1 of the
        
Illinois Vehicle Code;
            (E) in a vehicle not open to the public unless
        
the medical cannabis is in a reasonably secured, sealed container and reasonably inaccessible while the vehicle is moving; or
            (F) in a private residence that is used at any
        
time to provide licensed child care or other similar social service care on the premises;
        (3) Using cannabis:
            (A) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code, in a school bus;
            (B) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code, on the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school;
            (C) in any correctional facility;
            (D) in any motor vehicle;
            (E) in a private residence that is used at any
        
time to provide licensed child care or other similar social service care on the premises;
            (F) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code and Section 31 of this Act, in any public place. "Public place" as used in this subsection means any place where an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed by others. A "public place" includes all parts of buildings owned in whole or in part, or leased, by the State or a local unit of government. A "public place" does not include a private residence unless the private residence is used to provide licensed child care, foster care, or other similar social service care on the premises. For purposes of this subsection, a "public place" does not include a health care facility. For purposes of this Section, a "health care facility" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, hospice care centers, and long-term care facilities;
            (G) except as provided under Section 22-33 of the
        
School Code and Section 31 of this Act, knowingly in close physical proximity to anyone under the age of 18 years of age;
        (4) Smoking medical cannabis in any public place
    
where an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed by others, in a health care facility, or any other place where smoking is prohibited under the Smoke Free Illinois Act;
        (5) Operating, navigating, or being in actual
    
physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while using or under the influence of cannabis in violation of Sections 11-501 and 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
        (6) Using or possessing cannabis if that person does
    
not have a debilitating medical condition and is not a registered qualifying patient or caregiver;
        (7) Allowing any person who is not allowed to use
    
cannabis under this Act to use cannabis that a cardholder is allowed to possess under this Act;
        (8) Transferring cannabis to any person contrary to
    
the provisions of this Act;
        (9) The use of medical cannabis by an active duty law
    
enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer, or firefighter; or
        (10) The use of medical cannabis by a person who has
    
a school bus permit or a Commercial Driver's License.
    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the arrest or prosecution of a registered qualifying patient for reckless driving or driving under the influence of cannabis where probable cause exists.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related to the unlawful possession of cannabis, knowingly making a misrepresentation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis to avoid arrest or prosecution is a petty offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, which shall be in addition to any other penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for the use of cannabis other than use undertaken under this Act.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other criminal penalties related to the unlawful possession of cannabis, any person who makes a misrepresentation of a medical condition to a certifying health care professional or fraudulently provides material misinformation to a certifying health care professional in order to obtain a written certification is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
    (e) Any cardholder or registered caregiver who sells cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card revoked and is subject to other penalties for the unauthorized sale of cannabis.
    (f) Any registered qualifying patient who commits a violation of Section 11-502.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or refuses a properly requested test related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card revoked.
    (g) No registered qualifying patient or designated caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or possess, individually or collectively, an amount of usable cannabis from a registered medical cannabis dispensing organization that would cause him or her to exceed the authorized adequate supply under subsection (a) of Section 10.
    (h) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a private business from restricting or prohibiting the medical use of cannabis on its property.
    (i) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a university, college, or other institution of post-secondary education from restricting or prohibiting the use of medical cannabis on its property.
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-67, eff. 7-9-21.)