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720 ILCS 685/5

(720 ILCS 685/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358-5)

Sec. 5. Penalty.

(a) Any person who shall knowingly violate, or shall knowingly
cause the violation of any provision of this Act other than
subsection (a-5) or (b-5) of Section 4 shall be guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who knowingly violates or knowingly causes the
violation of subsection (a-5) of Section 4 is guilty of a petty
offense for which the offender may be fined an amount as follows:

(1) For a first offense, not less than $100 and not

more than $500.

(2) For a second offense within a 2-year period, not

less than $250 and not more than $500.

(3) For a third or subsequent offense within a 2-year

period, not less than $500 and not more than $1,000.

(c)  Any person who knowingly violates or knowingly causes the
violation of subsection (b-5) of Section 4 is guilty of a petty
offense for which the offender shall be fined an amount of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.

(Source: P.A. 97-917, eff. 8-9-12.)