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90_SB0816

      420 ILCS 40/39            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-39
          Amends the Radiation Protection Act of  1990  to  provide
      that  persons who knowingly make false material statements to
      the Department of Nuclear  Safety  are  subject  to  criminal
      penalties. Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to amend the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 by
 2    changing Section 39.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Radiation  Protection  Act  of 1990 is
 6    amended by changing Section 39 as follows:
 7        (420 ILCS 40/39) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-39)
 8        Sec. 39.  Violations.
 9        (a)  Any person who shall violate any of  the  provisions
10    of,  or who fails to perform any duty imposed by this Act, or
11    who violates any determination or  order  of  the  Department
12    promulgated  pursuant  to  this  Act,  is guilty of a Class A
13    misdemeanor; provided  each  day  during  which  a  violation
14    continues   shall  constitute  a  separate  offense;  and  in
15    addition thereto, such person may be enjoined from continuing
16    such violation as hereinafter provided.
17        (b) (1)  A person who knowingly makes  a  false  material
18        statement  to  a Department employee during the course of
19        official Department business or  in  an  application  for
20        accreditation,  certification, registration, or licensure
21        under this Act, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for  a
22        first  offense  and  is  guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
23        second or subsequent offense.
24             (2)  A person who  knowingly  alters  a  credential,
25        certificate,  registration,  or  license  issued  by  the
26        Department  for  the  purpose of evading a requirement of
27        this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for  a  first
28        offense and is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a second or
29        subsequent offense.
30        (c)  The  penalties  provided herein shall be recoverable
31    in an action brought in the name of the People of  the  State
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 1    of Illinois by the Attorney General.
 2    (Source: P.A. 86-1341.)
 3        Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
 4    becoming law.

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