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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Veterans' Monument Protection Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Prohibited acts. It is a violation of this Act |
| 7 | | for any business or recyclable metal dealer, as defined in the |
| 8 | | Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law, to purchase, |
| 9 | | accept, or give anything of value in exchange for any metal |
| 10 | | taken from the grave marker of a veteran.
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| 11 | | Section 10. Cemetery notification. Upon discovering that |
| 12 | | metal from the grave marker of a veteran is missing, a cemetery |
| 13 | | official shall notify the local law enforcement agency and, if |
| 14 | | possible, the family of the deceased veteran.
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| 15 | | Section 15. Penalties. A business or recyclable metal |
| 16 | | dealer who commits a violation of this Act is guilty of a |
| 17 | | business offense and shall be fined a maximum of $1,000 per |
| 18 | | grave marker.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law.
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