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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Children's Product Safety Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 16 and changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 125/16 new)
7    Sec. 16. Crib bumper pads.
8    (a) For purposes of this Section:
9        (1) "Crib" means any bed with barred or latticed sides 
10    designed for an infant or toddler.
11        (2) "Crib bumper pad" means any padding material, 
12    including, but not limited to, a roll of stuffed fabric, 
13    that is designed for placement within a crib to cushion one 
14    or more of the crib's inner sides adjacent to the crib 
15    mattress.
16    (b) No person shall sell, lease, offer for sale, or offer 
17for lease any crib bumper pad as a separate item or as an 
18accessory to a crib in the State.
19    (c) Any person who violates this Section is subject to a 
20civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each 
21offense.
 



22    (430 ILCS 125/25)



 
 
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1    Sec. 25. Penalty. Except as provided in Sections 16 and 
2Section 20, a

commercial dealer, importer, distributor, 
3wholesaler, or retailer who violates this Act by failing to 
4exercise reasonable care is subject to a civil penalty in an 
5amount not to exceed $500 for each day that the violation 
6continues.

7(Source: P.A. 94-11, eff. 1-1-06.)