103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2188

 

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Rep. Fred Crespo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 105/4.04a
305 ILCS 5/8A-7  from Ch. 23, par. 8A-7
305 ILCS 5/12-4.41
740 ILCS 175/2  from Ch. 127, par. 4102
740 ILCS 175/4  from Ch. 127, par. 4104
740 ILCS 175/6  from Ch. 127, par. 4106
740 ILCS 175/8  from Ch. 127, par. 4108

    Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing all references to the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Removes references to the Illinois State Police from the definition of "investigator". Provides that the Attorney General (rather than the Attorney General or the Illinois State Police) shall diligently investigate a civil violation for false claims under the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may issue subpoenas under the Act (rather than the Attorney General may delegate the authority to issue subpoenas under the Act to the Department of State Police). In provisions concerning the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, provides that for all cases settled on or after October 1, 2023, one-third of the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Provides that the remaining two-thirds of the monies in the Fund shall be used for payment of awards to Qui Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise specified in this Act, with any remainder to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall direct the State Treasurer to make disbursement of funds. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning the fraud.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5changing Section 4.04a as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.04a)
7    Sec. 4.04a. Illinois Long-Term Care Council.
8    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to ensure that
9consumers over the age of 60 residing in facilities licensed
10or regulated under the Nursing Home Care Act, Skilled Nursing
11and Intermediate Care Facilities Code, Sheltered Care
12Facilities Code, and the Illinois Veterans' Homes Code receive
13high quality long-term care through an effective Illinois
14Long-Term Care Council.
15    (b) Maintenance and operation of the Illinois Long-Term
16Care Council.
17        (1) The Department shall develop a fair and impartial
18    process for recruiting and receiving nominations for
19    members for the Illinois Long-Term Care Council from the
20    State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the area agencies on
21    aging, regional ombudsman programs, provider agencies, and
22    other public agencies, using a nomination form provided by
23    the Department.

 

 

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1        (2) The Department shall appoint members to the
2    Illinois Long-Term Care Council in a timely manner.
3        (3) The Department shall consider and act in good
4    faith regarding the Illinois Long-Term Care Council's
5    annual report and its recommendations.
6        (4) The Director shall appoint to the Illinois
7    Long-Term Care Council at least 18 but not more than 25
8    members.
9    (c) Responsibilities of the State Long-Term Care
10Ombudsman, area agencies on aging, regional long-term care
11ombudsman programs, and provider agencies. The State Long-Term
12Care Ombudsman and each area agency on aging, regional
13long-term care ombudsman program, and provider agency shall
14solicit names and recommend members to the Department for
15appointment to the Illinois Long-Term Care Council.
16    (d) Powers and duties. The Illinois Long-Term Care Council
17shall do the following:
18        (1) Make recommendations and comment on issues
19    pertaining to long-term care and the State Long-Term Care
20    Ombudsman Program to the Department.
21        (2) Advise the Department on matters pertaining to the
22    quality of life and quality of care in the continuum of
23    long-term care.
24        (3) Evaluate, comment on reports regarding, and make
25    recommendations on, the quality of life and quality of
26    care in long-term care facilities and on the duties and

 

 

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1    responsibilities of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
2    Program.
3        (4) Prepare and circulate an annual report to the
4    Governor, the General Assembly, and other interested
5    parties concerning the duties and accomplishments of the
6    Illinois Long-Term Care Council and all other related
7    matters pertaining to long-term care and the protection of
8    residents' rights.
9        (5) Provide an opportunity for public input at each
10    scheduled meeting.
11        (6) Make recommendations to the Director, upon his or
12    her request, as to individuals who are capable of serving
13    as the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and who should make
14    appropriate application for that position should it become
15    vacant.
16    (e) Composition and operation. The Illinois Long-Term Care
17Council shall be composed of at least 18 but not more than 25
18members concerned about the quality of life in long-term care
19facilities and protecting the rights of residents, including
20members from long-term care facilities. The State Long-Term
21Care Ombudsman shall be a permanent member of the Long-Term
22Care Council. Members shall be appointed for a 4-year term
23with initial appointments staggered with 2-year, 3-year, and
244-year terms. A lottery will determine the terms of office for
25the members of the first term. Members may be reappointed to a
26term but no member may be reappointed to more than 2

 

 

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1consecutive terms. The Illinois Long-Term Care Council shall
2meet a minimum of 3 times per calendar year.
3    (f) Member requirements. All members shall be individuals
4who have demonstrated concern about the quality of life in
5long-term care facilities. A minimum of 3 members must be
6current or former residents of long-term care facilities or
7the family member of a current or former resident of a
8long-term care facility. A minimum of 2 members shall
9represent current or former long-term care facility resident
10councils or family councils. A minimum of 4 members shall be
11selected from recommendations by organizations whose members
12consist of long-term care facilities. A representative of
13long-term care facility employees must also be included as a
14member. A minimum of 2 members shall be selected from
15recommendations of membership-based senior advocacy groups or
16consumer organizations that engage solely in legal
17representation on behalf of residents and immediate families.
18There shall be non-voting State agency members on the
19Long-Term Care Council from the following agencies: (i) the
20Department of Veterans' Affairs; (ii) the Department of Human
21Services; (iii) the Department of Public Health; (iv) the
22Department on Aging; (v) the Department of Healthcare and
23Family Services; (vi) the Office of the Attorney General
24Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and (vii)
25others as appropriate.
26(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
2changing Sections 8A-7 and 12-4.41 as follows:
 
3    (305 ILCS 5/8A-7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 8A-7)
4    Sec. 8A-7. Civil Remedies. (a) A person who receives
5financial aid by means of a false statement, willful
6misrepresentation or by his failure to notify the county
7department or local governmental unit, as the case may be, of a
8change in his status as required by Sections 11-18 and 11-19,
9for the purpose of preventing the denial, cancellation or
10suspension of his grant, or a variation in the amount thereof,
11or by other fraudulent device, or a person who knowingly aids
12or abets any person in obtaining financial aid for which he is
13not eligible, shall be answerable to the county department or
14the local governmental unit, as the case may be, for refunding
15the entire amount of aid received. If the refund is not made,
16it shall be recoverable in a civil action from the person who
17received the aid, or from anyone who willfully aided such
18person to obtain the aid. If an act which would be unlawful
19under Section 8A-2 is proven, the court may as a penalty assess
20an additional sum of money, not to exceed the entire amount of
21aid provided, against the recipient or against any person who
22willfully aided the recipient. If assessed, the penalty shall
23be included in any judgment entered for the aid received, and
24paid to the county department or the local governmental unit,

 

 

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1as the case may be. Upon entry of the judgment a lien shall
2attach to all property and assets of such person until the
3judgment is satisfied.
4    (b) Any person, firm, corporation, association, agency,
5institution or other legal entity, other than an individual
6recipient, that willfully, by means of a false statement or
7representation, or by concealment of any material fact or by
8other fraudulent scheme or device on behalf of himself or
9others, obtains or attempts to obtain benefits or payments
10under this Code to which he or it is not entitled, or in a
11greater amount than that to which he or it is entitled, shall
12be liable for repayment of any excess benefits or payments
13received and, in addition to any other penalties provided by
14law, civil penalties consisting of (1) the interest on the
15amount of excess benefits or payments at the maximum legal
16rate in effect on the date the payment was made to such person,
17firm, corporation, association, agency, institution or other
18legal entity for the period from the date upon which payment
19was made to the date upon which repayment is made to the State,
20(2) an amount not to exceed 3 times the amount of such excess
21benefits or payments, and (3) the sum of $2,000 for each
22excessive claim for benefits or payments. Upon entry of a
23judgment for repayment of any excess benefits or payments, or
24for any civil penalties assessed by the court, a lien shall
25attach to all property and assets of such person, firm,
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1entity until the judgment is satisfied.
2    (c) Civil recoveries provided for in this Section may be
3recoverable in court proceedings initiated by the Attorney
4General or, in actions involving a local governmental unit, by
5the State's Attorney.
6    (d) Any person who commits the offense of vendor fraud or
7recipient fraud as defined in Section 8A-2 and Section 8A-3 of
8this Article shall forfeit, according to the provisions of
9this subsection, any monies, profits or proceeds, and any
10interest or property which the sentencing court determines he
11has acquired or maintained, directly or indirectly, in whole
12or in part as a result of such offense. Such person shall also
13forfeit any interest in, securities of, claim against, or
14contractual right of any kind which affords him a source of
15influence over, any enterprise which he has established,
16operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in
17conducting, where his relationship to or connection with any
18such thing or activity directly or indirectly, in whole or in
19part, is traceable to any thing or benefit which he has
20obtained or acquired through vendor fraud or recipient fraud.
21    Proceedings instituted pursuant to this subsection shall
22be subject to and conducted in accordance with the following
23procedures:
24    (1) The sentencing court shall, upon petition by the
25Attorney General or State's Attorney at any time following
26sentencing, conduct a hearing to determine whether any

 

 

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1property or property interest is subject to forfeiture under
2this subsection. At the forfeiture hearing the People shall
3have the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the
4evidence, that the property or property interests are subject
5to such forfeiture.
6    (2) In any action brought by the People of the State of
7Illinois under this Section, in which any restraining order,
8injunction or prohibition or any other action in connection
9with any property or interest subject to forfeiture under this
10subsection is sought, the circuit court presiding over the
11trial of the person charged with recipient fraud or vendor
12fraud as defined in Sections 8A-2 or 8A-3 of this Article shall
13first determine whether there is probable cause to believe
14that the person so charged has committed the offense of
15recipient fraud or vendor fraud and whether the property or
16interest is subject to forfeiture under this subsection. To
17make such a determination, prior to entering any such order,
18the court shall conduct a hearing without a jury, at which the
19People shall establish that there is (i) probable cause that
20the person so charged has committed the offense of recipient
21fraud or vendor fraud and (ii) probable cause that any
22property or interest may be subject to forfeiture pursuant to
23this subsection. Such hearing may be conducted simultaneously
24with a preliminary hearing, if the prosecution is commenced by
25information or complaint, or by motion of the People at any
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1probable cause at a preliminary hearing following the filing
2of an information charging the offense of recipient fraud or
3vendor fraud as defined in Sections 8A-2 or 8A-3 or the return
4of an indictment by a grand jury charging the offense of
5recipient fraud or vendor fraud as defined in Sections 8A-2 or
68A-3 of this Article as sufficient evidence of probable cause
7as provided in item (i) above. Upon such a finding, the circuit
8court shall enter such restraining order, injunction or
9prohibition, or shall take such other action in connection
10with any such property or other interest subject to forfeiture
11under this Act as is necessary to insure that such property is
12not removed from the jurisdiction of the court, concealed,
13destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the owner of that
14property or interest prior to a forfeiture hearing under this
15subsection. The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall
16file a certified copy of such restraining order, injunction or
17other prohibition with the recorder of deeds or registrar of
18titles of each county where any such property of the defendant
19may be located. No such injunction, restraining order or other
20prohibition shall affect the rights of any bonafide purchaser,
21mortgagee, judgement creditor or other lien holder arising
22prior to the date of such filing. The court may, at any time,
23upon verified petition by the defendant, conduct a hearing to
24determine whether all or portions of any such property or
25interest which the court previously determined to be subject
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1or prohibition or other action, should be released. The court
2may in its discretion release such property to the defendant
3for good cause shown.
4    (3) Upon conviction of a person under this Article, the
5court shall authorize the Director of the Illinois State
6Police to seize all property or other interest declared
7forfeited under this subsection upon such terms and conditions
8as the court shall deem proper.
9    (4) The Director of the Illinois State Police is
10authorized to sell all property forfeited and seized pursuant
11to this subsection, unless such property is required by law to
12be destroyed or is harmful to the public. After the deduction
13of all requisite expenses of administration and sale, the
14court shall order the Director to distribute to the Illinois
15Department an amount from the proceeds of the forfeited
16property, or monies forfeited or seized, which will satisfy
17any unsatisfied court order of restitution entered pursuant to
18a conviction under this Article. If the proceeds are less than
19the amount necessary to satisfy the order of restitution, the
20Director shall distribute to the Illinois Department the
21entire amount of the remaining proceeds. The Director shall
22distribute any remaining proceeds of such sale, along with any
23monies forfeited or seized, in accordance with the following
24schedules:
25    (a) 25% shall be distributed to the unit of local
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1investigation into recipient fraud or vendor fraud and caused
2the arrest or arrests and prosecution leading to the
3forfeiture. Amounts distributed to units of local government
4shall be used solely for enforcement matters relating to
5detection, investigation or prosecution of recipient fraud or
6vendor fraud as defined in Section 8A-2 or 8A-3 of this
7Article. Where the investigation, arrest or arrests leading to
8the prosecution and forfeiture is undertaken solely by the
9Office of the Attorney General Illinois State Police, the
10portion provided hereunder shall be paid into the Medicaid
11Fraud and Abuse Prevention Fund, which is hereby created in
12the State treasury. Monies from this fund shall be used by the
13Office of the Attorney General Illinois State Police for the
14furtherance of enforcement matters relating to detection,
15investigation or prosecution of recipient fraud or vendor
16fraud. Monies directed to this fund shall be used in addition
17to, and not as a substitute for, funds annually appropriated
18to the Office of the Attorney General Illinois State Police
19for medicaid fraud enforcement.
20    (b) 25% shall be distributed to the county in which the
21prosecution and petition for forfeiture resulting in the
22forfeiture was instituted, and deposited in a special fund in
23the county treasury and appropriated to the State's Attorney
24for use solely in enforcement matters relating to detection,
25investigation or prosecution of recipient fraud or vendor
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1prosecution resulting in the forfeiture, the portion provided
2hereunder shall be paid into the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
3Prevention Fund, to be used by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
4of the Office of the Attorney General Illinois State Police
5for enforcement matters relating to detection, investigation
6or prosecution of recipient fraud or vendor fraud. Where the
7Attorney General and a State's Attorney have jointly
8participated in any portion of the proceedings, 12.5% shall be
9distributed to the county in which the prosecution resulting
10in the forfeiture was instituted, and used as specified
11herein, and 12.5% shall be paid into the Medicaid Fraud and
12Abuse Prevention Fund, and used as specified herein.
13    (c) 50% shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer for
14deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
15(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
16    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.41)
17    Sec. 12-4.41. Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force.
18    (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Public Benefits Fraud
19Protection Task Force is to conduct a thorough review of the
20nature of public assistance fraud in the State of Illinois; to
21ascertain the feasibility of implementing a mechanism to
22determine the pervasiveness and frequency of public assistance
23fraud; to calculate the detriment of public assistance fraud
24to the financial status and socio-economic status of public
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1and to determine if more stringent penalties or compassionate
2procedures are necessary.
3    (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
4    "Task Force" means the Public Benefits Fraud Protection
5Task Force.
6    "Public assistance" or "public aid" includes, without
7limitation, Medicaid, TANF, the Illinois LINK Program, General
8Assistance, Transitional Assistance, the Supplemental
9Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Child Care Assistance
10Program.
11    (c) The Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force. The
12Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force is created. The
13Task Force shall be composed of 17 members appointed as
14follows:
15        (1) One member of the Illinois Senate appointed by the
16    President of the Senate, who shall be co-chair to the Task
17    Force;
18        (2) One member of the Illinois Senate appointed by the
19    Senate Minority Leader;
20        (3) One member of the Illinois House of
21    Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
22    Representatives, who shall be co-chair to the Task Force;
23        (4) One member of the Illinois House of
24    Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader;
25        (5) The following persons, or their designees: the
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1    Family Services, and the Secretary of Human Services;
2        (6) The Director of the Illinois Department on Aging,
3    or his or her designee;
4        (7) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
5    Governor, or his or her designee;
6        (8) The Inspector General of the Illinois Department
7    of Human Services, or his or her designee;
8        (9) A representative from the Office of the Attorney
9    General Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
10        (10) Three persons, who are not currently employed by
11    a State agency, appointed by the Secretary of Human
12    Services, one of whom shall be a person with professional
13    experience in child care issues, one of whom shall be a
14    person with knowledge and experience in legal aid
15    services, and one of whom shall be a person with knowledge
16    and experience in poverty law;
17        (11) The Attorney General, or his or her designee;
18        (12) A representative of a union representing front
19    line State employees who administer public benefits
20    programs; and
21        (13) A representative of a statewide business
22    association.
23    (d) Compensation and qualifications. Members shall serve
24without compensation and shall be adults and residents of
25Illinois.
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
2Assembly.
3    (f) Hearings. The Task Force shall solicit comments from
4stakeholders and hold public hearings before filing any report
5required by this Section. At the public hearings, the Task
6Force shall allow interested persons to present their views
7and comments. The Task Force shall submit all reports required
8by this Section to the Governor and the General Assembly. In
9addition to the reports required by this Section, the Task
10Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and
11recommendations. The Department of Human Services shall
12provide administrative support to the Task Force.
13    (g) Task Force duties. The Task Force shall gather
14information and make recommendations relating to at least the
15following topics in relation to public assistance fraud:
16        (1) Reviews of provider billing of public aid claims.
17        (2) Reviews of recipient utilization of public aid.
18        (3) Protocols for investigating recipient public aid
19    fraud.
20        (4) Protocols for investigating provider public aid
21    fraud.
22        (5) Reporting of alleged fraud by private citizens
23    through qui tam actions.
24        (6) Examination of current fraud prevention measures
25    which may hinder legitimate aid claims.
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1    investigation.
2        (8) Financial audit of the current costs borne by aid
3    recipients and Illinois government through fraud.
4        (9) Examination of enhanced penalties for fraudulent
5    recipients and providers.
6        (10) Enhanced whistleblower protections.
7        (11) Voluntary assistance from businesses and
8    community groups in efforts to curb fraud.
9    (h) Task Force recommendations. Any of the findings,
10recommendations, public postings, and other relevant
11information regarding the Task Force shall be made available
12on the Department of Human Services' website.
13    (i) Reporting requirements. The Task Force shall submit
14findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General
15Assembly by December 31, 2011, including any necessary
16implementing legislation, and recommendations for changes to
17policies, rules, or procedures that are not incorporated in
18the implementing legislation.
19    (j) Dissolution of Task Force. The Task Force shall be
20dissolved 90 days after its report has been submitted to the
21Governor's Office and the General Assembly.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1346, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
23    Section 15. The Illinois False Claims Act is amended by
24changing Sections 2, 4, 6, and 8 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (740 ILCS 175/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4102)
2    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    (a) "State" means the State of Illinois; any agency of
4State government; the system of State colleges and
5universities, any school district, community college district,
6county, municipality, municipal corporation, unit of local
7government, and any combination of the above under an
8intergovernmental agreement that includes provisions for a
9governing body of the agency created by the agreement.
10    (b) "Guard" means the Illinois National Guard.
11    (c) "Investigation" means any inquiry conducted by any
12investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any
13person is or has been engaged in any violation of this Act.
14    (d) "Investigator" means a person who is charged by the
15Attorney General or the Illinois State Police with the duty of
16conducting any investigation under this Act, or any officer or
17employee of the State acting under the direction and
18supervision of the Attorney General or the Illinois State
19Police, in the course of an investigation.
20    (e) "Documentary material" includes the original or any
21copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper,
22communication, tabulation, chart, or other document, or data
23compilations stored in or accessible through computer or other
24information retrieval systems, together with instructions and
25all other materials necessary to use or interpret such data
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1    (f) "Custodian" means the custodian, or any deputy
2custodian, designated by the Attorney General under subsection
3(i)(1) of Section 6.
4    (g) "Product of discovery" includes:
5        (1) the original or duplicate of any deposition,
6    interrogatory, document, thing, result of the inspection
7    of land or other property, examination, or admission,
8    which is obtained by any method of discovery in any
9    judicial or administrative proceeding of an adversarial
10    nature;
11        (2) any digest, analysis, selection, compilation, or
12    derivation of any item listed in paragraph (1); and
13        (3) any index or other manner of access to any item
14    listed in paragraph (1).
15(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
16    (740 ILCS 175/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4104)
17    Sec. 4. Civil actions for false claims.
18    (a) Responsibilities of the Attorney General and the
19Illinois State Police. The Attorney General or the Illinois
20State Police shall diligently investigate a civil violation
21under Section 3. If the Attorney General finds that a person
22violated or is violating Section 3, the Attorney General may
23bring a civil action under this Section against the person.
24    The State shall receive an amount for reasonable expenses
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1Attorney General, including reasonable attorneys' fees and
2costs. All such expenses, fees, and costs shall be awarded
3against the defendant. The court may award amounts from the
4proceeds of an action or settlement that it considers
5appropriate to any governmental entity or program that has
6been adversely affected by a defendant. The Attorney General,
7if necessary, shall direct the State Treasurer to make a
8disbursement of funds as provided in court orders or
9settlement agreements.
10    (b) Actions by private persons.
11        (1) A person may bring a civil action for a violation
12    of Section 3 for the person and for the State. The action
13    shall be brought in the name of the State. The action may
14    be dismissed only if the court and the Attorney General
15    give written consent to the dismissal and their reasons
16    for consenting.
17        (2) A copy of the complaint and written disclosure of
18    substantially all material evidence and information the
19    person possesses shall be served on the State. The
20    complaint shall be filed in camera, shall remain under
21    seal for at least 60 days, and shall not be served on the
22    defendant until the court so orders. The State may elect
23    to intervene and proceed with the action within 60 days
24    after it receives both the complaint and the material
25    evidence and information.
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1    court for extensions of the time during which the
2    complaint remains under seal under paragraph (2). Any such
3    motions may be supported by affidavits or other
4    submissions in camera. The defendant shall not be required
5    to respond to any complaint filed under this Section until
6    20 days after the complaint is unsealed and served upon
7    the defendant.
8        (4) Before the expiration of the 60-day period or any
9    extensions obtained under paragraph (3), the State shall:
10            (A) proceed with the action, in which case the
11        action shall be conducted by the State; or
12            (B) notify the court that it declines to take over
13        the action, in which case the person bringing the
14        action shall have the right to conduct the action.
15        (5) When a person brings an action under this
16    subsection (b), no person other than the State may
17    intervene or bring a related action based on the facts
18    underlying the pending action.
19    (c) Rights of the parties to Qui Tam actions.
20        (1) If the State proceeds with the action, it shall
21    have the primary responsibility for prosecuting the
22    action, and shall not be bound by an act of the person
23    bringing the action. Such person shall have the right to
24    continue as a party to the action, subject to the
25    limitations set forth in paragraph (2).
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1    notwithstanding the objections of the person initiating
2    the action if the person has been notified by the State of
3    the filing of the motion and the court has provided the
4    person with an opportunity for a hearing on the motion.
5        (B) The State may settle the action with the defendant
6    notwithstanding the objections of the person initiating
7    the action if the court determines, after a hearing, that
8    the proposed settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable
9    under all the circumstances. Upon a showing of good cause,
10    such hearing may be held in camera.
11        (C) Upon a showing by the State that unrestricted
12    participation during the course of the litigation by the
13    person initiating the action would interfere with or
14    unduly delay the State's prosecution of the case, or would
15    be repetitious, irrelevant, or for purposes of harassment,
16    the court may, in its discretion, impose limitations on
17    the person's participation, such as:
18            (i) limiting the number of witnesses the person
19        may call:
20            (ii) limiting the length of the testimony of such
21        witnesses;
22            (iii) limiting the person's cross-examination of
23        witnesses; or
24            (iv) otherwise limiting the participation by the
25        person in the litigation.
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1    participation during the course of the litigation by the
2    person initiating the action would be for purposes of
3    harassment or would cause the defendant undue burden or
4    unnecessary expense, the court may limit the participation
5    by the person in the litigation.
6        (3) If the State elects not to proceed with the
7    action, the person who initiated the action shall have the
8    right to conduct the action. If the State so requests, it
9    shall be served with copies of all pleadings filed in the
10    action and shall be supplied with copies of all deposition
11    transcripts (at the State's expense). When a person
12    proceeds with the action, the court, without limiting the
13    status and rights of the person initiating the action, may
14    nevertheless permit the State to intervene at a later date
15    upon a showing of good cause.
16        (4) Whether or not the State proceeds with the action,
17    upon a showing by the State that certain actions of
18    discovery by the person initiating the action would
19    interfere with the State's investigation or prosecution of
20    a criminal or civil matter arising out of the same facts,
21    the court may stay such discovery for a period of not more
22    than 60 days. Such a showing shall be conducted in camera.
23    The court may extend the 60-day period upon a further
24    showing in camera that the State has pursued the criminal
25    or civil investigation or proceedings with reasonable
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1    will interfere with the ongoing criminal or civil
2    investigation or proceedings.
3        (5) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the State may
4    elect to pursue its claim through any alternate remedy
5    available to the State, including any administrative
6    proceeding to determine a civil money penalty. If any such
7    alternate remedy is pursued in another proceeding, the
8    person initiating the action shall have the same rights in
9    such proceeding as such person would have had if the
10    action had continued under this Section. Any finding of
11    fact or conclusion of law made in such other proceeding
12    that has become final shall be conclusive on all parties
13    to an action under this Section. For purposes of the
14    preceding sentence, a finding or conclusion is final if it
15    has been finally determined on appeal to the appropriate
16    court, if all time for filing such an appeal with respect
17    to the finding or conclusion has expired, or if the
18    finding or conclusion is not subject to judicial review.
19    (d) Award to Qui Tam plaintiff.
20        (1) If the State proceeds with an action brought by a
21    person under subsection (b), such person shall, subject to
22    the second sentence of this paragraph, receive at least
23    15% but not more than 25% of the proceeds of the action or
24    settlement of the claim, depending upon the extent to
25    which the person substantially contributed to the
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1    the court finds to be based primarily on disclosures of
2    specific information (other than information provided by
3    the person bringing the action) relating to allegations or
4    transactions in a criminal, civil, or administrative
5    hearing, in a legislative, administrative, or Auditor
6    General's report, hearing, audit, or investigation, or
7    from the news media, the court may award such sums as it
8    considers appropriate, but in no case more than 10% of the
9    proceeds, taking into account the significance of the
10    information and the role of the person bringing the action
11    in advancing the case to litigation. Any payment to a
12    person under the first or second sentence of this
13    paragraph (1) shall be made from the proceeds. Any such
14    person shall also receive an amount for reasonable
15    expenses which the court finds to have been necessarily
16    incurred, plus reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The
17    State shall also receive an amount for reasonable expenses
18    which the court finds to have been necessarily incurred by
19    the Attorney General, including reasonable attorneys' fees
20    and costs. All such expenses, fees, and costs shall be
21    awarded against the defendant. The court may award amounts
22    from the proceeds of an action or settlement that it
23    considers appropriate to any governmental entity or
24    program that has been adversely affected by a defendant.
25    The Attorney General, if necessary, shall direct the State
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1    court orders or settlement agreements.
2        (2) If the State does not proceed with an action under
3    this Section, the person bringing the action or settling
4    the claim shall receive an amount which the court decides
5    is reasonable for collecting the civil penalty and
6    damages. The amount shall be not less than 25% and not more
7    than 30% of the proceeds of the action or settlement and
8    shall be paid out of such proceeds. Such person shall also
9    receive an amount for reasonable expenses which the court
10    finds to have been necessarily incurred, plus reasonable
11    attorneys' fees and costs. All such expenses, fees, and
12    costs shall be awarded against the defendant. The court
13    may award amounts from the proceeds of an action or
14    settlement that it considers appropriate to any
15    governmental entity or program that has been adversely
16    affected by a defendant. The Attorney General, if
17    necessary, shall direct the State Treasurer to make a
18    disbursement of funds as provided in court orders or
19    settlement agreements.
20        (3) Whether or not the State proceeds with the action,
21    if the court finds that the action was brought by a person
22    who planned and initiated the violation of Section 3 upon
23    which the action was brought, then the court may, to the
24    extent the court considers appropriate, reduce the share
25    of the proceeds of the action which the person would
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1    subsection (d), taking into account the role of that
2    person in advancing the case to litigation and any
3    relevant circumstances pertaining to the violation. If the
4    person bringing the action is convicted of criminal
5    conduct arising from his or her role in the violation of
6    Section 3, that person shall be dismissed from the civil
7    action and shall not receive any share of the proceeds of
8    the action. Such dismissal shall not prejudice the right
9    of the State to continue the action, represented by the
10    Attorney General.
11        (4) If the State does not proceed with the action and
12    the person bringing the action conducts the action, the
13    court may award to the defendant its reasonable attorneys'
14    fees and expenses if the defendant prevails in the action
15    and the court finds that the claim of the person bringing
16    the action was clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious, or
17    brought primarily for purposes of harassment.
18    (e) Certain actions barred.
19        (1) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action
20    brought by a former or present member of the Guard under
21    subsection (b) of this Section against a member of the
22    Guard arising out of such person's service in the Guard.
23        (2)(A) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action
24    brought under subsection (b) against a member of the
25    General Assembly, a member of the judiciary, or an exempt
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1    known to the State when the action was brought.
2        (B) For purposes of this paragraph (2), "exempt
3    official" means any of the following officials in State
4    service: directors of departments established under the
5    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Adjutant
6    General, the Assistant Adjutant General, the Director of
7    the State Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, members
8    of the boards and commissions, and all other positions
9    appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the
10    Senate.
11        (3) In no event may a person bring an action under
12    subsection (b) which is based upon allegations or
13    transactions which are the subject of a civil suit or an
14    administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the
15    State is already a party.
16        (4)(A) The court shall dismiss an action or claim
17    under this Section, unless opposed by the State, if
18    substantially the same allegations or transactions as
19    alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed:
20            (i) in a criminal, civil, or administrative
21        hearing in which the State or its agent is a party;
22            (ii) in a State legislative, State Auditor
23        General, or other State report, hearing, audit, or
24        investigation; or
25            (iii) from the news media,
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1    the person bringing the action is an original source of
2    the information.
3        (B) For purposes of this paragraph (4), "original
4    source" means an individual who either (i) prior to a
5    public disclosure under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
6    (4), has voluntarily disclosed to the State the
7    information on which allegations or transactions in a
8    claim are based, or (ii) has knowledge that is independent
9    of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed
10    allegations or transactions, and who has voluntarily
11    provided the information to the State before filing an
12    action under this Section.
13    (f) State not liable for certain expenses. The State is
14not liable for expenses which a person incurs in bringing an
15action under this Section.
16    (g) Relief from retaliatory actions.
17        (1) In general, any employee, contractor, or agent
18    shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that
19    employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee,
20    contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended,
21    threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated
22    against in the terms and conditions of employment because
23    of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or
24    associated others in furtherance of an action under this
25    Section or other efforts to stop one or more violations of
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1        (2) Relief under paragraph (1) shall include
2    reinstatement with the same seniority status that the
3    employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the
4    discrimination, 2 times the amount of back pay, interest
5    on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages
6    sustained as a result of the discrimination, including
7    litigation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. An action
8    under this subsection (g) may be brought in the
9    appropriate circuit court for the relief provided in this
10    subsection (g).
11        (3) A civil action under this subsection may not be
12    brought more than 3 years after the date when the
13    retaliation occurred.
14(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
15    (740 ILCS 175/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4106)
16    Sec. 6. Subpoenas.
17    (a) In general.
18        (1) Issuance and service. Whenever the Attorney
19    General, or a designee (for purposes of this Section), has
20    reason to believe that any person may be in possession,
21    custody, or control of any documentary material or
22    information relevant to an investigation, the Attorney
23    General, or a designee, may, before commencing a civil
24    proceeding under this Act or making an election under
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1    writing and cause to be served upon such person, a
2    subpoena requiring such person:
3            (A) to produce such documentary material for
4        inspection and copying,
5            (B) to answer, in writing, written interrogatories
6        with respect to such documentary material or
7        information,
8            (C) to give oral testimony concerning such
9        documentary material or information, or
10            (D) to furnish any combination of such material,
11        answers, or testimony.
12    The Attorney General may delegate the authority to issue
13    subpoenas under this subsection (a) to the Department of
14    State Police subject to conditions as the Attorney General
15    deems appropriate. Whenever a subpoena is an express
16    demand for any product of discovery, the Attorney General
17    or his or her delegate shall cause to be served, in any
18    manner authorized by this Section, a copy of such demand
19    upon the person from whom the discovery was obtained and
20    shall notify the person to whom such demand is issued of
21    the date on which such copy was served. Any information
22    obtained by the Attorney General or a designee under this
23    Section may be shared with any qui tam relator if the
24    Attorney General or designee determines it necessary as
25    part of any False Claims Act investigation.
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1    documentary material, the respondent shall produce the
2    original of the documentary material, provided, however,
3    that the Attorney General, or a designee, may agree that
4    copies may be substituted for the originals. All
5    documentary material kept or stored in electronic form,
6    including electronic mail, shall be produced in native
7    format, as kept in the normal course of business, or as
8    otherwise directed by the Attorney General or designee.
9    The production of documentary material shall be made at
10    the respondent's expense.
11        (2) Contents and deadlines. Each subpoena issued under
12    paragraph (1):
13            (A) Shall state the nature of the conduct
14        constituting an alleged violation that is under
15        investigation and the applicable provision of law
16        alleged to be violated.
17            (B) Shall identify the individual causing the
18        subpoena to be served and to whom communications
19        regarding the subpoena should be directed.
20            (C) Shall state the date, place, and time at which
21        the person is required to appear, produce written
22        answers to interrogatories, produce documentary
23        material or give oral testimony. The date shall not be
24        less than 10 days from the date of service of the
25        subpoena. Compliance with the subpoena shall be at the
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1        Springfield or Chicago location or at other location
2        by agreement.
3            (D) If the subpoena is for documentary material or
4        interrogatories, shall describe the documents or
5        information requested with specificity.
6            (E) Shall notify the person of the right to be
7        assisted by counsel.
8            (F) Shall advise that the person has 20 days from
9        the date of service or up until the return date
10        specified in the demand, whichever date is earlier, to
11        move, modify, or set aside the subpoena pursuant to
12        subparagraph (j)(2)(A) of this Section.
13    (b) Protected material or information.
14        (1) In general. A subpoena issued under subsection (a)
15    may not require the production of any documentary
16    material, the submission of any answers to written
17    interrogatories, or the giving of any oral testimony if
18    such material, answers, or testimony would be protected
19    from disclosure under:
20            (A) the standards applicable to subpoenas or
21        subpoenas duces tecum issued by a court of this State
22        to aid in a grand jury investigation; or
23            (B) the standards applicable to discovery requests
24        under the Code of Civil Procedure, to the extent that
25        the application of such standards to any such subpoena
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1        purposes of this Section.
2        (2) Effect on other orders, rules, and laws. Any such
3    subpoena which is an express demand for any product of
4    discovery supersedes any inconsistent order, rule, or
5    provision of law (other than this Section) preventing or
6    restraining disclosure of such product of discovery to any
7    person. Disclosure of any product of discovery pursuant to
8    any such subpoena does not constitute a waiver of any
9    right or privilege which the person making such disclosure
10    may be entitled to invoke to resist discovery of trial
11    preparation materials.
12    (c) Service in general. Any subpoena issued under
13subsection (a) may be served by any person so authorized by the
14Attorney General or by any person authorized to serve process
15on individuals within Illinois, through any method prescribed
16in the Code of Civil Procedure or as otherwise set forth in
17this Act.
18    (d) Service upon legal entities and natural persons.
19        (1) Legal entities. Service of any subpoena issued
20    under subsection (a) or of any petition filed under
21    subsection (j) may be made upon a partnership,
22    corporation, association, or other legal entity by:
23            (A) delivering an executed copy of such subpoena
24        or petition to any partner, executive officer,
25        managing agent, general agent, or registered agent of
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1            (B) delivering an executed copy of such subpoena
2        or petition to the principal office or place of
3        business of the partnership, corporation, association,
4        or entity; or
5            (C) depositing an executed copy of such subpoena
6        or petition in the United States mails by registered
7        or certified mail, with a return receipt requested,
8        addressed to such partnership, corporation,
9        association, or entity as its principal office or
10        place of business.
11        (2) Natural person. Service of any such subpoena or
12    petition may be made upon any natural person by:
13            (A) delivering an executed copy of such subpoena
14        or petition to the person; or
15            (B) depositing an executed copy of such subpoena
16        or petition in the United States mails by registered
17        or certified mail, with a return receipt requested,
18        addressed to the person at the person's residence or
19        principal office or place of business.
20    (e) Proof of service. A verified return by the individual
21serving any subpoena issued under subsection (a) or any
22petition filed under subsection (j) setting forth the manner
23of such service shall be proof of such service. In the case of
24service by registered or certified mail, such return shall be
25accompanied by the return post office receipt of delivery of
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1    (f) Documentary material.
2        (1) Sworn certificates. The production of documentary
3    material in response to a subpoena served under this
4    Section shall be made under a sworn certificate, in such
5    form as the subpoena designates, by:
6            (A) in the case of a natural person, the person to
7        whom the subpoena is directed, or
8            (B) in the case of a person other than a natural
9        person, a person having knowledge of the facts and
10        circumstances relating to such production and
11        authorized to act on behalf of such person.
12    The certificate shall state that all of the documentary
13    material required by the demand and in the possession,
14    custody, or control of the person to whom the subpoena is
15    directed has been produced and made available to the
16    Attorney General.
17        (2) Production of materials. Any person upon whom any
18    subpoena for the production of documentary material has
19    been served under this Section shall make such material
20    available for inspection and copying to the Attorney
21    General at the place designated in the subpoena, or at
22    such other place as the Attorney General and the person
23    thereafter may agree and prescribe in writing, or as the
24    court may direct under subsection (j)(1). Such material
25    shall be made so available on the return date specified in
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1    General may prescribe in writing. Such person may, upon
2    written agreement between the person and the Attorney
3    General, substitute copies for originals of all or any
4    part of such material.
5    (g) Interrogatories. Each interrogatory in a subpoena
6served under this Section shall be answered separately and
7fully in writing under oath and shall be submitted under a
8sworn certificate, in such form as the subpoena designates by:
9        (1) in the case of a natural person, the person to whom
10    the subpoena is directed, or
11        (2) in the case of a person other than a natural
12    person, the person or persons responsible for answering
13    each interrogatory.
14If any interrogatory is objected to, the reasons for the
15objection shall be stated in the certificate instead of an
16answer. The certificate shall state that all information
17required by the subpoena and in the possession, custody,
18control, or knowledge of the person to whom the demand is
19directed has been submitted. To the extent that any
20information is not furnished, the information shall be
21identified and reasons set forth with particularity regarding
22the reasons why the information was not furnished.
23    (h) Oral examinations.
24        (1) Procedures. The examination of any person pursuant
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1    oaths and affirmations by the laws of this State or of the
2    place where the examination is held. The officer before
3    whom the testimony is to be taken shall put the witness on
4    oath or affirmation and shall, personally or by someone
5    acting under the direction of the officer and in the
6    officer's presence, record the testimony of the witness.
7    The testimony shall be taken stenographically and shall be
8    transcribed. When the testimony is fully transcribed, the
9    officer before whom the testimony is taken shall promptly
10    transmit a certified copy of the transcript of the
11    testimony in accordance with the instructions of the
12    Attorney General. This subsection shall not preclude the
13    taking of testimony by any means authorized by, and in a
14    manner consistent with, the Code of Civil Procedure.
15        (2) Persons present. The investigator conducting the
16    examination shall exclude from the place where the
17    examination is held all persons except the person giving
18    the testimony, the attorney for and any other
19    representative of the person giving the testimony, the
20    attorney for the State, any person who may be agreed upon
21    by the attorney for the State and the person giving the
22    testimony, the officer before whom the testimony is to be
23    taken, and any stenographer taking such testimony.
24        (3) Where testimony taken. The oral testimony of any
25    person taken pursuant to a subpoena served under this
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1    person resides, is found, or transacts business, or in
2    such other place as may be agreed upon by the Attorney
3    General and such person.
4        (4) Transcript of testimony. When the testimony is
5    fully transcribed, the Attorney General or the officer
6    before whom the testimony is taken shall afford the
7    witness, who may be accompanied by counsel, a reasonable
8    opportunity to review and correct the transcript, in
9    accordance with the rules applicable to deposition
10    witnesses in civil cases. Upon payment of reasonable
11    charges, the Attorney General shall furnish a copy of the
12    transcript to the witness, except that the Attorney
13    General may, for good cause, limit the witness to
14    inspection of the official transcript of the witness'
15    testimony.
16        (5) Conduct of oral testimony.
17            (A) Any person compelled to appear for oral
18        testimony under a subpoena issued under subsection (a)
19        may be accompanied, represented, and advised by
20        counsel, who may raise objections based on matters of
21        privilege in accordance with the rules applicable to
22        depositions in civil cases. If such person refuses to
23        answer any question, a petition may be filed in
24        circuit court under subsection (j)(1) for an order
25        compelling such person to answer such question.
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1        grounds of the privilege against self-incrimination,
2        the testimony of such person may be compelled in
3        accordance with Article 106 of the Code of Criminal
4        Procedure of 1963.
5        (6) Witness fees and allowances. Any person appearing
6    for oral testimony under a subpoena issued under
7    subsection (a) shall be entitled to the same fees and
8    allowances which are paid to witnesses in the circuit
9    court.
10    (i) Custodians of documents, answers, and transcripts.
11        (1) Designation. The Attorney General or his or her
12    delegate shall serve as custodian of documentary material,
13    answers to interrogatories, and transcripts of oral
14    testimony received under this Section.
15        (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no
16    documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or
17    transcripts of oral testimony, or copies thereof, while in
18    the possession of the custodian, shall be available for
19    examination by any individual, except as determined
20    necessary by the Attorney General and subject to the
21    conditions imposed by him or her for effective enforcement
22    of the laws of this State, or as otherwise provided by
23    court order.
24        (3) Conditions for return of material. If any
25    documentary material has been produced by any person in
26    the course of any investigation pursuant to a subpoena

 

 

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1    under this Section and:
2            (A) any case or proceeding before the court or
3        grand jury arising out of such investigation, or any
4        proceeding before any State agency involving such
5        material, has been completed, or
6            (B) no case or proceeding in which such material
7        may be used has been commenced within a reasonable
8        time after completion of the examination and analysis
9        of all documentary material and other information
10        assembled in the course of such investigation,
11    the custodian shall, upon written request of the person
12    who produced such material, return to such person any such
13    material which has not passed into the control of any
14    court, grand jury, or agency through introduction into the
15    record of such case or proceeding.
16    (j) Judicial proceedings.
17        (1) Petition for enforcement. Whenever any person
18    fails to comply with any subpoena issued under subsection
19    (a), or whenever satisfactory copying or reproduction of
20    any material requested in such demand cannot be done and
21    such person refuses to surrender such material, the
22    Attorney General may file, in the circuit court of any
23    county in which such person resides, is found, or
24    transacts business, or the circuit court of the county in
25    which an action filed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act is
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1    subpoena and serve upon such person a petition for an
2    order of such court for the enforcement of the subpoena.
3        (2) Petition to modify or set aside subpoena.
4            (A) Any person who has received a subpoena issued
5        under subsection (a) may file, in the circuit court of
6        any county within which such person resides, is found,
7        or transacts business, and serve upon the Attorney
8        General a petition for an order of the court to modify
9        or set aside such subpoena. In the case of a petition
10        addressed to an express demand for any product of
11        discovery, a petition to modify or set aside such
12        demand may be brought only in the circuit court of the
13        county in which the proceeding in which such discovery
14        was obtained is or was last pending. Any petition
15        under this subparagraph (A) must be filed:
16                (i) within 20 days after the date of service
17            of the subpoena, or at any time before the return
18            date specified in the subpoena, whichever date is
19            earlier, or
20                (ii) within such longer period as may be
21            prescribed in writing by the Attorney General.
22            (B) The petition shall specify each ground upon
23        which the petitioner relies in seeking relief under
24        subparagraph (A), and may be based upon any failure of
25        the subpoena to comply with the provisions of this
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1        right or privilege of such person. During the pendency
2        of the petition in the court, the court may stay, as it
3        deems proper, the running of the time allowed for
4        compliance with the subpoena, in whole or in part,
5        except that the person filing the petition shall
6        comply with any portion of the subpoena not sought to
7        be modified or set aside.
8        (3) Petition to modify or set aside demand for product
9    of discovery. In the case of any subpoena issued under
10    subsection (a) which is an express demand for any product
11    of discovery, the person from whom such discovery was
12    obtained may file, in the circuit court of the county in
13    which the proceeding in which such discovery was obtained
14    is or was last pending, a petition for an order of such
15    court to modify or set aside those portions of the
16    subpoena requiring production of any such product of
17    discovery, subject to the same terms, conditions, and
18    limitations set forth in subparagraph (j)(2) of this
19    Section.
20        (4) Jurisdiction. Whenever any petition is filed in
21    any circuit court under this subsection (j), such court
22    shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter
23    so presented, and to enter such orders as may be required
24    to carry out the provisions of this Section. Any final
25    order so entered shall be subject to appeal in the same
26    manner as appeals of other final orders in civil matters.

 

 

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1    Any disobedience of any final order entered under this
2    Section by any court shall be punished as a contempt of the
3    court.
4    (k) Disclosure exemption. Any documentary material,
5answers to written interrogatories, or oral testimony provided
6under any subpoena issued under subsection (a) shall be exempt
7from disclosure under the Illinois Administrative Procedure
8Act.
9(Source: P.A. 96-1304, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
10    (740 ILCS 175/8)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4108)
11    Sec. 8. Funds; Grants.
12    (a) There is hereby created the State Whistleblower Reward
13and Protection Fund to be held outside of the State Treasury
14with the State Treasurer as custodian. All proceeds of an
15action or settlement of a claim brought under this Act shall be
16deposited in the Fund. Any attorneys' fees, expenses, and
17costs paid by or awarded against any defendant pursuant to
18Section 4 of this Act shall not be considered part of the
19proceeds to be deposited in the Fund.
20    (b) For all cases settled before October 1, 2023, monies
21Monies in the Fund shall be allocated as follows: One-sixth of
22the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower
23Reward and Protection Fund, which is hereby created as a
24special fund in the State Treasury, and one-sixth of the
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1and Protection Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund
2in the State Treasury, for State law enforcement purposes. The
3remaining two-thirds of the monies in the Fund shall be used
4for payment of awards to Qui Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise
5specified in this Act, with any remainder to the General
6Revenue Fund. The Attorney General shall direct the State
7Treasurer to make disbursement of funds.
8    (c) For all cases settled on or after October 1, 2023,
9monies in the Fund shall be allocated as follows: One-third of
10the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower
11Reward and Protection Fund. The remaining two-thirds of the
12monies in the Fund shall be used for payment of awards to Qui
13Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise specified in this Act, with
14any remainder to the General Revenue Fund. The Attorney
15General shall direct the State Treasurer to make disbursement
16of funds.
17(Source: P.A. 101-148, eff. 7-26-19.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.