SB3678sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Steve Stadelman

Filed: 3/8/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3678

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3678 on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 1.5" with "Sections 1.5 and 2"; and

on page 19, by deleting line 12; and

on page 19, immediately below line 13, by inserting the following:

"(815 ILCS 414/2) (was 720 ILCS 375/2)

Sec. 2. (a) Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 1.5 of this Act, except for subsections (f-10), (f-15), (f-20), (f-25), and (f-30) of Section 1.5, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may be fined up to $5,000 $5,000.00 for each offense, whoever violates subsections (f-10), (f-15), (f-20), (f-25), and (f-30) of Section 1.5 may be fined up to $5,000 for each offense, and whoever violates any other provision of this Act may be enjoined and be required to make restitution to all injured consumers upon application for injunctive relief by the State's Attorney or Attorney General and shall also be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and any owner, lessee, manager or trustee convicted under this Act shall, in addition to the penalty herein provided, forfeit the license of such theatre, circus, baseball park, or place of public entertainment or amusement so granted and the same shall be revoked by the authorities granting the same.

(b) Tickets sold or offered for sale by a person, firm or corporation in violation of Section 1.5 of this Act may be confiscated by a court on motion of the Attorney General, a State's Attorney, the sponsor of the event for which the tickets are being sold, or the owner or operator of the facility at which the event is to be held, and may be donated by order of the court to an appropriate organization as defined under Section 2 of the Charitable Games Act.

(c) The Attorney General, a State's Attorney, the sponsor of an event for which tickets are being sold, or the owner or operator of the facility at which an event is to be held may seek an injunction restraining any person, firm or corporation from selling or offering for sale tickets in violation of the provisions of this Act. In addition, on motion of the Attorney General, a State's Attorney, the sponsor of an event for which tickets are being sold, or the owner or operator of the facility at which an event is to be held, a court may permanently enjoin a person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating Section 1.5 of this Act from engaging in the offer or sale of tickets.

(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)".