(235 ILCS 5/8-12) (from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/4)
Sec. 8-12.
It shall be the duty of every railroad company, express
company, common or contract carrier, and of every person, firm or
corporation that shall bring, carry or transport alcoholic liquors into
the State of Illinois for delivery in said State or which are delivered
in said State, to prepare and file with the Department of Revenue
for each month, not later than the fifteenth day of the month following that
for which it is made, a report stating therein the name of the company,
carrier, person, firm or corporation making the report, the period of time covered by said report, the name
and business address of each consignor of such alcoholic liquors, the
name and business address of each consignee of such alcoholic liquors,
the kind and quantity of alcoholic liquors delivered to each consignee,
and the date or dates of delivery. Such report shall be made upon forms
prescribed and made available by the Department and shall contain such
other information as may reasonably be required by the Department.
The Department may establish procedures for electronic transmissions of such
information directly to the Department. Such reports or information received
by the Department shall be made available by the Department to the Commission
upon the Commission's request.
In addition to any other reporting requirement imposed under this Section,
reports shall be filed for shipments to end consumers in this State. In
furtherance of this requirement, it shall be the duty of every railroad
company, express company, common or contract carrier, person, firm, or
corporation that brings, carries, or transports alcoholic liquor into Illinois
for delivery in Illinois to prepare and file with the Department for each
month, not later than the fifteenth day of the month following the month during
which the delivery is made, a report containing the name of the company,
carrier, person, firm, or corporation making the report, the period of time
covered by the report, the name and business
address of each consignor of the alcoholic liquor, the name and the address of
each consignee, and the date of delivery. Such reports shall be made upon
forms prescribed and made by the Department and shall contain any other
information that the Department may reasonably require. Such reports or
information received by the Department shall be made available by the
Department to the State Commission upon the State Commission's request.
Every railroad company, express company, common or contract carrier,
person, firm, or corporation filing or required to file a report under this
Section shall deliver and make available to the Department, upon the
Department's request, the records supporting the report, within 30 days of
the request. The books, records, supporting papers and documents containing
information and data relating to such reports shall be kept and
preserved for a period of three years, unless their destruction sooner
is authorized, in writing, by the Director, and shall be open and
available to inspection by the Director of Revenue or the Commission or
any duly
authorized officer, agent or employee of the Department or the Commission,
at all times
during business hours of the day.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section or any
of the rules and regulations of the Department for the administration
and enforcement of the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor. In case of a continuing violation each day's continuance
thereof shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(Source: P.A. 92-380, eff. 1-1-02.)
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