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820 ILCS 405/1001

(820 ILCS 405/1001) (from Ch. 48, par. 501)

Sec. 1001.

Testimony-Immunity.

No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any papers,
books, accounts, or documents in any investigation or inquiry or upon any
hearing, when ordered to do so by the Director, Board of Review, or member
thereof, or any claims adjudicator, Referee, or a representative of the
Director, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or
otherwise, may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or
forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty
or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing
concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or
otherwise, before any such person or Board of Review: Provided, that such
immunity shall extend only to a natural person, who, in obedience to a
subpoena, and after claiming his privilege, shall, upon order, give
testimony under oath or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, under
oath. No person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and
punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

(Source: P.A. 77-1443.)