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90_SB1580
10 ILCS 5/9-23 from Ch. 46, par. 9-23
Amends the Election Code to increase the maximum civil
penalty from $1000 to $5000 for violations of Article 9 of
the Election Code.
SRS90S0064PMaw
SRS90S0064PMaw
1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section
2 9-23.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6 Section 9-23 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23)
8 Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21,
9 has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation,
10 agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person
11 determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision
12 of this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to
13 cease or correct such violation or otherwise comply with this
14 Article and such person fails or refuses to comply with such
15 order, stipulation, settlement or consent order within the
16 time specified by the Board, the Board, after affording
17 notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may impose a
18 civil penalty on such person in an amount not to exceed
19 $5,000 $1,000.
20 Civil penalties imposed on any such person by the Board
21 shall be enforceable in the Circuit Court. The Board shall
22 petition the Court for an order to enforce collection of the
23 penalty and, if the Court finds it has jurisdiction over the
24 person against whom the penalty was imposed, the Court shall
25 issue the appropriate order. Any civil penalties collected
26 by the Court shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.
27 In addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil
28 penalty, the board may report such violation and the failure
29 or refusal to comply with the order of the Board to the
30 Attorney General and the appropriate State's Attorney.
31 (Source: P.A. 83-540.)