Bill Text: IL HB4281 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in the Penalties Article.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4281 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4281-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4281 Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/50-5
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in the Penalties Article.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning ethics.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
amended by changing Section 50-5 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/50-5)
Sec. 50-5. Penalties.
(a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that
person intentionally violates any any provision of Section
5-15, 5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.
(b) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business
offense subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
(c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
Article 10 is guilty of a business offense and subject to a
fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
(d) Any person who intentionally makes a false report
alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics
commission, an inspector general, the State Police, a State's
Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law enforcement
official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of
up to $5,000 against any person who violates this Act, who

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intentionally obstructs or interferes with an investigation
conducted under this Act by an inspector general, or who
intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or bad faith
allegation.
(f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply,
whether criminal or civil, a State employee who intentionally
violates any provision of Section 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35, 5-40,
or 5-50, Article 10, Article 15, or Section 20-90 or 25-90 is
subject to discipline or discharge by the appropriate ultimate
jurisdictional authority.
(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)