Penalties

(410 ILCS 18/55)     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-501)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)     Sec. 55. Penalties. Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:         (1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a     cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.        (2) Signing, in either paper or electronic format, a     cremation authorization form with the actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.        (3) A violation of any cremation procedure set forth     in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.        (4) Holding oneself out to the public as a crematory     authority, or the operation of a building or structure within this State as a crematory, without being licensed under this Act, shall be a Class A misdemeanor.        (4.5) Performance of a cremation service by a person     who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.        (4.10) Any person who intentionally violates a     provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation.        (4.15) Any person who knowingly acts without proper     legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony.        (5) A violation of any other provision of this Act     shall be a Class B misdemeanor.(Source: P.A. 102-824, eff. 1-1-23.)       (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-501)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)     Sec. 55. Penalties. Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:         (1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a     cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.        (2) Signing, in either paper or electronic format, a     cremation authorization form with the actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.        (3) A violation of any cremation procedure set forth     in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.        (4) Holding oneself out to the public as a crematory     authority, or the operation of a building or structure within this State as a crematory, without being licensed under this Act, shall be a Class A misdemeanor.        (4.5) Performance of a cremation service by a person     who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.        (4.10) Any person who intentionally violates a     provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation.        (4.15) Any person who knowingly acts without proper     legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony.        (5) A violation of any other provision of this Act     shall be a Class B misdemeanor.(Source: P.A. 104-501, eff. 1-1-27.)