Chapter 5, GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 845/25-50) Sec. 25-50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 430/25-51) Sec. 25-51. Closed investigations. When the Legislative Inspector General concludes that there is insufficient evidence that a violation has occurred, the Inspector General shall close the investigation. The Legislative Inspector General shall provide the Commi…

(5 ILCS 430/25-52) Sec. 25-52. Release of summary reports. (a) Within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or termination of employment, the Legislative Et…

(5 ILCS 430/25-55) Sec. 25-55. Decisions; recommendations. (a) All decisions of the Legislative Ethics Commission must include a description of the alleged misconduct, the decision of the Commission, including any fines levied and any recommendation of discipline, and the reasoni…

(5 ILCS 430/25-60) Sec. 25-60. Appeals. A decision of the Legislative Ethics Commission to impose a fine is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. All other decisions by the Legislative Ethics Commission are final and not subject to review either administ…

(5 ILCS 430/25-63) Sec. 25-63. Rights of persons subjected to discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment. (a) As used in this Section, "complainant" means a known person identified in a complaint filed with the Legislative Inspector General as a person subjected to alleged …

(5 ILCS 430/25-65) Sec. 25-65. Reporting of investigations. (a) The Legislative Inspector General shall file a quarterly activity report with the Legislative Ethics Commission that reflects investigative activity during the previous quarter. The Legislative Ethics Commission shal…

(5 ILCS 430/25-70) Sec. 25-70. Cooperation in investigations. It is the duty of every officer and employee under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, including any inspector general serving in any State agency under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector …

(5 ILCS 430/25-80) Sec. 25-80. Referrals of investigations. If the Legislative Inspector General determines that any alleged misconduct involves any person not subject to the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission, the Legislative Inspector General shall refer the repo…

(5 ILCS 430/25-85) Sec. 25-85. Quarterly reports by the Legislative Inspector General. The Legislative Inspector General shall submit quarterly reports of claims within his or her jurisdiction filed with the Office of the Legislative Inspector General to the General Assembly and …

(5 ILCS 430/25-86) Sec. 25-86. Quarterly reports by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall submit quarterly reports to the Legislative Ethics Commission, on dates determined by the Legislative Ethics Commission, indicating: (1) the number of complaints received from the…

(5 ILCS 430/25-90) Sec. 25-90. Confidentiality. (a) The identity of any individual providing information or reporting any possible or alleged misconduct to the Legislative Inspector General or the Legislative Ethics Commission shall be kept confidential and may not be disclosed w…

(5 ILCS 430/25-95) Sec. 25-95. Exemptions. (a) Documents generated by an ethics officer under this Act, except Section 5-50, are exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. (a-5) Requests from ethics officers, members, and State employees to the Office of the Le…

(5 ILCS 430/30-10) Sec. 30-10. Ethics Officer. The Auditor General shall designate an Ethics Officer for the office of the Auditor General. The ethics officer shall: (1) act as liaison between the Office of the Auditor General and the Inspector General appointed under this Articl…

(5 ILCS 430/30-5) Sec. 30-5. Appointment of Inspector General. (a) The Auditor General shall appoint an Inspector General (i) to investigate allegations of violations of Articles 5 and 10 by State officers and employees under his or her jurisdiction and (ii) to perform other duti…

(5 ILCS 430/35-5) Sec. 35-5. Appointment of Inspectors General. Nothing in this Act precludes the appointment by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer of any inspector general required or permitted b…

(5 ILCS 430/50-10) Sec. 50-10. Injunctive relief. (a) For a violation of any Section of this Act, an ethics commission may issue appropriate injunctive relief up to and including discharge of a State employee. (b) Any injunctive relief issued pursuant to this Section must comport…

(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 provision of Section 5-15, 5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15. (a-1) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine for a violation of Section 5-…

(5 ILCS 430/70-10) Sec. 70-10. Penalties. A governmental entity may provide in the ordinance or resolution required by this Article for penalties similar to those provided in this Act for similar conduct. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/70-15) Sec. 70-15. Home rule preemption. This Article is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions in accordance with subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule unit may not regulate the political activities of…

(5 ILCS 430/70-20) Sec. 70-20. Members appointed by a county. In addition to any other applicable requirement of law, any member of a governmental entity appointed by the president or chairperson of the county board, or by any member or members of the county board, with or withou…

(5 ILCS 430/70-5) Sec. 70-5. Adoption by governmental entities. (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, each governmental entity other than a community college district, and each community college district within 6 months after the effective date of this amendat…

(5 ILCS 430/75-10) Sec. 75-10. Coordination between Executive Inspector General and Regional Transit Boards. (a) Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly precludes a Regional Transit Board from appointing or employing an Inspector General to serve under the jur…

(5 ILCS 430/75-5) Sec. 75-5. Application of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities. (a) The provisions of Articles 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 50 of this Act, as well as this Article, apply to Regional Transit Bo…

(5 ILCS 573/90-1) Sec. 90-1. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-369; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-10) Sec. 90-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-11) Sec. 90-11. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-12) Sec. 90-12. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-15) Sec. 90-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-20) Sec. 90-20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-25) Sec. 90-25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-3) Sec. 90-3. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-30) Sec. 90-30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-35) Sec. 90-35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-37) Sec. 90-37. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-40) Sec. 90-40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-6) Sec. 90-6. The State Employees Political Activity Act is repealed on the effective date of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/90-7) Sec. 90-7. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 377/99) Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 97-142, eff. 7-14-11.)

(5 ILCS 543/99-1) Sec. 99-1. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(5 ILCS 573/99-1) Sec. 99-1. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 88-369.)

(5 ILCS 430/99-10) (was Sec. 995 of PA 93-617) Sec. 99-10. Closed sessions; vote requirement. Public Act 93-617 authorizes the ethics commissions of the executive branch and legislative branch to conduct closed sessions, hearings, and meetings in certain circumstances. In order t…

(5 ILCS 412/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-214, eff. 8-4-95.)

(5 ILCS 430/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 705/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-214, eff. 8-4-95.)

(5 ILCS 539/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-367, eff. 7-30-99.)

(5 ILCS 382/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-707, eff. 1-11-08.)

(5 ILCS 430/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 845/99-995) Sec. 99-995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate …

(5 ILCS 845/99-997) Sec. 99-997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)