Chapter 5, GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 260/13) (from Ch. 103, par. 13) Sec. 13. Whenever the condition of the bond of any public officer is violated, action may be instituted on the bond, and prosecuted to final judgment against the officer, and any or all of the sureties, or against one or more of them, joint…

(5 ILCS 490/13) Sec. 13. Monarch Month. The month of May of each year is designated as Monarch Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to honor the monarch butterfly, which is the official State insect of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 100-1033, eff. 8-22-18.)…

(5 ILCS 160/13) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.16) Sec. 13. The Secretary, with due regard to the program activities of the agencies concerned, shall make provision for the economical and efficient management of records of State agencies by analyzing, developing, promoting, coordinating,…

(5 ILCS 375/13) (from Ch. 127, par. 533) Sec. 13. There is established a Group Insurance Premium Fund administered by the Director which shall include: (1) amounts paid by covered members for optional life insurance and (2) refunds which may be received from (a) the group carrier…

(5 ILCS 615/13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5013) Sec. 13. Upon the expiration or forfeiture of any permit no new permit covering the lands, or any of them, embraced by such expired or forfeited permit shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of such expirat…

(5 ILCS 315/13) (from Ch. 48, par. 1613) Sec. 13. Fact-finding. (a) If, after a reasonable period of negotiation over the terms of the agreement, or upon expiration of an existing collective bargaining agreement and the parties have not been able to mutually resolve the dispute, …

(5 ILCS 375/13.1) (from Ch. 127, par. 533.1) Sec. 13.1. (a) All contributions, appropriations, interest, and dividend payments to fund the program of health benefits and other employee benefits, and all other revenues arising from the administration of any employee health benefit…

(5 ILCS 375/13.2) (from Ch. 127, par. 533.2) Sec. 13.2. Insurance reserve funds; investments. All amounts held in the Health Insurance Reserve Fund, the Group Insurance Premium Fund, and the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be invested, at interest, by the Sta…

(5 ILCS 812/130) Sec. 130. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 490/130) Sec. 130. Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and the study of ovaria…

(5 ILCS 840/130) Sec. 130. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 810/130) Sec. 130. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 490/133) Sec. 133. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. May 17th of each year is designated as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children, and DIPG is a highly aggressive…

(5 ILCS 490/135) Sec. 135. Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. September of each year is designated as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the awareness of brain aneurysm prevention and treatment. (Source: P.A. 96-463, eff. 1-1-10…

(5 ILCS 840/135) Sec. 135. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 810/135) Sec. 135. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 490/137) Sec. 137. Autism Acceptance Week. The first full week of April of each year is designated as Autism Acceptance Week to be observed throughout the State as a week to promote the awareness and acceptance of autism and to encourage school districts, organizations, b…

(5 ILCS 80/14) (from Ch. 127, par. 1914) Sec. 14. This Act shall not affect any claim or right of a citizen against any regulatory agency, or any claim or right of an agency, terminated pursuant to this Act. Those claims, rights and obligations shall be assumed by the Attorney Ge…

(5 ILCS 615/14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5014) Sec. 14. Whenever the Department shall find it is in the best interest of the State and of the production of petroleum, it is declared to be lawful for the State, the permittees, lessees, operator or any person owning or controlling ro…

(5 ILCS 160/14) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.17) Sec. 14. The Secretary shall establish standards for the selective retention of records of continuing value and assist agencies in applying such standards to records in their custody. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1687.)

(5 ILCS 260/14) (from Ch. 103, par. 14) Sec. 14. Enforcement may be had on any judgment so entered as in other civil cases, but the officer executing the same shall not levy upon the property of the sureties until he shall fail to find sufficient property of the principal to sati…

(5 ILCS 315/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 1614) Sec. 14. Security employee, peace officer and fire fighter disputes. (a) In the case of collective bargaining agreements involving units of security employees of a public employer, Peace Officer Units, or units of fire fighters or paramedi…

(5 ILCS 260/14.1) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.1) Sec. 14.1. Wherever State officers, State employees or officers, trustees, members or employees of any department, board, bureau, commission, university, authority, or other unit of State government are required by law, now or hereinaft…

(5 ILCS 260/14.2) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.2) Sec. 14.2. The penal sum of the blanket bond or bonds shall be fixed by the Director of Central Management Services with the approval of the Governor and shall satisfy the bonding requirements of other laws, heretofore or hereinafter en…

(5 ILCS 260/14.3) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.3) Sec. 14.3. All departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, authorities, or other units of State government except the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trust…

(5 ILCS 260/14.4) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.4) Sec. 14.4. The blanket bond or bonds provided for in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 of this Act shall be payable to the People of the State of Illinois for the use and benefit of the agency employing the bonded officer or employee and shall be …

(5 ILCS 260/14.5) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.5) Sec. 14.5. The Department of Central Management Services shall make an equitable distribution of the cost of the blanket bond or bonds or self-insurance program provided for in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 of this Act between the agencies who…

(5 ILCS 812/140) Sec. 140. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 490/140) Sec. 140. Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). The second Sunday in June each year is a holiday to be known as Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). Children's Day is to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize and acknowledge the lives of all chil…

(5 ILCS 810/140) Sec. 140. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by repealing Sections 36-1a and 36-5. (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18.)

(5 ILCS 490/141) Sec. 141. Preventing Lost Potential Day. September 19 of each year is designated as Preventing Lost Potential Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to provide a new focus on the importance of and dedication to educate, encourage, protect, an…

(5 ILCS 490/145) Sec. 145. Peace Officers Memorial Day; National Peace Officers Memorial Day. (a) The first Thursday in May of each year is designated Peace Officers Memorial Day in Illinois. Peace Officers Memorial Day shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of Il…

(5 ILCS 810/145) Sec. 145. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 812/145) Sec. 145. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 490/147) Sec. 147. Illinois State Trooper Day. April 1st of each year is designated as Illinois State Trooper Day, a day to honor the dedicated men and women of the Illinois State Police. Illinois State Trooper Day shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of…

(5 ILCS 490/148) Sec. 148. First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day. The third Friday in May of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, emergency medical dispat…

(5 ILCS 282/15) Sec. 15. Forfeiture action. The Attorney General may file an action in circuit court on behalf of the people of Illinois against an elected official who has, by his or her violation of Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or violati…

(5 ILCS 160/15) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.18) Sec. 15. The Secretary shall establish, maintain, and operate records centers for the storage, care, and servicing of records of State agencies pending their deposit in the State Archives or the disposition of such records in any other m…

(5 ILCS 347/15) Sec. 15. Publicly posting or displaying a public official's personal information by governmental agencies. (a) Governmental agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a public official's personal information, provided that…

(5 ILCS 176/15) Sec. 15. Reporting requirements. (a) No later than October 1, 2026, and October 1 of each year thereafter, each State agency or department shall report the amount and distribution of its advertising spending to the General Assembly and post the report on its websi…

(5 ILCS 810/15) Sec. 15. Fund audits. (a) The Auditor General shall conduct, as a part of its 2-year compliance audit, an audit of the State Asset Forfeiture Fund for compliance with the requirements of this Act. The audit shall include, but not be limited to, the following deter…

(5 ILCS 230/15) Sec. 15. Privacy and disclosure limitations. Use by a State agency or officer or a unit of local government of information collected from, or appearing on, a consular identification document is subject to the same privacy and disclosure limitations that apply to t…

(5 ILCS 825/15) Sec. 15. Immunity. A certifying agency or certifying official acting or failing to act in good faith in compliance with this Act shall have immunity from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise occur as a result of so acting or failing to act, with the ex…

(5 ILCS 308/15) Sec. 15. Automated telephone answering equipment. A State agency that uses automated telephone answering equipment to answer incoming telephone calls must, during the normal business hours of the agency, provide the caller with the option of speaking to a live ope…

(5 ILCS 855/15) Sec. 15. Exceptions. This Act does not prohibit a law enforcement agency from obtaining household electronic data: (1) If a law enforcement agency first obtains a warrant under Section 108-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (2) To respond to a call for e…

(5 ILCS 815/15) Sec. 15. Intra-agency investigations. This Act does not prohibit a law enforcement agency from conducting an internal investigation into the officer-involved criminal sexual assault if the internal investigation does not interfere with the investigation conducted …

(5 ILCS 315/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 1615) Sec. 15. Act takes precedence. (a) In case of any conflict between the provisions of this Act and any other law (other than Section 5 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 and other than the changes made to the Illinois Pensio…

(5 ILCS 615/15) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5015) Sec. 15. The Department is authorized to insert in any permit or lease issued under the provisions of this Act such terms as are customary and proper for the protection of the rights of the State and of the permittee or lessee and of t…

(5 ILCS 860/15) Sec. 15. Management of confidential information. (a) Any report or information submitted to the program under Section 10 is confidential, may not be released except as otherwise provided in this Act or in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and is not subject to discl…

(5 ILCS 460/15) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-15) Sec. 15. State insect. The insect Danaus plexippus, commonly known as the "Monarch Butterfly", is designated the official State insect of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)