Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 420/3-206) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-206) Sec. 3-206. Sections 3-201 through 3-205 are intended only as guides to legislator conduct, and not as rules meant to be enforced by disciplinary action. (Source: P.A. 77-1806.)

(5 ILCS 420/3-301) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-301) Sec. 3-301. No person with a legislative interest should offer or confer an economic opportunity on a legislator with intent to influence that legislator's official conduct, or to create good will on the part of the legislator towar…

(5 ILCS 420/3-302) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-302) Sec. 3-302. No person with whom a legislator maintains a close economic association should accept an economic opportunity when he knows, or should know, of the substantial possibility that it is being offered with intent to influenc…

(5 ILCS 420/3-303) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-303) Sec. 3-303. No person with whom a legislator maintains a close economic association should accept a representation case where there is substantial reason for him to believe that it is being offered with intent to obtain improper inf…

(5 ILCS 420/3-304) (from Ch. 127, par. 603-304) Sec. 3-304. Sections 3-301 through 3-303 are intended only as guides to conduct, and not as rules meant to be enforced by penalties. (Source: P.A. 77-1806.)

(5 ILCS 420/3A-10) Sec. 3A-10. Late term appointee's term of office. A late term appointee shall serve no longer than the sixtieth day of the term of office of the succeeding Governor. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 420/3A-15) Sec. 3A-15. Vacancy created. Upon the earlier of the resignation of a late term appointee or the conclusion of the sixtieth day of the term of the succeeding Governor, that appointed office shall be considered vacant. The succeeding Governor may then make an ap…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-20) Sec. 3A-20. Term of appointee. The term of office of an appointee filling a vacancy created under Section 3A-15 shall be the term of any appointee filling a vacancy as provided by the statute that creates the appointed office. If the statute that creates the ap…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-25) Sec. 3A-25. Reappointment. Nothing in this Article prohibits a succeeding Governor from reappointing an otherwise qualified late term appointee to fill the vacancy created under Section 3A-15. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 420/3A-30) Sec. 3A-30. Disclosure. (a) Upon appointment to a board, commission, authority, or task force authorized or created by State law, a person must file with the Secretary of State a disclosure of all contracts the person or his or her spouse or immediate family me…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-35) Sec. 3A-35. Conflicts of interests. (a) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 50-13 of the Illinois Procurement Code, it is unlawful for an appointed member of a board, commission, authority, or task force authorized or created by State law…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-40) Sec. 3A-40. Appointees with expired terms; temporary and acting appointees. (a) A person who is nominated by the Governor on or after August 26, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 97-582) for any affected office to which appointment requires the advice and …

(5 ILCS 420/3A-45) Sec. 3A-45. Late term executive appointees. (a) As used in this Section, "late term executive appointee" means a person who is appointed, contracted with, or employed as a director, executive director, or other similar executive management position by any publi…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-5) Sec. 3A-5. Definitions. As used in this Article: "Late term appointee" means a person who is appointed to an office by a Governor who does not succeed himself or herself as Governor, whose appointment requires the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose appo…

(5 ILCS 420/3A-50) Sec. 3A-50. Appointee political activity. (a) No person who is appointed to an affected office shall: (i) serve as an officer of a candidate political committee; or (ii) be a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political …

(5 ILCS 420/3B-10) Sec. 3B-10. Per meeting compensation and meetings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board member shall not receive per meeting compensation for more than one meeting held during any 7 consecutive day period unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 h…

(5 ILCS 420/3B-5) Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article: "Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, but does not include any subc…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101) Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file with the Secretary of State. The following persons shall file verified written statements of economic interests with the Secretary of State, as provided in this Article: (a) Members of the Gen…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-101.5) Sec. 4A-101.5. Persons required to file with the county clerk. The following persons shall file verified written statements of economic interests with the county clerk, as provided in this Article: (a) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of local gov…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-102) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102) Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required by this Article shall include the economic interests of the person making the statement as provided in this Section. (a) The interest (if constructively controlled by the p…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103) Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State or county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person making the statement and shall contain substantia…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-104) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104) Sec. 4A-104. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08. Repealed by P.A. 102-644, eff. 1-1-22.)

(5 ILCS 420/4A-105) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105) Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, by May 1 of each year a statement must be filed by each person whose position at that time subjects him to the filing requirements of Section 4A-101 or 4A-101.5…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-106) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106) Sec. 4A-106. Persons filing statements with Secretary of State; notice; certification of list of names; alphabetical list; receipt; examination and copying of statements. The statements of economic interests required of persons li…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-106.1) Sec. 4A-106.1. 1994 school district and community college district filings. Elected officials and appointed officials of school districts and community college districts required to file statements of economic interests in calendar year 1994 shall file those…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5) Sec. 4A-106.5. Persons filing statements with county clerk; notice; certification of list of names; alphabetical list; receipt; examination and copying of statements. The statements of economic interests required of persons listed in Section 4A-101.5 shall b…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-107) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-107) Sec. 4A-107. Any person required to file a statement of economic interests under this Article who willfully files a false or incomplete statement shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided, a filer's statement made in reas…

(5 ILCS 420/4A-108) Sec. 4A-108. Internet-based systems of filing. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, the Secretary of State and county clerks are authorized to institute an Internet-based system for the filing of statements of economic interest…

(5 ILCS 420/8-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 608-101) Sec. 8-101. If any provision of this Act or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invali…

(5 ILCS 430/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Applicability. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act and to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19…

(5 ILCS 430/1-5) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-517) Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is compensated. "Board members of Regional Development Authorities" me…

(5 ILCS 430/10-10) Sec. 10-10. Gift ban. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no officer, member, or State employee shall intentionally solicit or accept any gift from any prohibited source or in violation of any federal or State statute, rule, or regulation. This ban ap…

(5 ILCS 430/10-15) Sec. 10-15. Gift ban; exceptions. The restriction in Section 10-10 does not apply to the following: (1) Opportunities, benefits, and services that are available on the same conditions as for the general public. (2) Anything for which the officer, member, or Sta…

(5 ILCS 430/10-30) Sec. 10-30. Gift ban; disposition of gifts. A member, officer, or employee does not violate this Act if the member, officer, or employee promptly takes reasonable action to return the prohibited gift to its source or gives the gift or an amount equal to its val…

(5 ILCS 430/10-40) Sec. 10-40. Gift ban; further restrictions. A State agency may adopt or maintain policies that are more restrictive than those set forth in this Article and may continue to follow any existing policies, statutes, or regulations that are more restrictive or are …

(5 ILCS 430/15-10) Sec. 15-10. Protected activity. An officer, a member, a State employee, or a State agency shall not take any retaliatory action against a State employee because the State employee does any of the following: (1) Discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor…

(5 ILCS 430/15-20) Sec. 15-20. Burden of proof. A violation of this Article may be established only upon a finding that (i) the State employee engaged in conduct described in Section 15-10 and (ii) that conduct was a contributing factor in the retaliatory action alleged by the St…

(5 ILCS 430/15-25) Sec. 15-25. Remedies. The State employee may be awarded all remedies necessary to make the State employee whole and to prevent future violations of this Article. The circuit courts of this State shall have jurisdiction to hear cases brought under this Article. …

(5 ILCS 430/15-35) Sec. 15-35. Preemption. Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of a State employee under any other federal or State law, rule, or regulation or under any collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. (S…

(5 ILCS 430/15-40) Sec. 15-40. Posting. All officers, members, and State agencies shall conspicuously display notices of State employee protection under this Act. (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)

(5 ILCS 430/15-5) Sec. 15-5. Definitions. In this Article: "Public body" means (1) any officer, member, or State agency; (2) the federal government; (3) any local law enforcement agency or prosecutorial office; (4) any federal or State judiciary, grand or petit jury, law enforcem…

(5 ILCS 430/20-10) Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General. (a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector General are created, one each for the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, and the Treasurer. Each Office shall be u…

(5 ILCS 430/20-15) Sec. 20-15. Duties of the Executive Ethics Commission. In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the Executive Ethics Commission shall have the following duties: (1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powe…

(5 ILCS 430/20-20) Sec. 20-20. Duties of the Executive Inspectors General. In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, each Executive Inspector General shall have the following duties: (1) To receive and investigate allegations of violations of this Act. An investigation may…

(5 ILCS 430/20-20a) Sec. 20-20a. Attorney General investigatory authority. In addition to investigatory authority otherwise granted by law, the Attorney General shall have the authority to investigate violations of this Act pursuant to Section 20-50 or Section 20-51 of this Act a…

(5 ILCS 430/20-21) Sec. 20-21. Special Executive Inspectors General. (a) The Executive Ethics Commission, on its own initiative and by majority vote, may appoint special Executive Inspectors General (i) to investigate alleged violations of this Act if an investigation by the Insp…

(5 ILCS 430/20-23) Sec. 20-23. Ethics Officers. Each officer and the head of each State agency under the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission shall designate an Ethics Officer for the office or State agency. The board of each Regional Transit Board shall designate an E…

(5 ILCS 430/20-35) Sec. 20-35. Administrative subpoena; compliance. A person duly subpoenaed for testimony, documents, or other items who neglects or refuses to testify or produce documents or other items under the requirements of the subpoena shall be subject to punishment as ma…

(5 ILCS 430/20-40) Sec. 20-40. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)