Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 430/20-45) Sec. 20-45. Standing; representation. (a) With the exception of a person appealing an Inspector General's determination under Section 5-45 of this Act or under applicable provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, only an Executive Inspector General or the At…

(5 ILCS 430/20-5) Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission. (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created. (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9 commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, a…

(5 ILCS 430/20-50) Sec. 20-50. Investigation reports. (a) If an Executive Inspector General, upon the conclusion of an investigation, determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation has occurred, then the Executive Inspector General shall issue a summary repor…

(5 ILCS 430/20-51) Sec. 20-51. Closed investigations. When the Inspector General concludes that there is insufficient evidence that a violation has occurred, the Inspector General shall close the investigation. The Inspector General shall provide the Commission with a written sta…

(5 ILCS 430/20-52) Sec. 20-52. 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 Executive Ethi…

(5 ILCS 430/20-55) Sec. 20-55. Decisions; recommendations. (a) All decisions of the Executive 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 reasoning…

(5 ILCS 430/20-60) Sec. 20-60. Appeals. A decision of the Executive Ethics Commission to impose a fine or injunctive relief is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. All other decisions by the Executive Ethics Commission are final and not subject to revie…

(5 ILCS 430/20-63) Sec. 20-63. 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 an Executive Inspector General as a person subjected to alleged dis…

(5 ILCS 430/20-65) Sec. 20-65. Reporting of investigations. (a) Each Executive Inspector General shall file a quarterly activity report with the Executive Ethics Commission that reflects investigative activity during the previous quarter. The Executive Ethics Commission shall est…

(5 ILCS 430/20-70) Sec. 20-70. Cooperation in investigations. It is the duty of every officer and employee under the jurisdiction of an Executive Inspector General, including any inspector general serving in any State agency under the jurisdiction of that Executive Inspector Gene…

(5 ILCS 430/20-80) Sec. 20-80. Referrals of investigations. If an Executive Inspector General determines that any alleged misconduct involves any person not subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission, that Executive Inspector General shall refer the reported a…

(5 ILCS 430/20-85) Sec. 20-85. Monthly reports by Executive Inspector General. Each Executive Inspector General shall submit monthly reports to the appropriate executive branch constitutional officer, on dates determined by the executive branch constitutional officer, indicating:…

(5 ILCS 430/20-86) Sec. 20-86. Quarterly reports by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall submit quarterly reports to the Executive Ethics Commission, on dates determined by the Executive Ethics Commission, indicating: (1) the number of complaints received from each of…

(5 ILCS 430/20-90) Sec. 20-90. Confidentiality. (a) The identity of any individual providing information or reporting any possible or alleged misconduct to an Executive Inspector General or the Executive Ethics Commission shall be kept confidential and may not be disclosed withou…

(5 ILCS 430/20-95) Sec. 20-95. 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. (b) Any allegations and related documents submitted to an Executive Inspector General and…

(5 ILCS 430/25-10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-435) Sec. 25-10. Office of Legislative Inspector General. (a) The independent Office of the Legislative Inspector General is created. The Office shall be under the direction and supervision of the Legislative Inspec…

(5 ILCS 430/25-100) Sec. 25-100. Reports. (a) Within 30 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, for the period beginning November 4, 2017 until the date of the report, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall issue a report to the General A…

(5 ILCS 430/25-105) Sec. 25-105. Investigation of sexual harassment. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Legislative Inspector General may investigate any allegation or complaint of sexual harassment without the approval of the Legislative Ethics Commission.…

(5 ILCS 430/25-15) Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission. In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall have the following duties: (1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of its duties and the exercise of its …

(5 ILCS 430/25-20) Sec. 25-20. Duties of the Legislative Inspector General. In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the Legislative Inspector General shall have the following duties: (1) To receive and investigate, without advance approval of the Legislative Ethics Commi…

(5 ILCS 430/25-20a) Sec. 25-20a. 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 25-50 or Section 25-51 of this Act a…

(5 ILCS 430/25-21) Sec. 25-21. Special Legislative Inspectors General. (a) The Legislative Ethics Commission, on its own initiative and by majority vote, may appoint special Legislative Inspectors General (i) to investigate alleged violations of this Act, if an investigation by t…

(5 ILCS 430/25-23) Sec. 25-23. Ethics Officers. The President and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint an ethics officer for the members and employees of his or her legislative caucus. No later than J…

(5 ILCS 430/25-35) Sec. 25-35. 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 430/25-45) Sec. 25-45. Standing; representation. (a) Only the Legislative Inspector General may bring actions before the Legislative Ethics Commission. (b) The Attorney General shall represent the Legislative Inspector General in all proceedings before the Commission. Whe…

(5 ILCS 430/25-5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-435) Sec. 25-5. Legislative Ethics Commission. (a) The Legislative Ethics Commission is created. (b) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall consist of 8 commissioners appointed 2 each by the President and Minority L…

(5 ILCS 430/25-50) Sec. 25-50. Investigation reports. (a) If the Legislative Inspector General, upon the conclusion of an investigation, determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation has occurred, then the Legislative Inspector General shall issue a summary …

(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 430/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Ethics training. (a) Each officer, member, and employee must complete, at least annually beginning in 2004, an ethics training program conducted by the appropriate State agency. Each ultimate jurisdictional authority must implement an ethics training …

(5 ILCS 430/5-10.5) Sec. 5-10.5. Harassment and discrimination prevention training. (a) Until 2020, each officer, member, and employee must complete, at least annually, a sexual harassment training program. A person who fills a vacancy in an elective or appointed position that re…

(5 ILCS 430/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Prohibited political activities. (a) State employees shall not intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time (other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off). State employees shall not intentionally misap…

(5 ILCS 430/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Public service announcements; other promotional material. (a) Beginning January 1, 2004, no public service announcement or advertisement that is on behalf of any State administered program and contains the proper name, image, or voice of any executive…

(5 ILCS 430/5-30) Sec. 5-30. Prohibited offer or promise. (a) An officer or employee of the executive or legislative branch or a candidate for an executive or legislative branch office may not promise anything of value related to State government, including but not limited to pos…

(5 ILCS 430/5-35) Sec. 5-35. Contributions on State property. Contributions shall not be intentionally solicited, accepted, offered, or made on State property by public officials, by State employees, by candidates for elective office, by persons required to be registered under th…

(5 ILCS 430/5-40) Sec. 5-40. Fundraising during session. Except as provided in this Section, any executive branch constitutional officer, any candidate for an executive branch constitutional office, any member of the General Assembly, any candidate for the General Assembly, any p…

(5 ILCS 430/5-45) Sec. 5-45. Procurement; revolving door prohibition. (a) No former officer, member, or State employee, or spouse or immediate family member living with such person, shall, within a period of one year immediately after termination of State employment, knowingly ac…