Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 430/5-5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-435) Sec. 5-5. Personnel policies. (a) Each of the following shall adopt and implement personnel policies for all State employees under his, her, or its jurisdiction and control: (i) each executive branch constitution…

(5 ILCS 430/5-50) Sec. 5-50. Ex parte communications; special government agents. (a) This Section applies to ex parte communications made to any agency listed in subsection (e). (b) "Ex parte communication" means any written or oral communication by any person that imparts or req…

(5 ILCS 430/5-55) Sec. 5-55. Prohibition on serving on boards and commissions. Notwithstanding any other law of this State, on and after February 1, 2004, a person, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that person is ineligible to serve on a board, commi…

(5 ILCS 430/5-60) Sec. 5-60. Administrative leave during pending criminal matter. (a) If any officer or government employee is placed on administrative leave, either voluntarily or involuntarily, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation or prosecution and that officer or g…

(5 ILCS 430/5-65) Sec. 5-65. Prohibition on sexual harassment. (a) All persons have a right to work in an environment free from sexual harassment. All persons subject to this Act are prohibited from sexually harassing any person, regardless of any employment relationship or lack …

(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) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 75-10. Coordination between Executive Inspector General and Inspectors General appointed by Regional Transit Boards. (a) Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly precludes a Regional Tra…

(5 ILCS 430/75-5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) 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, 20, and 50 of this Act, as wel…

(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 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 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 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 440/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3200) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Time Standardization Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 440/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 3201) Sec. 1. At two o'clock ante meridian of the second Sunday in March of each year, the standard time in this State shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock ante meridian of the first Sunday in November of each year the standard time in t…

(5 ILCS 440/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3202) Sec. 2. It is unlawful for any county, township, city or town, municipal corporation, agency or instrumentality of the State, or school district or school authority to employ any time or adopt any ordinance, resolution or order providing for…

(5 ILCS 440/3) (from Ch. 1, par. 3203) Sec. 3. Any officer or employee of any county, township, city or town, municipal corporation, agency or instrumentality of the State, or school district or school authority who violates any provision of this Act is guilty of a petty offense.…

(5 ILCS 440/4) (from Ch. 1, par. 3204) Sec. 4. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisi…

(5 ILCS 460/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-1) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the State Designations Act. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)

(5 ILCS 460/10) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-10) Sec. 10. State bird. The bird Cardinalis Cardinalis, commonly known as the "Cardinal", is designated the official State Bird of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)

(5 ILCS 460/100) Sec. 100. State pie. Pumpkin pie is designated the official State pie of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 99-364, eff. 1-1-16.)

(5 ILCS 460/105) Sec. 105. State microbe. Penicillium rubens NRRL 1951 is designated the official State microbe of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 102-402, eff. 1-1-22.)

(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.)

(5 ILCS 460/20) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-20) Sec. 20. Official language. The official language of the State of Illinois is English. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)

(5 ILCS 460/205) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-205) Sec. 205. Prior law. (a) A provision of this Act that is the same or substantially the same as a prior law shall be construed as a continuation of the prior law and not as a new or different law. (b) A citation in another Act to an Act…

(5 ILCS 460/210) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-210) Sec. 210. Other Acts of the 87th General Assembly. If any other Act of the 87th General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior law that is continued in this Act, then that change, addition, or repeal in the other Act s…

(5 ILCS 460/212) Sec. 212. Official gubernatorial portraits. (a) The portraits of the Governors of Illinois, painted or otherwise created as visual images, displayed in the State Capitol shall be the official State portraits of the Governors of Illinois. (b) No portrait or other …

(5 ILCS 460/215) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-215) Sec. 215. Matters of form. (a) The parenthetic citation before a Section in the form "(from Ch. XX, par. XX)" (i) is an informational reference to the prior law from which the Section is derived and (ii) is not part of the text of the …

(5 ILCS 460/220) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-220) Sec. 220. Home rule; mandates. Nothing in this Act as initially enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers where no denial or limitation existed under prior law or (ii) creates a State mandate under the State Mandates Ac…

(5 ILCS 460/225) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-225) Sec. 225. Repeals. (a) The following Acts or parts of Acts are repealed: The State Seal Act. The State Bird Act. The State Insect Act. The Official Language Act. The State Mineral Act. The State Slogan Act. The State Song Act. The Stat…

(5 ILCS 460/230) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-230) Sec. 230. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)

(5 ILCS 460/25) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-25) Sec. 25. State mineral. The mineral calcium fluoride, commonly called "fluorite", is designated the official State mineral of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

(5 ILCS 460/27) Sec. 27. State rock. Dolostone is designated the official State rock of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 102-1044, eff. 1-1-23.)

(5 ILCS 460/30) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-30) Sec. 30. State slogan. The slogan "Land of Lincoln" is designated the official slogan of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 87-273.)