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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Smoke Free Illinois Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 45 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 82/45)
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| 7 | | Sec. 45. Violations. |
| 8 | | (a) A person, corporation, partnership, association or |
| 9 | | other
entity who violates Section 15 or 20 of this Act shall be |
| 10 | | fined pursuant to this Section. Each day that a violation |
| 11 | | occurs is a separate violation. |
| 12 | | (b) A person who smokes in an area where smoking is |
| 13 | | prohibited under Section 15 of this Act shall be fined in an |
| 14 | | amount that is $100 for a first offense and $250 for each |
| 15 | | subsequent offense. A person who owns, operates, or otherwise |
| 16 | | controls a public place or place of employment that violates |
| 17 | | Section 15 or 20 of this Act shall be fined (i) $250 for the |
| 18 | | first violation, (ii) $500 for the second violation within one |
| 19 | | year after the first violation, and (iii) $2,500 for each |
| 20 | | additional violation within one year after the first violation. |
| 21 | | (c) A fine imposed under this Section shall be allocated as |
| 22 | | follows: |
| 23 | | (1) one-half of the fine shall be distributed to the |