Illinois § 35

§ 35.

Violations. (a) Upon a finding that a distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person has committed any of the conduct prohibited under this Act or any rule adopted under this Act, knowing or having reason to know that he or she has done so, the Department of Revenue may: revoke or suspend the license or licenses of the distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Cigarette Tax Act, Cigarette Use Tax Act, or the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995; and impose on the distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of 500% of the retail value of the electronic cigarettes involved or $10,000. (b) Electronic cigarettes that are acquired in, held in, owned in, possessed in, transported within, imported into, or sold or distributed across this State in violation of this Act shall be deemed contraband under this Act and are subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in subsection (g) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act, and all such electronic cigarettes seized and forfeited shall be destroyed or maintained and used in an undercover capacity. Such electronic cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the violation of this Act is knowing or otherwise. (c) The Attorney General may enforce violations of Section 15 or 25 of this Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. (Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22.)