Illinois § 60

§ 60.

Penalties and civil actions. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Act is liable for a civil penalty of $7,000 per violation, except that the failure to pay a fee under this Act shall cause the person who fails to pay the fee to be liable for a civil penalty that is double the applicable fee. (b) The penalties provided for in this Section may be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the People of the State of Illinois by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or by the Attorney General. Any penalties collected under this Section in an action in which the Attorney General has prevailed shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act. (c) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney of a county in which a violation occurs may institute a civil action for an injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, to restrain violations of this Act or to require such actions as may be necessary to address violations of this Act. (d) The penalties and injunctions provided in this Act are in addition to any penalties, injunctions, or other relief provided under any other State law. Nothing in this Act bars a cause of action by the State for any other penalty, injunction, or other relief provided by any other law. (e) Any person who knowingly makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent material statement, orally or in writing, to the Agency, related to or required by this Act or any rule adopted under this Act commits a Class 4 felony, and each such statement or writing shall be considered a separate Class 4 felony. A person who, after being convicted under this subsection, violates this subsection a second or subsequent time commits a Class 3 felony. (f) No penalty may be assessed under this Act on an individual or resident for the improper disposal of covered batteries as described in Section 70 in a noncommercial or residential setting. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 8-9-24.)