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1    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Smoke Free Illinois Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 45 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 82/45)

7    Sec. 45. Violations. 
8    (a) A person, corporation, partnership, association or 
9other
entity who violates Section 15 or 20 of this Act shall be 
10fined pursuant to this Section. Each day that a violation 
11occurs is a separate violation.
12    (b) A person who smokes in an area where smoking is 
13prohibited under Section 15 of this Act shall be fined in an 
14amount that is  $100 for a first offense and $250 for each 
15subsequent offense. A person who owns, operates, or otherwise 
16controls a public place or place of employment that violates 
17Section 15 or 20 of this Act shall be fined (i) $250 for the 
18first violation, (ii) $500 for the second violation within one 
19year after the first violation, and (iii) $2,500 for each 
20additional violation within one year after the first violation.
21    (c) A fine imposed under this Section shall be allocated as 
22follows:
23        (1) one-half of the fine shall be distributed to the 
 
 
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1    Department; and
2        (2) one-half of the fine shall be distributed to the 
3    enforcing agency.

4    (d) Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act 
5of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the 
6rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the 
7Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and 
8procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any 
9purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is 
10unauthorized. 
11(Source: P.A. 95-17, eff. 1-1-08; 95-1029, eff. 2-4-09.)
 

12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.