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10 ILCS 5/9-23 (2026)

Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21, has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision of this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to cease or correct such violation or otherwise comply with this Article and such person fails or refuses to comply with such order, stipulation, settlement or consent order within the time specified by the Board, the Board, after affording notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may impose a civil penalty on such person in an amount not to exceed $5,000; except that for State officers and candidates and political committees formed for statewide office, the civil penalty may not exceed $10,000

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(10 ILCS 5/9-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23)
    Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21, has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision of this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to cease or correct such violation or otherwise comply with this Article and such person fails or refuses to comply with such order, stipulation, settlement or consent order within the time specified by the Board, the Board, after affording notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may impose a civil penalty on such person in an amount not to exceed $5,000; except that for State officers and candidates and political committees formed for statewide office, the civil penalty may not exceed $10,000. For the purpose of this Section, "statewide office" and "State officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
    Civil penalties imposed on any such person by the Board shall be enforceable in the Circuit Court. The Board shall petition the Court for an order to enforce collection of the penalty and, if the Court finds it has jurisdiction over the person against whom the penalty was imposed, the Court shall issue the appropriate order. Any civil penalties collected by the Court shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.
    In addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil penalty, the board may report such violation and the failure or refusal to comply with the order of the Board to the Attorney General and the appropriate State's Attorney.
(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Madigan, 697 F.3d 464 (7th Cir. 2012).
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Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Madigan, 697 F.3d 464 (7th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/9-23, 5/9-24. Filing false or incomplete information in a campaign finance report may also constitute a “business offense” under the Criminal Code punishable by criminal fine of up to $5,000.”
Cooke v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2018 IL App (4th) 170470 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 46 In his written brief, Cooke argued the Committee (1) failed to provide an adequate justification for failing to comply with the Board's May 18, 2016, order and requested the Board impose a $5000 fine in accordance with section 9-23 of the Election Code ( 10 ILCS 5/9-23…”
Illinois Repub. Party v. State Bd. of Elections, 691 N.E.2d 169 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “ILCS 5/1A-8 (West 1996)), and expressly authorize the Board to conduct investigations and inquiries related to political campaign disclosure requirements (10 ILCS 5/9-18 (West 1996)), hold hearings on complaints alleging violation of the campaign disclosure requirements of the…”
Illinois Repub. Party v. Bd. of Elections (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “-8 (West 1996)), and expressly authorize the Board to conduct investiga­tions and in­quiries related to political campaign disclosure re­quire­ments (10 ILCS 5/9-18 (West 1996)), hold hearings on com­plaints alleging violation of the campaign disclosure require­ments of the…”
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