Illinois Code § 25

§ 25.

(a) If the Department finds a violation of this Act or rules adopted under this Act at a migrant labor camp, the Department shall issue a written report or notice of the violation. In accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, each violation shall be categorized as either Type A or Type B. (b) Type A violation. Type A violations shall be established by rule. Penalties shall be assessed for Type A violations at a rate of $25 per day per violation with each day constituting a separate violation. The situation, condition, or practice constituting a Type A violation shall be abated or eliminated immediately, unless a fixed period of time as determined by the Department, that shall not exceed 3 days, and specified in the notice of violation or inspection report is required for correction. (c) Type B violation. Type B violations include those violations that may lead to serious injury or death of employees or the general public. Upon finding a Type B violation at a migrant labor camp, the Department shall immediately take actions as necessary to protect the public health, including ordering the immediate closure of the facility, ordering the abatement of conditions deemed dangerous by the Department, or ordering the cessation of any practice deemed dangerous or improper by the Department. Type B violations shall be established by rule. Administrative penalties shall be assessed by the Department for Type B violations at a rate of $100 per violation, with each day constituting a separate violation. Any person who commits a Type B violation shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for which the circuit court may impose a fine of $250 per violation, with each day constituting a separate violation. (Source: P.A. 98-1034, eff. 8-25-14.)