Illinois Code § 8

§ 8.

Any person who intentionally fails to deposit the required sales proceeds into a trust required under this Act, intentionally and improperly withdraws or uses trust funds for his or her own benefit, or otherwise intentionally violates any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony. If any person intentionally violates this Act or fails or refuses to comply with any order of the Comptroller or any part of an order that has become final to the person and is still in effect, the Comptroller may, after notice and hearing at which it is determined that a violation of this Act or the order has been committed, further order that the person shall forfeit and pay to the State of Illinois a sum not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. This liability shall be enforced in an action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the Comptroller in the name of the People of the State of Illinois. In addition to the other penalties and remedies provided in this Act, the Comptroller may bring a civil action in the county of residence of the licensee or any person accepting trust funds to enjoin any violation or threatened violation of this Act. The powers vested in the Comptroller by this Section are in addition to any and all other powers and remedies vested in the Comptroller by law. (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)