Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 200/25-20 – Knowing failure of public officer to perform duties
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 200/25-20
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
Every public officer who refuses to perform or knowingly neglects any duty enjoined upon him by this Code, or who consents or connives to evade its provisions, whereby any proceeding required by this Code shall be prevented or hindered, or whereby any property required to be listed for taxation is unlawfully exempted or the same be entered upon the assessment or collector’s books at less than the value required by this Code, or the percentage as may be provided by a county ordinance adopted under Section 4 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois, shall, for every such offense, neglect or refusal, be liable, on the complaint of any person, for double the amount of the loss or damage caused thereby, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in any court having jurisdiction, and may be removed from office at the discretion of the court.