(a) Any person, group of persons, association, corporation, or other entity who:
        (1) Conducts, operates or acts as a secure
    
residential youth care facility without a license or permit to do so in violation of Section 45-15 of this Act; or
        (2) Makes materially false statements in order to
    
obtain a license or permit; or
        (3) Fails to keep the records and make the reports
    
provided under this Act; or
        (4) Advertises any service not authorized by license
    
or permit held; or
        (5) Publishes any advertisement in violation of this
    
Act; or
        (6) Violates any other provision of this Act or any
    
reasonable rule or regulation adopted and published by the Department for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act;
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and in case of an association, corporation, or other entity, imprisonment may be imposed upon its officers who knowingly participated in the violation.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,500
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 175/45-125

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

     (b) Any secure residential youth care facility that continues to operate after its license is revoked under Section 45-70 of this Act or after its license expires and the Department refused to renew the license as provided in Section 45-70 of this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of $500 but not exceeding $10,000, and each day of violation is a separate offense.