(740 ILCS 45/20) (from Ch. 70, par. 90)
Sec. 20.
(a) In addition to any other civil liability or criminal penalties
provided by law, a person who the Court of Claims or the Attorney General finds has willfully misstated
or omitted facts relevant to the determination of whether compensation is due
under this Act or of the amount of that compensation, whether in making
application for compensation or in the further proceedings provided for
in this Act, shall be denied compensation under this Act.
(b) A person who is convicted of having willfully misstated or omitted
facts relevant to the determination of whether compensation is due under
this Act or of the amount of that compensation, whether in making application
for compensation or in the further proceedings provided for in this Act,
shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 102-27, eff. 1-1-22.)
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