720 ILCS 5/ Criminal Code of 1961.

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720 ILCS 5/17A‑1

(720 ILCS 5/17A‑1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 17A‑1)

Sec. 17A‑1.

Persons under deportation order; ineligible for benefits.
An individual against whom a United States Immigration Judge
has issued an order of deportation which has been affirmed by the Board of
Immigration Review, as well as an individual who appeals such an order
pending appeal, under paragraph 19 of Section 241(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act relating to persecution of others on
account of race, religion, national origin or political opinion under the
direction of or in association with the Nazi government of Germany or its
allies, shall be ineligible for the following benefits authorized by State law:

(a) The homestead exemptions and homestead improvement
exemption under Article 15 of the Property Tax Code.

(b) Grants under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.

(c) The double income tax exemption conferred upon persons 65 years of
age or older by Section 204 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.

(d) Grants provided by the Department on Aging.

(e) Reductions in vehicle registration fees under Section 3‑806.3 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code.

(f) Free fishing and reduced fishing license fees under Sections 20‑5
and 20‑40 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.

(g) Tuition free courses for senior citizens under the Senior Citizen
Courses Act.

(h) Any benefits under the Illinois Public Aid Code.

(Source: P.A. 95‑644, eff. 10‑12‑07.)

720 ILCS 5/17A‑2

(720 ILCS 5/17A‑2) (from Ch. 38, par. 17A‑2)

Sec. 17A‑2.

Any grants awarded to persons described in Section 17A‑1 of this
Act may be recovered by the State of Illinois in a civil action commenced
by the Attorney General in the circuit court of Sangamon County or the
State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person described in
Section 17A‑1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 84‑1391.)

720 ILCS 5/17A‑3

(720 ILCS 5/17A‑3) (from Ch. 38, par. 17A‑3)

Sec. 17A‑3.

(a) Any person who has been found by a court to have
received benefits in violation of Section 17A‑1 where:

(1) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the violation is less than $150, shall be guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor;

(2) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the violation is $150 or more but less than $1,000,
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony;

(3) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the violation is $1,000 or more but less than $5,000,
shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony;

(4) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the violation is $5,000 or more but less than $10,000,
shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony; or

(5) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the violation is $10,000 or more, shall be guilty
of a Class 1 felony.

(b) Any person who commits a subsequent violation of Section 17A‑1 and:

(1) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the subsequent violation is less than $150,
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony;

(2) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the subsequent violation is $150 or more but
less than $1,000, shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony;

(3) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the subsequent violation is $1,000 or more
but less than $5,000, shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony;

(4) the total monetary value of the benefits  involved
in the subsequent violation is $5,000 or more but
less than $10,000, shall be guilty of a Class 1 felony.

(c) For purposes of determining the classification of offense under
this Section, all of the monetary value of the benefits
received as a result of the unlawful act,
practice or course of conduct can be accumulated.

(Source: P.A. 84‑1391.)

720 ILCS 5/17A‑3.1

(720 ILCS 5/17A‑3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 17A‑3.1)

Sec. 17A‑3.1.

An individual described in Section 17A‑1 who has been
deported shall be restored to any benefits which that individual has been
denied under State law pursuant to Section 17A‑1 if (a) the Attorney
General of the United States has issued an order cancelling deportation and
has adjusted the status of the individual to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States or (b) the country
to which the individual has been deported adjudicates or exonerates the
individual in a judicial or administrative proceeding as not being guilty
of the persecution of others on account of race, religion, national origin
or political opinion under the direction of or in association with the Nazi
government of Germany or its allies.

(Source: P.A. 84‑1391.)

720 ILCS 5/17A‑4

(720 ILCS 5/17A‑4) (from Ch. 38, par. 17A‑4)

Sec. 17A‑4.

This Article shall be applicable to persons who have filed
applications for benefits prior to, on or after its effective date.

(Source: P.A. 84‑1391.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 17B heading) ARTICLE 17B.

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