Public Act 096-0575
 
HB2651 Enrolled LRB096 04574 RLC 14629 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
Section 33-7 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/33-7)
    Sec. 33-7. Public contractor misconduct.
    (a) A public contractor; a person seeking a public contract
on behalf of himself, herself, or another; an employee of a
public contractor; or a person seeking a public contract on
behalf of himself, herself, or another commits public
contractor misconduct when, in the performance of, or in
connection with, a contract with the State, a unit of local
government, or a school district or in obtaining or seeking to
obtain such a contract he or she commits any of the following
acts:
        (1) intentionally or knowingly makes, uses, or causes
    to be made or used a false record or statement to conceal,
    avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money
    or property;
        (2) knowingly performs an act that he or she knows he
    or she is forbidden by law to perform;
        (3) with intent to obtain a personal advantage for
    himself, herself, or another, he or she performs an act in
    excess of his or her contractual responsibility; or
        (4) solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance
    of any act a fee or reward that he or she knows is not
    authorized by law; or .
        (5) knowingly or intentionally seeks or receives
    compensation or reimbursement for goods and services he or
    she purported to deliver or render, but failed to do so
    pursuant to the terms of the contract, to the unit of State
    or local government or school district.
    (b) Sentence. Any person who violates this Section commits
a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted of this offense or a
similar offense in any state of the United States which
contains the same elements of this offense shall be barred for
10 years from the date of conviction from contracting with,
employment by, or holding public office with the State or any
unit of local government or school district. No corporation
shall be barred as a result of a conviction under this Section
of any employee or agent of such corporation if the employee so
convicted is no longer employed by the corporation and (1) it
has been finally adjudicated not guilty or (2) it demonstrates
to the government entity with which it seeks to contract, and
that entity finds, that the commission of the offense was
neither authorized, requested, commanded, nor performed by a
director, officer or high managerial agent on behalf of the
corporation as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
Section 5-4 of this Code.
    (c) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney in the
county where the principal office of the unit of local
government or school district is located may bring a civil
action on behalf of any unit of State or local government to
recover a civil penalty from any person who knowingly engages
in conduct which violates subsection (a) of this Section in
treble the amount of the monetary cost to the unit of State or
local government or school district involved in the violation.
The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs
assessed to the defendant. This subsection (c) shall in no way
limit the ability of any unit of State or local government or
school district to recover moneys or damages regarding public
contracts under any other law or ordinance. A civil action
shall be barred unless the action is commenced within 6 years
after the later of (1) the date on which the conduct
establishing the cause of action occurred or (2) the date on
which the unit of State or local government or school district
knew or should have known that the conduct establishing the
cause of action occurred.
    (d) This amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall
not be construed to create a private right of action.
(Source: P.A. 94-338, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.