(225 ILCS 335/9.8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7509.8)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
    Sec. 9.8. Criminal penalties. Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and such violation may result in a sentence in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 5-4.5-55 of the Unified Code of Corrections and a fine not to exceed $2,500. On conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the violator is guilty of a Class 4 felony, which may result in a sentence in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 5-4.5-45 of the Unified Code of Corrections and a fine of $25,000. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Fines for any and all criminal penalties imposed shall be payable to the Department.
(Source: P.A. 104-427, eff. 8-15-25.)