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| | HB4018 Engrossed | | LRB097 17078 KMW 62276 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-1-12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1-12. Registered businesses. The corporate |
| 8 | | authorities of any municipality may establish a registry and |
| 9 | | require businesses located within the municipality to register |
| 10 | | with the municipality. An established registry may only include |
| 11 | | the (i) business owner's name and business address, (ii) |
| 12 | | business and emergency phone numbers, (iii) e-mail address of |
| 13 | | the business, (iv) internet website address, and (v) nature of |
| 14 | | the business. The corporate authorities of a municipality must |
| 15 | | notify businesses of the registration requirement. If a |
| 16 | | business has received at least 2 notifications of the |
| 17 | | registration requirement, then the corporate authorities of a |
| 18 | | municipality may charge a maximum penalty of $200 for failure |
| 19 | | to register with the municipality. If a municipality creates a |
| 20 | | database containing information from the registry created |
| 21 | | under this Section, then the database shall be a public record |
| 22 | | subject to The Freedom of Information Act. This Section does |
| 23 | | not limit a home rule municipality's ability to license |