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

 

 

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1businesses for a fee and enact regulations for that system of
2licensure.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.