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1 AN ACT concerning State's Attorneys.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Attorney General and State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.
6 Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "candidate"
7 has the meaning provided in Article 9 of the Election Code.
8 Section 15. Loans prohibited.
9 (a) The Attorney General or a candidate for the office
10 of Attorney General may not accept a loan, loan guarantee,
11 promise of a loan, or promise of a loan guarantee from an
12 attorney or law firm that, during the previous 2 years, has
13 represented a defendant in a criminal matter in which the
14 Attorney General's office was involved in the investigation
15 or prosecution or in which the Attorney General's office
16 aided or prosecuted the appeal.
17 (b) No State's Attorney or candidate for the office of
18 State's Attorney may accept a loan, loan guarantee, promise
19 of a loan, or promise of a loan guarantee from an attorney or
20 law firm that, during the previous 2 years, has represented a
21 defendant in a criminal matter in the circuit court of the
22 county in which the State's Attorney or candidate holds or
23 seeks office.
24 Section 15. Penalty. Willful violation of this Act is a
25 business offense subject to a fine of $5,000.
26 Section 90. The Election Code is amended by adding
27 Section 9-30 as follows:
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1 (10 ILCS 5/9-30 new)
2 Sec. 9-30. Loans to Attorney General or State's Attorney
3 candidates. A candidate for the office of Attorney General or
4 State's Attorney is subject to the Attorney General and
5 State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.