{"id":"DUT-IL-014","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Illinois General Assembly (Department of Public Health Act)","authority":"Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305","instrument":"20 ILCS 2305/8.1 (penalty for violating or refusing to obey Department rules)","title":"Class A misdemeanor for whoever violates or refuses to obey any rule or regulation of the Department of Public Health; duty of every State\u0027s Attorney to prosecute","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY"],"addressees":["persons generally, including every business bound by 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.50 (DUT-IL-004)"],"clause":"Whoever violates or refuses to obey any rule or regulation of the Department of Public Health shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.... Each State\u0027s Attorney shall prosecute all persons in his county violating or refusing to obey the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health.","enforcement":"Class A misdemeanor (the IDPH rule and the Governor\u0027s release state fines of $75 to $2,500 for businesses)","functions":[],"notes":"Every person is bound to obey the Department\u0027s rules on pain of a Class A misdemeanor; the Director shall institute prosecutions and may designate local boards of health or health officers to do so; every State\u0027s Attorney shall prosecute violators in his county.","sourceUrl":"https://ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/002023050K8.1.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":43639,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-IL","url":"/library/DUT-IL-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IL-014","citation":"Illinois General Assembly (Department of Public Health Act), 20 ILCS 2305/8.1 (penalty for violating or refusing to obey Department rules) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-014)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["DUT-IL-001","DUT-IL-002","DUT-IL-015"]}