(410 ILCS 18/55)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
Sec. 55. Penalties. Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:
(1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a
cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.
(2) Signing a cremation authorization form with the
actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.
(3) A Violation of any cremation procedure set forth
in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.
(4) Holding oneself out to the public as a crematory
authority, or the operation of a building or structure within this State as a crematory, without being licensed under this Act, shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
(4.5) Performance of a cremation service by a person
who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
(4.10) Any person who intentionally violates a
provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation.
(4.15) Any person who knowingly acts without proper
legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
(5) A violation of any other provision of this Act
shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-12; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
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