(5 ILCS 175/10-140)
Sec. 10-140. Unauthorized use of signature device.
(a) No person shall knowingly or intentionally access, copy, or otherwise obtain possession of or recreate the signature device of another person without authorization for the purpose of creating, or allowing or causing another person to create, an unauthorized electronic signature using such signature device. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) No person shall knowingly alter, disclose, or use the signature device of another person without authorization, or in excess of lawful authorization, for the purpose of creating, or allowing or causing another person to create, an unauthorized electronic signature using such signature device. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection who has previously been convicted of a violation of this subsection or Section 15-210 shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony. A person who violates this Section in furtherance of any scheme or artifice to defraud in excess of $50,000 shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)
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Last modified: February 18, 2015