Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 4190 - THE PROTECTION, TREATMENT, AND INVENTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS
Subpart B - PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES
Section 4190.202 - Criminal Penalties
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Class A Misdemeanor - Violations. Any violation of Section 3 of the Act not involving the disturbance of human skeletal remains is a Class A misdemeanor. A violator is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year and a fine not in excess of $5,000. Any subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. Each disturbance that takes place at an archaeological or paleontological site constitutes a separate offense. (See Section 5 of the Act.)
b) Class 4 Felony - Violations. Any violation of Section 3 of the Act which involves the disturbance of human skeletal remains is a Class 4 felony and the violator shall be subject to imprisonment and a fine. Each disturbance of an unregistered grave, a grave marker or grave artifacts constitutes a separate offense. (See Section 5 of the Act.)
