Section 430 ILCS 100/18 - Penalties(a) Any person who violates any requirement of Section 9, 10, 11, 12, or 14 of this Act shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. In the case of a second or subsequent violation of Section 10, the civil penalty shall not exceed $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues.(b) Any person who knowingly fails to provide immediate notification of a release in violation of Section 10 of this Act, shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony, and in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law is subject to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for each day of the violation. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony, and in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law is subject to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each day of the violation.(c) All civil penalties and fines collected under this Section shall be deposited in the Emergency Planning and Training Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury, and may be used by IEMA, pursuant to appropriation, for its activities arising under this Act and the Federal Act, including providing financial support for local emergency planning committees and for training initiatives authorized by IEMA.Amended by P.A. 098-0465,§ 20, eff. 8/16/2013.