Illinois Code § 410 ILCS 18/55

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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
 
Sec. 55. 
Penalties. 
Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:

 
 
(1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a 
 
cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.

 
 
(2) Signing, in either paper or electronic format, 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.

cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.
cremation authorization form with the actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.
in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.
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.
who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation.
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.
shall be a Class B misdemeanor.

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