Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/132 – Article 132. Retaliation
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(a) Any person subject to this Code who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any person from reporting a criminal offense or making or planning to make a protected communication:
(1) wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse
(1) wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse
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personnel action against any person; or
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(2) wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a
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favorable personnel action with respect to any person;
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shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) In this Article:
(1) “Protected communication” means the following:
(A) A lawful communication to a Member of
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/132
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) In this Article:
(1) “Protected communication” means the following:
(A) A lawful communication to a Member of
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Congress or an Inspector General.
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(B) A communication to a covered individual or
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organization in which a member of the State military forces complains of, or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of, any of the following:
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(i) A violation of law or regulation,
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including a law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination.
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(ii) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of
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funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
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(2) “Inspector General” has the meaning given that
(3) “Covered individual or organization” means any
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recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 1034(b)(1)(B) of Title 10 of this Code.
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(4) “Unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on
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the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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