Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 615 ILCS 5/26a

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
     The Department of Natural Resources may issue orders requiring all necessary remedial actions to correct violations of this Act and impose the civil penalties provided in this Section. All orders entered by the Department of Natural Resources shall be made only upon giving reasonable notice to persons to be affected by such orders; or having any interest in the subject matter of such orders and after a hearing in relation thereto. Any person who violates any provision of this Act; any rule or regulation adopted by the Department; any permit, term, or condition of this Act; or any order of the Department under this Act, shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to 2 times the applicable permit fee, but not to exceed $5,000 for a violation. The penalty fee may, upon order of the Department of Natural Resources or a court of competent jurisdiction, be made payable to the Department and deposited into the State Boating Act Fund for use by the Department for ordinary and contingent expenses.
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