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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 205/5

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
     Whoever sells or leases for any time exceeding five years, any lot or block in or outside of any town, city or village before all the requirements of this Act have been complied with, shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined $25 for each lot or block or part thereof so disposed of or leased. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an offer of sale or acceptance of deposit by a seller before compliance with the requirements of this Act, provided that compliance occurs before conveyance of any deed to the property.