Section 210 ILCS 46/3-318 - Business offenses(a) No person shall:(1) intentionally fail to correct or interfere with the correction of a Type "AA", Type "A", or Type "B" violation within the time specified on the notice or approved plan of correction under this Act as the maximum period given for correction, unless an extension is granted and the corrections are made before expiration of extension;(2) intentionally prevent, interfere with, or attempt to impede in any way any duly authorized investigation and enforcement of this Act;(3) intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent any examination of any relevant books or records pertinent to investigations and enforcement of this Act;(4) intentionally prevent or interfere with the preservation of evidence pertaining to any violation of this Act or the rules promulgated under this Act;(5) intentionally retaliate or discriminate against any resident or employee for contacting or providing information to any state official, or for initiating, participating in, or testifying in an action for any remedy authorized under this Act;(6) willfully file any false, incomplete or intentionally misleading information required to be filed under this Act, or willfully fail or refuse to file any required information;(7) open or operate a facility without a license; (8) intentionally retaliate or discriminate against any resident for consenting to authorized electronic monitoring under the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act; or(9) prevent the installation or use of an electronic monitoring device by a resident who has provided the facility with notice and consent as required in Section 20 of the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act.(b) A violation of this Section is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of Section 3-103 as to submission of false or misleading information in a license application.(c) The State's Attorney of the county in which the facility is located, or the Attorney General, shall be notified by the Director of any violations of this Section.Amended by P.A. 100-0201,§ 390, eff. 8/18/2017.Amended by P.A. 099-0784,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2017.Added by P.A. 099-0180,§ 3-318, eff. 7/29/2015.