{"data":{"id":"us-il/205-ilcs-685-7","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"205 ILCS 685/7","heading":"","body":"(a) No person shall for the purpose of evading the recording or reporting requirements of Sections 4 and 5 of this Act:\n(1) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act; or\n(2) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act that contains a material omission or misstatement of fact; or\n(3) Structure, assist in structuring, or attempt to structure or assist in structuring any transaction with one or more financial institutions.\n(b) A person structures a transaction if he is:\n(1) acting alone, or in conjunction with or on behalf of other persons;\n(2) conducts, attempts to conduct, or assists in conducting;\n(3) one or more transactions in currency, cashier's checks, money orders or traveler's checks;\n(4) in any amount;\n(5) at one or more financial institutions;\n(6) on one or more days;\n(7) in any manner;\n(8) for the purpose of evading the reporting requirements of this Act.\n(c) Structuring a transaction is a Class 2 felony.","path":["CHAPTER 205 FINANCIAL REGULATION","Currency Reporting Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1207\u0026ChapterID=20\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:29Z","sha256":"540ebd97da20ee09eff07355b6ea61fb8b33841247fa6cc8fb46ed9d9d03cfe4","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/205-ilcs-685-6","next":"us-il/205-ilcs-685-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}