{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-12.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 10/12.1","heading":"Advertisements; Department of Early Childhood.","body":"(a) In this Section, \"advertise\" means communication by any public medium originating or distributed in this State, including, but not limited to, newspapers, periodicals, telephone book listings, outdoor advertising signs, radio, or television.\n(b) An early care and education center, early care and education home, or group early care and education home licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Department of Early Childhood may publish advertisements for the services that the early care and education center, early care and education home, or group early care and education home is specifically licensed or issued a permit under this Act to provide. A person, group of persons, agency, association, organization, corporation, institution, center, or group that advertises or causes to be published any advertisement offering, soliciting, or promising to perform adoption services as defined in Section 2.24 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or 9 months' imprisonment for each advertisement, unless that person, group of persons, agency, association, organization, corporation, institution, center, or group is licensed or operating under a permit issued by Department of Early Childhood as an early care and education center, early care and education home, or group early care and education home, as permitted by law.\n(c) Every advertisement published after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall include the Department of Early Childhood license number of the provider or agency.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Child Care Act of 1969."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1293\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"f32936d907a413ae9ee301e6fad20f57fa72d2f95695b14238666eb8e326e1b5","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-12","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}