{"data":{"id":"us-il/410-ilcs-18-55","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"410 ILCS 18/55","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-501)\n(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)\nViolations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:\n(1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(2) Signing, in either paper or electronic format, a cremation authorization form with the actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(3) A violation of any cremation procedure set forth in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(4) Holding oneself out to the public as a crematory authority, or the operation of a building or structure within this State as a crematory, without being licensed under this Act, shall be a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4.5) Performance of a cremation service by a person who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4.10) Any person who intentionally violates a provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation.\n(4.15) Any person who knowingly acts without proper legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony.\n(5) A violation of any other provision of this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.\n(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-501)\n(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)\nPenalties. Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows:\n(1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an authorizing agent shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(2) Signing, in either paper or electronic format, a cremation authorization form with the actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(3) A violation of any cremation procedure set forth in Section 35 shall be a Class 4 felony.\n(4) Holding oneself out to the public as a crematory authority, or the operation of a building or structure within this State as a crematory, without being licensed under this Act, shall be a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4.5) Performance of a cremation service by a person who has not completed a training program as defined in Section 22 of this Act shall be a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4.10) Any person who intentionally violates a provision of this Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation.\n(4.15) Any person who knowingly acts without proper legal authority and who willfully and knowingly destroys or damages the remains of a deceased human being or who desecrates human remains is guilty of a Class 3 felony.\n(5) A violation of any other provision of this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["CHAPTER 410 PUBLIC HEALTH","Crematory Regulation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1517\u0026ChapterID=35\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:34Z","sha256":"65063509d073c88f52525116cb5e28a9a775b588761190a4e8db5e5e9f55931f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/410-ilcs-18-50","next":"us-il/410-ilcs-18-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}