{"data":{"id":"us-il/5-ilcs-430-15-20","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"5 ILCS 430/15-20","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"A violation of this Article may be established only upon a finding that (i) the State employee engaged in conduct described in Section 15-10 and (ii) that conduct was a contributing factor in the retaliatory action alleged by the State employee. It is not a violation, however, if it is demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the officer, member, other State employee, or State agency would have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that conduct.","path":["CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS","State Officials and Employees Ethics Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2529\u0026ChapterID=2\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:11Z","sha256":"65f7a2af9f6092aa18e37aa33a62dade307a137408acd03b76f8c9bdced43ef5","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/5-ilcs-430-15-10","next":"us-il/5-ilcs-430-15-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}