{"data":{"id":"us-il/805-ilcs-315-27","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"805 ILCS 315/27","heading":"","body":"Any person who maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports about the finances or management or activity of an association organized hereunder or organized under a similar statute of another State with similar restrictions, and operating in this State under due authority shall be guilty of a business offense and be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1000 for each such offense; and shall be liable to the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of $500 for each such offense.","path":["CHAPTER 805 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS","Agricultural Co-Operative Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2296\u0026ChapterID=65\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:47Z","sha256":"3183f452f420087b35e7a881b36cdc38e4b0ae06f665a856139d90c91a642cd5","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/805-ilcs-315-26","next":"us-il/805-ilcs-315-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}