Illinois § 25-20 Knowing failure of public officer to perform duties

Illinois Statutes

§ 25-20 — Knowing failure of public officer to perform duties

Illinois § 25-20

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 35REVENUE

Act 35 ILCS 200/Property Tax Code.

Art.Article 25 - Penalties

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Bluebook

35 Ill. Comp. Stat. 25-20 (2026).

Text

Every public officer who refuses to perform or knowingly neglects any duty enjoined upon him by this Code, or who consents or connives to evade its provisions, whereby any proceeding required by this Code shall be prevented or hindered, or whereby any property required to be listed for taxation is unlawfully exempted or the same be entered upon the assessment or collector's books at less than the value required by this Code, or the percentage as may be provided by a county ordinance adopted under Section 4 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois, shall, for every such offense, neglect or refusal, be liable, on the complaint of any person, for double the amount of the loss or damage caused thereby, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in

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Every public officer who refuses to perform or knowingly neglects any duty enjoined upon him by this Code, or who consents or connives to evade its provisions, whereby any proceeding required by this Code shall be prevented or hindered, or whereby any property required to be listed for taxation is unlawfully exempted or the same be entered upon the assessment or collector's books at less than the value required by this Code, or the percentage as may be provided by a county ordinance adopted under Section 4 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois, shall, for every such offense, neglect or refusal, be liable, on the complaint of any person, for double the amount of the loss or damage caused thereby, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in any court having jurisdiction, and may be removed from office at the discretion of the court.