720 ILCS 5/17-10.3 – Deception Relating to Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
This law makes it a serious crime to lie in order to get or keep a special business certification meant for certain groups.
This Illinois law says that if someone cheats to get or hold a certification for a business that qualifies as minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned, they can be charged with a Class 2 felony. It also explains what those business types and certifications mean.
(a) Fraudulently obtaining or keeping certification. If a person lies or uses false information while doing business to get or keep certification as a minority-owned, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or veteran-owned small business, that person commits a Class 2 felony.
(e) Definitions. In this section:
- “Minority-owned business”, “women-owned business”, “State agency” for those businesses, and “certification” mean the same as defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
- “Service-disabled veteran-owned small business”, “veteran-owned small business”, “State agency” for those businesses, and “certification” mean the same as defined in Section 45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
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