720 ILCS 5/28-4 – Registration of Federal Gambling Stamps
This law says that anyone who buys a federal gambling tax stamp must register it with the local county clerk.
This Illinois law requires people who buy federal gambling stamps to register them with county clerks. It also describes what information must be provided, where copies are sent, and the punishments for not registering.
(a) Anyone who buys a federal gambling or gaming tax stamp must register it right away with the county clerk where they live and in every county where they do business. Not registering is a Class B misdemeanor, and if someone breaks this rule again later, it becomes a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) To register a stamp, the person (or each member of a group or business that bought the stamp) must take the stamp to the county clerk and sign a sworn registration form. This form must include:
- The full name and home and business addresses of everyone who bought the stamp, each member of a firm or group that bought it, and anyone working in gambling for them.
- The registered agent and address if the purchaser is a corporation.
- The place or places where gambling activity will happen.
- The time period the stamp is valid and its federal registration and tax return numbers.
Giving false information on this form is considered lying under oath, which can be punished as perjury.
(c) Within three days of registration, the county clerk must mail a notice and a duplicate copy of the registration form to:
- The Illinois Attorney General,
- The Chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission,
- The State’s Attorney and Sheriff of each county where the stamp is registered, and
- The main police official in each city, village, or town where the stamp is registered or where the registrant has a business address.
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