Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 5/33E – Public Contracts
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/33E of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Offenses sets regulations for how contracts are supposed to be given for government jobs. It involves rules on how government officials are supposed to act related to contracts and funding.
What Chapter 5/33E Covers
- Government workers misusing funds that were supposed to go toward a public job
- Writing contracts in such a way to get around legal requirements
- Lying in relation to public contracts
- Government employees secretly sharing private bid information
If you want to learn more about the specifics of these statutes, use the links below to review them explained in plain English.
Chapter 5/33E Statutes Explained
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-3 – Bid-Rigging
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-4 – Bid Rotating
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-5 – Improper Disclosure of Information by a Public Official
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-6 – Interference With Contract Submission And Award By Public Official
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-7 – Kickbacks
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-8 – Bribery of Inspector Employed by Contractor
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-14 – False Statements (In Connection With Public Contracts)
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-15 – False Entries (in Records of Public Contracts)
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-16 – Misappropriation of Funds (Under Public Contract)
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-17 – Unlawful Participation (in a Public Contract)
- 720 ILCS 5/33E-18 – Unlawful Stringing of Bids
Facing Illinois Illegal Public Contract Charges?
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720 ILCS 5/33E-2 Definitions
This subsection discusses what certain terms mean when used in this chapter.
(a) “Public contract” means agreements for people to take money from the government in exchange for goods or services.
(b) “Unit of State or local government” means Illinois or any government for a smaller locale, like a county or municipality.
(c) “Change order” means something that changes the terms of a contract, related to the cost or timeline.
(d) “Person” means an individual or non-governmental organization.
(e) “Person employed by any unit of State or local government” means someone who works for the Illinois or local government.
(f) “Sheltered market” means a situation where a contract is specifically given to people in protected groups, including minorities, women, people with disabilities, and veterans.
(g) “Kickback” means gifts (including money) given to a person in order to be given an advantage when considered for a government contract.
(h) “Prime contractor” means someone who is in a public contract.
(i) “Prime contractor employee” means someone who represents a prime contractor.
(i-5) “Stringing” means setting up a contract in such a way to avoid the normal bidding process.
(j) “Subcontract” means an agreement between the original contractor and someone else to help with the job.
(k) “Subcontractor” means someone who offers to help another entity complete its contract.
(l) “Subcontractor employee” means someone who represents a subcontractor.
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