425 ILCS 8/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 425 ILCS 8 — Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act.
Illinois · statute · 425 ILCS 8 · 16 active provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agent" means any person licensed by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking, whether made wholly or in part of tobacco or any other substance, irrespective of size or shape, and whether…
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General requirements
General requirements. (a) On and after the effective date of this Act, no cigarettes shall be sold or offered for sale to any person in this State unless: (1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in Section 15 of this Act; (2) the cigarettes meet the performance standard specifi…
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Test method
Test method. (a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". The Office of the State Fire Marshal may adopt a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measu…
425 ILCS 8/20
Performance standard
Performance standard. (a) When tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act, no more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full-length burns. (b) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted in accordance with Section 30 of this Act that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigaret…
425 ILCS 8/25
Test data
Test data. To ensure compliance with the performance standard specified in Section 20 of this Act, data from testing conducted by manufacturers to comply with this performance standard shall be kept on file by the manufacturers for a period of 3 years and shall be sent to the Office of the State Fire Marshal upon its r…
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Certification
Certification. (a) Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that: (1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in Section 20 of this Act. (b) E…
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Notification of certification
Notification of certification. Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging marking used b…
425 ILCS 8/40
Marking of cigarette packaging
Marking of cigarette packaging. (a) Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 30 of this Act shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this Act. The marking shall be in 8-point type or larger and consist of: (1) modification of the product UPC Code to include…
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Penalties
Penalties. (a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in violation of item (3) of subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each sale of the cigarettes. Any retail dealer who knowingly sel…
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Enforcement
Enforcement. To enforce the provisions of this Act, the Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of the people of this State to enjoin acts in violation of this Act and to recover civil penalties authorized under Section 45 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Administration
Administration. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Applicability
Applicability. This Act shall cease to be applicable if federal fire safety standards for cigarettes that preempt this Act are enacted and take effect subsequent to the effective date of this Act and the State Fire Marshal so notifies the Secretary of State. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)
425 ILCS 8/65
Cigarette Machine Operators
Cigarette Machine Operators. Cigarettes made or fabricated by cigarette machine operators possessing valid licenses under Section 20 of the Cigarette Machine Operators' Occupation Tax Act are exempt from the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-688, eff. 6-14-12.)
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)