Late payment penalties may not exceed 5% of the tax due and not timely paid or remitted to the unit of local government. This penalty shall not apply if a failure to file penalty is imposed by the unit of local government. A local tax administrator may determine that the late payment was due to reasonable cause and abate the penalty.
50 ILCS 45/55
Late payment penalty
Known as the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act
The act spans §§ 50-45-1 to 50-45-99 (20 sections).
P.A. 91-920, eff. 1-1-01.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.