No applicant for appointment in the classified civil service, either directly or indirectly, shall pay or promise to pay any money or other valuable thing to any person whatever for or on account of his appointment, or proposed appointment, and no officer or employee shall pay or promise to pay, either directly or indirectly, any person any money or other valuable thing whatever for or on account of his promotion.
65 ILCS 5/10-1-32
Laws 1961, p. 576.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.