If any person taking up any estray or other property, or finding any property, fails to comply with the provisions of this Act, such person shall, for every such offense, pay to the informer the sum of $10, with costs, recoverable in the circuit court of the county where such offense was committed; one-half to the use of the county, and the other half to the use of the person suing for the same.
765 ILCS 1020/34
Known as the Estrays and Lost Property Act
The act spans §§ 765-1020-0-01 to 765-1020-4 (16 sections).
P.A. 81-273.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.