<p>Illinois State Police (ISP) said in a statement posted Tuesday to social media that they will not arrest or jail any individual in violation of Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker&#8217;s lockdown or emergency orders.</p>
<p>Pritzker rammed through &#8220;emergency orders&#8221; on Friday targeting businesses, which level misdemeanor charges at owners who defy his edicts. Not only will they face fines up to $2,500, but owners would possibly face time behind bars.</p>
<p>Apparently, ISP will not be arresting or jailing anyone for such &#8220;crimes,&#8221; though they said they would be issuing some citations in accordance with &#8220;state and constitutional law.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to focus on community caretaking, educating citizens and businesses and urging voluntary compliance,&#8221; a statement from ISP started. &#8220;As part of that effort, the ISP will act incrementally to urge compliance of the executive order.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Consistent with this community spirit and with state law, policy guidance and discretion,&#8221; the statement continued, &#8220;the Illinois State Police will not issue any criminal misdemeanors to individuals for violations of temporary emergenc<span class="text_exposed_show">y rules or executive orders.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p>&#8220;The Illinois State Police will only apply those emergency rules to entities such as corporations, LLPs or other business entities consistent with state and constitutional law,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;No individual will be arrested or taken to jail for a violation of the Executive Orders or emergency rules.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We encourage all citizens to continue to do their part to maintain public health as we move forward in the days ahead with Reopening Illinois,&#8221; conclude ISP.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/AmandaPresto/status/1263113371064373250</p>
<p>As noted by <a href="https://wsiltv.com/2020/05/20/illinois-state-police-no-one-will-be-arrested-but-urges-businesses-to-comply/">WSILTV</a>, emergency rules issued by Pritzker on Friday &#8220;codify opening a business in violation of his order as a violation of Illinois Department of Public Health regulations.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The rules allow businesses to be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine ranging anywhere from $75 to $2,500. Less than a year of jail time is also a possibility,&#8221; the report noted.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, a bipartisan oversight committee of legislators will have the opportunity to reject the emergency orders. &#8220;If the committee doesn&#8217;t take action to reject the rules, they would remain in effect for 150 days,&#8221; according to WSILTV.</p>
<p>Illinois Republicans quickly slammed Pritzker over the emergency orders, deeming it a blatant &#8220;legal overreach.&#8221;</p>
<p>“These rules are a legal overreach and beyond the scope of the governor’s authority,” House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said in a statement, according to <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-order-reportedly-authorizes-new-punishment-for-businesses-violating-restrictions/2273474/">NBC Chicago</a>.</p>
<p>“It will be a dark day in Illinois when we charge small businesses with a jailable crime for salvaging their livelihoods,&#8221; Durkin emphasized.</p>
<p>The governor&#8217;s office claimed the emergency rules are &#8220;an additional enforcement tool for businesses that refuse to comply with the most critical aspects of the stay-at-home order,&#8221; a spokesperson for Pritzker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-threatens-jail-time-if-business-owners-defy-coronavirus-lockdown-orders">said</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-threatens-jail-time-if-business-owners-defy-coronavirus-lockdown-orders">Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Threatens Jail Time If Business Owners Defy Coronavirus Lockdown Orders</a></strong></p>
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