Sec. 4. (a) Any telecommunications carrier which fails to correct any violation of the rules adopted under this Act after written notice of violation, or, if the violat.
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Sec. 4.
(a)Any telecommunications carrier which fails to correct any violation of the rules adopted under this Act after written notice of violation, or, if the violation is disputed, after final determination of violation including appeal if any, in accordance with Section 3, shall be liable for a penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, and an additional penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day during which such violation continues. Actions for injunction or mandamus to enforce correction of violations and actions to recover penalties authorized under this Section shall be filed in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in the circuit court in accordance with Sections 4-201, 4-202 and 4-203 of the Public Utilities Act. In any action to recover penalties under this Section for a violation determined in any final order of the Commission as provided in Section 3, the fact of the violation shall be deemed proven and shall not be relitigated.
(b)Anything to the contrary in Sections 4-201 and 4-203 notwithstanding, the proceeds of all monetary penalties received from enforcement action initiated pursuant to this Section shall be divided equally between the county and municipality in which the violation occurred.