(225 ILCS 317/100)
Sec. 100. Administrative civil fines. The Office is empowered
to assess
administrative civil fines against a licensee for violations of this Act or its
rules.
These fines shall not be greater than $1,000 for each offense. These fines
shall be in
addition to, or in lieu of,
license suspensions and revocations. Rules to implement this Section shall
be adopted by the Office.
The hearing officer shall, upon determination that a violation of the Act or
rules has
occurred, determine the amount of these fines. Any fine assessed and not paid
within 60 days after receiving
notice of the fine from the Office may be submitted to the Attorney
General's
office for collection.
Failure to pay a fine shall also be grounds for immediate suspension or
revocation of a license
issued under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-612, eff. 8-27-21.)
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