225 ILCS 412/110

(225 ILCS 412/110)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 110. Findings and recommendations.

At the conclusion of the
hearing,
the hearing officer
shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations.  The
report shall contain a finding of whether or not the accused applicant
or licensee violated
this Act or failed to comply with the conditions required in this Act.   The
hearing officer shall
specify the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and shall make its
recommendations to the Secretary.

The report of the findings and recommendations of the hearing officer shall
be the
basis
for
the Department's order for refusing to issue, restore, or renew a license, or otherwise disciplining a licensee if 
the Secretary 
determines that the hearing officer's report is contrary to the manifest
weight of
the evidence,
in which case the Secretary may issue an order in contravention of the hearing
officer's
report.  The
finding is not admissible in evidence against the applicant or
licensee in a criminal
prosecution brought
for the violation of this Act, but the hearing and finding are not a bar to a
criminal
prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-363, eff. 8-16-13.)