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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 12-12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-12)
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| 7 | | Sec. 12-12. Collection of claims; enforcement of penalty |
| 8 | | provisions. |
| 9 | | (a) The Illinois Department shall pursue the legal |
| 10 | | procedure necessary to
collect the claims and enforce the |
| 11 | | penalty provisions provided in any
Section or Article of this |
| 12 | | Code relative to applicants and recipients of
public aid. The |
| 13 | | Attorney General, at the request of the Illinois
Department, |
| 14 | | shall take the necessary proceedings and represent the
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| 15 | | Illinois Department in any matter arising in connection with |
| 16 | | such claims
or enforcement of penalty provisions. |
| 17 | | (b) In matters concerning the recovery of overpayments for |
| 18 | | benefits provided by the Department of Human Services, the |
| 19 | | Department shall send a recipient written notice and a demand |
| 20 | | for payment of any amount in overpaid benefits owed within 5 |
| 21 | | years after the Department's right to collect the overpayment |
| 22 | | first accrued. The Department of Human Services shall issue |
| 23 | | such notice by certified mail to the recipient's last known |