093_HB0359
LRB093 04428 AMC 04478 b
1 AN ACT concerning contact lenses.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Mail Order Contact Lens Act is amended by
5 changing Section 30 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 83/30)
7 Sec. 30. Violation; civil penalty.
8 (a) Any person who dispenses, offers to dispense, or
9 attempts to dispense contact lenses in violation of this Act
10 or theits rules adopted under this Act shall, in addition to
11 any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
12 Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
13 as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
14 assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
15 accordance with the provisions set forth in the Illinois
16 Administrative Procedure Act.
17 (b) The Department may investigate all violations of
18 this Act.
19 (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
20 the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
21 The order constitutes a judgment and may be filed and
22 execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
23 any court of record.
24 (Source: P.A. 91-421, eff. 1-1-00.)