(210 ILCS 135/8) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1708)
Sec. 8.
(a) Any community mental health or developmental services agency
that continues to operate after its license is revoked under this Act, or
after its license expires and the Department refuses to renew the license,
is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of
$500 but not exceeding $2,000, and each day of violation is a separate
offense. All fines shall be paid to the Mental Health Fund.
(b) Whenever the Department is advised or has reason to believe that any
person, group of persons, association, partnership or corporation is
operating an agency without a license or permit in violation of this Act,
the Department may investigate to ascertain the facts, may notify the
person or other entity that he is in violation of this Act, and may make
referrals to appropriate investigatory or law enforcement agencies. Any person,
group of persons, association, partnership or corporation who continues to
operate a community mental health or developmental services agency as
defined in subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act without a
license or temporary permit issued by the Department, after receiving notice
from the Department that such operation is in violation of this Act,
shall
be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of
$500 but not exceeding $2,000, and each day of operation after receiving
such notice is a separate offense. All fines shall be paid to the Mental
Health Fund.
(Source: P.A. 85-1250.)
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