(225 ILCS 115/14.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 7014.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
Sec. 14.1. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers a check or other
payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in
addition to the amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The
fines imposed by this Section
are
in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed
practice or practice on a nonrenewed license or certificate. The Department
shall notify the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the
Department by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of the
notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary remittance, the
Department shall automatically terminate the license or certificate or deny
the application, without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the
person seeks a license or certificate, the person shall apply to the
Department for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and
pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may establish
a fee for the processing of an application for restoration of a license or
certificate to pay all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
may waive the fines due under this Section in individual cases where the Secretary
finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
burdensome.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24; 103-505, eff. 1-1-24.)
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