(225 ILCS 745/162)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 162. Civil penalties.
(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who
violates this Act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty to the Department in an
amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense as determined by the Department.
The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the
provisions of this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from any court of record.
(d) All moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited into the
General Professions Dedicated Fund.
(Source: P.A. 99-26, eff. 7-10-15.)
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