(505 ILCS 130/20) (from Ch. 5, par. 570)
Sec. 20.
Any due and payable assessment required under the provisions of any
marketing program created under this Act constitutes a personal debt of
every person so assessed or who otherwise owes such assessment. Such
assessment is due and payable to the program operating board not more
frequently than quarterly or when stipulated in the marketing program and
called for by the program operating board. In the event any person fails to
remit the full amount of such due assessment or such other sum within 30
days after the due date, the person owing such assessment shall be given an
opportunity to present his case as provided for in Section 22 of this Act.
When established that the assessment is correct, the program operating
board may add to such unpaid assessment or sum a penalty amount not
exceeding 10% of the amount due to defray the cost of enforcing the
collection of the assessment or sum due. In the event of failure of such
person to remit any properly due assessment or sum, the program operating
board may bring a civil action against such person in the circuit court of
any county for the collection thereof, together with the above additional
specified 10% penalty assessment and court costs. Such action shall be
tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debts due
and payable. All assessments on soybean production are due and payable to
the program operating board.
(Source: P.A. 78-739.)
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