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240 ILCS 10/17
(240 ILCS 10/17) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 135)
Sec. 17. Violations, Administrative Action and Review. Violations of
this Act shall be classified as follows:
(a) Category I Violations, which include:
(i) Technical violations causing no harm to persons | |
(ii) Prior practices or conditions that have been
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Category I
violations shall be handled by a warning notice issued by the Commission
to the warehouseman stating that such practices shall not be allowed
to recur. Receipt of such notice shall be acknowledged by the warehouseman.
(b) Category II Violations, which include:
(i) Practices or conditions that if continued could
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(ii) Practices or conditions that if continued could
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(iii) Operating a personal property warehouse without
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The Commission
may, upon its own motion and shall upon the verified complaint in writing
of any person setting forth facts which if proved would constitute a Category
II violation, investigate the actions of any person or persons operating
a personal property warehouse. The Commission shall issue a formal notice
to the warehouse operator that he is required to take proper and immediate
steps to correct the practices or conditions, and that failure to do so
could be cause for revocation of license and other legal penalties as provided
in this Act. The warehouse operator shall, if he believes that the complaint
is improper, unjust, or unfounded, request a hearing which
shall be set up in conformance with established practice for Commission administrative
hearings. If the warehouse operator fails to correct the alleged practices
or conditions, or fails to request a hearing within a stipulated time, his
license shall be revoked, and the Commission may impose civil penalties in the amount provided under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law. The Commission may also seek appropriate judicial
action. In the case of practices or conditions that constitute serious
hazard to public health or safety, the Commission shall cooperate with the
appropriate federal, state, and local agencies or authorities.
(c) Category III Violations, which include:
(i) Conversion of a depositor's goods to the
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(ii) Practices or conditions that have caused
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The Commission may, upon its own motion and shall upon the verified complaint
in writing of any person setting forth facts which if proved would constitute
a Category III violation, investigate the actions of any person or persons
operating a personal property warehouse. The Commission shall issue a formal
notice to the warehouse operator that he is required
to take proper and immediate steps to correct the practices or conditions,
and that failure to do so will be cause for revocation of license and additional
legal penalties as provided in this Act. The warehouse operator shall,
if he believes that the alleged violation is unfounded, request a hearing
which shall be set up in conformance with established practice for administrative
hearings. If the warehouse operator fails to correct the alleged practices or conditions, or fails to request a hearing within a stipulated time, the operator's license shall be revoked, and the Commission may impose civil penalties in the amount provided under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law. The Commission may also seek appropriate judicial action.
In connection with any investigation or hearing conducted by the Commission
under this Act, the Commission, over the signature of the Chairman of the Commission, is authorized
to issue subpoenas and to bring before the Commission any person or persons
in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by
exhibit. The Chairman of the Commission is authorized to issue subpoenas for any or all documents
relating to complainant records. The Chairman of the Commission or his designee may administer
oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the Commission is authorized by
law to conduct.
The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, as amended, and the rules
and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply to and govern all administrative
actions taken by the Commission, where applicable, unless otherwise prescribed
by this Act. Judicial review of final administrative decisions may be had
in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as now
or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 96-515, eff. 1-1-10.)
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