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92_HB3097eng

 
HB3097 Engrossed                               LRB9206247LBgc

 1        AN ACT concerning contact lenses.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Mail Order Contact Lens Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 30 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 83/30)
 7        Sec. 30.  Violation; defenses; civil penalty.
 8        (a)  Any  person  who  dispenses,  offers to dispense, or
 9    attempts to dispense contact lenses in violation of this  Act
10    or its rules shall, in addition to any other penalty provided
11    by  law,  pay  a civil penalty to the Department in an amount
12    not to exceed $5,000 for each offense as  determined  by  the
13    Department.  The  civil  penalty  shall  be  assessed  by the
14    Department after a hearing is held  in  accordance  with  the
15    provisions set forth in the Illinois Administrative Procedure
16    Act.
17        (b)  The  Department  may  investigate  all violations of
18    this Act.
19        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
20    the effective date of the order imposing the  civil  penalty.
21    The  order  constitutes  a  judgment  and  may  be  filed and
22    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
23    any court of record.
24    (Source: P.A. 91-421, eff. 1-1-00.)

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