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Public Act 103-0485
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
changing Section 12-12 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/12-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-12)
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Sec. 12-12. Collection of claims; enforcement of penalty |
provisions. |
(a) The Illinois Department shall pursue the legal |
procedure necessary to
collect the claims and enforce the |
penalty provisions provided in any
Section or Article of this |
Code relative to applicants and recipients of
public aid. The |
Attorney General, at the request of the Illinois
Department, |
shall take the necessary proceedings and represent the
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Illinois Department in any matter arising in connection with |
such claims
or enforcement of penalty provisions. |
(b) In matters concerning the recovery of overpayments for |
benefits provided by the Department of Human Services, the |
Department shall send a recipient written notice and a demand |
for payment of any amount in overpaid benefits owed within 5 |
years after the Department's right to collect the overpayment |
first accrued. The Department of Human Services shall issue |
such notice by certified mail to the recipient's last known |