(210 ILCS 47/3-309)

Sec. 3-309. Contesting assessment of penalty. A facility may contest an assessment of a penalty by sending a written request to the Department for hearing under Section 3-703. Upon receipt of the request the Department shall hold a hearing as provided under Section 3-703. Instead of requesting a hearing pursuant to Section 3-703, a facility may, within 10 business days after receipt of the notice of violation and fine assessment, transmit to the Department 65% of the amount assessed for each violation specified in the penalty assessment.

(Source: P.A. 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11.)