(225 ILCS 130/115)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-387)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 115. Order of Secretary. The Secretary's order shall be based on the recommendations contained in the Department report unless the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the report of the Department, in which case he or she may issue an order in contravention of the report. The hearing officer's report and Secretary's order are not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this Act, but the hearing, report, and order are not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-387)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 115. Order of Secretary. The Secretary's order shall be based on the recommendations contained in the hearing officer's report unless the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the report of the hearing officer, in which case the Secretary may issue an order in contravention of the report. The hearing officer's report and Secretary's order are not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this Act, but the hearing, report, and order are not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 103-387, eff. 1-1-24.)