(225 ILCS 458/15-20)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 15-20. Administrative Review Law; certification fees; Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

(a) All final administrative decisions of the Secretary under this Act are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. The term "administrative decision" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review Law.

(b) The Department shall not be required to certify any record, file any answer or otherwise appear unless the party filing the administrative review complaint pays the certification fee to the Department as provided by rule. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to make such a deposit shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.

(c) The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein. In the event of a conflict between this Act and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, this Act shall control.

(Source: P.A. 96-844, eff. 12-23-09; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)