(225 ILCS 107/21)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 21. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or
holds
himself or herself out to practice as a clinical professional counselor or
professional
counselor without being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to
any other
penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not
to
exceed $10,000 for each offense, as determined by the Department. The civil
penalty
shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with
the
provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
discipline of a
licensee.
(b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected
unlicensed
activity.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date
of the
order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a final judgment
and may be
filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any
court of
record.
(Source: P.A. 97-706, eff. 6-25-12.)
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