(225 ILCS 125/220)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
Sec. 220. Unlicensed practice; violations; civil penalties.
(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice,
or holds
himself or herself out to practice as a
perfusionist 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 provisions 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 a
judgment from a court of record.
(d) A person or entity not licensed under this Act who has violated any provision of this Act or its rules is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second and subsequent offenses. (Source: P.A. 101-311, eff. 8-9-19.)
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