(225 ILCS 412/70)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
Sec. 70. Fees; returned checks.
(a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of fees for the
administration and enforcement of this Act, including but not limited to
original
licensure, renewal, and restoration. The fees shall be nonrefundable.
(b) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited into the General
Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department for the
ordinary
and contingent expenses of the Department in the administration of this Act.
(c) A person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is
returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is
drawn shall
pay to the Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
Department, a fine of
$50. The fines imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
provided
under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. The
Department
shall notify the person that fees and fines shall be paid to the Department by
certified check
or money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If, after the
expiration of
30 days from the date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
necessary
remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the license or deny
the application
without a hearing. If the person seeks a license after termination or denial,
he or she shall
apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and pay all
fees and fines
due to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the processing of
an
application for restoration of a license to defray the expenses of processing
the application.
The Secretary may waive the fines due under this Section in individual cases
if
the Secretary
finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
(Source: P.A. 98-363, eff. 8-16-13.)
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