(225 ILCS 441/15-55)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 15-55. Returned checks and dishonored credit card charges; penalty fee; revocation. A person who
(1) delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by
the financial institution upon which it was drawn shall pay to the Department; or (2) presents a credit or debit card for payment that is invalid or expired or against which charges by the Department are declined or dishonored, in
addition to the amount already owed, a penalty fee of $50. The Department shall notify
the person that the
check or
payment was returned or that the credit card charge was dishonored and
that the person shall pay to the Department by certified check or money order the amount
of the returned check plus a $50 penalty fee within 30 calendar days after the
date of the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 calendar days of the
notification, the person has failed to remit the necessary funds and penalty,
the Department shall automatically revoke the license or deny the application without
hearing. If the returned check or other payment was for issuance of a license
under this Act and that person practices as a home inspector, that person may
be subject to discipline for unlicensed practice as provided in this Act. If,
after revocation or denial, the person seeks a license, the applicant or licensee shall
petition
the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and may be subject to additional discipline or
fines. The Secretary may waive the penalties or fines due under this
Section in individual cases where the Secretary finds that the penalties or
fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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