(225 ILCS 745/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) Sec. 75. Returned checks; fines. Any 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 payment of 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 calendar 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, after termination or denial, the person
seeks a license to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist, 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 pay
all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary may waive the fines
due under this Section in individual cases where the Secretary finds that the
fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.(Source: P.A. 99-26, eff. 7-10-15.) |