(20 ILCS 301/45-35)
Sec. 45-35.
Unlicensed practice.
(a) If any unlicensed person engages in activities requiring licensure under
this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the people of the
State of Illinois,
through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or through the State's
Attorney of any county, petition for a court order enjoining such activities.
(b) If it is established that such person has violated the order the court
may punish the offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section
shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
provided under this Act. Any unlicensed person who engages in activities
requiring licensure under this Act commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 88-80; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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(20 ILCS 301/45-40)
Sec. 45-40.
Review of administrative decisions.
The Department shall
preserve a record of all proceedings at any formal hearing conducted by the
Department involving refusal or sanction of a license. Final administrative
decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to
provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
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(20 ILCS 301/45-45)
Sec. 45-45.
Subpoena; administration of oaths.
(a) The Department is empowered to subpoena and bring before it any person
in this State and to take testimony, upon payment of the same fees and in the
same manner as is prescribed by law for judicial proceedings in civil cases in
the courts of this State.
(b) The Secretary and any hearing officer designated by
the Secretary are empowered to administer oaths at any proceeding
which the Department is authorized to conduct.
(Source: P.A. 88-80; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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(20 ILCS 301/45-50)
Sec. 45-50.
Attendance of witnesses and production of documents.
Any
circuit court, upon the application of the Department or any licensee, may
order the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents before the
hearing officer in any hearing. The court may compel compliance with its order
by proceedings for contempt.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
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(20 ILCS 301/45-55)
Sec. 45-55. Powers and duties of designated agents.
(a) It is hereby made the sole and exclusive duty of the Department, and its
designated agents, officers and investigators, to investigate all violations of
this Act, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with enforcement of the
laws of the United States, or any state, concerning matters pertaining to this
Act. Nothing in this Act shall bar a grand jury from conducting an
investigation of any alleged violation of this Act. Any agent, officer,
investigator or peace officer designated by the Department may:
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The Secretary may appoint such investigators as is deemed
necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Act. It shall be the duty of such investigators to
investigate and report violations of the provisions of this Act. With respect
to the enforcement of the provisions of this Act, such investigators shall have
the authority to serve subpoenas, summonses and administrative inspection
warrants. They shall be conservators of the peace and, as such, they shall have
and may exercise during the course of an inspection or investigation all the
powers possessed by policemen in the cities and sheriffs in the counties of
this State, except that they may exercise such powers anywhere in the State.
(b) The Department or its designated agents, either before or after the
issuance of a license, may request and shall receive the cooperation of the
Illinois State Police, county and multiple county health
departments, or municipal boards of health to make investigations to determine
if the applicant or licensee is complying with minimum standards prescribed by
the Department.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(20 ILCS 301/Art. 50 heading) ARTICLE 50.
SPECIAL FUNDS
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(20 ILCS 301/50-5)
Sec. 50-5.
Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Block Grant Fund. Monies received from the federal government under the Block
Grant for the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse shall
be deposited into the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Block Grant Fund which is hereby created as a special fund in the State
treasury. Monies in this fund shall be appropriated to the Department and
expended for the purposes and activities specified by federal law or
regulation.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
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(20 ILCS 301/50-10)
Sec. 50-10. Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Fund. Monies received from the
federal government, except monies received under the Block Grant for the
Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, and other gifts or
grants made by any person or other organization or State entity to the fund shall be deposited into the Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse Fund which is hereby created as a special fund in the State
treasury. Monies in this fund shall be appropriated to the Department and
expended for the purposes and activities specified by the person, organization
or federal agency making the gift or grant.
(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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