State of Illinois
Public Acts
92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0565

SB2206 Enrolled                                LRB9213173ACcd

    AN  ACT  concerning  the   Department   of   Professional
Regulation.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation  Law
of  the  Civil  Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 2105-60 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-60 new)
    Sec. 2105-60.  Payment  by  credit  card  or  third-party
payment agent.
    (a)  For  the purposes of this Section, "credit card" has
the meaning given to it in Section 10 of the Local Government
Acceptance of Credit Cards Act.
    (b)  The Department may, but need not, accept payment  by
credit  card  for  any  fee, fine, or other charge that it is
authorized by law to collect. The Department may adopt  rules
and  procedures governing the acceptance of payment by credit
card and may enter into such agreements as may  be  necessary
to accept payment by credit card.
    (c)  The  Department  may,  but  need not, accept payment
through a third-party payment agent  of  any  fee,  fine,  or
other  charges  to  the  Department. The Department may adopt
rules and procedures governing  the  acceptance  of  payments
through third-party payment agents.
    The Department may enter into agreements with one or more
financial institutions, internet companies, or other business
entities to act as third-party payment agents for the payment
of  fees,  fines,  or  other charges to the Department. These
agreements may authorize the  third-party  payment  agent  to
retain a service fee out of the payments collected.
    (d)  Receipt  by  the  Department of the amount of a fee,
fine, or other charge  paid  by  credit  card  or  through  a
third-party  payment agent authorized by the Department, less
the amount of any service fee retained under the Department's
agreement with  the  credit  card  service  provider  or  the
third-party  payment  agent,  shall  be deemed receipt of the
full amount of the fee or other charge  and  shall  discharge
the payment obligation in full.
    (e)  In  the event of a conflict between this Section and
a provision of any other Act administered by the  Department,
this Section controls.

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 17, 2002.
    Approved June 24, 2002.
    Effective June 24, 2002.