(225 ILCS 25/38) (from Ch. 111, par. 2338)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 38. Penalty of unlawful practice - second and subsequent
offenses. Any person who practices or offers to practice dentistry in
this State without being licensed for that purpose, or whose license has
been suspended or revoked or is inactive or non-renewed, or who violates any of the provisions of this
Act, for which no specific penalty has been provided herein, is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor.
Any person who has been previously convicted under any of the provisions
of this Act and who subsequently violates any of the provisions of this
Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In addition, whenever any person is
punished as a subsequent offender under this Section, the Secretary
shall proceed to obtain a permanent injunction against such person under
Section 37 of this Act. All fines collected under this Section shall be
deposited in the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund.
(Source: P.A. 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12.)
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