Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 80/4.5 – Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty
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(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice optometry without being licensed under this Act or any individual or entity that causes or attempts to cause a licensed optometrist or any other person under that individual’s or entity’s control to violate this Act or any other State or federal law or rule related to the practice of optometry shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 80/4.5
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record.