Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Department may have such decision reviewed judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein the person resides, or in the case of a corporation, the county where its registered office is located. If the plaintiff in the review proceeding is not a resident of this State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. The Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder. The term “administrative decision” is defined in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
     The Department may not be required to certify the record of the proceeding unless the plaintiff in the review proceedings first pays the sum of 75? per page of such record. Exhibits shall be certified without cost.