Every fire insurance company, whether upon the stock or mutual plan, and every other personal or business entity doing any form of fire insurance business in the State of Illinois, shall pay to the Department of Insurance in the month of March, such amount as may be assessed by the Department of Insurance, which may not exceed 1% of the gross fire, sprinkler leakage, riot, civil commotion, explosion and motor vehicle fire risk premium receipts of such company or other entity from such business done in the State of Illinois during the preceding year, and shall make an annual report or statement under oath to the Department specifying the amount of such premiums received during the preceding year. The Department of Insurance shall pay the money so received into the Fire Prevention Fund, to be used as specified in Section 13.1 of this Act.
425 ILCS 25/12