Section 225 ILCS 135/25 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [Section Scheduled to be Repealed 1/1/2030] Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a genetic counselor without being licensed or exempt under this Act 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. 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 may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected 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 final judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record.Amended by P.A. 103-0763,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by P.A. 098-0813,§ 15, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by P.A. 094-0661, § 5, eff. 1/1/2006.Added by P.A. 093-1041, § 25, eff. 9/29/2004.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.