(225 ILCS 450/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 5527)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 21. Administrative review; certification of record; order as prima facie proof.

(a) All final administrative decisions of the
Department

hereunder shall
be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative
Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
pursuant thereto.  The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section
3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the Circuit
Court of the county in which the party applying for review resides; provided,
that if such party is not a resident of this State, the venue shall be in
Sangamon, Champaign, or Cook County.

(b) The Department shall not be required to certify any record
to the
court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any court in a
judicial review proceeding, unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of
the costs of
furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be established
by the Department.  Exhibits shall be certified without cost.
Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file such receipt in court shall be
grounds for dismissal of the action.

(c) An order of disciplinary action or a certified copy thereof, over
the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
 or authorized agent of the Secretary, shall be prima
facie
proof, subject to being rebutted, that:

(1) the signature is the genuine signature of the Secretary or authorized agent of the

Secretary;

(2) the Secretary or authorized agent of the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified;

and

(3) the Committee and the members thereof are qualified
to act.

(Source: P.A. 98-254, eff. 8-9-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309)