Instead of filing a criminal complaint against a new or used vehicle dealer, or against any other entity licensed by the Secretary under this Code, or any other unlicensed entity acting in violation of this Code, a Secretary of State Police investigator may issue administrative citations for violations of any of the provisions of this Code or any administrative rule adopted by the Secretary under this Code. A party receiving a citation shall have the right to contest the citation in proceedings before the Secretary of State Department of Administrative Hearings. Penalties imposed by issuance of an administrative citation shall not exceed $50 per violation, except for violations of subsections (f) and (g) of Section 5-102.1, in which case penalties imposed by issuance of an administrative c
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Instead of filing a criminal complaint against a new or used vehicle dealer, or against any other entity licensed by the Secretary under this Code, or any other unlicensed entity acting in violation of this Code, a Secretary of State Police investigator may issue administrative citations for violations of any of the provisions of this Code or any administrative rule adopted by the Secretary under this Code. A party receiving a citation shall have the right to contest the citation in proceedings before the Secretary of State Department of Administrative Hearings. Penalties imposed by issuance of an administrative citation shall not exceed $50 per violation, except for violations of subsections (f) and (g) of Section 5-102.1, in which case penalties imposed by issuance of an administrative citation shall not be less than $1,000 and shall not exceed $3,000 per violation. A penalty may not be imposed unless, during the course of a single investigation or upon review of the party's records, the party is found to have committed at least 3 separate violations of one or more of the provisions of this Code or any administrative rule adopted by the Secretary under this Code, except for violations of subsections (f) and (g) of Section 5-102.1. Penalties paid as a result of the issuance of administrative citations shall be deposited in the Secretary of State Police Services Fund. If the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe from information furnished to the Secretary or from an investigation made by a Secretary of State Police that a person is engaged in a business regulated by this Chapter without being licensed as required by law, the Secretary shall immediately issue and serve on the person by personal delivery or first class mail at the person's last known address a cease and desist order requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from further engaging in the business and shall notify the person that the person has the right to contest the cease and desist order in proceedings before the Secretary of State's Department of Administrative Hearings and that penalties may be imposed pursuant to this Section. The Secretary shall provide a copy of the cease and desist order to the Director of the Department of Revenue.