Article 12 - Judicial Review


      (35 ILCS 5/Art. 12 heading)
ARTICLE 12. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (35 ILCS 5/1201) (from Ch. 120, par. 12‑1201)
    Sec. 1201. Administrative Review Law. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final actions of the Department referred to in Sections 908 (d) and 910 (d). Such final actions shall constitute "administrative decisions" as defined in Section 3‑101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Source: P.A. 82‑783.)

    (35 ILCS 5/1202) (from Ch. 120, par. 12‑1202)
    Sec. 1202. Venue.
    The Circuit Court of the county wherein the taxpayer has his residence or commercial domicile, or of Cook County in those cases where the taxpayer does not have his residence or commercial domicile in this State, shall have power to review all final administrative decisions of the Department in administering the provisions of this Act.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/1203) (from Ch. 120, par. 12‑1203)
    Sec. 1203. Service, Certification and Dismissal.
    (a) Service. Service upon the Director or the Assistant Director of summons issued in an action to review a final administrative decision of the Department shall be service upon the Department.
    (b) Certification. The Department shall certify the record of its proceedings if the taxpayer pays to it the sum of 75