This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law"
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law". (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3904.)
Illinois · statute · 210 ILCS 110 · 22 active provisions
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law". (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3904.)
When used in this Act: "Migrant Labor Camp" means one or more buildings, structures, tents, trailers or vehicles or any combination thereof together with the land appertaining thereto established, operated or maintained as living quarters for ten or more migrant workers or 4 or more families containing migrant workers…
No person shall operate or maintain a Migrant Labor Camp within the State of Illinois without first having obtained a license therefor from the Department. Licenses shall be issued upon application, upon compliance with the requirements of this Act, and upon payment of the license fee. Notwithstanding the date that an…
Applications for a license to operate or maintain a Migrant Labor Camp or for a renewal thereof shall be made upon paper or electronic forms to be furnished by the Department. Such application shall include: (a) The name and address of the applicant or applicants. If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addres…
In order to qualify for a license under the provisions of this Act, a Migrant Labor Camp shall meet the requirements of this Act and the rules promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto. (Source: P.A. 86-595.)
Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Department shall inspect, at its earliest opportunity, the campsite and the facilities described in the application. If the Department finds that the Migrant Labor Camp described in the application meets and complies with the provisions of this Act and the rules of the…
If the Department finds that the facilities of any Migrant Labor Camp for which a license is sought are not in compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of the Department relating thereto, but that such camp is habitable without undue prejudice to the migrant workers and their families, the Department ma…
Plans for the construction of a Migrant Labor Camp or for any major alteration or major expansion in any such camp or the facilities thereof shall be submitted to the Department for approval prior to the construction or the making of such major alteration or major expansion. The Department shall by rule define what con…
Representatives of the Department duly authorized by the Director shall have the right to enter upon the premises of any Migrant Labor Camp at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting such camp and the facilities thereof, and determining whether or not such camp is maintained and operated in accordance with t…
Representatives of the Department, duly authorized by the Director shall inspect each migrant labor camp at least one time before the laborers arrive and at least one time while the camp is being used, for the purpose of determining whether or not the camp is being maintained and operated in accordance with this Act an…
The Department may make and adopt such reasonable rules relating to Migrant Labor Camps as may be necessary to carry out and administer the provisions of this Act and to assure the safety of the migrant workers and their families. In preparation of such rules, the Department may consult with and request technical assis…
The Department may establish administrative penalties and sanctions by rule for violations of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act. Each day a violation of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act exists shall constitute a separate violation. The Department shall provide written notification of a violation.…
The Director, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may deny, suspend, or revoke a license and impose a penalty in any case in which the Director finds that the applicant, license holder, or any other person has failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act. A license shall…
All final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law as amended and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. The term "Administrative Decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Source: P.A…
The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that in case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Act the provisions of this Act…
Any person who operates or maintains a Migrant Labor Camp without securing a license under this Act commits a Type B violation under Section 25 of this Act. Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense. The Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs shall bring such acti…
Whenever the Department finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, the Director shall, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and then require that such action be taken as it may deem necessary to meet the emergency, includ…
Any worker aggrieved by a violation of this Act or rules promulgated thereunder may file suit in the Circuit Court having jurisdiction over the location of the labor camp. If the Court finds that the labor camp owner, operator, or licensee has willfully violated any provision of this Act or any rule promulgated thereun…
It shall be unlawful for any person to evict, discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any migrant worker because such worker has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or has…
The Department shall deposit all fees and fines collected under this Act into the Facility Licensing Fund. Moneys in the Fund, subject to appropriation, shall be used for the enforcement of this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
The Department may charge $0.25 per each 8.5" x 11" page, whether paper or electronic, for copies of records held by the Department pursuant to this Act. For documents larger than 8.5" x 11", actual copying costs plus $0.25 per page shall apply. (Source: P.A. 98-1034, eff. 8-25-14.)
(a) If the Department finds a violation of this Act or rules adopted under this Act at a migrant labor camp, the Department shall issue a written report or notice of the violation. In accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, each violation shall be categorized as either Type A or Type B. (b) Type A viol…