Section 2530.230  Point System

a)         Any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, receives court supervision, or is sentenced to conditional discharge, by a circuit court of the State of Illinois  or a United States District Court in an Illinois District for an offense that is a violation of any of the provisions of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the Wildlife Code, the Timber Buyers Licensing Act, the Ginseng Harvesting Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Herptiles-Herps Act or any similar violation of federal statutes or rules, or any violation under Section 48-3(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012 [720 ILCS 5/48-3(b)] and as authorized by any statute referenced in this subsection (a) shall be assessed points as set out in Section 2530.240.

b)         Licenses, permits and stamps shall be revoked, and privileges shall be suspended, based upon the accumulated points.  The assessed accumulated points remain until:

1)         In cases involving Type I offenses (see Section 2530.255), 18 months has elapsed since the date of the commission of the offense;

2)         In cases involving Type II offenses, 36 months has elapsed since the date of the commission of the offense;

3)         An order of the Circuit Court or the Director terminates the suspension and the applicable reinstatement fee has been paid and processed by the Department; or

4)         An order of the Circuit Court has expunged the underlying record of the offense, the Office of Law Enforcement has received notice of the expungement, and the applicable reinstatement fee has been paid.

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 7219, effective April 29, 2026)