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the forfeited property. Those costs shall be assessed regardless of whether the forfeiture is determined by hearing or waiver. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department under this Section may, within 30 days after notice of the decision, protest and request a hearing. Upon receiving a written request for a hearing, the Department shall give notice to the person requesting the hearing of the time and place fixed for the hearing and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the provisions of this Act and then issue its final administrative decision in the matter to that person. In the absence of a protest and request for a hearing within 30 days, the Department's decision shall become final without any further determination being made or notice given. (Source: P.A. 97-688, eff. 6-14-12.) Section 80-10. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by changing Sections 4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4f, 4g, 4i, 6, and 21 as follows: (35 ILCS 130/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.4) Sec. 4. Distributor's license. (a) No person may engage in business as a distributor of cigarettes in this State within the meaning of the first 2 definitions of distributor in Section 1 of this Act without first having obtained a license therefor from the Department. SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468