Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Comptroller may have such decision reviewed judicially by the circuit court of the county where such person resides, or in the case of a corporation, where the registered office is located. If the plaintiff in the review proceeding is not a resident of this State, venue shall be in Sangamon County. The provisions of the “Administrative Review Law”, approved August 19, 1981, all amendments and modifications thereto, and any rules adopted under it govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Comptroller. The term “administrative decision” is defined as in the “Administrative Review Law”.
     The Comptroller is not required to certify the record of the proceeding unless the plaintiff in the review proceedings has purchased a copy of the transcript from the certified shorthand reporter who prepared the record or from the Comptroller. Exhibits shall be certified without cost.