Illinois Administrative Code

Section 294.130 Eligible Expenditures Subject to the availability of monies in the Fire Station Revolving Loan Fund, zero-interest loans or low-interest loans will be available for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs associated with the construction, rehabilitatio…

Section 294.140 Loan Application Review Committee The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a Loan Application Review Committee to determine, as described in Section 294.160, which eligible applicants will be recommended to the Authority to receive a loan under this Program. a) The Co…

Section 294.150 Loan Application Procedure and Content a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Office will send a notification to all fire departments of fund availability and post application forms for zero-interest loans and low-interest loans under this Program on the Off…

Section 294.160 Criteria for Review of Loan Applications a) Applicants receiving a loan in previous loan application cycles will not be considered until one of the following conditions has been met: 1) all applicants that have never received a loan have been considered; or 2) the…

Section 294.170 Request for Reconsideration a) The Office will notify by First Class U.S. Mail those applicants whose loans are denied by the Authority. b) The applicant has 30 calendar days from the date of the postmark on the notice to forward to the Committee a request for rec…

Section 294.180 Repayment Procedures Loan repayment shall be made in accordance with 74 Ill. Adm. Code 1100.1125.

Section 294.190 Recordkeeping and Recovery of Funds A loan approved by the Office and the Authority is subject to the following terms: a) The loan recipient shall provide to the Authority and the Office proof of use of loan proceeds. b) In the event of default that is not cured w…

Section 295.10 Purpose The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) shall administer a program to provide grant funds to groups of registered voters to defray the expenses of organizing a new fire protection district. The grant shall not exceed $500 and that group of registered vo…

Section 295.20 Grant Application Procedure and Required Supporting Documentation a) Application Procedure 1) The attorney or individual of record for the group of registered voters shall submit a letter to OSFM requesting the grant. 2) The letter shall be sent to: Office of the S…

Section 295.30 Terms and Conditions of Grant a) Grants under this program will be paid to recipients when the request is approved. b) Grant proceeds shall be used exclusively for the expenses of organizing a new fire protection district. c) In the event that the grant is not expe…

Section 296.10 Definitions The following definitions apply to terms used in this Part: "Combination fire department" means a fire department that has volunteer firefighting personnel and paid firefighting personnel, including, but not limited to, paid-on-call personnel. "Committe…

Section 296.20 Purpose The Office shall administer a program to provide grant funds for the rehabilitation and construction of fire stations operated by units of local government. The Office shall determine grant awards based on space needs, financial need, and how recently the a…

Section 296.30 Eligibility a) Applicants must have participated in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) for a minimum of two years prior to the application for the fire station rehabilitation and construction grant, except that fire departments that were issued a F…

Section 296.35 Use of Grant Monies a) A recipient of a fire station rehabilitation and construction grant under this Part may use the grant monies for one or more of the following purposes: 1) Construction of an addition to or otherwise expanding or the rehabilitation of an exist…

Section 296.40 Grant Application Procedure and Content a) Application Procedure. 1) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Office will make application forms for fire station rehabilitation and construction grants under this program available on its website. 2) A …

Section 296.50 Grant Applications Review Committee a) The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a Grant Applications Review Committee to determine which applicants will receive grants and the amount of the grant. If, for any reason, a successful applicant is unable to fulfill the term…

Section 296.55 Prescreening of Grant Applications by the Office The Office will conduct a prescreening of all grant applications received by the deadline to identify applicants with the greatest need as determined under this Section. The steps of this prescreening are provided in…

Section 296.60 Criteria for Review of Grant Applications a) The Committee will consider the following criteria and assign point totals when determining grant recipients. The Committee will only consider applications provided by the Office in accordance with Section 296.55. 1) Spa…

Section 296.70 Terms and Conditions of Grant Agreement An applicant that has been approved to receive a grant under this program must enter into a grant agreement with the Office. The grant agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following terms: a) Grant recipients may receiv…

Section 296.75 Disbursement of Grant Funds a) A minimum of 50% of a grant awarded by the Office will be paid in advance to the grant recipient after the grant agreement is fully executed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Office of the State Fire Marshal and th…

Section 296.80 Request for Reconsideration a) Those applicants whose grant applications are denied by the Committee shall be notified by mail. b) Notice of denial of a grant shall be deemed received on the date of the postmark. The applicant has 30 calendar days from that date to…

Section 400.10 Scope a) On and after January 1, 2008, no cigarettes subject to the provisions of the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act or this Part shall be sold or offered for sale in this State unless: 1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method presc…

Section 400.100 Federal Fire Safety Standards If federal fire safety standards for cigarettes preempt the Act or this Part, the OSFM will repeal this Part.

Section 400.110 Notification to the OSFM All required notices, test results and documents shall be sent to: Office of the State Fire Marshal Division of Safety Compliance 1035 Stevenson Drive Springfield IL 62703

Section 400.20 Definitions For the purposes of this Part: "Act" means the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act [425 ILCS 8]. "Agent" means any person licensed by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. "Cigarette" means an…

Section 400.30 Test Method a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E2187-04 (2004) "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". [425 ILCS 8/15(a)] This standard may b…

Section 400.40 Performance Standard a) When tested in accordance with Section 400.30, no more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full length burns. [425 ILCS 8/20(a)] b) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to Section 400…

Section 400.50 Test Data In order to ensure compliance with the performance standard specified in Section 400.40, data from testing conducted by manufacturers to comply with this performance standard shall be kept on file by the manufacturers for a period of 3 years and shall be …

Section 400.60 Certification a) Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that: 1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 400.30 prior to January 1, 2008 for the initial certification; and 2) each cigarette lis…

Section 400.70 Notification of Certification a) After the acceptance of the manufacturer's certification by OSFM, manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 400.60 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sel…

Section 400.80 Marking of Cigarette Packaging a) Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 400.60 shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this Part. Marking shall be in 8 point type or larger and consist of: 1) Modifi…

Section 400.90 Penalties a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in violation of Section 400.10(a)(3) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each sale of the cigarettes. b) Any retail …

Section 1000.10 Purpose of this Part The purpose of this Part is to assure that conveyances are correctly and safely installed and operated within the State by regulating the installation, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevat…

Section 1000.100 License and Registration Fees License fees shall be as follows: a) Elevator Mechanic License (initial and renewal) $250 b) Elevator Inspector License (initial and renewal) $450 c) Elevator Inspection Company License (initial and renewal) $500 d) Elevator Contract…

Section 1000.110 Renewal of License a) All licenses shall be renewed every 2 years. An individual licensee may renew a license by submitting a written application for renewal and a colored passport photograph 45 days prior to expiration of the license. The licensee will be invoic…

Section 1000.120 Registration of Conveyances a) Registration of Newly Installed Conveyances It shall be the responsibility of the owner to complete and submit first time registration for new installations and to pay the fee for registration, prior to the issuance of the initial c…

Section 1000.130 Permits a) A licensed elevator contractor or limited licensed elevator contractor shall obtain a permit from OSFM or the Local Administrator prior to erecting, constructing, installing, or materially altering any conveyances covered by the Act. b) All conveyance …

Section 1000.140 Conveyance Inspection a) Acceptance Inspections All new conveyance installations shall be inspected and, based upon a passed acceptance inspection, the owner of the conveyance shall then register the conveyance with OSFM. Only a registered conveyance will thereaf…

Section 1000.145 Request for Investigation a) Any person may make a request for an investigation into an alleged violation of the Act by giving notice to OSFM or the Local Administrator of the violation or danger. The notice shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable pa…

Section 1000.150 Certificate of Operation a) Prior to any conveyance being used, the property owner or lessee must obtain a certificate of operation from OSFM or the Local Administrator, except that the conveyance may be used by the public for up to 30 days after the initial pass…

Section 1000.160 Administrative Hearing a) An Administrative Order issued by the Board or OSFM may be appealed in accordance with 41 Ill. Adm. Code 210. b) All appeals shall be submitted in writing to the Board no later than 10 working days following the date of the Administrativ…

Section 1000.170 Administrative Procedures a) OSFM may assess a penalty against any person, other than a conveyance owner, who violates the Act or this Part or any of the standards listed in Section 1000.60. b) It shall be a violation of this Part for any licensed contractor, mec…

Section 1000.180 Service or Inspection of Non-Compliant Conveyances a) Inspectors, contractors and mechanics are not permitted to service an unregistered existing conveyance that is required by the Act to be registered without prior permission from OSFM, except as provided in thi…

Section 1000.190 Conveyance Maintenance, Repair, and Upgrade History All licensed conveyance contractors shall maintain records on all work conducted for a period of at least 10 years. Records shall be organized by location and conveyance registration number for ease of review. (…

Section 1000.20 Applicability a) This Part applies to the construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c)): 1) Hoisting and lowering mechanis…

Section 1000.30 Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the definitions of terms in Section 15 of the Act and in this Section shall apply. "Acceptance Inspection" means an inspection performed at the completion of the initial installation or alteration of equipment in accordan…

Section 1000.40 Local Regulation a) Authorization of Local Programs Provided that the local program safety standards, codes and regulations are at least as stringent as those adopted in this Part, a municipality or county may enter into an agreement with OSFM under which the muni…

Section 1000.50 Elevator Safety Review Board a) Appointment The Elevator Safety Review Board consists of 17 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor and 3 of whom are appointed by the State Fire Marshal under Section 25 of the Act. See Section 25 of the Act for specific …

Section 1000.60 Adoption of Nationally Recognized Safety Codes a) All conveyances shall be designed, constructed, installed, operated, inspected, tested, maintained, altered and repaired in accordance with the following standards and safety codes: 1) American Society of Mechanica…

Section 1000.70 Variance and Appeal a) OSFM or the Local Administrator shall have the authority to grant exceptions and variances from the literal requirements of applicable State codes, standards and regulations in cases in which variances would not jeopardize the public safety …