Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 41/1-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. (Source: P.A. 87-966.)

(225 ILCS 454/1-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 1-1. Short title; Act supersedes Real Estate License Act of 1983. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Real Estate License Act of 2000, and it shall supersede the Real Estate License Act of 1…

(225 ILCS 458/1-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. (Source: P.A. 92-180, eff. 7-1-02.)

(225 ILCS 441/1-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Home Inspector License Act. (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01.)

(225 ILCS 732/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)

(225 ILCS 441/1-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Address of record" means the designated street address, which may not be a post office box, recorded by the Department in…

(225 ILCS 732/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Intergovernmental cooperation. The Department shall have the primary authority to administer the provisions of this Act. The Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois State Water Survey, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Agency shal…

(225 ILCS 41/1-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Code: "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file. "Applicant" means …

(225 ILCS 458/1-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Accredited college or university, junior college, or community college" means a college or university, junior college, or…

(225 ILCS 454/1-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the Real Estate License Act of 2000. "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in th…

(225 ILCS 732/1-100) Sec. 1-100. Criminal offenses; penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it shall be a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly violate this Act, its rules, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or knowingly to submit any false information un…

(225 ILCS 732/1-101) Sec. 1-101. Violations; civil penalties and injunctions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any person who violates any provision of this Act or any rule or order adopted under this Act or any permit issued under this Act shall be liable for a …

(225 ILCS 732/1-102) Sec. 1-102. Other relief. (a) Any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action on his or her own behalf to compel compliance with this Act against any governmental instrumentality or agency which is alleged to be …

(225 ILCS 732/1-105) Sec. 1-105. Violations, complaints, and notice; website. The Department shall maintain a detailed database that is readily accessible to the public on the Department's website. The database shall show each violation found by the Department regarding high volu…

(225 ILCS 732/1-110) Sec. 1-110. Public information; website. (a) All information submitted to the Department under this Act is deemed public information, except information deemed to constitute a trade secret under Section 1-77 of this Act and private information and personal in…

(225 ILCS 441/1-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-12. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and ema…

(225 ILCS 458/1-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-12. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and ema…

(225 ILCS 732/1-120) Sec. 1-120. Applicable federal, State, and local laws. Compliance with this Act does not relieve responsibility for compliance with the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, and other applicable federal, State, and local laws. (…

(225 ILCS 732/1-123) Sec. 1-123. Application of water well laws. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of the Illinois Water Well Construction Code, the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code, the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's Licens…

(225 ILCS 732/1-125) Sec. 1-125. Administrative review. All final administrative decisions, including issuance or denial of a permit, made by the Department under this Act are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. …

(225 ILCS 732/1-130) Sec. 1-130. Rules. The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Any and all rules adopted under this Act by the Department are not subject to the review, consultation, or advisement of the …

(225 ILCS 732/1-135) Sec. 1-135. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Fund. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys required by this Act to be deposited into the Fund shall be used by the Department to administer and …

(225 ILCS 732/1-140) Sec. 1-140. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)

(225 ILCS 732/1-15) Sec. 1-15. Powers and duties. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the Department shall enforce this Act and all rules and orders adopted in accordance with this Act. (b) Except as otherwise provided, the Department shall have jurisdiction and authority over all …

(225 ILCS 41/1-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-15. Funeral directing; definition. Conducting or engaging in or representing or holding out oneself as conducting or engaging in any one or any combination of the following practices constitutes the p…

(225 ILCS 732/1-20) Sec. 1-20. Applicability. Except as provided in Section 1-98 of this Act, this Act applies to all wells where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are planned, have occurred, or are occurring in this State. The provisions of this Act shall be…

(225 ILCS 41/1-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-20. Funeral directing and embalming; definition. "The practice of funeral directing and embalming" means: (a) The practice of preparing, otherwise than by embalming, for the burial, cremation, or disp…

(225 ILCS 732/1-25) Sec. 1-25. Setbacks and prohibitions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no well site where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are proposed, planned, or occurring may be located as follows. Unless specified otherwise, all dis…

(225 ILCS 41/1-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-30. Powers of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Code, the Department may exercise the following powers: (1) To authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of app…

(225 ILCS 732/1-30) Sec. 1-30. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit required. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not drill, deepen, or convert a horizontal well where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are planned or occ…

(225 ILCS 732/1-35) Sec. 1-35. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit application. (a) Every applicant for a permit under this Act shall first register with the Department at least 30 days before applying for a permit. The Department shall make available a registratio…

(225 ILCS 732/1-40) Sec. 1-40. Public notice. (a) Within 5 calendar days after the Department's receipt of the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing application, the Department shall post notice of its receipt and a copy of the permit application on its website. The notice …

(225 ILCS 732/1-45) Sec. 1-45. Public comment periods. (a) The public comment period shall begin 7 calendar days after the Department's receipt of the permit application and last for 30 calendar days. (b) Where a public hearing is conducted under Section 1-50 of this Act, the Dep…

(225 ILCS 458/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act is to evaluate the competency of persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate and to license and regulate those person…

(225 ILCS 441/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act is to evaluate the competency of persons, including any entity, engaged in the home inspection business and to regulate a…

(225 ILCS 732/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels. "Aquifer" means saturated (with …

(225 ILCS 454/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this statute is to evaluate the competency of persons engaged in the real estate profession and to regulate their activities for t…

(225 ILCS 41/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The practice of funeral directing and embalming in the State of Illinois is declared to be a practice affecting the public health, safety and welfare and subject to regulation an…

(225 ILCS 732/1-50) Sec. 1-50. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; hearing. (a) When a permit application is submitted to conduct high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations for the first time at a particular well site, any person having an interest tha…

(225 ILCS 732/1-53) Sec. 1-53. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; determination; judicial review. (a) The Department shall issue a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, with any conditions the Department may find necessary, only if the record of dec…

(225 ILCS 732/1-55) Sec. 1-55. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; conditions; restriction; modifications. (a) Each permit issued by the Department under this Act shall require the permittee to comply with all provisions of this Act and all other applicable local,…

(225 ILCS 732/1-60) Sec. 1-60. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; denial, suspension, or revocation. (a) The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit under this Act for one or more of the following ca…

(225 ILCS 732/1-65) Sec. 1-65. Hydraulic fracturing permit; bonds. (a) An applicant for a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit under this Act shall provide a bond, executed by a surety authorized to transact business in this State. The bond shall be in the amount of…

(225 ILCS 732/1-70) Sec. 1-70. Well preparation, construction, and drilling. (a) This Section shall apply to all horizontal wells that are to be completed using high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations under a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit. The …

(225 ILCS 732/1-75) Sec. 1-75. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations. (a) General. (1) During all phases of high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, the permittee shall comply with all terms of the permit. (2) All phases of high volume horizontal h…

(225 ILCS 732/1-77) Sec. 1-77. Chemical disclosure; trade secret protection. (a) If the chemical disclosure information required by paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of Section 1-35 of this Act is not submitted at the time of permit application, then the permittee, applicant, or pe…

(225 ILCS 732/1-80) Sec. 1-80. Water quality monitoring. (a) Each applicant for a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit shall provide the Department with a work plan to ensure accurate and complete sampling and testing as required under this Section. The work plan sh…

(225 ILCS 732/1-83) Sec. 1-83. Order authority. (a) Any person who has reason to believe the person has incurred pollution or diminution of a water source as a result of a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing treatment of a well may notify the Department and request that a…

(225 ILCS 732/1-85) Sec. 1-85. Presumption of pollution or diminution. (a) This Section establishes a rebuttable presumption for the purposes of evidence and liability under State law regarding claims of pollution or diminution of a water source and for use regarding the investig…

(225 ILCS 732/1-87) Sec. 1-87. Water quality investigation and enforcement. (a) No person shall cause or allow high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations permitted under this Act to violate Section 12 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act or surface water or gr…