Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 317/12) Sec. 12. Licenses; enforcement; failure to pay tax. No person shall act as a licensee, or advertise or assume to act as such, or use any title implying that such person is engaged in such practice or occupation unless licensed by the Office. No person shall act …

(225 ILCS 317/120) Sec. 120. Grandfather clause. Any person or business that, as of January 3, 2003 was installing or repairing fire sprinkler systems in the State of Illinois and had a minimum of 3 years of experience in installing or repairing fire sprinkler systems before Janu…

(225 ILCS 317/14) Sec. 14. Fire protection system layout documents. All fire protection system layout documents of fire sprinkler systems shall be prepared by: (1) a professional engineer who is licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, (2) an architect wh…

(225 ILCS 317/15) Sec. 15. Licensing requirements. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, advertise, or hold itself out to be in the business of providing service for fire sprinkler systems in this State unless such person is licensed by the Office. (b) Application…

(225 ILCS 317/16) Sec. 16. Fire sprinkler contractor license. (a) A person applying for a fire sprinkler contractor license shall have a designated certified person who meets the requirements pursuant to Section 20 or a responsible managing employee pursuant to Section 120 employ…

(225 ILCS 317/17) Sec. 17. Fire sprinkler inspector license; application; minimum qualifications for routine inspection or testing. (a) Any individual who performs routine inspection or testing of any fire sprinkler system under this Act shall: (i) be employed by a single license…

(225 ILCS 317/20) Sec. 20. Designated certified person requirements; change of a designated certified person. (a) A designated certified person shall either be a current Illinois licensed professional engineer pursuant to the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or hold …

(225 ILCS 317/22) Sec. 22. Licenses; photo exemption. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the requirement under this Act that all licenses contain the licensees' photo shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United S…

(225 ILCS 317/25) Sec. 25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03. Repealed by P.A. 102-612, eff. 8-27-21.)

(225 ILCS 317/30) Sec. 30. Requirements for the service of fire sprinkler systems. (a) Equipment shall be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or shall comply with nationally accepted s…

(225 ILCS 317/31) Sec. 31. Reporting of routine inspection or testing activity. A copy of the inspection report for routine inspection or testing of a fire sprinkler system provided by a fire sprinkler inspector shall be forwarded by the entity performing the routine inspection o…

(225 ILCS 317/32) Sec. 32. Application for building permit; identity theft. A person who knowingly, in the course of applying for a building permit with a unit of local government, provides the license number of a fire sprinkler contractor whom he or she does not intend to have p…

(225 ILCS 317/35) Sec. 35. Fees, renewals, continuing education, and required insurance. (a) The fees for an initial license and each renewal and for duplicate copies of licenses shall be determined by the Office by rule. (b) Each license shall be renewed every 2 years. Each lice…

(225 ILCS 317/40) Sec. 40. Deposit of fines and fees; appropriation. All administrative civil fines and fees collected pursuant to the Act shall be deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. (Source: P.A. 102-612, eff. 8-27-21.)

(225 ILCS 317/45) Sec. 45. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate the service of fire sprinkler systems in a manner less restrictive than the regulation by the State on the service of fire sprinkler systems under this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) o…

(225 ILCS 317/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is declared that within the State of Illinois the improper service of fire sprinkler systems and associated components creates conditions that may adversely affect the public health and general welfare. Therefore, the purpose of thi…

(225 ILCS 317/50) Sec. 50. Powers and duties of the Office. The Office has all of the following powers and duties: (a) To prescribe and furnish application forms, licenses, and any other forms necessary under this Act. (b) To suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew licenses …

(225 ILCS 317/55) Sec. 55. Rules; public hearing. Subject to the requirement for public hearings as provided in this Section, the Office shall publish and adopt, and may, from time to time, amend such rules as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this Act, to protect th…

(225 ILCS 317/60) Sec. 60. Grounds for disciplinary action. The following constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the Office: (1) Violation of any provision of this Act or rules or standards adopted under this Act or its rules. (2) Violation of the applicable building, fire…

(225 ILCS 317/62) Sec. 62. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person, entity, or business that offers fire sprinkler contractor services under this Act without being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay…

(225 ILCS 317/65) Sec. 65. Notice; administrative action; suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license. (a) Whenever the Office determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a licensee has violated a provision of this Act or the rules or standards adopted …

(225 ILCS 317/70) Sec. 70. Administrative hearing. The Office shall give written notice by certified or registered mail to an applicant, licensee, or person of the Office's intent to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or to assess a fine. Such person has a rig…

(225 ILCS 317/75) Sec. 75. Subpoena powers; administration of oath. The Office or hearing officer may compel by subpoena or subpoena duces tecum the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers. All subpoenas issued by the Office or hearing officer…

(225 ILCS 317/80) Sec. 80. Deposition of witnesses; testimony at hearing recorded. In the event of the inability of any party or the Office to procure the attendance of witnesses to give testimony or produce books and papers, the party or the Office may take the deposition of wit…

(225 ILCS 317/85) Sec. 85. Certification of record. The Office is not required to certify any record or file any answer or otherwise appear in any proceeding for judicial review unless the party filing the complaint deposits with the clerk of the court the sum of one dollar per p…

(225 ILCS 317/90) Sec. 90. Injunction. Unlicensed, faulty, or noncompliant fire sprinkler installation, repair, inspection, testing, maintenance, and service is declared a violation of this Act and inimical to the public health, welfare, and safety and a deceptive business practi…

(225 ILCS 317/95) Sec. 95. Penalty. Any person who violates this Act or any rule adopted by the Office, or who violates any determination or order of the Office under this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not less than $100. Each day's violati…

(225 ILCS 317/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03.)

(225 ILCS 320/0.01) (from Ch. 111, par. 1100.01) Sec. 0.01. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Plumbing License Law. (Source: P.A. 87-885.)

(225 ILCS 320/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1101) Sec. 1. Purpose. It has been established by scientific evidence that improper plumbing can result in the introduction of pathogenic organisms into the potable water supply, result in the escape of toxic gases into the environment, and re…

(225 ILCS 320/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 1109) Sec. 10. (1) An applicant for a plumber's license shall file a written application in the office of the Department on the form designated by the Department at least 30 days before the date set by the Department for the examination. (2) …

(225 ILCS 320/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 1110) Sec. 11. The Director shall issue a plumber's license to each applicant who successfully passes the examination and has paid to the Department the required license fee. Each plumber's license shall be issued in the name of the Departmen…

(225 ILCS 320/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1112) Sec. 13. An applicant who fails to pass the examination for a plumber's license may submit a request for re-examination on forms provided by the Department, at least 30 days prior to the date for re-examination, accompanied by the re-ex…

(225 ILCS 320/13.1) Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; applications. (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations desiring to engage in the business of plumbing contractor, other than any entity that maintains an audited net worth of shareholders' equity …

(225 ILCS 320/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 1113) Sec. 14. License renewal; continuing education. All plumber's licenses and apprentice plumber's licenses issued under this Act shall expire on April 30 next following date of issuance. The term for retired plumber's licenses shall be pr…

(225 ILCS 320/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 1114) Sec. 15. The Department shall reinstate a license which expires while a licensee is in the active Military Service of the United States upon application to the Department by the former licensee within 2 years after termination of such m…

(225 ILCS 320/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 1115) Sec. 16. (1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing provisions substantially the same as those in this Act and specifying educational or experience requirements equ…

(225 ILCS 320/16.1) Sec. 16.1. Local ordinances; irrigation contractors. (1) Any city, village, or incorporated town having a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing provisions substantially the same as those in this Act with respect to the registration of i…

(225 ILCS 320/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 1116) Sec. 17. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, an applicant who is a plumber, registered or licensed in another state, or municipality, may, without examination, be granted a license as a licensed plumber by the Department provided:…

(225 ILCS 320/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1117) Sec. 18. Local regulation; Department standards. (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State that each city, town, village, township or county with a water supply system or sewage disposal system or both should so soon afte…

(225 ILCS 320/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1118) Sec. 19. The Director, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the applicant, license holder, or registrant, may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or registration in any case in which he or she finds that there has been a substanti…

(225 ILCS 320/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1102) Sec. 2. When used in this Act: "Agent" means a person designated by a sponsor as responsible for supervision of an apprentice plumber and who is also an Illinois licensed plumber. "Apprentice plumber" means any licensed person who is lea…

(225 ILCS 320/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 2.5. Irrigation contractors; lawn sprinkler systems. (a) Every irrigation contractor doing business in this State shall annually register with the Department. Every irrigation contractor shall provide t…

(225 ILCS 320/2.6) Sec. 2.6. Golf courses. A golf course with a lawn sprinkler system installed prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly may extend, relocate, or modify up to 200 linear yards of an existing lawn sprinkler system without bein…

(225 ILCS 320/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1119) Sec. 20. Grounds for discipline. (1) The Director may deny, revoke or suspend a license or registration when findings show one or more of the following: (a) That the licensee or registrant obtained or conspired with others to obtain a l…

(225 ILCS 320/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 1121) Sec. 22. The Director or hearing officer shall have power to subpoena to any hearing authorized by this Act any person in this State to give testimony and evidence either orally or by deposition or both. The Director or hearing officer …

(225 ILCS 320/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 1122) Sec. 23. Any circuit court upon the application of the Director or any party of record to a hearing authorized by this Act may order the attendance of any witness and the production of any books, papers or documents in this State at any…

(225 ILCS 320/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 1124) Sec. 25. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An order of suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of a license, or of dismissal of a complaint or petition, or a certified copy of such an order, over the seal of the Department an…

(225 ILCS 320/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 1125) Sec. 26. All final administrative decisions of the Director hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted p…

(225 ILCS 320/28) (from Ch. 111, par. 1127) Sec. 28. Administrative Procedure Act. The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act…