Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 415/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6216) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 16. Endorsement; licensure without examination. The Department may certify as a certified shorthand reporter, without examination, on payment of the required fee, an applicant w…

(225 ILCS 415/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 6217) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 17. Fees; returned checks. (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including, but not limited to, original certification, renewal, and restoration of a …

(225 ILCS 415/18) Sec. 18. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13. Repealed by P.A. 103-816, eff. 8-9-24.)

(225 ILCS 415/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 6219) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 19. Advertising. Any person certified under this Act may advertise the availability of professional services in the public media or on the premises where such professional servi…

(225 ILCS 415/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 6202) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984. (Source: P.A. 87-481.)

(225 ILCS 415/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 6220) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 20. Professional service corporations. Nothing in this Act shall restrict certificate holders from forming professional service corporations under the provisions of the Professi…

(225 ILCS 415/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 6221) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 21. Any person who is the holder of an individual certificate as a certified shorthand reporter heretofore issued under any prior Act, registering certified shorthand reporters …

(225 ILCS 415/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 6222) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 22. No proceedings to revoke or suspend any license shall abate by reason of the passage of this Act. The Department may revoke or suspend a certificate on account of any act or…

(225 ILCS 415/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 6223) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-di…

(225 ILCS 415/23.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 6224) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.1. Injunctive actions; order to cease and desist. (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of Illino…

(225 ILCS 415/23.10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6233) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.10. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, shall b…

(225 ILCS 415/23.11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6234) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.11. Restoration of license from discipline. At any time after successful completion of a term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Departme…

(225 ILCS 415/23.12) (from Ch. 111, par. 6235) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.12. Surrender of license or certificate. Upon the revocation or suspension of any certificate, the certificate holder shall forthwith surrender the certificate or certific…

(225 ILCS 415/23.13) (from Ch. 111, par. 6236) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.13. Summary suspension. The Secretary may summarily suspend the certificate of a certified shorthand reporter without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of pro…

(225 ILCS 415/23.14) (from Ch. 111, par. 6237) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.14. Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review …

(225 ILCS 415/23.15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6238) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.15. Certification of record; receipt. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any court …

(225 ILCS 415/23.16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6239) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.16. Penalties. Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense. On conviction of a second or su…

(225 ILCS 415/23.2) (from Ch. 111, par. 6225) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.2. Investigations; notice and hearing. The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a certificate. Th…

(225 ILCS 415/23.2a) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.2a. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a …

(225 ILCS 415/23.3) (from Ch. 111, par. 6226) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.3. Records of proceedings. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of hearing, complaint an…

(225 ILCS 415/23.4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6227) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.4. Subpoenas; oaths. The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person and to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, rec…

(225 ILCS 415/23.5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6228) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.5. Compelling testimony; contempt. Any circuit court, upon application of the Department or certificate holder, may order the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the …

(225 ILCS 415/23.6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6229) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.6. Board report. At the conclusion of the hearing the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations…

(225 ILCS 415/23.7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6230) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.7. Motion for rehearing. In any hearing involving the refusal to issue or renew, or the taking of disciplinary action against, a certificate, a copy of the Board's report s…

(225 ILCS 415/23.8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6231) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.8. Rehearing ordered by Secretary. Whenever the Secretary is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension of, or the refusal to issue …

(225 ILCS 415/23.9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6232) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 23.9. Hearing officers, reports, and review. The Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as …

(225 ILCS 415/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 6240) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 24. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act were incl…

(225 ILCS 415/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 6241) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 25. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of a shorthand reporter are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license a shorthand rep…

(225 ILCS 415/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 6242) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 26. Every shorthand reporter shall print the reporter's name and license or restricted license number on each transcript reported. (Source: P.A. 103-816, eff. 8-9-24.)

(225 ILCS 415/26.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 26.1. Responsibility for notes. It is the licensee's responsibility to preserve the licensee's shorthand notes for a period of no less than 10 years from the date that the notes or transcripts were tak…

(225 ILCS 415/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 6243) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 27. As a condition for renewal of a license, licensees shall be required to complete continuing education in accordance with rules established by the Department. Persons employe…

(225 ILCS 415/28) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 28. Payment for services. A person certified under this Act may hold an attorney, firm, or any other entity personally responsible for payment of shorthand reporting services rendered at the request of t…

(225 ILCS 415/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 6203) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 3. License required. No person may practice shorthand reporting on a temporary or permanent basis in this State without being certified under this Act. This Act does not prohibit…

(225 ILCS 415/3.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 3.5. Uncertified practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a shorthand reporter without being certif…

(225 ILCS 415/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6204) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 4. In this Act: (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. (3) …

(225 ILCS 415/4.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 4.1. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and registrants shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and ema…

(225 ILCS 415/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6205) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 5. Title. Every person to whom a valid existing certificate as a certified shorthand reporter has been issued under this Act shall be designated as a Certified Shorthand Reporter…

(225 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6206) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 6. Restricted certificate. Upon receipt of a written request from the Chief Judge of the reporter's circuit, the Department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to any …

(225 ILCS 415/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6207) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 7. Administration of Act. (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the administration of licensing Acts…

(225 ILCS 415/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6208) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 8. Certified Shorthand Reporters Board. The Secretary shall appoint a Certified Shorthand Reporters Board as follows: 7 persons who shall be appointed by and shall serve in an ad…

(225 ILCS 415/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6209) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 9. Qualifications. Applications for original certificates shall be made to the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the require…

(225 ILCS 420/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 7651) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Child Protective Investigator and Child Welfare Specialist Certification Act of 1987. (Source: P.A. 85-206.)

(225 ILCS 420/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 7652) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: (a) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. (b) …

(225 ILCS 420/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7653) Sec. 3. The Department shall certify as a qualified child protective investigator or child welfare specialist, each applicant for the respective certification who proves to the satisfaction of the Department his fitness to be certified u…

(225 ILCS 420/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7654) Sec. 4. The Department, with the cooperation of any community colleges or public entities located in this State, which the Department requests to assist it, shall develop guidelines or criteria for educational and professional requiremen…

(225 ILCS 420/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7655) Sec. 5. In addition to the requirements of Section 4, a person shall be qualified to be certified if he or she: (a) has passed an examination approved by the Department to determine his fitness to perform the duties of or otherwise funct…

(225 ILCS 420/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7656) Sec. 6. Whoever desires to obtain certification as a child protective investigator or child welfare specialist shall apply to the Department in writing, on forms prepared and furnished by the State of Illinois. Each application shall con…

(225 ILCS 420/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7657) Sec. 7. The Department shall give a written examination to qualified applicants for certified status. Any applicant failing the examination may not be certified but shall be allowed to reapply. (Source: P.A. 85-206.)

(225 ILCS 420/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7658) Sec. 8. The Department shall formulate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-206.)

(225 ILCS 420/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7659) Sec. 9. (a) The Department may refuse to certify, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, censure, reprimand or take other disciplinary action against a certification status in accordance with grievance and due process procedures app…