Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 427/115) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 115. Rehearing. At the conclusion of a hearing and following deliberation by the Board, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the applicant, licensee, or unlicensed person by the Department,…

(225 ILCS 427/12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 12.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 email a…

(225 ILCS 427/120) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 120. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary has the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for re…

(225 ILCS 427/125) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 125. Order; certified copy. An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, shall be prima facie proof: (a) that the signature is the …

(225 ILCS 427/130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 130. Restoration of license. At any time after the successful completion of a term of suspension, revocation, or probation of a license, the Department may restore it to the licensee, upon the written r…

(225 ILCS 427/135) Sec. 135. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 427/140) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 140. Summary suspension. The Secretary may summarily suspend a license without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in this Act, if the Secretary find…

(225 ILCS 427/145) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 145. Judicial review. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined…

(225 ILCS 427/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15. License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to provide community association management services, provide services as a community association manager, or hold the person out as a community …

(225 ILCS 427/150) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 150. Certification of records. 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 in a judicial review proceeding, unles…

(225 ILCS 427/155) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 155. Violations; penalties. (a) A person who violates any of the following provisions shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; a person who commits a second or subsequent violation of these provisions …

(225 ILCS 427/157) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 157. 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 lice…

(225 ILCS 427/160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 160. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act,…

(225 ILCS 427/161) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 161. Statute of limitations. No action may be taken under this Act against a person or entity licensed under this Act unless the action is commenced within 5 years after the occurrence of the alleged vi…

(225 ILCS 427/162) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 162. No private right of action. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant to any person a private right of action to enforce the provisions…

(225 ILCS 427/165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 165. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of community association managers and community association management firms are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regula…

(225 ILCS 427/170) Sec. 170. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 427/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20. Exemptions. (a) The requirement for holding a license under this Act shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Any director or officer of a community association providing one or more of the servi…

(225 ILCS 427/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25. Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Board. (a) There is hereby created the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Board, which shall consist of 7 members appoin…

(225 ILCS 427/27) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 27. Immunity from liability. Any member of the Board, any attorney providing advice to the Board or Department, any person acting as a consultant to the Board or Department, and any witness testifying in…

(225 ILCS 427/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 30. Powers and duties of the Department. The Department may exercise the following functions, powers and duties: (a) formulate rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act; (b) prescribe form…

(225 ILCS 427/32) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 32. Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number on license application. In addition to any other information required to be contained in the application, every application for an …

(225 ILCS 427/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 35. Functions and powers of the Board. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise, in an advisory capacity, the following functions and powers: (1) make recommendations regarding rul…

(225 ILCS 427/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as a community association manager. (a) No person shall be qualified for licensure as a community association manager under this Act unless the person has applied in writ…

(225 ILCS 427/41) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 41. Qualifications for licensure as a community association management firm. Any person who desires to obtain a community association management firm license must: (1) apply to the Department on forms pr…

(225 ILCS 427/42) Sec. 42. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-892, eff. 8-14-18. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 427/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 45. Examinations. (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for licensure as a community association manager at such times and places as it may determine. The examination of applicant…

(225 ILCS 427/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this Act provide for the licensing and regulation of community association managers and community association management firms, ensure …

(225 ILCS 427/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 50. Community association management firm. (a) No corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity shall provide or offer to provide community association management services, u…

(225 ILCS 427/55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 55. Fidelity insurance; segregation of accounts. (a) The designated community association manager or the community association management firm that employs the designated community association manager sh…

(225 ILCS 427/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 60. Licenses; renewals; restoration; person in military service. (a) The expiration date, fees, and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The Department may promulga…

(225 ILCS 427/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 65. Fees; Division of Real Estate General Fund. (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including, but not limited to, initial licensure, renewal, and restoration, shall be set b…

(225 ILCS 427/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 70. Penalty for insufficient funds; payments. Any person who: (1) delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it …

(225 ILCS 427/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 75. Endorsement. The Department may issue a community association manager license without the required examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws of another state if the requirements for licens…

(225 ILCS 427/80) Sec. 80. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 427/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 85. Grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or suspension. (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license, or may place on probation, reprimand, suspend, or revoke any license, or take an…

(225 ILCS 427/85.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 85.1. Citations. (a) The Department may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations to any licensee for failure to comply with the continuing education requirements set forth in this Act or as esta…

(225 ILCS 427/86) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 86. Illegal discrimination. When there has been an adjudication in a civil or criminal proceeding that a community association manager or community association management firm has illegally discriminated…

(225 ILCS 427/87) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 87. Suspension of license for failure to pay restitution. The Department, without further process or hearing, shall suspend the license or other authorization to practice of any person issued under this …

(225 ILCS 427/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 90. Violations; injunctions; cease and desist orders. (a) If any person violates a provision of this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney Gener…

(225 ILCS 427/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 427/92) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 92. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person, entity or other business who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a community associ…

(225 ILCS 427/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 95. Investigation; notice and hearing. The Department may investigate the actions or qualifications of a person, which includes an entity, applying for, holding or claiming to hold, or holding oneself ou…

(225 ILCS 427/950) Sec. 950. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 427/999) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2010. (Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)

(225 ILCS 429/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1420, eff. 8-3-10.)

(225 ILCS 429/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Consumer" means any person who purchases or contracts for the purchase of debt settlement services or a student loan borrower. "Consumer settlement account" means any account or other means or device in which payments,…

(225 ILCS 429/100) Sec. 100. Moneys received; Financial Institution Fund. All moneys received by the Division of Financial Institutions under this Act, except for moneys received for the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Fund, shall be deposited in the Financial Institution Fun…

(225 ILCS 429/103) Sec. 103. Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Fund. (a) A special income-earning fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, known as the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Fund. This Fund is not subject to appropriation by the Illinois General Assembly. (b)…

(225 ILCS 429/105) Sec. 105. Advertising and marketing practices. (a) A debt settlement provider shall not represent, expressly or by implication, any results or outcomes of its debt settlement services in any advertising, marketing, or other communication to consumers unless the…