Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 440/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 509) Sec. 9. In order to obtain compliance with this Act, the Department may after July 1, 1973 acquire property and other rights by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise. Just compensation shall be paid for the removal of signs lawfully e…

(225 ILCS 440/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-…

(225 ILCS 441/1-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1-1.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(225 ILCS 441/1-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1-10.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(225 ILCS 441/1-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1-12.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(225 ILCS 441/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1-5.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(225 ILCS 441/10-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10-10. Retention of records. A person licensed under this Act shall retain the original or a true and exact copy of all written contracts that engage the licensee's services as a home inspector and al…

(225 ILCS 441/10-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10-5. Standards of practice. All persons licensed under this Act must comply with standards of professional home inspection adopted by the Department and established by rule. The Department may conside…

(225 ILCS 441/15-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-10. 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-disciplinary action as…

(225 ILCS 441/15-10.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-10.1. 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 a…

(225 ILCS 441/15-11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-11. Illegal discrimination. When there has been an adjudication in a civil or criminal proceeding that a licensee has illegally discriminated while engaged in any activity for which a license is re…

(225 ILCS 441/15-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-15. Investigation; notice; hearing. The Department may investigate the actions of any person who is an applicant, licensee, person or persons rendering or offering to render home inspection service…

(225 ILCS 441/15-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-20. Administrative Review Law; certification fees; Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department under this Act are subject to judicial review purs…

(225 ILCS 441/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-25. Temporary suspension. The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of a licensee without a hearing, while instituting a proceeding for a hearing as provided for in Section 15-15 of this Ac…

(225 ILCS 441/15-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-30. Statute of limitations. No action may be taken under this Act against a person licensed under this Act unless the action is commenced within 5 years after the occurrence of the alleged violatio…

(225 ILCS 441/15-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-35. Signature of the Secretary. An order of revocation or suspension or a certified copy of the order, bearing the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, shall be prim…

(225 ILCS 441/15-36) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-36. 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 provis…

(225 ILCS 441/15-40) Sec. 15-40. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01. Repealed by P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/15-45) Sec. 15-45. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01. Repealed by P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-5. Unlicensed practice; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice home inspection or as a home inspector without being l…

(225 ILCS 441/15-50) Sec. 15-50. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/15-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-55. Returned checks and dishonored credit card charges; penalty fee; revocation. A person who (1) delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by th…

(225 ILCS 441/15-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-60. Violations; injunction; 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 …

(225 ILCS 441/15-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-65. Restoration of license from discipline. At any time after the successful completion of a term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Department may restore the lic…

(225 ILCS 441/15-70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15-70. 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 441/20-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20-10. Course approval. (a) Only courses that are approved by the Department and offered by licensed education providers shall be used to meet the requirements of this Act and rules. (b) An education …

(225 ILCS 441/20-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20-5. Education provider. (a) Only education providers licensed by the Department may provide the pre-license and continuing education courses required for licensure under this Act. (b) A person or ent…

(225 ILCS 441/25-10) Sec. 25-10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01. Repealed by P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/25-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-15. Liaison; duties. The Secretary shall appoint an employee of the Department to: (1) (blank); (2) be the direct liaison between the Department, the profession, home inspectors, and related indust…

(225 ILCS 441/25-17) Sec. 25-17. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 441/25-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-20. Powers and duties of the Department. The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the administration of licensing acts and sha…

(225 ILCS 441/25-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-25. Rules. The Department shall adopt rules to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions and purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/25-27) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-27. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. (a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any ot…

(225 ILCS 441/25-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-30. Exclusive State powers and functions; municipal powers. It is declared to be the public policy of this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution …

(225 ILCS 441/25-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25-5. Division of Real Estate General Fund; surcharge. (a) (Blank). (a-5) The Division of Real Estate General Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All fees, fines, and penalties rec…

(225 ILCS 441/5-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-10. Application for home inspector license. (a) Every natural person who desires to obtain a home inspector license shall: (1) apply to the Department in a manner prescribed by the Department and acc…

(225 ILCS 441/5-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-12. Application for home inspector license; entity. Every entity that is not a natural person that desires to obtain a home inspector license shall apply to the Department in a manner prescribed by t…

(225 ILCS 441/5-14) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-14. 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…

(225 ILCS 441/5-15) Sec. 5-15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01. Repealed by P.A. 97-226, eff. 7-28-11.)

(225 ILCS 441/5-16) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-16. Renewal of license. (a) The expiration date and renewal period for a home inspector license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of …

(225 ILCS 441/5-17) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-17. Renewal of home inspector license; entity. (a) The expiration date and renewal period for a home inspector license for an entity that is not a natural person shall be set by rule. The holder of a…

(225 ILCS 441/5-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-20. Endorsement. The Department may, in its discretion, license as a home inspector, by endorsement, on payment of the required fee, an applicant who is a home inspector licensed under the laws of an…

(225 ILCS 441/5-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-25. Pre-license education requirements. The prerequisite curriculum and classroom hours necessary for a person to be approved to sit for the examination for a home inspector shall be established by r…

(225 ILCS 441/5-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-30. Continuing education renewal requirements. The continuing education requirements for a person to renew a license as a home inspector shall be established by rule. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-2…

(225 ILCS 441/5-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-45. Fees. The Department shall establish rules for fees to be paid by applicants and licensees to cover the reasonable costs of the Department in administering and enforcing the provisions of this Ac…

(225 ILCS 441/5-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-5. Necessity of license; use of title; exemptions. (a) It is unlawful for any person, including any entity, to act or assume to act as a home inspector, to engage in the business of home inspection, t…

(225 ILCS 441/5-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-50. Insurance. (a) All applicants for a home inspector license and all licensees shall maintain general liability insurance in an amount of not less than $100,000. (b) Failure of an applicant or a li…

(225 ILCS 441/950-10) Sec. 950-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01.)

(225 ILCS 441/950-5) Sec. 950-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 441/999-99) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01.)