Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 447/40-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-10. Disciplinary sanctions. (a) The Department may deny issuance, refuse to renew, or restore or may reprimand, place on probation, suspend, revoke, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary a…

(225 ILCS 447/40-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-15. Suspension or revocation of permanent employee registration card. Individuals registered as employees pursuant to the provisions of Section 35-30 of this Act shall be subject to the disciplinar…

(225 ILCS 447/40-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-20. Confidential information; violation. Any person who is or has been an employee of a licensee shall not divulge to anyone, other than to the person's employer, except as required by law or at th…

(225 ILCS 447/40-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-25. Submission to physical or mental examination. (a) The Department or Board upon a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied…

(225 ILCS 447/40-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-30. Insufficient funds; checks. A person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it was drawn shall…

(225 ILCS 447/40-35) Sec. 40-35. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13. Repealed by P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)

(225 ILCS 447/40-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-40. Nonpayment of child support. In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) or any circuit court has previously determined that a licensee o…

(225 ILCS 447/40-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-45. Failure to file a tax return. The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend, without a hearing as provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the license of any person, firm,…

(225 ILCS 447/40-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-5. Injunctive relief. (a) The practice of a private detective, private security contractor, private alarm contractor, fingerprint vendor, locksmith, private detective agency, private security contra…

(225 ILCS 447/40-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40-50. 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 allege…

(225 ILCS 447/45-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-10. Complaints; investigations; hearings. (a) The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a license or registration under thi…

(225 ILCS 447/45-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-15. Hearing; rehearing. (a) The Board or the hearing officer authorized by the Department shall hear evidence in support of the formal charges and evidence produced by the licensee. At the conclusi…

(225 ILCS 447/45-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-20. Summary suspension of a license. The Secretary may summarily suspend a license without a hearing, simultaneously with the initiation of the procedure for a hearing provided for in this Act, if …

(225 ILCS 447/45-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-25. Disposition by consent order. At any point in any investigation or disciplinary proceeding provided for in the Act, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall…

(225 ILCS 447/45-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-30. Restoration of license after disciplinary proceedings. At any time after the successful completion of a term of indefinite probation, indefinite suspension, or revocation of a license, the Depa…

(225 ILCS 447/45-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-35. Cease and desist orders. Whenever the Department has reason to believe a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity has violated any provision of Section 10-5, the Department may issue a …

(225 ILCS 447/45-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-40. Administrative review. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. The term "administrative decision" i…

(225 ILCS 447/45-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-45. Prima facie proof. An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that: (1) the signature is that of th…

(225 ILCS 447/45-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-50. Unlicensed practice; fraud in obtaining a license. (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 subsequen…

(225 ILCS 447/45-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-55. Subpoenas. (a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any other documents th…

(225 ILCS 447/45-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45-60. Stenographers. The Department, at its expense, shall provide a stenographer to preserve a record of all formal hearing proceedings if a license may be revoked, suspended, or placed on probation…

(225 ILCS 447/5-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained by …

(225 ILCS 447/5-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5-15. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this statute is to regulate persons, corporations, and firms licensed under this Act for the protection of the public. These pra…

(225 ILCS 447/5-3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5-3. References to Department or Director of Professional Regulation. References in this Act (i) to the Department of Professional Regulation are deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references to the…

(225 ILCS 447/5-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5-5. Short title; Act supersedes the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993. This Act may be cited as the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Finge…

(225 ILCS 447/50-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-10. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Board. (a) The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Bo…

(225 ILCS 447/50-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-15. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may exercise the following powers and duties: (1) Prescribe forms to be issued for the administration …

(225 ILCS 447/50-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-20. Rules. The Department may promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The rules shall include standards for registration, licensure, professional conduct, and disciplin…

(225 ILCS 447/50-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-25. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the power to regulate the private detective, private security, private alarm, fingerprint …

(225 ILCS 447/50-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-30. Fees; deposit of fees and fines. The Department shall by rule provide for fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, and those fees are nonrefundable. Applicants for examination s…

(225 ILCS 447/50-35) Sec. 50-35. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03. Repealed by P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

(225 ILCS 447/50-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-40. Rights and obligations. All rights and obligations incurred and any actions commenced under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 shall not be impair…

(225 ILCS 447/50-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-45. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were incl…

(225 ILCS 447/50-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-5. Personnel; investigators. The Secretary shall employ, pursuant to the Personnel Code, personnel, on a full-time or part-time basis, for the enforcement of this Act. Each investigator shall have a…

(225 ILCS 447/50-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-50. 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 447/90-10) Sec. 90-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-15) Sec. 90-15. (Amendatory provision; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-20) Sec. 90-20. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 is repealed. (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-25) Sec. 90-25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-30) Sec. 90-30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-35) Sec. 90-35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/90-5) Sec. 90-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 447/99-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)

(225 ILCS 450/0.01) (from Ch. 111, par. 5500.01) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 0.01. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Public Accounting Act". (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(225 ILCS 450/0.02) (from Ch. 111, par. 5500.02) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 0.02. Declaration of public policy. It is the policy of this State and the purpose of this Act: (a) to promote the dependability of information which is used for guidance i…

(225 ILCS 450/0.03) (from Ch. 111, par. 5500.03) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 0.03. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Accountancy activities" means the services as set forth in Section 8.05 of this Act. "Addres…

(225 ILCS 450/0.04) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 0.04. 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 e…

(225 ILCS 450/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5501) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 1. No person shall hold oneself out to the public in this State in any manner by using the title "Certified Public Accountant", "Licensed Certified Public Accountant", "Registere…

(225 ILCS 450/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5512) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 11. Exemption from Act. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit any person who may be engaged by one or more persons, partnerships or corporations, from keeping books, or from making…

(225 ILCS 450/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5514) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 13. Application for licensure. (a) A person or CPA firm that wishes to perform accountancy activities in this State, as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 8.0…