Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 459/115) Sec. 115. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An order or 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 the genuine signature of the Secretary; and (…

(225 ILCS 459/120) Sec. 120. Restoration of suspended or revoked registration. At any time after the successful completion of a term of suspension or revocation of a registration, the Department may restore it to the registrant, upon the written recommendation of the hearing offi…

(225 ILCS 459/125) Sec. 125. Surrender of registration. Upon the revocation or suspension of a registration, the registrant shall immediately surrender his or her registration to the Department. If the registrant fails to do so, the Department has the right to seize the registrat…

(225 ILCS 459/130) Sec. 130. Summary suspension of a registration. The Secretary may summarily suspend the registration of any registrant under this Act without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in Section 75 of this Act, if …

(225 ILCS 459/135) Sec. 135. Administrative review; venue. (a) 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 as in Section 3-101 of the Code of C…

(225 ILCS 459/140) Sec. 140. Certifications of record; costs. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding unless and until the Department has received from…

(225 ILCS 459/145) Sec. 145. Violations. Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. On conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the violator is guilty of a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11.)

(225 ILCS 459/15) Sec. 15. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this Act shall apply to any of the following: (1) an agency of the federal, State, county, or municipal government or an officer or employee of a government agency, or person, described in this Section when acting within the s…

(225 ILCS 459/150) Sec. 150. Civil penalties. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this Act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each violation as determined by the Department. The …

(225 ILCS 459/155) Sec. 155. Consent order. At any point in the proceedings as provided in this Act, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final upon signature of the Secretary. (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11.)

(225 ILCS 459/160) Sec. 160. Business practice provisions; standards of practice. (a) The Department may adopt by rule the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as published from time to time by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. Appraisal m…

(225 ILCS 459/163) Sec. 163. Appraiser panel; annual size calculation. An appraiser is deemed part of the appraisal management company's appraiser panel as of the earliest date the appraisal management company accepts the appraiser for consideration for future appraisal assignmen…

(225 ILCS 459/165) Sec. 165. Prohibited activities. (a) No person or entity acting in the capacity of an appraisal management company shall improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence the development, reporting, result, or review of any appraisal by engaging, without …

(225 ILCS 459/17) Sec. 17. 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 email address of record, respectively, at the time of appli…

(225 ILCS 459/170) Sec. 170. 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 licensee filed with the Department and information collect…

(225 ILCS 459/175) Sec. 175. 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 included in this Act, except that the provision of paragraph (…

(225 ILCS 459/177) Sec. 177. Administrator, executor, or guardian. If the ownership of an appraisal management company registered under this Act is held or contained in an estate subject to the control and supervision of an administrator, executor, or guardian appointed, approved…

(225 ILCS 459/180) Sec. 180. Home rule. The regulation and registration of practice as an appraisal management company are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate the practice or require the registration as an appraisal management company. T…

(225 ILCS 459/20) Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations. Beginning January 1, 2012, it is unlawful for a person or entity to act or assume to act as an appraisal management company as defined in this Act, to engage in the business of appraisal management service, or to advertise …

(225 ILCS 459/25) Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act: (1) The Department may ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for registration and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for registration. (2) The Departmen…

(225 ILCS 459/30) Sec. 30. Coordinator of Appraisal Management Company Registration. The Coordinator of Real Estate Appraisal shall serve as the Coordinator of Appraisal Management Company Registration. The Coordinator shall have the same duties and responsibilities in regards to…

(225 ILCS 459/32) Sec. 32. Multi-state licensing system. The Secretary may require participation in a third-party, multi-state licensing system for registration under this Act. The multi-state licensing system may share regulatory information and maintain records in compliance wi…

(225 ILCS 459/35) Sec. 35. Application for original registration. Applications for original registration shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed by the Department, or through a multi-state licensing system as designated by the Secretary, and accompanied by the require…

(225 ILCS 459/37) Sec. 37. Transferability; assignability. A registration, when issued for an appraisal management company, shall state the name of the registrant and the address of the principal office. The registration is not transferable or assignable. (Source: P.A. 100-604, e…

(225 ILCS 459/40) Sec. 40. Qualifications for registration. (a) The Department may issue a certification of registration to practice under this Act to any applicant who is qualified to do business in this State and applies to the Department on forms provided by the Department, or…

(225 ILCS 459/43) Sec. 43. Application denial. If an application is denied, the applicant may, within 20 days after the date of the notice of denial, make a written request to the Secretary for a hearing on the application, and the Secretary shall set a time and place for the hea…

(225 ILCS 459/45) Sec. 45. Expiration and renewal of registration. The expiration date and renewal period for each registration shall be set by rule. A registrant whose registration has expired may reinstate his or her registration at any time within 5 years after the expiration …

(225 ILCS 459/47) Sec. 47. Report; investigation; costs. Each registrant shall provide information as the Secretary may reasonably require concerning, and for the purpose of examination for compliance with federal and State regulations, the business and operations of each registe…

(225 ILCS 459/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: It is the intent of the General Assembly that this Act provide for the regulation of those persons or entities engaged as appraisal management companies for the protection of the public and for the maintenance of…

(225 ILCS 459/50) Sec. 50. Bonds of registrants. All registrants shall maintain a bond in accordance with this Section. Each bond shall be for the recovery of expenses, fines, or fees due to or levied by the Department in accordance with this Act. The bond shall be payable when t…

(225 ILCS 459/55) Sec. 55. Fees. (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, including, but not limited to, original registration fees, renewal fees, appraiser panel fees, appraiser management company national registry fees, and restoration fees, shall be set…

(225 ILCS 459/60) Sec. 60. Returned checks; fines. Any 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 is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount already owed …

(225 ILCS 459/65) Sec. 65. Disciplinary actions. (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 the Department may deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to e…

(225 ILCS 459/67) Sec. 67. Good moral character. If an applicant, registrant, controlling person, or any person with ownership interest in the applicant or registrant, has had a license or registration revoked on a prior occasion, has been found to have committed any of the pract…

(225 ILCS 459/68) Sec. 68. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed by P.A. 102-970, eff. 5-27-22.)

(225 ILCS 459/70) Sec. 70. Injunctive action; cease and desist order. (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the Secretary, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violatio…

(225 ILCS 459/75) Sec. 75. Investigations; notice and hearing. The Department may investigate the actions of any person who is an applicant or of any person or persons rendering or offering to render any services requiring registration under this Act or any person holding or clai…

(225 ILCS 459/80) Sec. 80. Record of proceedings; transcript. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. The notice of hearing, complaint, all other documents in the nature of pleadings, written motions filed in t…

(225 ILCS 459/85) Sec. 85. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department has the power to subpoena documents, books, records, or other materials and to bring before it any person and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in …

(225 ILCS 459/90) Sec. 90. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon application of the Department or designated hearing officer may enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony, and the production of documents, papers, files, books, and records in…

(225 ILCS 459/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 459/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 459/915) Sec. 915. The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002 is amended by repealing Section 5-21. (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11.)

(225 ILCS 459/95) Sec. 95. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the designated hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding whether or no…

(225 ILCS 459/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 97-602, eff. 8-26-11.)

(225 ILCS 460/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 5100) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Solicitation for Charity Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(225 ILCS 460/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5101) Sec. 1. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this Act shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is required by the context. (a) "Charitable organization" means any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic…

(225 ILCS 460/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 5110) Sec. 10. When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any persons, as provided in Section 9, he shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be served upo…

(225 ILCS 460/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 5111) Sec. 11. (a) No person shall for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this State, use the name of any other person, except that of an officer, director or trustee of the charitable organization by or for which contribu…

(225 ILCS 460/12) (from Ch. 23, par. 5112) Sec. 12. Registration under this Act shall not be deemed to constitute an endorsement by the State of Illinois of the charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor so registered. It shall be unlawful for an…