Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 458/15-18) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-18. Report of fraud. Whenever the Secretary becomes aware, based on reliable information, that any person or entity regulated by the Department, other than a person or entity regulated under this A…

(225 ILCS 41/15-19) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-19. Consent to Administrative Supervision order. In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a complaint against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent to Administrative Supervision order…

(225 ILCS 41/15-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-20. Transcript; record of proceedings. (a) The Department, at its expense, shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at the hea…

(225 ILCS 454/15-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-20. Failure to disclose information not affecting physical condition. No cause of action shall arise against a licensee for the failure to disclose: (i) that an occupant of the property was afflict…

(225 ILCS 458/15-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-20. Administrative Review Law; certification fees; Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Secretary under this Act are subject to judicial review pursu…

(225 ILCS 441/15-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-20.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(225 ILCS 41/15-21) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-21. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board or hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and reco…

(225 ILCS 41/15-22) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-22. Rehearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the Board or hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee by the Department, either personally or as provided in…

(225 ILCS 441/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-25.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 447/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 15-25. Training; private detective and employees. (a) Registered employees of a private detective agency shall complete, within 30 days of their employment, a minimum of 20 hours of basic training pro…

(225 ILCS 407/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-25. Auction firm. No corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall be licensed as an auction firm without being managed by a licensed auctioneer. The auction firm and managing auctio…

(225 ILCS 41/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-25. Subpoenas; oaths; attendance of witnesses. (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, rec…

(225 ILCS 454/15-25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-25. Licensee's relationship with customers. Licensees shall treat all customers honestly and shall not negligently or knowingly give them false information. A licensee engaged by a seller client sh…

(225 ILCS 41/15-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-30. Unlicensed practice; violations; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds one's self out as a funeral director or a funeral director and em…

(225 ILCS 454/15-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-30. Duties after termination of brokerage agreement. Except as may be provided in a written agreement between the broker and the client, neither a sponsoring broker nor any licensee affiliated with…

(225 ILCS 458/15-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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 441/15-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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, 2032) 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 454/15-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-35. Agency relationship disclosure. (a) A licensee acting as a designated agent shall advise a consumer in writing, no later than beginning to work as a designated agent on behalf of the consumer, …

(225 ILCS 41/15-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-35. Administrative Review Law. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrativ…

(225 ILCS 458/15-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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, 2032) 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 41/15-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-40. Certification of record; receipt. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court, to file an answer in court, or otherwise to appear in any court in a judicial review pr…

(225 ILCS 454/15-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-40. Compensation does not determine agency. Compensation does not determine agency relationship. The payment or promise of payment of compensation to a licensee is not determinative of whether an a…

(225 ILCS 458/15-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-40. Violation of tax Acts. The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return…

(225 ILCS 41/15-41) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-41. 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 s…

(225 ILCS 454/15-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-45. Dual agency. (a) An individual licensee may act as a dual agent or a sponsoring broker may permit one or more of its sponsored licensees to act as dual agents in the same transaction only with …

(225 ILCS 41/15-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-45. Practice without license; injunction; cease and desist order; civil penalties. (a) The practice of funeral directing and embalming or funeral directing by any person who has not been issued a li…

(225 ILCS 41/15-46) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-46. Civil penalties; civil action. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person, sole proprietorship, professional service corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or…

(225 ILCS 454/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-5. Legislative intent. (a) The General Assembly finds that application of the common law of agency to the relationships among licensees under this Act and consumers of real estate brokerage services…

(225 ILCS 41/15-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 2825) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-5. Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and Disciplinary Board. A Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and Disciplinary Board is created and shall consist of 7 per…

(225 ILCS 458/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-5. Unlicensed practice; civil penalty; injunctive relief; unlawful influence. (a) A person who violates Section 5-5 of this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil p…

(225 ILCS 447/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 15-5. Exemptions; private detective. The provisions of this Act relating to the licensure of private detectives do not apply to any of the following: (1) An employee of the United States, Illinois, or …

(225 ILCS 407/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-5. Representations. An auctioneer or auction firm, or the licensees, agents, or employees of an auctioneer or auction firm, conducting an auction or providing an auction service shall not: (1) misre…

(225 ILCS 441/15-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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 454/15-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-50. Brokerage agreements; designated agency. (a) A sponsoring broker entering into a brokerage relationship with any person for the listing of property or for the purpose of representing any person…

(225 ILCS 458/15-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-50. Nonpayment of child support. In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously determined that a licensee or a potential license…

(225 ILCS 41/15-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-50. Practice by corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association. No corporation, limited liability company, partnership or association of individuals, as such, shall be issued a …

(225 ILCS 454/15-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-55. No subagency. A broker is not considered to be a subagent of a client of another broker solely by reason of membership or other affiliation by the brokers in a multiple listing service or other…

(225 ILCS 441/15-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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 458/15-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-55. Checks, credit card charges, or orders to Department dishonored because of insufficient funds. Any person who: (1) delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the De…

(225 ILCS 41/15-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-55. Preparation room. The Department shall require that each fixed place of practice or establishment devoted to the care and preparation for burial or for transportation of deceased human bodies ma…

(225 ILCS 41/15-56) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-56. Chain of custody record. The Department shall require a funeral establishment to maintain an identification system that ensures that a funeral establishment is able to identify the human remains…

(225 ILCS 458/15-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-60. Cease and desist orders. The Department may issue cease and desist orders to persons who engage in activities prohibited by this Act. Any person in violation of a cease and desist order issued …

(225 ILCS 41/15-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-60. Determination of life. Every funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee under this Code before proceeding to prepare or embalm a human body to cremate or bury shall dete…

(225 ILCS 441/15-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) 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 454/15-60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-60. Vicarious liability. A consumer shall not be vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of a licensee in providing licensed activities for or on behalf of the consumer. (Source: P.A. 91-245, …

(225 ILCS 41/15-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-65. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of this Code, including but not limited to, original licensure, renewal, and restoration.…

(225 ILCS 454/15-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-65. Regulatory enforcement. Nothing contained in this Article limits the Department in its regulation of licensees under other Articles of this Act and the substantive rules adopted by the Departme…

(225 ILCS 458/15-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-65. 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 …