Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 41/15-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-65.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(225 ILCS 41/15-70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-70. 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…

(225 ILCS 454/15-70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-70. Actions for damages. (a) In any action brought under this Article 15, the court may, in its discretion, award only actual damages and court costs or grant injunctive relief, when appropriate. (…

(225 ILCS 441/15-70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 15-70.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 41/15-72) Sec. 15-72. Applicant convictions. (a) When reviewing a conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by sentencing of an initial applicant, the Department may only deny a license based upon considerat…

(225 ILCS 454/15-75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 15-75. Exclusive brokerage agreements. All exclusive brokerage agreements must be in writing and specify that the sponsoring broker, through one or more sponsored licensees, must provide, at a minimum…

(225 ILCS 41/15-75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-75. Grounds for discipline; penalties. (a) (Blank). (a-5) Violations of this Code shall be punishable as follows: (1) Intentionally or knowingly making a false statement on a Certificate of Death is…

(225 ILCS 41/15-76) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-76. Vehicle traffic control. A funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee planning an interment, inurnment, or entombment at a cemetery shall use his or her reasonable best …

(225 ILCS 41/15-77) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-77. Method of payment, receipt. No licensee shall require payment for any goods or services by cash only. Licensees shall permit payment by at least one other option, including, but not limited to, …

(225 ILCS 41/15-80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-80. Statement of place of practice. Each applicant for a funeral director and embalmer's license shall with his or her application submit a statement of the place of practice, ownership, names and l…

(225 ILCS 41/15-85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-85. Duties of public institution; regulation by local government. No provision of this Code shall apply to, or in any way interfere with, the duties of any officer of any public institution; nor wit…

(225 ILCS 41/15-91) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-91. Denial of license. If the Department determines that an application for licensure should be denied pursuant to Section 15-75, then the applicant shall be sent a notice of intent to deny license …

(225 ILCS 41/15-95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-95. Severability. The provisions of the Code are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 87-966.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1501) Sec. 15.01. Compressed air shall be conducted from surface compressors, except as provided in Section 15.11, to within a practical working distance of the face by air lines. Said air lines when new and first installed, shall be te…

(225 ILCS 705/15.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1502) Sec. 15.02. Air lines shall be grounded at the compressor and, if practicable, at other low-resistance ground connections. Air lines shall not be connected to tracks, water lines, or other electric-power return conductors. (Source…

(225 ILCS 705/15.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1503) Sec. 15.03. After the effective date of this Act, unions shall be installed in steel air lines at not more than 1,000 foot intervals, and at the inby end of the air lines. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1504) Sec. 15.04. Shut-off valves shall be installed, after the effective date of this Act, every 1,000 feet in all air lines and, in all branch air lines at a point near the main air lines. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1505) Sec. 15.05. Air lines shall not be repaired when air pressure is in the line. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1506) Sec. 15.06. Blow-down valves or filling valves shall be located around a corner of the coal pillar except where portable compressor machines are used for breaking down coal. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1507) Sec. 15.07. When blow-down valves are opened to discharge the compressed air tube, they shall remain open until time to place the tube in the next borehole. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1508) Sec. 15.08. When a compressed air tube fails to discharge, the air line leading to the tube shall be disconnected at the blow-down valve and the tube shall be dragged by means of the air line to a safe place. The tube shall be mar…

(225 ILCS 705/15.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1509) Sec. 15.09. All persons shall be removed from adjoining working places where there is a danger of breaking through, and they shall be at a safe distance around a corner while coal breaking is in progress. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 70…

(225 ILCS 705/15.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1510) Sec. 15.10. Compressed air may be used on shift and while men are in the mine, for breaking down coal or other materials. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/15.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1511) Sec. 15.11. Air compressors, whether fixed or portable, for compressing air to be used in breaking down coal or other materials, may be located underground if the compressor has adequate cooling devices which prevent the creation …

(225 ILCS 705/15.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1512) Sec. 15.12. In non-gassy mines, permissible motors and other appurtenances shall not be required on air compressors located underground. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1601) Sec. 16.01. A cage used for hoisting men must be of substantial and safe construction; have adequate steel bonnets to protect men riding on the cage; have enclosed sides; have gates, safety chains, or bars across the ends of the c…

(225 ILCS 705/16.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1602) Sec. 16.02. The floor of the cage shall be constructed so that it will be adequate to carry the load and so that it will be impossible for a worker's foot or body to enter any opening in the bottom of the cage. (Source: P.A. 81-99…

(225 ILCS 705/16.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1603) Sec. 16.03. Cages and cars used for handling men in shafts and slopes shall be equipped with safety catches which act quickly and efficiently in an emergency. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1604) Sec. 16.04. Cages shall be inspected daily. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1605) Sec. 16.05. Self-dumping cages shall be securely locked when men and materials are being handled. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1606) Sec. 16.06. The cage on which men are riding shall not be lifted or lowered at a rate of speed greater than 600 feet per minute, except by written consent of the State Mine Inspector. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1607) Sec. 16.07. No person shall carry any tools, timber or other materials with him on any cage that is in motion, except for the purpose of repairing the shaft. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1608) Sec. 16.08. No one shall ride on a cage containing either a loaded or empty mine car. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1609) Sec. 16.09. No coal or other materials shall be on the cage while the cage is being used for hoisting or lowering men into or out of the mine. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1610) Sec. 16.10. When workers have finished their day's work, or have been prevented from further work, and come to the bottom to be hoisted out an empty cage shall be given to them for that purpose, unless there is an available exit b…

(225 ILCS 705/16.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1611) Sec. 16.11. Socketed ropes shall be cut off and resocketed pursuant to the manufacturer's recommendation, if found to be damaged or defective, and a notice shall be posted in the engine room giving the date when the rope was insta…

(225 ILCS 705/16.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1612) Sec. 16.12. Hoisting ropes attached to all cages or trips shall be adequate in size to handle the load and have a proper factor of safety as defined in the American Standards Association's Wire Rope Standards and shall be replaced…

(225 ILCS 705/17.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1701) Sec. 17.01. (a) Away from the pillar for the mine bottom, crosscuts between entries shall not be made more than 60 feet apart without permission of the Mining Board. But such consent shall not be granted except in case of fault or…

(225 ILCS 705/17.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1702) Sec. 17.02. When undercut or sheared, or undercut and sheared, the entry, crosscut, and room-neck may be advanced concurrently, but not more than one cutting shall be shot in the room-neck until the crosscut is finished. (Source: …

(225 ILCS 705/17.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1703) Sec. 17.03. When not undercut or sheared, the entry and crosscut may be advanced concurrently, but no room shall be opened in advance of the last open crosscut; and after the entry has advanced 15 feet beyond the location of a new…

(225 ILCS 705/17.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1704) Sec. 17.04. A crosscut, where practicable, shall be provided at or near the face of each entry or room before the place is abandoned. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/17.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1705) Sec. 17.05. In crosscuts connecting main and cross entry inlet and outlet air courses, the permanent stoppings shall be erected of masonry, concrete, or other incombustible material, and shall be erected within 600 feet of the fac…

(225 ILCS 705/17.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1706) Sec. 17.06. The first crosscut between all rooms off any entry shall not be more than 60 feet from the rib of the entry. Additional room crosscuts shall not be more than 60 feet apart. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/17.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1707) Sec. 17.07. If the conditions are such that in the judgment of the Mining Board, expressed in writing, it is considered equally safe and more advantageous to leave a blind pillar between not less than every three rooms, the Mining…

(225 ILCS 705/18.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1801) Sec. 18.01. After the effective date of this Act, overhead power lines on the surface, carrying greater than 600 volts potential, shall be installed on insulators and shall be supported and guarded against contact with other circu…

(225 ILCS 705/18.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1802) Sec. 18.02. Power circuits on the surface shall be protected against lightning. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1803) Sec. 18.03. Electric wiring shall be installed so as to present minimum fire and contact hazards in buildings on the surface. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1804) Sec. 18.04. Permanent surface transformers shall be elevated eight feet or more above the ground, or be enclosed in a transformer house, or be surrounded by a fence at least 6 feet high. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/18.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1805) Sec. 18.05. Transformers containing flammable oil and installed on the surface, if the transformers are located within 10 feet of mine openings, shall be provided with a drain, or catch basin, to confine the oil. (Source: Laws 195…

(225 ILCS 705/18.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1806) Sec. 18.06. The operator of every mine where motor generator sets or transformers are installed underground shall designate or cause to be designated on the map provided for in this Act, the location of transformer stations and mo…