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| 1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1989 is amended by changing Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 15, 16.5, 18, 18.5, 19, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 36, 36.1, 37, 40, and 43 as follows:
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| 8 | (225 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 3254)
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| 9 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 10 | Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 11 | (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Professional Regulation.
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| 13 | (b) "Secretary" "Director" means the Secretary Director of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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| 15 | (c) "Board" means the Land Surveyors Licensing Board.
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| 16 | (d) "Direct supervision and control" means the personal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | review by a
Licensed Professional Land Surveyor of each survey, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | including, but not
limited to, procurement, research, field | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | work, calculations, preparation of
legal descriptions and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | plats. The personal review shall be of such a
nature as to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | assure the client that the Professional Land Surveyor or the
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| 22 | firm for which the Professional Land Surveyor is employed is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | the provider
of the surveying services.
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| 1 | (e) "Responsible charge" means an individual responsible | ||||||
| 2 | for the various
components of the land survey operations | ||||||
| 3 | subject to the overall supervision
and control of the | ||||||
| 4 | Professional Land Surveyor.
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| 5 | (f) "Design professional" means a land surveyor, | ||||||
| 6 | architect, structural
engineer, or professional engineer | ||||||
| 7 | licensed in conformance
with this Act,
the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the
Structural Engineering | ||||||
| 9 | Practice Act of 1989, or the
Professional Engineering Practice | ||||||
| 10 | Act of 1989.
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| 11 | (g) "Professional Land Surveyor" means any person licensed | ||||||
| 12 | under the
laws of the State of Illinois to practice land | ||||||
| 13 | surveying, as defined by
this Act or its rules.
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| 14 | (h) "Land Surveyor-in-Training" means any person licensed | ||||||
| 15 | under the laws
of the State of Illinois who has qualified for, | ||||||
| 16 | taken, and passed an
examination in the fundamental land | ||||||
| 17 | surveyor-in-training subjects as
provided by this Act or its | ||||||
| 18 | rules.
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| 19 | (i) "Land surveying experience" means those activities | ||||||
| 20 | enumerated in
Section 5 of this Act, which, when exercised in | ||||||
| 21 | combination, to the
satisfaction of the Board, is proof of an | ||||||
| 22 | applicant's broad range of
training in and exposure to the | ||||||
| 23 | prevailing practice of land surveying.
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| 24 | (j) "Address of record" means the designated address | ||||||
| 25 | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's | ||||||
| 26 | application file or license file maintained by the Department's | ||||||
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| 1 | licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or | ||||||
| 2 | licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and | ||||||
| 3 | such changes must be made either through the Department's | ||||||
| 4 | website or by contacting the Department's licensure | ||||||
| 5 | maintenance unit. | ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| 7 | (225 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 3256)
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| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 9 | Sec. 6. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| 10 | (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties | ||||||
| 11 | prescribed by The
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the | ||||||
| 12 | administration of licensing Acts.
The Department shall also | ||||||
| 13 | exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the
following | ||||||
| 14 | powers and duties:
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| 15 | (1) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain the | ||||||
| 16 | fitness and
qualifications of applicants for licensure and | ||||||
| 17 | issue licenses to those who
are found to be fit and | ||||||
| 18 | qualified.
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| 19 | (2) Prescribe rules for a method of examination.
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| 20 | (3) Conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke, | ||||||
| 21 | suspend, or refuse to
issue, renew, or restore a license, | ||||||
| 22 | or other disciplinary actions.
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| 23 | (4) Promulgate rules and regulations required for the | ||||||
| 24 | administration of
this Act.
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| 25 | (5) License corporations and partnerships for the | ||||||
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| 1 | practice of
professional surveying and issue a license to | ||||||
| 2 | those who qualify.
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| 3 | (6) Prescribe, adopt, and amend rules as to what shall | ||||||
| 4 | constitute a
surveying or related science curriculum, | ||||||
| 5 | determine if a specific
surveying curriculum is in | ||||||
| 6 | compliance with the rules, and terminate the
approval of a | ||||||
| 7 | specific surveying curriculum for non-compliance with such | ||||||
| 8 | rules.
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| 9 | (7) Maintain membership in the National Council of | ||||||
| 10 | Engineering Examiners
or a similar organization and | ||||||
| 11 | participate in activities of the Council or
organization by | ||||||
| 12 | designating individuals
for the various classifications of | ||||||
| 13 | membership and appoint
delegates for attendance at zone and | ||||||
| 14 | national meetings of the Council or
organization.
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| 15 | (8) Obtain written recommendations from the Board | ||||||
| 16 | regarding
qualification of individuals for licensing, | ||||||
| 17 | definition of
curriculum content and approval of surveying | ||||||
| 18 | curriculums, standards of
professional conduct and | ||||||
| 19 | disciplinary actions, promulgate and
amend the rules | ||||||
| 20 | affecting these matters, and consult with the
Board on | ||||||
| 21 | other matters affecting administration of the Act.
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| 22 | (a-5) The Department may promulgate rules for a Code of | ||||||
| 23 | Ethics and
Standards
of Practice to be followed by persons | ||||||
| 24 | licensed under this Act. The Department
shall consider the | ||||||
| 25 | recommendations of the Board in establishing the Code of
Ethics | ||||||
| 26 | and Standards of Practice.
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| 1 | (b) The Department shall consult with the Board in | ||||||
| 2 | promulgating rules.
Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be | ||||||
| 3 | transmitted to the Board and the
Department shall review the | ||||||
| 4 | Board's response and recommendations.
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| 5 | (c) The Department shall review the Board's recommendation | ||||||
| 6 | of the
applicants' qualifications. The Secretary Director | ||||||
| 7 | shall notify the Board in writing
with an explanation of any | ||||||
| 8 | deviation from the Board's recommendation.
After review of the | ||||||
| 9 | Secretary's Director's written explanation of his or her | ||||||
| 10 | reasons
for
deviation, the Board shall have the opportunity to | ||||||
| 11 | comment upon the Secretary's Director's
decision.
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| 12 | Whenever the Secretary Director is not satisfied that | ||||||
| 13 | substantial justice has been
done in the revocation or | ||||||
| 14 | suspension of a license, or other disciplinary
action, the | ||||||
| 15 | Secretary Director may order re-hearing by the same or other | ||||||
| 16 | boards.
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| 17 | None of the functions, powers or duties enumerated in this | ||||||
| 18 | Section shall
be exercised by the Department except upon the | ||||||
| 19 | action and report in writing of
the Board.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| 21 | (225 ILCS 330/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 3257)
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| 22 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 23 | Sec. 7.
Creation of the Board; Composition and | ||||||
| 24 | qualifications and terms
of the Board. The Board shall be | ||||||
| 25 | appointed by the Secretary Director and shall
consist of 7 | ||||||
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| 1 | members, one of whom shall be a public member and 6 of whom
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| 2 | shall be Professional Land Surveyors. The members shall be
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| 3 | residents of Illinois. Each Professional Land Surveyor member | ||||||
| 4 | shall (a)
currently hold a valid Professional Land Surveyor | ||||||
| 5 | license in Illinois and
shall have held the license under this | ||||||
| 6 | Act or its predecessor for the
previous 10 year period, and (b) | ||||||
| 7 | have not been disciplined
within the last 10 year period under | ||||||
| 8 | this Act or its predecessor.
The public member shall not be
an | ||||||
| 9 | employee of the State of Illinois or of the federal government, | ||||||
| 10 | and
shall not be licensed under this Act or any other design | ||||||
| 11 | profession licensing Act that the Department administers.
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| 12 | Members shall be appointed who reasonably
represent the | ||||||
| 13 | different geographic areas of Illinois and shall serve for 5
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| 14 | year terms, and until
their successors are qualified and | ||||||
| 15 | appointed. A member shall not be
eligible for appointment to | ||||||
| 16 | more than 10 years in a lifetime more than 2 consecutive 5 year | ||||||
| 17 | terms.
Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the | ||||||
| 18 | unexpired portion of the term. Initial terms shall
begin on the | ||||||
| 19 | effective date of this Act.
Board members currently appointed | ||||||
| 20 | under this Act and
in office
on the effective date of this Act | ||||||
| 21 | shall continue to hold office until
their terms expire and they | ||||||
| 22 | are replaced.
All appointments shall
be made on the basis of | ||||||
| 23 | individual professional qualifications with the
exception of | ||||||
| 24 | the public member and shall not be based upon race, sex, or
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| 25 | religious or political affiliations.
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| 26 | Each member of the Board shall receive compensation when | ||||||
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| 1 | attending to the
work of the Board or any of its committees and | ||||||
| 2 | for time spent in necessary
travel. In addition, members shall | ||||||
| 3 | be reimbursed for actual traveling,
incidentals and expenses | ||||||
| 4 | necessarily incurred in carrying out their duties
as members of | ||||||
| 5 | the Board.
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| 6 | The Secretary may Director shall consider the advice and | ||||||
| 7 | recommendations of the Board
on issues involving standards of | ||||||
| 8 | professional conduct, discipline and
qualifications of the | ||||||
| 9 | candidates and licensees under this Act.
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| 10 | The Secretary shall give due consideration to The Director | ||||||
| 11 | shall make the Board appointments within 90 days of any
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| 12 | vacancy. The Professional Land Surveyor members shall be | ||||||
| 13 | selected from a
current list of candidates updated by June 1 of | ||||||
| 14 | each year, as submitted by
members of the land surveying | ||||||
| 15 | profession and by affiliated organizations.
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| 16 | Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any | ||||||
| 17 | action based upon
any disciplinary proceedings or other | ||||||
| 18 | activities performed in good faith as
members of the Board.
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| 19 | The Secretary Director may remove any member of the Board | ||||||
| 20 | for misconduct,
incompetence, neglect of duty, or for any | ||||||
| 21 | reason prescribed by law for removal
of State Officials or for | ||||||
| 22 | not attending 2 consecutive Board meetings.
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| 23 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| 24 | (225 ILCS 330/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 3258)
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| 25 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 1 | Sec. 8. Powers and duties of the Board; quorum. Subject to | ||||||
| 2 | the
provisions
of this Act, the Board may shall exercise the | ||||||
| 3 | following functions, powers, and
duties:
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| 4 | (a) Review education and experience qualifications of | ||||||
| 5 | applicants to
determine eligibility as a Professional Land | ||||||
| 6 | Surveyor or Land
Surveyor-in-Training and submit to the | ||||||
| 7 | Secretary Director written recommendations on
applicant | ||||||
| 8 | qualifications for licensing;
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| 9 | (b) Conduct hearings regarding disciplinary actions | ||||||
| 10 | and submit a written
report to the Secretary Director as | ||||||
| 11 | required by this Act and may provide a Board
member at | ||||||
| 12 | informal conferences;
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| 13 | (c) Visit universities or colleges to evaluate | ||||||
| 14 | surveying
curricula and submit to the Secretary Director a | ||||||
| 15 | written recommendation of
acceptability of the curriculum;
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| 16 | (d) Submit a written recommendation to the Secretary | ||||||
| 17 | Director concerning
promulgation or amendment of rules for | ||||||
| 18 | the administration of this Act;
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| 19 | (e) The Department may at any time seek the expert | ||||||
| 20 | advice and knowledge of
the Board on any matter relating to | ||||||
| 21 | the enforcement of this Act;
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| 22 | (f) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a | ||||||
| 23 | Complaint Committee
to recommend the disposition of case | ||||||
| 24 | files according to procedures established
by rule;
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| 25 | (g) Hold at least 3 4 regular meetings each year; and
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| 26 | (h) The Board shall annually elect a Chairperson and a | ||||||
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| 1 | Vice Chairperson
who shall be licensed
Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | Professional Land Surveyors.
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| 3 | A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of Board | ||||||
| 4 | members
appointed.
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 330/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 3259)
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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 8 | Sec. 9. Deviation from Board recommendations. On matters
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| 9 | concerning qualification of individuals for licensing,
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| 10 | definition of curriculum content and approval of surveying | ||||||
| 11 | curriculums,
standards of professional conduct and | ||||||
| 12 | disciplinary actions, and the
promulgation and amendment of the | ||||||
| 13 | rules affecting these matters, the
Secretary Director shall | ||||||
| 14 | notify the Board in writing with an explanation of any
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| 15 | deviation from the Board's written recommendation or response. | ||||||
| 16 | The Board
shall have the opportunity to comment upon the | ||||||
| 17 | Secretary's Director's decision after
review of the | ||||||
| 18 | Secretary's Director's written explanation of his reasons for | ||||||
| 19 | deviation.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
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| 21 | (225 ILCS 330/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 3260)
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| 22 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 23 | Sec. 10. Application for original license. Every person who | ||||||
| 24 | desires
to obtain a license shall apply to the Department in | ||||||
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| 1 | writing, upon forms
prepared and furnished by the Department. | ||||||
| 2 | Each application shall contain
statements made under oath, | ||||||
| 3 | showing the applicant's education, a
detailed summary of his or | ||||||
| 4 | her land surveying experience, and
verification of the
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| 5 | applicant's land surveying experience by the applicant's | ||||||
| 6 | supervisor who shall
be a licensed land
surveyor licensed in | ||||||
| 7 | this State or any other state or territory of the U.S. where | ||||||
| 8 | experience is similar and
who
shall
certify the applicant's | ||||||
| 9 | experience, and
the application shall be accompanied with the | ||||||
| 10 | required fee.
The Department may require an applicant, at the | ||||||
| 11 | applicant's expense, to have
an evaluation of the applicant's | ||||||
| 12 | education in a foreign country by a nationally
recognized | ||||||
| 13 | educational body approved by the Board in accordance with rules
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| 14 | prescribed by the Department.
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| 15 | An applicant who graduated from a land surveying program | ||||||
| 16 | outside the United
States or its territories and whose first | ||||||
| 17 | language is not English shall submit
certification of passage | ||||||
| 18 | of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and a test | ||||||
| 19 | of spoken English the Test of Spoken English (TSE) as defined | ||||||
| 20 | by rule.
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| 21 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| 22 | (225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262)
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| 23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 24 | Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing.
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| 25 | (a) A person is qualified to
receive a license as a | ||||||
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| 1 | Professional Land Surveyor and the Department shall
issue a | ||||||
| 2 | license to a person:
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| 3 | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form and | ||||||
| 4 | substance to the
Department;
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| 5 | (2) (blank);
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| 6 | (3) who is of good ethical character, including | ||||||
| 7 | compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of | ||||||
| 8 | Practice promulgated by rule pursuant to this Act, and has | ||||||
| 9 | not committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that | ||||||
| 10 | would constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor | ||||||
| 11 | licensed under this Act; who is of good moral character;
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| 12 | (4) (blank); who has been issued a license as a Land
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| 13 | Surveyor-in-Training;
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| 14 | (5) who, subsequent to passing the an examination | ||||||
| 15 | authorized by the Department for licensure as a
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| 16 | Surveyor-In-Training, has at least 4 years of responsible | ||||||
| 17 | charge experience
verified by a professional land surveyor | ||||||
| 18 | in direct supervision and control of
his or her activities; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
| 21 | Department
to
determine his or her fitness to receive a | ||||||
| 22 | license as a Professional Land
Surveyor.
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| 23 | (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a Land
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| 24 | Surveyor-in-Training and the Department shall issue a license | ||||||
| 25 | to a person:
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| 26 | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form and | ||||||
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| 1 | substance to the
Department;
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| 2 | (2) (blank);
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| 3 | (3) (blank); who is of good moral character;
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| 4 | (4) who has the required education as set forth in this | ||||||
| 5 | Act; and
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| 6 | (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the | ||||||
| 7 | Department
to
determine his or her fitness to receive a | ||||||
| 8 | license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training in accordance with | ||||||
| 9 | this Act.
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| 10 | In determining moral character under
this Section, the | ||||||
| 11 | Department may take into consideration whether the
applicant | ||||||
| 12 | has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds | ||||||
| 13 | for
discipline under this Act.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| 15 | (225 ILCS 330/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 3263)
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| 16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 17 | Sec. 13.
Qualifications for examination for Licensed Land
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| 18 | Surveyor-in-Training. Applicants for the examination for Land
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| 19 | Surveyor-in-Training shall have:
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| 20 | (1) a baccalaureate degree in Land Surveying as defined by | ||||||
| 21 | rule from an accredited
program college
or university; or
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| 22 | (2) a baccalaureate degree in a related science including | ||||||
| 23 | at least 24
semester hours of land surveying courses from a | ||||||
| 24 | Department Board approved curriculum of an
accredited | ||||||
| 25 | institution.
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| 2 | (225 ILCS 330/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 3265)
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| 3 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 4 | Sec. 15. Seal. Every Professional Land Surveyor shall have | ||||||
| 5 | a
reproducible seal or facsimile, which may be computer | ||||||
| 6 | generated, the
impression of which
shall contain the name of | ||||||
| 7 | the land surveyor, his or her place of business,
the license
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| 8 | number, of the Professional Land Surveyor, and the words | ||||||
| 9 | "Professional Land
Surveyor, State of Illinois". Signatures | ||||||
| 10 | generated by computer or rubber
stamp shall not be permitted. A
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| 11 | Professional Land Surveyor shall seal all documents prepared by | ||||||
| 12 | or
under the direct supervision and control of the Professional | ||||||
| 13 | Land Surveyor.
Any seal authorized or approved by the | ||||||
| 14 | Department under the Illinois Land
Surveyors Act shall serve | ||||||
| 15 | the same purpose as the seal provided for by this
Act. The
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| 16 | licensee's written signature and date of signing along with the | ||||||
| 17 | date of license
expiration shall be placed adjacent to the | ||||||
| 18 | seal.
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| 19 | (Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| 20 | (225 ILCS 330/16.5)
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| 21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 22 | Sec. 16.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
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| 23 | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | ||||||
| 24 | to practice, or
holds oneself out to practice as a professional | ||||||
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| 1 | land surveyor or as a land
surveyor-in-training without being | ||||||
| 2 | licensed under this Act shall, in
addition to any other penalty | ||||||
| 3 | provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
Department in an | ||||||
| 4 | amount not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each offense as | ||||||
| 5 | determined by
the Department. The civil penalty shall be | ||||||
| 6 | assessed by the Department after a
hearing is held in | ||||||
| 7 | accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act
regarding | ||||||
| 8 | the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
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| 9 | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | ||||||
| 10 | investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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| 11 | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | ||||||
| 12 | the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | ||||||
| 13 | order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and | ||||||
| 14 | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from | ||||||
| 15 | any court of record.
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| 16 | (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
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| 17 | (225 ILCS 330/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 3268)
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| 18 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| 19 | Sec. 18.
Renewal, reinstatement or restoration of license; | ||||||
| 20 | Persons
in military service. The expiration date and renewal | ||||||
| 21 | period for each
license as a Professional Land Surveyor issued | ||||||
| 22 | under this Act shall be set
by rule. The holder of a license | ||||||
| 23 | may renew such license during the month
preceding the | ||||||
| 24 | expiration date by paying the required fee.
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| 25 | Any Professional Land Surveyor whose license has been | ||||||
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| 1 | inactive for less
than 5 years is required to pay the current | ||||||
| 2 | renewal fee and shall have his
or her license restored.
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| 3 | If the Professional Land Surveyor has not maintained an | ||||||
| 4 | active practice in
another jurisdiction satisfactory to the | ||||||
| 5 | Department, the Department shall
determine,
by an evaluation | ||||||
| 6 | program established by rule, the person's fitness to
resume | ||||||
| 7 | active status and may require that person to successfully | ||||||
| 8 | complete an examination.
| ||||||
| 9 | A Professional Land Surveyor whose license has been expired | ||||||
| 10 | for more than
5 years may have the
license restored by making | ||||||
| 11 | application to the Department and filing proof
acceptable to | ||||||
| 12 | the Board of fitness to have the license restored,
including, | ||||||
| 13 | but not limited to, sworn evidence certifying to active | ||||||
| 14 | practice in another
jurisdiction and payment of the required | ||||||
| 15 | renewal,
reinstatement or restoration fee.
| ||||||
| 16 | However, any Professional Land Surveyor whose license | ||||||
| 17 | expired while
engaged (a) in federal service on active duty | ||||||
| 18 | with the armed forces of
the United States, or the State | ||||||
| 19 | Militia called into active service or
training, or (b) in | ||||||
| 20 | training or education under the supervision of the
United | ||||||
| 21 | States preliminary to induction into the military service, may | ||||||
| 22 | have
a license renewed without paying any lapsed reinstatement | ||||||
| 23 | or restoration
fees upon passing an oral examination by the | ||||||
| 24 | Board, or without taking any
examination, if approved by the | ||||||
| 25 | Board, if, within 2 years after the
termination other than by | ||||||
| 26 | dishonorable discharge of such service, training, or | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | education,
the licensee furnishes the Department with an | ||||||
| 2 | affidavit to
the effect the licensee was so engaged and that | ||||||
| 3 | the service, training, or education
has so terminated.
| ||||||
| 4 | A license for a Land Surveyor-in-Training is valid for 10 | ||||||
| 5 | years and may not be renewed.
| ||||||
| 6 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
| 7 | (225 ILCS 330/18.5)
| ||||||
| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 18.5. Continuing education. The Department may | ||||||
| 10 | promulgate rules of
continuing education for persons licensed | ||||||
| 11 | under this Act. The Department may shall
consider the | ||||||
| 12 | recommendations of the Board in establishing the guidelines for
| ||||||
| 13 | the continuing education requirements. The requirements of | ||||||
| 14 | this Section apply
to any person seeking renewal or restoration | ||||||
| 15 | under Section 18 or 19 of this
Act.
| ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
| 17 | (225 ILCS 330/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 3269)
| ||||||
| 18 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 19 | Sec. 19. Inactive status; Restoration. Any person | ||||||
| 20 | Professional Land
Surveyor who notifies the Department, in | ||||||
| 21 | writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, may elect to | ||||||
| 22 | place his or her license on an inactive status and
shall, | ||||||
| 23 | subject to rules of the Department, be excused from the payment | ||||||
| 24 | of
renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | writing of the
intention desire to resume active status.
| ||||||
| 2 | Any Professional Land Surveyor requesting restoration from | ||||||
| 3 | inactive
status is required to pay the current renewal
fee and | ||||||
| 4 | shall have his or her license restored. A Professional Land
| ||||||
| 5 | Surveyor whose license has been on inactive status for more | ||||||
| 6 | than 5 years
may have the license restored by making | ||||||
| 7 | application to the Department and
filing proof acceptable to | ||||||
| 8 | the Board of fitness to have the license
restored, including, | ||||||
| 9 | but not limited to, sworn evidence certifying to
active | ||||||
| 10 | practice in another jurisdiction and payment of the required
| ||||||
| 11 | renewal, reinstatement or restoration fee.
| ||||||
| 12 | Any Professional Land Surveyor whose license is in an | ||||||
| 13 | inactive status
shall not practice land surveying in the State | ||||||
| 14 | of Illinois.
| ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 16 | (225 ILCS 330/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 3273)
| ||||||
| 17 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 18 | Sec. 23. Address of Record Change of address; Names of | ||||||
| 19 | licensed surveyors to be published.
It is the
responsibility | ||||||
| 20 | of a Professional Land Surveyor or Land Surveyor-in-Training
to | ||||||
| 21 | inform the Department of any change of address or name.
The | ||||||
| 22 | Department shall maintain a roster of names and addresses of | ||||||
| 23 | all professional land surveyors and professional design firms, | ||||||
| 24 | partnerships, and corporations licensed or registered under | ||||||
| 25 | this Act. This roster shall be available upon request and | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | payment of the required fee. The Department shall, at least | ||||||
| 2 | annually, publish a list of the
names of all Professional Land | ||||||
| 3 | Surveyors who are in good standing as of the
date the list is | ||||||
| 4 | prepared for publication and of all persons whose
licenses have | ||||||
| 5 | been suspended or revoked within the previous year, together
| ||||||
| 6 | with such other information relative to the enforcement of the | ||||||
| 7 | provisions
of this Act as it may deem of interest to the | ||||||
| 8 | public.
Upon request, such
lists shall be mailed to the County | ||||||
| 9 | Clerk as a public record. Such lists
shall also be mailed by | ||||||
| 10 | the Department to any person in the State upon
request, and | ||||||
| 11 | payment of the required fee.
| ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 13 | (225 ILCS 330/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 3275)
| ||||||
| 14 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 15 | Sec. 25. Professional design firm registration.
| ||||||
| 16 | (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, under | ||||||
| 17 | the provisions
of the Professional Service Corporation Act, of | ||||||
| 18 | a corporation to
offer the practice of professional land | ||||||
| 19 | surveying.
| ||||||
| 20 | Any business, including a Professional Service | ||||||
| 21 | Corporation, that includes
within its stated purposes or | ||||||
| 22 | practices, or holds itself out as available to
practice, | ||||||
| 23 | professional land surveying shall be registered with the | ||||||
| 24 | Department
pursuant to the provisions set forth in this | ||||||
| 25 | Section.
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois licensed design
professional licensed under this Act | ||||||
| 3 | shall be prohibited from offering
professional land surveyor | ||||||
| 4 | services to the public. Any sole proprietorship
owned and | ||||||
| 5 | operated by a professional land surveyor with an active license
| ||||||
| 6 | issued under this Act and conducting or transacting such | ||||||
| 7 | business under an
assumed name in accordance with the | ||||||
| 8 | provisions of the Assumed Business Name
Act shall comply with | ||||||
| 9 | the registration requirements of a professional design
firm. | ||||||
| 10 | Any sole proprietorship owned and operated by a Professional | ||||||
| 11 | Land
Surveyor with an active license issued under this Act and | ||||||
| 12 | conducting or
transacting such business under the real name of | ||||||
| 13 | the sole proprietor is exempt
from the registration | ||||||
| 14 | requirements of a professional design firm. "Illinois
licensed | ||||||
| 15 | design professional" means a person who holds an active license | ||||||
| 16 | as a
professional engineer under the
Professional Engineering | ||||||
| 17 | Practice Act of 1989, as an architect under the
Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | Architecture Practice Act of 1989, as a structural engineer | ||||||
| 19 | under the
Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a | ||||||
| 20 | Professional Land Surveyor
under this Act.
| ||||||
| 21 | (b) Any professional design firm seeking to be registered | ||||||
| 22 | pursuant to the
provisions of this Section shall not be | ||||||
| 23 | registered unless one or more managing
agents in charge of land | ||||||
| 24 | surveyor activities in this State are designated by
the | ||||||
| 25 | professional design firm. Each managing agent must at all times | ||||||
| 26 | maintain a
valid, active license to practice professional land | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | surveying in Illinois.
| ||||||
| 2 | No individual whose license to practice professional land | ||||||
| 3 | surveying in this
State is currently in a suspended or revoked | ||||||
| 4 | state shall act as a managing
agent for a professional design | ||||||
| 5 | firm.
| ||||||
| 6 | (c) Any business seeking to be registered under this | ||||||
| 7 | Section shall make
application on a form provided by the | ||||||
| 8 | Department and shall provide such
information as requested by | ||||||
| 9 | the Department, which shall include, but not be
limited to:
| ||||||
| 10 | (1) the name and license number of the person | ||||||
| 11 | designated as the managing
agent in responsible charge of | ||||||
| 12 | the practice of professional land surveying in
Illinois. In | ||||||
| 13 | the case of a corporation, the corporation shall also | ||||||
| 14 | submit a
certified copy of the resolution by the board of | ||||||
| 15 | directors designating the
managing agent. In the case of a | ||||||
| 16 | limited liability company, the company shall
submit a | ||||||
| 17 | certified copy of either its articles of organization or | ||||||
| 18 | operating
agreement designating the managing agent;
| ||||||
| 19 | (2) the names and license numbers of the directors, in | ||||||
| 20 | the case of a
corporation, the members, in the case of a | ||||||
| 21 | limited liability company, or
general partners, in the case | ||||||
| 22 | of a partnership;
| ||||||
| 23 | (3) a list of all office locations at which the | ||||||
| 24 | professional design firm
provides professional land | ||||||
| 25 | surveying services to the public; and
| ||||||
| 26 | (4) a list of all assumed names of the business. | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to exempt a | ||||||
| 2 | professional design firm, sole proprietorship,
or | ||||||
| 3 | professional service corporation from compliance with the | ||||||
| 4 | requirements of
the Assumed Business Name Act.
| ||||||
| 5 | It is the responsibility of the professional design firm to | ||||||
| 6 | provide the
Department notice, in writing, of any changes in | ||||||
| 7 | the information requested on
the application.
| ||||||
| 8 | (d) The Department shall issue to each business a | ||||||
| 9 | certificate of
registration to practice professional land | ||||||
| 10 | surveying or offer the services of
its licensees in this State | ||||||
| 11 | upon submittal of a proper application for
registration and | ||||||
| 12 | payment of fees. The expiration date and renewal period for
| ||||||
| 13 | each registration and renewal procedures shall be established | ||||||
| 14 | by rule.
| ||||||
| 15 | (e) In the event a managing agent is terminated or | ||||||
| 16 | terminates his or her
status as
managing agent of the | ||||||
| 17 | professional design firm, the managing agent and
a professional | ||||||
| 18 | design firm shall notify the Department of this fact in | ||||||
| 19 | writing,
by certified mail, within 10 business days of such | ||||||
| 20 | termination. Thereafter,
the professional design firm, if it | ||||||
| 21 | has so informed the Department, shall have
30 days in which to | ||||||
| 22 | notify the Department of the name and licensure number of
a | ||||||
| 23 | newly designated managing agent. If a corporation, the | ||||||
| 24 | corporation shall
also submit a certified copy of a resolution | ||||||
| 25 | by the board of directors
designating the new managing agent. | ||||||
| 26 | If a limited liability company, the
company shall also submit a | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | certified copy of either its articles of
organization or | ||||||
| 2 | operating agreement designating the new managing agent. The
| ||||||
| 3 | Department may, upon good cause shown, extend the original 30 | ||||||
| 4 | day period.
| ||||||
| 5 | If the professional design firm has not notified the | ||||||
| 6 | Department in writing,
by certified mail within the specified | ||||||
| 7 | time, the registration shall be
terminated without prior | ||||||
| 8 | hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by
certified | ||||||
| 9 | mail to the address of record last known address of the | ||||||
| 10 | business. If the professional
design firm continues to operate | ||||||
| 11 | and offer professional land surveyor services
after the | ||||||
| 12 | termination, the Department may seek prosecution under | ||||||
| 13 | Sections 27,
43, and 16.5 46 of this Act for the unlicensed | ||||||
| 14 | practice of professional land
surveying.
| ||||||
| 15 | No professional design firm shall be relieved of | ||||||
| 16 | responsibility for the
conduct or acts of its agent, employees, | ||||||
| 17 | members, managers, or officers by
reason
of its compliance with | ||||||
| 18 | this Section, nor shall any individual practicing
professional | ||||||
| 19 | land surveying be relieved of the responsibility for | ||||||
| 20 | professional
services performed by reason of the individual's | ||||||
| 21 | employment or relationship
with a professional design firm | ||||||
| 22 | registered under this Section.
| ||||||
| 23 | (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm | ||||||
| 24 | registered under
this Section shall be administered in the same | ||||||
| 25 | manner and on the same grounds
as
disciplinary action against a | ||||||
| 26 | licensed professional land surveyor. All
disciplinary action | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | taken or pending against a corporation or partnership
before | ||||||
| 2 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999 shall be | ||||||
| 3 | continued or
remain in effect without the Department filing | ||||||
| 4 | separate actions.
| ||||||
| 5 | (h) Any professional services corporation, sole | ||||||
| 6 | proprietorship,
or
professional design firm offering land | ||||||
| 7 | surveying
services
must have a professional
resident land | ||||||
| 8 | surveyor whose license is not suspended or revoked overseeing | ||||||
| 9 | the land surveying practices in each location
in which land | ||||||
| 10 | surveying services are provided.
| ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
| 12 | (225 ILCS 330/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 3277)
| ||||||
| 13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 27. Grounds for disciplinary action.
| ||||||
| 15 | (a) The Department may, singularly or in combination, | ||||||
| 16 | refuse to
issue, restore, or renew, or may revoke or suspend a | ||||||
| 17 | license or registration,
or may place on probation, censure, | ||||||
| 18 | reprimand or impose a fine civil penalty not to
exceed $10,000, | ||||||
| 19 | upon any person, corporation, partnership, or professional | ||||||
| 20 | land
surveying firm licensed or registered under this Act for | ||||||
| 21 | any one or combination
of the following:
| ||||||
| 22 | (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to | ||||||
| 23 | the Department;
| ||||||
| 24 | (2) violation, including, but not limited to, neglect | ||||||
| 25 | or intentional
disregard, of this Act, or its rules;
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (3) conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo | ||||||
| 2 | contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of | ||||||
| 3 | the United States or any state or territory thereof or that | ||||||
| 4 | is a misdemeanor of which an essential element is | ||||||
| 5 | dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the | ||||||
| 6 | practice of the profession; conviction of any crime under | ||||||
| 7 | the laws of the United States, or any
state or territory | ||||||
| 8 | thereof, which is a felony, whether related to practice
or | ||||||
| 9 | not, or conviction of any crime, whether a felony, | ||||||
| 10 | misdemeanor, or
otherwise, an essential element of which is | ||||||
| 11 | dishonesty or which is directly
related to the practice of | ||||||
| 12 | land surveying;
| ||||||
| 13 | (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of | ||||||
| 14 | obtaining a license,
or in applying for restoration or | ||||||
| 15 | renewal, or the practice of any fraud or
deceit in taking | ||||||
| 16 | any examination to qualify for licensure under this Act;
| ||||||
| 17 | (5) purposefully making false statements or signing | ||||||
| 18 | false statements,
certificates, or affidavits to induce | ||||||
| 19 | payment;
| ||||||
| 20 | (6) proof of carelessness, incompetence, negligence, | ||||||
| 21 | or misconduct in
practicing land surveying;
| ||||||
| 22 | (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any | ||||||
| 23 | provision of
this Act or its rules;
| ||||||
| 24 | (8) failing to provide information in response to a | ||||||
| 25 | written request made
by the Department within 30 days after | ||||||
| 26 | receipt of such written request;
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | ||||||
| 2 | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | ||||||
| 3 | defraud, or harm the public;
| ||||||
| 4 | (10) inability to practice with reasonable judgment, | ||||||
| 5 | skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use | ||||||
| 6 | of, or addiction to, alcohol, narcotics, stimulants or any | ||||||
| 7 | other chemical agent or drug; habitual intoxication or | ||||||
| 8 | addiction to the use of drugs;
| ||||||
| 9 | (11) discipline by the United States government, | ||||||
| 10 | another state, District
of Columbia, territory, foreign | ||||||
| 11 | nation or government agency if at least
one of the grounds | ||||||
| 12 | for the discipline is the same or substantially
equivalent | ||||||
| 13 | to those set forth in this Act;
| ||||||
| 14 | (12) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | ||||||
| 15 | any person,
firm, corporation, partnership, or association | ||||||
| 16 | any fee, commission, rebate,
or other form of compensation | ||||||
| 17 | for any professional services not actually or
personally | ||||||
| 18 | rendered;
| ||||||
| 19 | (12.5) issuing a map or plat of survey where the fee | ||||||
| 20 | for professional
services is contingent on a real estate | ||||||
| 21 | transaction closing;
| ||||||
| 22 | (13) a finding by the Board that an applicant or | ||||||
| 23 | licensee has failed to
pay
a fine imposed by the Department | ||||||
| 24 | or a licensee whose license has been
placed on probationary | ||||||
| 25 | status has violated the terms of probation;
| ||||||
| 26 | (14) practicing on an expired, inactive, suspended, or | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | revoked license;
| ||||||
| 2 | (15) signing, affixing the Professional Land | ||||||
| 3 | Surveyor's seal or
permitting the Professional Land | ||||||
| 4 | Surveyor's seal to be affixed to any map
or plat of survey | ||||||
| 5 | not prepared by the Professional
Land Surveyor or under the | ||||||
| 6 | Professional Land Surveyor's direct supervision and
| ||||||
| 7 | control;
| ||||||
| 8 | (16) physical illness, including but not limited to | ||||||
| 9 | deterioration
through the aging process or loss of motor | ||||||
| 10 | skill, which results in the
inability to practice the | ||||||
| 11 | profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or
safety;
| ||||||
| 12 | (17) (blank); issuing a check or other guarantee to the | ||||||
| 13 | order of the Department
which is not honored on 2 occasions | ||||||
| 14 | by the financial institution upon which
it is drawn because | ||||||
| 15 | of insufficient funds;
| ||||||
| 16 | (18) failure to adequately supervise or control land | ||||||
| 17 | surveying
operations being performed by subordinates; or .
| ||||||
| 18 | (19) Failure to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, | ||||||
| 19 | or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final | ||||||
| 20 | assessment of tax, penalty, or interest as required by any | ||||||
| 21 | tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until | ||||||
| 22 | such time as the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied | ||||||
| 23 | in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 15 of the | ||||||
| 24 | Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil | ||||||
| 25 | Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15). | ||||||
| 26 | (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board, | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or | ||||||
| 2 | applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or | ||||||
| 3 | both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board | ||||||
| 4 | may order the examining physician to present testimony | ||||||
| 5 | concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant. | ||||||
| 6 | No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or | ||||||
| 7 | statutory privilege relating to communications between the | ||||||
| 8 | licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The | ||||||
| 9 | examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the | ||||||
| 10 | Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his | ||||||
| 11 | or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice | ||||||
| 12 | present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a | ||||||
| 13 | licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when | ||||||
| 14 | directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be | ||||||
| 15 | grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her | ||||||
| 16 | license or immediate denial of his or her application. | ||||||
| 17 | If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a | ||||||
| 18 | licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or | ||||||
| 19 | physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened | ||||||
| 20 | by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and | ||||||
| 21 | completed without appreciable delay. | ||||||
| 22 | If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to | ||||||
| 23 | the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a | ||||||
| 24 | hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after | ||||||
| 25 | the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The | ||||||
| 26 | Department and Board shall have the authority to review the | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the | ||||||
| 2 | relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by | ||||||
| 3 | applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the | ||||||
| 4 | confidentiality of medical records. | ||||||
| 5 | Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be | ||||||
| 6 | afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or | ||||||
| 7 | Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the | ||||||
| 8 | acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his | ||||||
| 9 | or her license. In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a | ||||||
| 10 | showing of a possible
violation may compel a person licensed to | ||||||
| 11 | practice under this Act, or who has
applied for licensure or | ||||||
| 12 | certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a
mental or | ||||||
| 13 | physical examination, or both, as required by and at the | ||||||
| 14 | expense of
the Department. The examining physicians shall be | ||||||
| 15 | those specifically
designated by the Board. The Board or the | ||||||
| 16 | Department may order the examining
physician to present | ||||||
| 17 | testimony concerning this
mental or physical examination of the | ||||||
| 18 | licensee or applicant. No information
shall be excluded by | ||||||
| 19 | reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating
to | ||||||
| 20 | communications between the licensee or applicant and the | ||||||
| 21 | examination
physician. The person to be examined may have, at | ||||||
| 22 | his or her own expense,
another physician of his or her choice | ||||||
| 23 | present during all aspects of the
examination. Failure of any | ||||||
| 24 | person to submit to a mental or
physical examination, when | ||||||
| 25 | directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a
licensee until | ||||||
| 26 | the person submits to the examination if the Board finds, after
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the | ||||||
| 2 | examination was without
reasonable cause.
| ||||||
| 3 | If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of | ||||||
| 4 | the reasons set
forth in this Section, the Board may require | ||||||
| 5 | that person to submit to care,
counseling, or treatment by | ||||||
| 6 | physicians approved or designated by the Board as
a condition, | ||||||
| 7 | term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed
| ||||||
| 8 | licensure to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or | ||||||
| 9 | treatment, the Board
may recommend to the Department to file a | ||||||
| 10 | complaint to immediately suspend,
revoke, or otherwise | ||||||
| 11 | discipline the license of the person. Any person whose
license | ||||||
| 12 | was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or | ||||||
| 13 | supervised
subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions | ||||||
| 14 | and who fails to comply with
such terms, conditions, or | ||||||
| 15 | restrictions shall be referred to the Director for a
| ||||||
| 16 | determination as to whether the person shall have his or her | ||||||
| 17 | license suspended
immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
| ||||||
| 18 | (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is | ||||||
| 19 | subject to
involuntary admission or judicial admission as | ||||||
| 20 | provided in the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities | ||||||
| 21 | Code, as
now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic | ||||||
| 22 | license suspension. Such
suspension will end only upon a | ||||||
| 23 | finding by a court that the patient is no
longer subject to | ||||||
| 24 | involuntary admission or judicial admission and the
issuance of | ||||||
| 25 | an order so finding and discharging the patient and upon the
| ||||||
| 26 | recommendation of the Board to the Director that the licensee | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | be allowed to
resume his or her practice.
| ||||||
| 2 | (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal | ||||||
| 3 | authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an | ||||||
| 4 | educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental | ||||||
| 6 | agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of | ||||||
| 7 | Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of | ||||||
| 8 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS | ||||||
| 9 | 2105/2105-15). | ||||||
| 10 | (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 11 | Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously | ||||||
| 12 | determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than | ||||||
| 13 | 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has | ||||||
| 14 | subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the | ||||||
| 15 | Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or | ||||||
| 16 | suspend that person's license or may take other disciplinary | ||||||
| 17 | action against that person based solely upon the certification | ||||||
| 18 | of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 19 | Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section 15 of | ||||||
| 20 | the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil | ||||||
| 21 | Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15). | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
| 23 | (225 ILCS 330/28) (from Ch. 111, par. 3278)
| ||||||
| 24 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 25 | Sec. 28. Violation; Injunction; Cease and desist order. | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Each of
the following acts is declared to be inimical to the | ||||||
| 2 | public welfare and to
constitute a public nuisance:
| ||||||
| 3 | (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the | ||||||
| 4 | Secretary, in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 5 | through the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the | ||||||
| 6 | county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may | ||||||
| 7 | petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order | ||||||
| 8 | enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of a | ||||||
| 9 | verified petition, the court with appropriate jurisdiction may | ||||||
| 10 | issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, | ||||||
| 11 | and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If | ||||||
| 12 | it is established that the person has violated or is violating | ||||||
| 13 | the injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt | ||||||
| 14 | of court. Proceedings under this Section are in addition to and | ||||||
| 15 | not in lieu of any other remedies and penalties provided by | ||||||
| 16 | this Act. The practice or attempt to practice land surveying | ||||||
| 17 | without a license
or authority to practice as a Professional | ||||||
| 18 | Land Surveyor.
| ||||||
| 19 | (b) The use of the title "Illinois Professional Land | ||||||
| 20 | Surveyor" or the
abbreviation "P.L.S." or "L.S." or any words | ||||||
| 21 | or letters indicating
that a person is a Professional Land | ||||||
| 22 | Surveyor or Land Surveyor
by any person who has not received a | ||||||
| 23 | license or authority to practice as an
Illinois Professional | ||||||
| 24 | Land Surveyor.
| ||||||
| 25 | The Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of | ||||||
| 26 | the State of Illinois,
through the Attorney General of the | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | State of Illinois, or the State's
Attorney of any county in the | ||||||
| 2 | State of Illinois, apply to the circuit court
for an injunction | ||||||
| 3 | to enjoin any person from engaging in any of the
practices | ||||||
| 4 | named and paragraphs (a) and (b). Upon the filing of a verified
| ||||||
| 5 | petition in such court, the
court, if satisfied by affidavit or | ||||||
| 6 | otherwise that such person is or has
been engaged in any of the | ||||||
| 7 | practices named in paragraphs (a) and (b), may
issue a | ||||||
| 8 | temporary restraining order or preliminary
injunction, without | ||||||
| 9 | notice or bond, enjoining the defendant from further
engaging | ||||||
| 10 | in such practices. A copy of the verified petition shall be
| ||||||
| 11 | served upon the defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter | ||||||
| 12 | be conducted
as in other civil cases. If it is established that | ||||||
| 13 | the defendant has been,
or is engaged in any of the practices | ||||||
| 14 | named in paragraphs (a) and
(b), the court may enter a
decree | ||||||
| 15 | perpetually enjoining such defendant from further engaging in | ||||||
| 16 | those
practices. In case of violation of any injunction issued | ||||||
| 17 | under the
provisions of this Section, the court may summarily | ||||||
| 18 | try and punish the
offender for contempt of court. An | ||||||
| 19 | injunction proceeding is in addition
to and not in lieu of all | ||||||
| 20 | penalties and other remedies provided in this Act.
| ||||||
| 21 | Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, any person | ||||||
| 22 | violates any
provision of this Act, the Department may issue a | ||||||
| 23 | rule to show cause why an
order to cease and desist should not | ||||||
| 24 | be entered against that person. The rule
shall clearly set | ||||||
| 25 | forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
| ||||||
| 26 | provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | answer to
the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer | ||||||
| 2 | to the satisfaction
of the Department shall cause an order to | ||||||
| 3 | cease and desist to be issued immediately.
| ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 5 | (225 ILCS 330/29) (from Ch. 111, par. 3279)
| ||||||
| 6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 29. Investigations; notice and hearing. A license or | ||||||
| 8 | registration
issued under the provisions of this Act may be | ||||||
| 9 | revoked, suspended, not renewed
or restored, or otherwise | ||||||
| 10 | disciplined, or applications for license or
registration may be | ||||||
| 11 | refused, in the manner set forth in this Act. The
Department | ||||||
| 12 | may, upon its own action, and shall, upon the verified | ||||||
| 13 | complaint in
writing of any person setting forth facts which, | ||||||
| 14 | if proven, would constitute
grounds for discipline, | ||||||
| 15 | investigate the actions of any person or other entity
holding, | ||||||
| 16 | applying for or claiming to hold a license, or practicing or | ||||||
| 17 | offering
to practice land surveying. Before the initiation of | ||||||
| 18 | an investigation, the
matter shall be reviewed by a | ||||||
| 19 | subcommittee of the Board according to procedures
established | ||||||
| 20 | by rule for the Complaint Committee. The Department shall,
| ||||||
| 21 | before refusing to issue, renew or restore, suspending or | ||||||
| 22 | revoking any license
or registration, or imposing any other | ||||||
| 23 | disciplinary action, at least 30
days prior to the date set for | ||||||
| 24 | the hearing, notify the person accused in
writing of any | ||||||
| 25 | charges made and shall direct the person or entity to file a
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | written answer to the Board under oath within 20 days after the | ||||||
| 2 | service of the
notice and inform the person or entity that if | ||||||
| 3 | the person or entity fails to
file an answer default will be | ||||||
| 4 | taken and that the license or certificate may be
suspended, | ||||||
| 5 | revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary | ||||||
| 6 | action
may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature or | ||||||
| 7 | extent of practice, as
the Secretary Director may deem proper. | ||||||
| 8 | The Department shall afford the accused person or
entity an | ||||||
| 9 | opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in reference to | ||||||
| 10 | the
charges. This written notice may be served by personal | ||||||
| 11 | delivery
to the accused
person or entity or certified mail to | ||||||
| 12 | the last address specified by the accused
person or entity in | ||||||
| 13 | the last notification to the Department. In case the person
or | ||||||
| 14 | entity fails to file an answer after receiving notice, his or | ||||||
| 15 | her license or
certificate may, in the discretion of the | ||||||
| 16 | Department, be suspended, revoked, or
placed on probationary | ||||||
| 17 | status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary
action | ||||||
| 18 | deemed proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent | ||||||
| 19 | of the
person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a | ||||||
| 20 | hearing, if the act or
acts charged constitute sufficient | ||||||
| 21 | grounds for such action under this Act.
At the time and place | ||||||
| 22 | fixed in the notice, the Board shall hear the charges and
the | ||||||
| 23 | accused person or entity shall be accorded ample opportunity to | ||||||
| 24 | present any
statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may | ||||||
| 25 | be relevant to the charges
or their defense. The Board may | ||||||
| 26 | continue the hearing from time to time.
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | The Board may from time to time and in co-operation with | ||||||
| 2 | the Department's
legal advisors employ individual land | ||||||
| 3 | surveyors possessing the same minimum
qualifications as | ||||||
| 4 | required for Board candidates to assist with its
investigative | ||||||
| 5 | duties.
| ||||||
| 6 | Persons who assist the Department as consultants or expert | ||||||
| 7 | witnesses in
the investigation or prosecution of alleged | ||||||
| 8 | violations of the Act,
licensure matters, restoration | ||||||
| 9 | proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, are
not liable for | ||||||
| 10 | damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of
their | ||||||
| 11 | assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The
Attorney | ||||||
| 12 | General shall defend these persons in any such action or | ||||||
| 13 | proceeding.
| ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
| ||||||
| 15 | (225 ILCS 330/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 3280)
| ||||||
| 16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 17 | Sec. 30. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at its
| ||||||
| 18 | expense, shall provide a stenographer to take down the | ||||||
| 19 | testimony and
preserve a record of all proceedings at the | ||||||
| 20 | hearing of any case where a
license is revoked, suspended, or | ||||||
| 21 | other disciplinary action is taken.
The notice of hearing, | ||||||
| 22 | complaint and all other documents in the nature of
pleadings | ||||||
| 23 | and written motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of
| ||||||
| 24 | testimony, the report of the Board and the orders of the | ||||||
| 25 | Department shall be
the record of the proceedings. The | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Department shall furnish a
transcript of the record to any | ||||||
| 2 | person interested in the hearing upon
payment of the fee | ||||||
| 3 | required under Section 2105-115 of the
Department of | ||||||
| 4 | Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-115).
| ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 330/31) (from Ch. 111, par. 3281)
| ||||||
| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 31. Subpoenas, depositions, oaths. Testimony; Oath. | ||||||
| 9 | The Department has the power to subpoena documents, books, | ||||||
| 10 | records, or other materials and to bring before it any person | ||||||
| 11 | and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, | ||||||
| 12 | with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as is | ||||||
| 13 | prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this State. | ||||||
| 14 | The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, and every | ||||||
| 15 | member of the Board has the power to administer oaths to | ||||||
| 16 | witnesses at any hearing that the Department is authorized to | ||||||
| 17 | conduct and any other oaths authorized in any Act administered | ||||||
| 18 | by the Department. the Department has power to subpoena and
| ||||||
| 19 | bring before it any person in this State and to take testimony | ||||||
| 20 | either
orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and | ||||||
| 21 | mileage and in the
same manner as prescribed by law in judicial | ||||||
| 22 | proceedings in civil cases in
circuit courts of this State.
| ||||||
| 23 | The Director, and any member of the Board, each has power | ||||||
| 24 | to administer
oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the | ||||||
| 25 | Department is authorized by law
to conduct, and any other oaths | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | required or authorized in any Act
administered by the | ||||||
| 2 | Department.
| ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 4 | (225 ILCS 330/33) (from Ch. 111, par. 3283)
| ||||||
| 5 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 6 | Sec. 33. Notice of hearing; Findings and recommendations. | ||||||
| 7 | At the
conclusion of the hearing the Board shall present to the | ||||||
| 8 | Secretary Director a written
report of its findings and | ||||||
| 9 | recommendations. The report shall contain a
finding whether or | ||||||
| 10 | not the accused person violated this Act or failed to
comply | ||||||
| 11 | with the conditions required in this Act. The Board shall | ||||||
| 12 | specify
the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and | ||||||
| 13 | shall make its
recommendations to the Secretary Director.
| ||||||
| 14 | The report of findings and recommendations of the Board | ||||||
| 15 | shall be the basis
for the Department's order unless the | ||||||
| 16 | Secretary disagrees with the Board Director determines that the | ||||||
| 17 | Board
report is contrary to
the manifest weight of the evidence | ||||||
| 18 | or law, in which case the Secretary Director may
issue an order | ||||||
| 19 | in contravention of the Board report stating the reasons
for | ||||||
| 20 | the order. The report, findings, and recommendations are not | ||||||
| 21 | admissible in
evidence against the person in a criminal | ||||||
| 22 | prosecution brought for the
violation of this Act, but the | ||||||
| 23 | hearing and findings are not a bar to a
criminal prosecution | ||||||
| 24 | brought for the violation of this Act.
| ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (225 ILCS 330/34) (from Ch. 111, par. 3284)
| ||||||
| 2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 3 | Sec. 34. Board; Rehearing. A In any case involving the | ||||||
| 4 | refusal to
issue, restore or renew a license or the | ||||||
| 5 | disciplining of a licensee, a copy
of the Board's report shall | ||||||
| 6 | be served upon the respondent by the
Department, either | ||||||
| 7 | personally or as provided in this Act for the service of
the | ||||||
| 8 | notice of hearing. Within 20 days after such service, the | ||||||
| 9 | respondent
may present to the Department a motion in writing | ||||||
| 10 | for a rehearing
which shall specify the particular grounds for | ||||||
| 11 | rehearing. If no motion
for rehearing is filed, then upon the | ||||||
| 12 | expiration of the time specified for
filing the motion, or if a | ||||||
| 13 | motion for rehearing is denied, then upon
such denial, the | ||||||
| 14 | Secretary Director may enter an order in accordance with
| ||||||
| 15 | recommendations of the Board except as provided in Section 33 | ||||||
| 16 | of this
Act. If the respondent orders from the reporting | ||||||
| 17 | service and pays for
a transcript of the record within the time | ||||||
| 18 | for filing a motion for
rehearing, the 20 day period within | ||||||
| 19 | which the motion may be filed shall
commence upon the delivery | ||||||
| 20 | of the transcript to the respondent.
| ||||||
| 21 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 22 | (225 ILCS 330/35) (from Ch. 111, par. 3285)
| ||||||
| 23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 24 | Sec. 35. Secretary; rehearing. Director; Rehearing. | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Whenever the Secretary believes that substantial justice has | ||||||
| 2 | not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to | ||||||
| 3 | issue, restore, or renew a license, or other discipline of an | ||||||
| 4 | applicant or licensee, he or she may order a rehearing by the | ||||||
| 5 | same or another examiner. Whenever the Director is not | ||||||
| 6 | satisfied
that substantial justice has been done in the | ||||||
| 7 | revocation, suspension,
or refusal to issue or renew a license | ||||||
| 8 | or other disciplinary proceeding,
the Director may order a | ||||||
| 9 | rehearing
by the same or another board appointed to rehear the | ||||||
| 10 | matter.
| ||||||
| 11 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 12 | (225 ILCS 330/36) (from Ch. 111, par. 3286)
| ||||||
| 13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 36. Appointment of a hearing officer. Notwithstanding | ||||||
| 15 | the provisions of Section 33 of this Act, the Secretary | ||||||
| 16 | Director has
the authority to appoint any attorney duly | ||||||
| 17 | licensed to practice law in the
State of Illinois to serve as | ||||||
| 18 | the hearing officer in any action for
discipline of a licensee. | ||||||
| 19 | The Director shall notify the Board of any such
appointment. | ||||||
| 20 | The hearing officer has full authority to conduct the
hearing. | ||||||
| 21 | The Board has the right to have at least one member
present at | ||||||
| 22 | any hearing conducted by such hearing officer. The hearing
| ||||||
| 23 | officer shall report his findings of fact, conclusions of law | ||||||
| 24 | and
recommendations to the Board and the Secretary Director. | ||||||
| 25 | The Board shall have 60
days from receipt of the report to | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | review the report of the hearing officer
and present their | ||||||
| 2 | findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations
to the | ||||||
| 3 | Secretary Director. If the Board fails to present its report | ||||||
| 4 | within the 60 day period,
the Secretary Director shall issue an | ||||||
| 5 | order based on the report of the hearing
officer. If the | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary Director disagrees in any regard with the report of | ||||||
| 7 | the
Board or hearing officer, he may issue an order in | ||||||
| 8 | contravention thereof.
The Secretary Director shall inform | ||||||
| 9 | provide a written explanation to the Board on any such
| ||||||
| 10 | deviation, and shall specify with particularity the reasons for | ||||||
| 11 | such action
in the final order.
| ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 13 | (225 ILCS 330/36.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 3286.1)
| ||||||
| 14 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 15 | Sec. 36.1. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers | ||||||
| 16 | a check or other payment to the Department that
is returned to | ||||||
| 17 | the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon
which | ||||||
| 18 | it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the | ||||||
| 19 | amount
already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines | ||||||
| 20 | imposed by this Section are in addition
to any other discipline | ||||||
| 21 | provided under this Act for unlicensed
practice or practice on | ||||||
| 22 | a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
the person | ||||||
| 23 | that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
| ||||||
| 24 | by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of | ||||||
| 25 | the
notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | date of the
notification, the person has failed to submit the | ||||||
| 2 | necessary remittance, the
Department shall automatically | ||||||
| 3 | terminate the license or certificate or deny
the application, | ||||||
| 4 | without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the
person | ||||||
| 5 | seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
| ||||||
| 6 | Department for restoration or issuance of the license or | ||||||
| 7 | certificate and
pay all fees and fines due to the Department. | ||||||
| 8 | The Department may establish
a fee for the processing of an | ||||||
| 9 | application for restoration of a license or
certificate to pay | ||||||
| 10 | all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary | ||||||
| 11 | Director
may waive the fines due under this Section in | ||||||
| 12 | individual cases where the
Secretary Director finds that the | ||||||
| 13 | fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
burdensome.
| ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
| ||||||
| 15 | (225 ILCS 330/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 3287)
| ||||||
| 16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 17 | Sec. 37. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An | ||||||
| 18 | order or certified
copy thereof, over the seal of the | ||||||
| 19 | Department and purporting to be signed by
the Secretary | ||||||
| 20 | Director, shall be prima facie proof that:
| ||||||
| 21 | (a) the signature is the genuine signature of the
| ||||||
| 22 | Secretary Director;
| ||||||
| 23 | (b) the Secretary Director is duly appointed and | ||||||
| 24 | qualified; and
| ||||||
| 25 | (c) the Board and the members thereof are qualified to | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | act.
| ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
| ||||||
| 3 | (225 ILCS 330/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 3290)
| ||||||
| 4 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 5 | Sec. 40. Temporary suspension of a license. The Secretary | ||||||
| 6 | Director may
temporarily suspend the license of a Professional | ||||||
| 7 | Land Surveyor or Land
Surveyor-in-Training without a
hearing, | ||||||
| 8 | simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a | ||||||
| 9 | hearing
under Section 29 of this Act, if the Secretary Director | ||||||
| 10 | finds that
evidence in his possession indicates that a | ||||||
| 11 | Professional Land Surveyor's
or Land Surveyor-in-Training's | ||||||
| 12 | continuation in practice would constitute an
imminent danger to | ||||||
| 13 | the public.
In the event that the Secretary Director | ||||||
| 14 | temporarily suspends the license of a
Professional Land | ||||||
| 15 | Surveyor or Land Surveyor-in-Training without a hearing,
a | ||||||
| 16 | hearing by the Board must
be commenced within 30 days after | ||||||
| 17 | such suspension has occurred.
| ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 86-987.)
| ||||||
| 19 | (225 ILCS 330/43) (from Ch. 111, par. 3293)
| ||||||
| 20 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
| 21 | Sec. 43. Violations. A person is guilty of a Class A | ||||||
| 22 | misdemeanor for a first offense, and guilty of a Class 4 felony | ||||||
| 23 | for a second or subsequent offense, when he or she commits any | ||||||
| 24 | of the following acts: Each of the following acts constitutes a
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony | ||||||
| 2 | for a second
or subsequent offense:
| ||||||
| 3 | (a) The violation of any provision of this Act or its | ||||||
| 4 | rules.
| ||||||
| 5 | (b) The making of any willfully false oath or affirmation | ||||||
| 6 | in any matter
or proceeding where an oath or affirmation is | ||||||
| 7 | required by this Act.
| ||||||
| 8 | (c) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or | ||||||
| 9 | registration by fraud.
| ||||||
| 10 | (d) Using, or attempting to use, an expired, suspended, or | ||||||
| 11 | revoked
license or certificate of registration or the license, | ||||||
| 12 | certificate of
registration, or seal of another, or | ||||||
| 13 | impersonating another
licensee or practicing land surveying | ||||||
| 14 | while one's license is expired,
suspended, or revoked.
| ||||||
| 15 | (e) Use of the title "Professional Land Surveyor", or "Land | ||||||
| 16 | Surveyor", or
the abbreviation "P.L.S." or "L.S.", or any words | ||||||
| 17 | or letters indicating that a
person is a Professional Land | ||||||
| 18 | Surveyor, by any person who has not received a
license to | ||||||
| 19 | practice as an Illinois Professional Land Surveyor.
| ||||||
| 20 | (f) If any person, sole proprietorship, professional | ||||||
| 21 | service corporation,
limited liability company, corporation or | ||||||
| 22 | partnership, or other entity
practices as a professional land | ||||||
| 23 | surveyor or advertises or displays any sign
or card or other | ||||||
| 24 | device that might indicate to the public that the person or
| ||||||
| 25 | entity is entitled to practice as a professional land surveyor, | ||||||
| 26 | or use the
title "professional land surveyor", or any of its | ||||||
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| 1 | derivations unless the
person or entity holds an active license | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | as a professional land surveyor or
registration as a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Professional Land Surveying Firm in the State; then, in
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| 4 | addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | violates
this subsection (f) shall forfeit and pay to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Design Professionals
Administration and Investigation Fund a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | civil penalty in an amount determined
by the Department of not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | more than $5,000 for each offense.
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| 9 | (g) The practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | land
surveying, without a license as a Professional Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Surveyor or registration
as a Professional Land Surveying Firm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Each day of practicing land surveying,
or attempting to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | practice land surveying, and each instance of offering to
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| 14 | practice land surveying without a license as a Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Land Surveyor or
registration as a Professional Land Surveying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Firm constitutes a separate
offense.
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| 17 | Criminal fines and penalties shall be deposited in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | treasury of the county
in which the violation occurred and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | administrative fines shall be deposited in
the Design | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund.
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| 21 | All fines and penalties under Section 27 shall be deposited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | in
the Design Professions Administration and Investigation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Fund.
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| 24 | (Source: P.A. 88-428.)
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| 25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | becoming law.
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