Bill Text: IL HB4479 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; license requirements and injunctions; rules; reports; personnel; formal charges; and disciplinary sanctions and hearings. Creates a provision that permits the State Fire Marshal to investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm, association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a licensee under the Act. Creates a provision so the State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of the Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Advisory Board; examinations; and licensure without examination. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0979 [HB4479 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4479-Chaptered.html



Public Act 097-0979
HB4479 EnrolledLRB097 14454 CEL 59303 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
Section 4.23 and by adding Section 4.33 as follows:
(5 ILCS 80/4.23)
Sec. 4.23. Acts and Sections repealed on January 1, 2013.
The following Acts and Sections of Acts are repealed on January
1, 2013:
The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act.
The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act.
The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act
of 2011.
The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
The Naprapathic Practice Act.
The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
Counselor Licensing Act.
The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act.
Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(5 ILCS 80/4.33 new)
Sec. 4.33. Act repealed on January 1, 2023. The following
Act is repealed on January 1, 2023:
The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act
of 2011.
Section 5. The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by changing Sections 5, 10,
30, 35, 40, 75, 85, and 90 and by adding Sections 82 and 83 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 217/5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
(a) "Employee" means a licensee or a person who is
currently employed by a distributor licensed under this Act
whose full or part-time duties include servicing, recharging,
hydro-testing, installing, maintaining, or inspecting all
types of fire extinguishing devices or systems, other than
water sprinkler systems.
(b) "Board" means the Fire Equipment Distributor and
Employee Advisory Board.
(c) "Person" means a natural person or any company,
corporation, or other business entity.
(d) "Fire equipment distributor" means any person, company
or corporation that services, recharges, hydro-tests,
inspects, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, replaces, or
services fire extinguishing devices or systems, other than
water sprinkler systems, for customers, clients, or other third
parties. "Fire equipment distributor" does not include a
person, company, or corporation employing 2,000 or more
employees within the State of Illinois that engages in these
activities incidental to its own business.
(e) "Public member" means a person who is not a licensee or
a relative of a licensee, or who is not an employer or employee
of a licensee. The term "relative" shall be determined by rules
of the State Fire Marshal.
(f) "Residency" means an actual domicile in Illinois for a
period of not less than one year.
(g) "Inspection" means a determination that a fire
extinguisher is available in its designated place and has not
been actuated or tampered with. "Inspection" does not include
the inspection that may be performed by the building owner,
tenant, or insurance representative.
(h) "Maintenance" means a determination that an
extinguisher will operate effectively and safely. It includes a
thorough examination and any necessary repair or replacement.
It also includes checking the date of manufacture or last
hydrostatic test to see if internal inspection of the cylinder
or hydrostatic testing is necessary, and checking for cuts,
bulges, dents, abrasions, corrosion, condition of paint, shell
hanger attachment, maintenance of nameplate, weight of
contents, pressure gauge, valve, removal of pull pin, discharge
nozzle, hose assembly, and operating instructions.
(i) "NAFED" means the National Association of Fire
Equipment Distributors located in Chicago, Illinois.
(j) "ICC" means the International Code Council.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 10. License requirement; injunction; cease and desist
order.
(a) No person shall act as a fire equipment distributor or
employee, or advertise or assume to act as such, or use any
title implying that such person is engaged in such practice or
occupation unless licensed by the State Fire Marshal.
No firm, association, or corporation shall act as an agency
licensed under this Act, or advertise or assume to act as such,
or use any title implying that the firm, association, or
corporation is engaged in such practice, unless licensed by the
State Fire Marshal.
(b) The State Fire Marshal, in the name of the People and
through the Attorney General, the State's Attorney of any
county, any interested resident of the State, or any interested
legal entity within the State, may petition the court with
appropriate jurisdiction for an order seeking injunctive
relief to enjoin from practicing a licensed activity in
violation of this Act any person, firm, association, or
corporation who has not been issued a license, or whose license
has been suspended, revoked, or not renewed. If any person,
firm, association, or corporation holds itself out as being a
licensee under this Act and is not licensed to do so, then any
licensee, interested party, or any person injured thereby may
petition for relief as provided in this Section. Upon the
filing of a verified complaint, a copy shall be served upon the
defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted as
in other civil cases. The court with appropriate jurisdiction
may issue a temporary restraining order without notice or bond.
apply for injunctive relief in any court to enjoin any person
who has not been issued a license or whose license has been
suspended, revoked, or not renewed from practicing a licensed
activity, and upon the filing of a verified petition, the
court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise, that such person
is or has been practicing in violation of this Act may enter a
temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, without
bond, enjoining the defendant from such further activity. A
copy of the verified complaint shall be served upon the
defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted as
in other civil cases. If it is established that the defendant
has been or is practicing in violation of this Act, the court
may enter a judgment permanently perpetually enjoining the
defendant from such further activity. In case of violation of
any injunctive order or judgment entered under the provisions
of this Section, the court may summarily try and punish the
offender for contempt of court. Such injunctive proceeding
shall be in addition to all penalties and other remedies in
this Act.
(c) Whenever, in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal, a
person, firm, association, or corporation violates any
provision of this Act, the State Fire Marshal may issue an
order to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
be entered against that person, firm, association, or
corporation. The order shall clearly set forth the grounds
relied upon by the State Fire Marshal and shall allow the
person, firm, association, or corporation at least 7 days after
the date of the order to file an answer satisfactory to the
State Fire Marshal. A failure to answer an order to show cause
to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal shall result in
the issuance of an order to cease and desist.
(d) The State Fire Marshal may refuse to issue a license
to, or may suspend the license of, any person who fails to file
a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/30)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 30. Rules; report.
(a) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules consistent
with the provisions of this Act for the administration and
enforcement thereof, and may prescribe forms that shall be
issued in connection therewith. The rules shall include
standards and criteria for registration, professional conduct,
and discipline. The State Fire Marshal shall consult with the
Board in adopting all rules under this Act.
(b) (Blank). The Board shall propose to the State Fire
Marshal additions or modifications to administrative rules
whenever a majority of the members believes the rules are
deficient for the proper administration of this Act.
(c) (Blank). The State Fire Marshal may solicit the advice
and expert knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
administration and enforcement of this Act.
(d) In the adopting of rules relating to fire equipment
distributors and employees, the State Fire Marshal shall be
guided by the national fire safety standards and codes and fire
equipment and facility standards and code, including, but not
limited to, those adopted by the National Fire Protection
Association and the National Association of Fire Equipment
Distributors.
(e) In the adopting of rules relating to the maintenance
and operation of hydrostatic testing equipment and tools for
all fire equipment distributors and employees, the State Fire
Marshal shall be guided by the requirements of the United
States Department of Transportation as set forth in Section
173.34(e)(1) of Title 49 of Code of Federal Regulations.
(f) The State Fire Marshal shall by rule establish
procedures for an applicant for any class fire equipment
employee license to work for a licensed fire equipment
distributor for training.
(g) The rules adopted by the Office of the State Fire
Marshal under the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
Regulation Act of 2000 shall remain in effect until such time
as the Office of the State Fire Marshal adopts rules under this
Act.
(h) (Blank). The State Fire Marshal shall issue to the
Board prior to each Board meeting, but not less than quarterly,
a report of the status of all convictions related to the
profession received by the State Fire Marshal.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/35)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 35. Personnel. The State Fire Marshal may employ, in
conformity with the Personnel Code, such professional,
technical, investigative, or clerical help, on either a full or
part-time basis, as may be necessary for the enforcement of
this Act. Each investigator shall have a minimum of 2 years'
investigative experience out of the preceding 5 years.
An investigator may not hold an active license issued under
this Act or have any fiduciary interest in any business
licensed under this Act. This prohibition does not, however,
prohibit an investigator from holding stock in a
publicly-traded business licensed or regulated under this Act,
provided that the investigator does not hold more than 5% of
the stock in the business.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/40)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure; fees.
(a) No person shall engage in practice as a fire equipment
distributor or fire equipment employee without first applying
for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the Office of
the State Fire Marshal.
(b) To qualify for a Class A Fire Equipment Distributor
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must
provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $100.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed
Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,
self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
risk retention groups.
(c) To qualify for a Class B Fire Equipment Distributor
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
or inspect all types of pre-engineered fire extinguishing
systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $200.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed
Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,
self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
risk retention groups.
(4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance
with the national standards adopted by the State Fire
Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools
for use with all Class B fire equipment.
(d) To qualify for a Class C Fire Equipment Distributor
License to service, repair, hydro-test, inspect, and engineer
all types of engineered fire suppression systems, an applicant
must provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $300.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed
Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,
self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
risk retention groups.
(4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance
with the national standards adopted by the State Fire
Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools
for use with all Class C fire equipment.
(e) To qualify for a Class 1 Fire Equipment Employee
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must
complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
ICC as a technician certified to service a Portable Fire
Extinguisher.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size.
(f) To qualify for a Class 2I 2 Fire Equipment Employee
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
or inspect all types of pre-engineered industrial fire
extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the
following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered
Industrial Fire Suppression Systems.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size.
(f-5) To qualify for a Class 2K Fire Equipment Employee
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
or inspect all types of pre-engineered kitchen fire
extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the
following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered
Kitchen Fire Extinguishing Systems.
(2) Pay an annual fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size.
(g) To qualify for a Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee
License to service, recharge, hydro-test, maintain, inspect,
or engineer all types of engineered fire extinguishing systems,
an applicant must complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the examination.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide a current photograph at least 1" x 1" in
size.
(h) All licenses issued under this Act shall remain in
effect unless the licensee is otherwise notified by the Office
of the State Fire Marshal.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/75)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary sanctions. Licensees
subject to this Act shall conduct their practice in accordance
with this Act and with any rules adopted under this Act. The
State Fire Marshal may refuse to issue or renew any license and
it may suspend or revoke any license or may place on probation,
censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary action deemed
appropriate by the State Fire Marshal and enumerated in this
Act, including the imposition of fines not to exceed $5,000 for
each violation, with regard to any license issued under this
Act for any one or more of the reasons enumerated in this
Section. Any civil penalty assessed by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to this Act shall be paid within 60 days after the
effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and executed
in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record.
Grounds for discipline under this Act are: Licensees shall
be subject to the exercise of the disciplinary sanctions
enumerated in Section 90 if the State Fire Marshal finds that a
licensee is guilty of any of the following:
(1) fraud or material deception in obtaining or
renewing of a license;
(2) professional incompetence as manifested by poor
standards of service;
(3) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public in the course of professional
services or activities;
(4) conviction of any crime by a licensee that has a
substantial relationship to his or her practice or an
essential element of which is misstatement, fraud, or
dishonesty, or conviction in this or another state of any
crime that is a felony under the laws of Illinois or
conviction of a felony in a federal court, unless the
person demonstrates that he or she has been sufficiently
rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
(5) performing any services in a grossly negligent
manner or permitting any of his or her licensed employees
to perform services in a grossly negligent manner,
regardless of whether actual damage or damages to the
public is established;
(6) habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the
use of morphine, cocaine, controlled substances, or other
habit-forming drugs;
(7) directly or indirectly willfully receiving
compensation for any professional services not actually
rendered;
(8) having disciplinary action taken against his or her
license in another state;
(9) making differential treatment against any person
to his or her detriment because of race, color, creed, sex,
religion, or national origin;
(10) engaging in unprofessional conduct;
(11) engaging in false or misleading advertising;
(12) contracting or assisting unlicensed persons to
perform services for which a license is required under this
Act;
(13) permitting the use of his or her license to enable
any unlicensed person or agency to operate as a licensee;
(14) performing and charging for services without
having authorization to do so from the member of the public
being served;
(15) failure to comply with any provision of this Act
or the rules adopted under this Act;
(16) conducting business regulated by this Act without
a currently valid license.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/82 new)
Sec. 82. Investigations. The State Fire Marshal may
investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm,
association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a
license under this Act. Before revoking, suspending,
reprimanding, or taking any other disciplinary action
permitted under this Act, the State Fire Marshal may issue a
citation, refer the matter for prosecution, or institute formal
charges as provided for in this Act.
(225 ILCS 217/83 new)
Sec. 83. Citations.
(a) The State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the
issuance of citations for certain violations of this Act or the
rules adopted under this Act. The citation shall be issued to
the licensee and shall contain the licensee's name and address,
the licensee's license number, a brief factual statement, the
Sections of the law or rules allegedly violated, and the
penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the
licensee may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to
request a hearing on the date and at the place specified on the
citation. The citation shall not provide a hearing date less
than 30 days after the citation's issuance date. Any dispute
filed by the licensee with the State Fire Marshal shall comply
with the requirements for a written answer set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 85 of this Act. If the licensee does
not dispute the citation with the State Fire Marshal within 20
days after the citation is served, then the citation shall
become a final order and shall constitute discipline. The
penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by
rule.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules designating
violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall
identify citation violations for those violations for which
there is, in the determination of the State Fire Marshal or his
or her designee, no substantial threat to the public health,
safety, or welfare. Citations shall not be utilized if, in the
determination of the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee,
significant consumer harm resulted from the violation.
(c) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the
State Fire Marshal became first aware of the facts forming the
basis for the citation.
(d) Service of a citation may be made by personal service
or certified mail to the licensee at the licensee's address of
record.
(225 ILCS 217/85)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 85. Formal charges.
(a) Before revoking, suspending, annulling, withdrawing,
amending materially, or refusing to renew any valid license,
Following the investigative process, the State Fire Marshal
shall may file formal charges against the licensee. The formal
charges shall, at a minimum, inform the licensee of the facts
that make up the basis of the charge and that are specific
enough to enable the licensee to defend himself.
(b) Each licensee whose conduct is the subject of a formal
charge that seeks to impose disciplinary action against the
licensee shall be served notice of said formal charge at least
30 days before the date of the hearing, which shall be presided
over by a hearing officer authorized by the State Fire Marshal.
Service shall be considered to have been given if the notice
was personally received by the licensee or if the notice was
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the
licensee at the licensee's last known address, as listed with
the State Fire Marshal.
(c) The notice of formal charges shall consist at a minimum
of the following information:
(1) the time, place, and date of the hearing;
(2) that the licensee shall appear personally at the
hearing and may be represented by counsel;
(3) that the licensee shall have the right to produce
witnesses and evidence in his behalf and shall have the
right to cross-examine witnesses and refute evidence
produced against him or her;
(4) that the hearing could result in disciplinary
action being taken against his or her license;
(5) that rules for the conduct of these hearings exist
and it may be in the licensee's best interest to obtain a
copy;
(6) that a hearing officer authorized by the State Fire
Marshal shall preside at the hearing and following the
conclusion of said hearing shall make findings of fact,
conclusions of law, and recommendations, separately
stated, to the State Fire Marshal as to what disciplinary
action, if any, should be imposed on the licensee; and
(7) that the State Fire Marshal may continue such
hearing; .
(8) that the licensee shall file a written answer to
the charges with the State Fire Marshal under oath within
20 days after service of the notice; and
(9) that if the accused fails to answer, a default
judgment shall be taken against him, her, or it, or that
his, her, or its license may be suspended, revoked, placed
on probationary status, or subject to other disciplinary
action as the State Fire Marshal deems proper, without a
hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
grounds for such action under this Act.
(d) The hearing officer authorized by the State Fire
Marshal shall hear evidence produced in support of the formal
charges and contrary evidence produced by the licensee, if any.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall
make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations,
separately stated, and submit them to the State Fire Marshal
and to all parties to the proceeding. Submission to the
licensee shall be considered as having been made if done in a
similar fashion as service of the notice of formal charges.
Within 20 days after such service, any party to the proceeding
may present to the State Fire Marshal a motion, in writing, for
a rehearing which written motion shall specify the particular
grounds therefor.
(e) The State Fire Marshal, following the time allowed for
filing a motion for rehearing, shall review the hearing
officer's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations, and any motions filed subsequent thereto.
After review of such information the State Fire Marshal may
hear oral arguments and thereafter shall issue an order. The
report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations of the hearing officer shall be the basis for
the State Fire Marshal's order. If the State Fire Marshal finds
that substantial justice was not done, he or she may issue an
order in contravention of the findings of fact, conclusions of
law, and recommendations of the hearing officer. The State Fire
Marshal shall provide the Board with written explanation of any
such deviation, and shall specify with particularity the
reasons for said action. The finding is not admissible in
evidence against the person in criminal prosecution brought for
the violation of this Act, but the hearing and findings are not
a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of
this Act.
(f) All proceedings under this Section are matters of
public record and shall be preserved.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/90)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
Sec. 90. Disciplinary sanctions; hearings.
(a) The State Fire Marshal shall impose any of the
following sanctions, singly or in combination, when he or she
finds that a licensee is guilty of any offense described in
Section 75:
(1) revocation;
(2) suspension for any period of time;
(3) reprimand or censure;
(4) placement on probationary status and the
requirement of the submission of any of the following:
(i) report regularly to the Board or State Fire
Marshal upon matters that are the basis of the
probation;
(ii) continuation or renewal of professional
education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been
attained in those areas that are the basis of the
probation; or
(iii) such other reasonable requirements or
restrictions as are proper;
(5) refusal to issue, renew, or restore;
(6) revocation of probation that has been granted and
imposition of any other discipline in this subsection (a)
when the requirements of probation have not been fulfilled
or have been violated; or .
(7) imposition of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each
violation of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act.
(b) The State Fire Marshal may summarily suspend a license
under this Act, without a hearing, simultaneously with the
filing of a formal complaint and notice for a hearing provided
under this Section if the State Fire Marshal finds that the
continued operations of the individual would constitute an
immediate danger to the public. In the event the State Fire
Marshal suspends a license under this subsection, a hearing by
the hearing officer designated by the State Fire Marshal shall
begin within 20 days after such suspension begins, unless
continued at the request of the licensee.
(c) Disposition may be made of any formal complaint by
consent order between the State Fire Marshal and the licensee,
but the Board must be apprised of the full consent order in a
timely way.
(d) The State Fire Marshal shall reinstate any license to
good standing under this Act, upon recommendation to the State
Fire Marshal, after a hearing before the hearing officer
authorized by the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal
shall be satisfied that the applicant's renewed practice is not
contrary to the public interest.
(e) The State Fire Marshal may order a licensee to submit
to a reasonable physical examination if his or her physical
capacity to practice safely is at issue in a disciplinary
proceeding. Failure to comply with a State Fire Marshal order
to submit to a physical examination shall render a licensee
liable to the summary suspension procedures described in this
Section.
(f) The State Fire Marshal may conduct hearings and issue
cease and desist orders to persons who engage in activities
prohibited by this Act without having a valid license,
certificate, or registration. Any person in violation of a
cease and desist order entered by the State Fire Marshal shall
be subject to all of the remedies provided by law, and in
addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the
party injured by the violation.
(g) The State Fire Marshal shall seek to achieve
consistency in the application of the foregoing sanctions and
consent orders and significant departure from prior decisions
involving similar conduct shall be explained in the State Fire
Marshal's orders.
(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
(225 ILCS 217/25 rep.)
(225 ILCS 217/50 rep.)
(225 ILCS 217/55 rep.)
Section 10. The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by repealing Sections 25, 50,
and 55.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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