Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Filed: 3/24/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3322

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3322 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
51989 is amended by changing Sections 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13,
614, 16, 16.5, 17, 18, 23, 40, and 48 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 330/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3251)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9    Sec. 1. Declaration of public policy. The practice of land
10surveying in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect
11the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to
12regulation and control in the public interest. It is further
13declared that the determination and physical protraction of
14land boundaries using the appropriate application of boundary
15law principles, together with the attendant preparation of
16legal descriptions and plats, which bear witness for posterity

 

 

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1to chronicle the acts and wishes of landowners throughout this
2State is a matter of public interest and concern. Therefore, it
3is in the public interest that the practice of land surveying,
4as defined in this Act, merit and receive the confidence of the
5public, and that only qualified persons be authorized to
6practice land surveying in the State of Illinois. This Act
7shall be liberally construed to best carry out this purpose.
8(Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 330/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3254)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
11    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
12    (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
13Professional Regulation.
14    (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
15Financial and Professional Regulation.
16    (c) "Board" means the Land Surveyors Licensing Board.
17    (d) "Direct supervision and control" means the personal
18review by a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor of each survey,
19including, but not limited to, procurement, research, field
20work, calculations, preparation of legal descriptions and
21plats. The personal review shall be of such a nature as to
22assure the client that the Professional Land Surveyor or the
23firm for which the Professional Land Surveyor is employed is
24the provider of the surveying services.
25    (e) "Responsible charge" means an individual responsible

 

 

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1for the various components of the land survey operations
2subject to the overall supervision and control of the
3Professional Land Surveyor.
4    (f) "Design professional" means a land surveyor,
5architect, structural engineer, or professional engineer
6licensed in conformance with this Act, the Illinois
7Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Structural Engineering
8Practice Act of 1989, or the Professional Engineering Practice
9Act of 1989.
10    (g) "Professional Land Surveyor" means any person licensed
11under the laws of the State of Illinois to practice land
12surveying, as defined by this Act or its rules.
13    (h) "Surveyor Intern" "Land Surveyor-in-Training" means
14any person licensed under the laws of the State of Illinois who
15has qualified for, taken, and passed an examination in the
16fundamental land surveying surveyor-in-training subjects as
17provided by this Act or its rules.
18    (i) "Land surveying experience" means those activities
19enumerated in Section 5 of this Act, which, when exercised in
20combination, to the satisfaction of the Board, is proof of an
21applicant's broad range of training in and exposure to the
22prevailing practice of land surveying.
23    (j) "Address of record" means the designated address
24recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
25application file or license file maintained by the Department's
26licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or

 

 

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1licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
2such changes must be made either through the Department's
3website or by contacting the Department's licensure
4maintenance unit.
5    (k) "Standard of care" means the use of the same degree of
6knowledge, skill, and ability as an ordinarily careful and
7reasonable professional land surveyor would exercise under
8similar circumstances.
9    (l) "Establishing" means performing an original survey. An
10original survey establishes boundary lines within an original
11division of a tract of land which has theretofore existed as
12one unit or parcel and describing and monumenting a line or
13lines of a parcel or tract of land on the ground for the first
14time. An original surveyor is the creator of one or more new
15boundary lines.
16    (m) "Reestablishing" or "locating" means performing a
17retracement survey. A retracement survey tracks the footsteps
18of the original surveyor, locating boundary lines and corners
19which have been established by the original survey. A
20retracement survey cannot establish new corners or lines or
21correct errors of the original survey.
22    (n) "Boundary law principles" means applying the
23decisions, results, and findings of land boundary cases that
24concern the establishment of boundary lines and corners.
25(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 330/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3255)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
3    Sec. 5. Practice of land surveying defined. Any person who
4practices in Illinois as a professional land surveyor who
5renders, offers to render, or holds himself or herself out as
6able to render, or perform any service, the adequate
7performance of which involves the special knowledge of the art
8and application of the principles of the accurate and precise
9measurement of length, angle, elevation or volume,
10mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the
11relevant requirements of applicable boundary law principles
12and performed with the appropriate standard of care, all of
13which are acquired by education, training, experience, and
14examination. Any one or combination of the following practices
15constitutes the practice of land surveying:
16        (a) Establishing or reestablishing, locating,
17    defining, and making or monumenting land boundaries or
18    title or real property lines and the platting of lands and
19    subdivisions;
20        (b) Determining Establishing the area or volume of any
21    portion of the earth's surface, subsurface, or airspace
22    with respect to boundary lines, determining the
23    configuration or contours of any portion of the earth's
24    surface, subsurface, or airspace or the location of fixed
25    objects thereon, except as performed by photogrammetric
26    methods by persons holding certification from the American

 

 

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1    Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing or
2    substantially similar certification as approved by the
3    Department, or except when the level of accuracy required
4    is less than the level of accuracy required by the National
5    Society of Professional Surveyors Model Standards and
6    Practice;
7        (c) Preparing descriptions for the determination of
8    title or real property rights to any portion or volume of
9    the earth's surface, subsurface, or airspace involving the
10    lengths and direction of boundary lines, areas, parts of
11    platted parcels or the contours of the earth's surface,
12    subsurface, or airspace;
13        (d) Labeling, designating, naming, preparing, or
14    otherwise identifying legal lines or land title lines of
15    the United States Rectangular System or any subdivision
16    thereof on any plat, map, exhibit, photograph,
17    photographic composite, or mosaic or photogrammetric map
18    of any portion of the earth's surface for the purpose of
19    recording and amending the same by the issuance of a
20    certificate of correction in the Office of Recorder in any
21    county;
22        (e) Any act or combination of acts that would be viewed
23    as offering professional land surveying services
24    including:
25             (1) setting monuments which have the appearance of
26        or for the express purpose of marking land boundaries,

 

 

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1        either directly or as an accessory;
2             (2) providing any sketch, map, plat, report,
3        monument record, or other document which indicates
4        land boundaries and monuments, or accessory monuments
5        thereto, except that if the sketch, map, plat, report,
6        monument record, or other document is a copy of an
7        original prepared by a Professional Land Surveyor, and
8        if proper reference to that fact be made on that
9        document;
10            (3) performing topographic surveys, with the
11        exception of a licensed professional engineer
12        knowledgeable in topographical surveys that performs a
13        topographical survey specific to his or her design
14        project. A licensed professional engineer may not,
15        however, offer topographic surveying services that are
16        independent of his or her specific design project; or
17            (4) locating, relocating, establishing,
18        reestablishing re-establishing, retracing, laying out,
19        or staking of the location, alignment, or elevation of
20        any existing or proposed improvements whose location
21        is dependent upon property, easement, and right-of-way
22        boundaries lines;
23            (5) providing consultation, investigation,
24        planning, mapping, assembling, and authoritative
25        interpretation of gathered measurements, documents,
26        and evidence in relation to the location of property,

 

 

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1        easement, and right-of-way boundaries; or
2            (6) measuring, evaluating, mapping, or reporting
3        the location of existing or proposed buildings,
4        structures, or other improvements or their surrounding
5        topography with respect to current flood insurance
6        rate mapping or federal emergency management agency
7        mapping along with locating of inland wetland
8        boundaries delineated by a qualified specialist in
9        relation to the location of property, easement, and
10        right-of-way boundaries.
11        (f) Determining the horizontal or vertical position or
12    state plane coordinates for any monument or reference point
13    that marks a title or real property line, boundary, or
14    corner, or to set, reset, or replace any monument or
15    reference point on any title or real property;
16        (g) Creating, preparing, or modifying electronic or
17    computerized data or maps, including land information
18    systems and geographic information systems, relative to
19    the performance of activities in items (a), (b), (d), (e),
20    (f), and (h) of this Section, except where electronic means
21    or computerized data is otherwise utilized to integrate,
22    display, represent, or assess the created, prepared, or
23    modified data;
24        (h) Determining Establishing or adjusting any control
25    network or any geodetic control network or cadastral data
26    as it pertains to items (a) through (g) of this Section

 

 

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1    together with the assignment of measured values to any
2    United States Rectangular System corners, title or real
3    property corner monuments or geodetic monuments;
4        (i) Preparing and attesting to the accuracy of a map or
5    plat showing the land boundaries or lines and marks and
6    monuments of the boundaries or of a map or plat showing the
7    boundaries of surface, subsurface, or air rights;
8        (j) Executing and issuing certificates, endorsements,
9    reports, or plats that portray the horizontal or vertical
10    relationship between existing physical objects or
11    structures and one or more corners, datums, or boundaries
12    of any portion of the earth's surface, subsurface, or
13    airspace;
14        (k) Acting in direct supervision and control of land
15    surveying activities or acting as a manager in any place of
16    business that solicits, performs, or practices land
17    surveying;
18        (l) Boundary analysis and determination of property,
19    easement, or right-of-way lines on any plat submitted for
20    regulatory review by governmental or municipal agencies;
21        (m) (l) Offering or soliciting to perform any of the
22    services set forth in this Section.
23    In the performance of any of the foregoing functions, a
24licensee shall adhere to the standards of professional conduct
25enumerated in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1270.57. Nothing contained in
26this Section imposes upon a person licensed under this Act the

 

 

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1responsibility for the performance of any of the foregoing
2functions unless such person specifically contracts to perform
3such functions.
4(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
597-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 330/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3258)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
8    Sec. 8. Powers and duties of the Board; quorum. Subject to
9the provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise the
10following functions, powers, and duties:
11        (a) Review applicant qualifications to sit for the
12    examination or for licensure and shall make
13    recommendations to the Department except for those
14    applicant qualifications that the Board designates as
15    routinely acceptable;
16        (b) Conduct hearings regarding disciplinary actions
17    and submit a written report to the Secretary as required by
18    this Act and provide a Board member at informal
19    conferences;
20        (c) Visit universities or colleges to evaluate
21    surveying curricula and submit to the Secretary a written
22    recommendation of acceptability of the curriculum;
23        (d) Submit a written recommendation to the Secretary
24    concerning promulgation or amendment of rules for the
25    administration of this Act;

 

 

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1        (e) The Department may at any time seek the expert
2    advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to
3    the enforcement of this Act;
4        (f) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a
5    Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case
6    files according to procedures established by rule;
7        (g) Hold at least 3 regular meetings each year; and
8        (h) The Board shall annually elect a Chairperson and a
9    Vice Chairperson who shall be licensed Illinois
10    Professional Land Surveyors.
11    A quorum of the Board shall consist of 4 members. A quorum
12is required for all Board decisions.
13    Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may
14exercise the following duties as deemed necessary by the
15Department: (i) review education and experience qualifications
16of applicants, including conducting oral interviews; (ii)
17determine eligibility as a Professional Land Surveyor or
18Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training; and (iii) submit to
19the Secretary recommendations on applicant qualifications for
20enrollment and licensure.
21(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 330/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3261)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
24    Sec. 11. Examination; failure Failure or refusal to take.
25The Department shall authorize examinations, as recommended

 

 

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1and approved by the Board, for licensure as Surveyor Interns
2Land Surveyors-in-Training and Professional Land Surveyors at
3such times and places as it may determine.
4    The examination of an applicant for licensure as a Surveyor
5Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training or a Professional Land
6Surveyor may include examinations as defined by rule. The
7substance and form of the examination shall be as recommended
8and approved by the Board. Each applicant shall be examined as
9to his knowledge of the statutes of the United States of
10America and the State of Illinois relating to the practice of
11land surveying and mathematics as applied to land surveying.
12    All applicants for licensing as a Professional Land
13Surveyor shall be required to pass, as a portion of the
14examination, a jurisdictional examination to determine the
15applicant's knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the
16State of Illinois, and the laws relating thereto.
17    Applicants for any examination shall be required to pay,
18either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
19fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to
20appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time
21and place specified, after the applicant's application for
22examination has been received and acknowledged by the
23Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
24the forfeiture of the examination fee. If an applicant
25neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination for
26registration under this Act within 3 years after filing his

 

 

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1application, the application fee shall be forfeited to the
2Department and the application denied. However, the applicant
3may thereafter make a new application for examination,
4accompanied by the required fee.
5(Source: P.A. 98-713, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 330/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3262)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
8    Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing.
9    (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
10Professional Land Surveyor and the Department shall issue a
11license to a person:
12        (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to
13    the Department;
14        (2) (blank);
15        (2.5) who has not violated any provision of this Act or
16    its rules;
17        (3) who is of good ethical character, including
18    compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of
19    Practice promulgated by rule pursuant to this Act, and has
20    not committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that
21    would constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor
22    licensed under this Act;
23        (4) who has been issued a license as a Surveyor Intern
24    Land Surveyor-in-Training;
25        (5) who, subsequent to passing the examination

 

 

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1    authorized by the Department for licensure as a Surveyor
2    Intern Surveyor-In-Training, has at least 4 years of
3    responsible charge experience verified by a professional
4    land surveyor in direct supervision and control of his or
5    her activities;
6        (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the
7    Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
8    license as a Professional Land Surveyor; and
9        (7) who satisfies one of the following educational
10    requirements:
11            (A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying
12        curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an
13        examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as
14        defined by rule; or
15            (B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of
16        at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours
17        of land surveying courses from an approved land
18        surveying curriculum and the related science courses,
19        who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of
20        surveying, as defined by rule. who has a baccalaureate
21        degree in a related science if he or she does not have
22        a baccalaureate degree in land surveying from an
23        accredited college or university.
24    (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
25Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training and the Department
26shall issue a license to a person:

 

 

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1        (1) who has applied in writing in the required form
2    provided by the Department;
3        (2) (blank);
4        (3) who is of good moral character;
5        (4) who has the required education as set forth in this
6    Act; and
7        (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the
8    Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
9    license as a Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training in
10    accordance with this Act.
11    In determining moral character under this Section, the
12Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
13has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds
14for discipline under this Act.
15(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 330/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3263)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18    Sec. 13. Minimum standards for enrollment as a Surveyor
19Intern. Qualifications for examination for Licensed Land
20Surveyor-in-Training. To enroll as a Surveyor Intern, an
21applicant must be:
22        (1) a graduate of an approved land surveying curriculum
23    of at least 4 years who has passed an examination in the
24    fundamentals of surveying, as defined by rule;
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1    surveying or related science curriculum who passes an
2    examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as defined by
3    rule, and furnishes proof that the applicant graduated
4    within a 12-month period following the examination; or
5        (3) a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of at
6    least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours of land
7    surveying courses from an approved land surveying
8    curriculum and the related science courses, as defined by
9    rule, who passes an examination in the fundamentals of
10    surveying, as defined by rule.
11Applicants for the examination for Land Surveyor-in-Training
12shall have:
13        (1) a baccalaureate degree in Land Surveying from an
14    accredited college or university program; or
15        (2) a baccalaureate degree in a related science
16    including at least 24 semester hours of land surveying
17    courses from a Department approved curriculum of an
18    accredited institution.
19(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 97-543, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 330/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3264)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
22    Sec. 14. License to be displayed. Every holder of a license
23as a Professional Land Surveyor or Surveyor Intern Land
24Surveyor-in-Training shall display it in a conspicuous
25location in his or her office, place of business, or place of

 

 

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1employment.
2(Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 330/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3266)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
5    Sec. 16. Unlawful to practice without license or
6registration. It is unlawful for any person, sole
7proprietorship, professional service corporation, corporation,
8partnership, limited liability company, or other entity to
9practice land surveying, or advertise or display any sign, card
10or other device which might indicate to the public that the
11person or entity is entitled to practice as a land surveyor, or
12use the initials "P.L.S.", "L.S.", or "S.I." "S.I.T.", use the
13title "Professional Land Surveyor" or "Surveyor Intern" "Land
14Surveyor-in-Training" or any of their derivations, unless such
15person holds a valid active license as a Professional Land
16Surveyor or Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training in the
17State of Illinois, or such professional service corporation,
18corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited
19liability company, or other entity is in compliance with this
20Act.
21(Source: P.A. 88-428.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 330/16.5)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
24    Sec. 16.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.

 

 

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1    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
2to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a professional
3land surveyor or as a Surveyor Intern land surveyor-in-training
4without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any
5other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
6Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense
7as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
8assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
9accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding
10the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
11    (b) The Department has the authority and power to
12investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
13    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
14the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
15order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
16execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
17any court of record.
18(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 330/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3267)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
21    Sec. 17. Surveyor Intern; supervision Land
22Surveyor-in-Training; Supervision. It is unlawful for any
23Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training licensed under this
24Act to practice or attempt to practice land surveying except
25when in responsible charge under the overall supervision of a

 

 

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1Professional Land Surveyor.
2(Source: P.A. 86-987.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 330/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3268)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
5    Sec. 18. Renewal, reinstatement or restoration of license;
6Persons in military service.
7    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license
8as a Professional Land Surveyor issued under this Act shall be
9set by rule. The holder of a license may renew such license
10during the month preceding the expiration date by paying the
11required fee.
12    (b) Any Professional Land Surveyor whose license has been
13inactive for less than 5 years is required to pay the current
14renewal fee and shall have his or her license restored.
15    (c) A Professional Land Surveyor whose license has been
16expired for more than 5 years may have the license restored by
17making application to the Department and filing proof
18acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the license
19restored, including, but not limited to, sworn evidence
20certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction and
21payment of the required renewal, reinstatement or restoration
22fee.
23    However, any Professional Land Surveyor whose license
24expired while engaged (a) in federal service on active duty
25with the armed forces of the United States, or the State

 

 

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1Militia called into active service or training, or (b) in
2training or education under the supervision of the United
3States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
4have a license renewed without paying any lapsed reinstatement
5or restoration fees upon passing an oral examination by the
6Board, or without taking any examination, if approved by the
7Board, if, within 2 years after the termination other than by
8dishonorable discharge of such service, training, or
9education, the licensee furnishes the Department with an
10affidavit to the effect the licensee was so engaged and that
11the service, training, or education has so terminated.
12    (d) A license for a Surveyor Intern does not expire Land
13Surveyor-in-Training is valid for 10 years and may not be
14renewed.
15(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 330/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3273)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18    Sec. 23. Address of Record; Names of licensed surveyors to
19be published. It is the responsibility of a Professional Land
20Surveyor or Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training to
21inform the Department of any change of address or name. The
22Department shall maintain a roster of names, and addresses, and
23email addresses of all professional land surveyors and
24professional design firms, partnerships, and corporations
25licensed or registered under this Act. This roster shall be

 

 

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1available upon request and payment of the required fee.
2(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 330/40)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3290)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
5    Sec. 40. Temporary suspension of a license. The Secretary
6may temporarily suspend the license of a Professional Land
7Surveyor or Surveyor Intern Land Surveyor-in-Training without
8a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings
9for a hearing under Section 29 of this Act, if the Secretary
10finds that evidence in his possession indicates that a
11Professional Land Surveyor's or Surveyor Intern's Land
12Surveyor-in-Training's continuation in practice would
13constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
14the Secretary temporarily suspends the license of a
15Professional Land Surveyor or Surveyor Intern Land
16Surveyor-in-Training without a hearing, a hearing by the Board
17must be commenced within 30 days after such suspension has
18occurred.
19(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 330/48)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3298)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
22    Sec. 48. Fund, appropriations, investments and audits. The
23moneys deposited in the Design Professionals Administration
24and Investigation Fund from fines and fees under this Act shall

 

 

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1be appropriated to the Department exclusively for expenses of
2the Department and the Board in the administration of this Act,
3the Illinois Architecture Practice Act, the Professional
4Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and the Structural
5Engineering Practice Act of 1989. The expenses of the
6Department under this Act shall be limited to the ordinary and
7contingent expenses of the Design Professionals Dedicated
8Employees within the Department as established under Section
92105-75 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law (20
10ILCS 2105/2105-75) and other expenses related to the
11administration and enforcement of this Act.
12    Moneys from the Fund may also be used for direct and
13allocable indirect costs related to the public purposes of the
14Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Moneys in
15the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost
16Fund as authorized by Section 2105-300 of the Department of
17Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).
18    Moneys in the Design Professionals Administration and
19Investigation Fund may be invested and reinvested with all
20earnings received from the investments to be deposited in the
21Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund and
22used for the same purposes as fees deposited in that Fund.
23    Upon the completion of any audit of the Department as
24prescribed by the Illinois State Auditing Act that includes an
25audit of the Design Professionals Administration and
26Investigation Fund, the Department shall make the audit open to

 

 

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1inspection by any interested person. The copy of the audit
2report required to be submitted to the Department by this
3Section is in addition to copies of audit reports required to
4be submitted to other State officers and agencies by Section
53-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
6(Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16,
7eff. 6-28-01.)".