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(225 ILCS 441/5-16)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 5-16. Renewal of license.
(a) The expiration date and renewal period for a home inspector license
issued under this Act shall be set by rule. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, the holder of a license may renew the
license within 90 days preceding the expiration date by:
(1) completing and submitting to the Department a |
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(2) paying the required fees; and
(3) providing evidence of successful completion of
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| the continuing education requirements through courses approved by the Department given by education providers licensed by the Department, as established by rule.
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(b) A home inspector whose license under this Act has expired may
renew the license for a period of 2 years following the expiration
date by complying with the requirements of subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
subsection (a) of
this
Section and paying any late penalties established by rule.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a
home inspector whose license under this Act has expired may renew
the license without paying any lapsed
renewal fees or late penalties and without completing the continuing education requirements for that licensure period if the license expired while the home
inspector was (i) in federal service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or called into service or training with the State Militia, (ii) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, or (iii) serving as an employee of the Department and within 2 years after the termination of the service, training, or education, the licensee furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence of service, training, or education and was terminated under honorable conditions.
(d) The Department shall provide reasonable care and due diligence to ensure that each
licensee under this Act is provided a renewal application at least 90 days
prior to the
expiration date, but it is the responsibility of each licensee to renew the
license prior to its expiration date.
(e) The Department shall not issue or renew a license if the applicant or licensee has an unpaid fine or fee from a disciplinary matter or from a non-disciplinary action imposed by the Department until the fine or fee is paid to the Department or the applicant or licensee has entered into a payment plan and is current on the required payments.
(f) The Department shall not issue or renew a license if the applicant or licensee has an unpaid fine or civil penalty imposed by the Department for unlicensed practice until the fine or civil penalty is paid to the Department or the applicant or licensee has entered into a payment plan and is current on the required payments.
(g) A home inspector who notifies the Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, may place the license on inactive status for a period not to exceed 2 years and shall be excused from the payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the Department in writing of the intention to resume active practice.
(h) A home inspector requesting that the license be changed from inactive to active status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall also demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements.
(i) No licensee with a nonrenewed or inactive license status shall provide home inspection services as set forth in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-970, eff. 5-27-22; 103-236, eff. 1-1-24.)
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