Section 251.300  Citations

Citations result from violations in the following three categories:

a)         Technical violations. These violations include, but are not limited to, a failure to abide by the requirements of the Act and this Part regarding tagging and labeling. Examples include:

1)         A multi-year or wrong color tag;

2)         Punching wrong product, agent, system, or date; or

3)         Information missing on a tag.

b)         Administrative violations. These violations include, but are not limited to, a failure to abide by the requirements of the Act and this Part regarding the obligations of a licensee or procedures of licensure, including training. Examples include:

1)         Working with an expired NAFED, ICC, or NICET certification;

2)         Working with expired insurance;

3)         Failure to provide notification to the Office as required by the Act or this Part; or

4)         Working out of license classification.

c)         Safety violations. Actions or business practices that pose a potential danger to the safety of the citizens of Illinois. Safety violations include, but are not limited to, a failure to abide by the requirements of the Act and this Part regarding the standards of practice or the conditions of licensure. Examples include:

1)         Practice or attempted practice as a fire equipment distributor or fire equipment employee without a license;

2)         Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license, practice, or business or any other thing of value by fraudulent representation;

3)         Working out of license classification without qualification; or

4)         Deviation from accepted industry practices.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 16058, effective October 26, 2023)