TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1380 THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1380.285 INACTIVE STATUS


 

Section 1380.285  Inactive Status

 

a)         Any licensed professional engineer who notifies the Division in writing on forms prescribed by the Division may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall be excused from the payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Division in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.

 

b)         Any licensee seeking restoration from inactive status shall do so in accordance with Section 1380.270 of this Part.

 

c)         Any licensed professional engineer whose license is on inactive status shall not practice engineering in the State of Illinois.  Practicing or offering to practice on a license which is on inactive status shall be considered unlicensed activity and shall be grounds for discipline pursuant to Section 24 of the Act.

 

d)         Inactive status is not available for a Professional Design Firm.

 

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 876, effective January 5, 2023)