(225 ILCS 227/50)

Sec. 50. Issuance of license; renewal; fees nonrefundable.

(a) The Office, upon the applicant's satisfactory completion of the requirements imposed under this Act and upon receipt of the requisite fees, shall issue the appropriate license showing the name, address, and photograph of the licensee and the dates of issuance and expiration. The license shall include the name of the pyrotechnic distributor or production company employing the lead pyrotechnic operator or insuring the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the pyrotechnic distributor's product liability and general liability insurance, as required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c) of Section 35, or insuring the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the production company's general liability insurance, as required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35. A lead pyrotechnic operator is required to have a separate license for each pyrotechnic distributor or production company who employs the lead pyrotechnic operator or insures the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the pyrotechnic distributor's product liability and general liability insurance, as required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c) of Section 35, or insures the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the production company's general liability insurance, as required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35.

(b) Each licensee may apply for renewal of his or her license upon payment of the applicable fees. The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. Failure to renew within 60 days of the expiration date results in lapse of the license. A lapsed license may not be reinstated until a written application is filed, the renewal fee is paid, and the reinstatement fee established by the Office is paid. Renewal and reinstatement fees shall be waived for persons who did not renew while on active duty in the military and who file for renewal or restoration within one year after discharge from the service. A lapsed license may not be reinstated after 5 years have elapsed except upon passing an examination to determine fitness to have the license restored and by paying the required fees.

(c) All fees paid under this Act are nonrefundable.

(d) A production company licensed under this Act shall pay all applicable licensing fees for each lead pyrotechnic operator it employs or insures as an additional named insured on the production company's general liability insurance, as required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35.

(e) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the Office with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.

(Source: P.A. 97-164, eff. 1-1-12; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15.)