(225 ILCS 450/17.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5518.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
Sec. 17.1. Restoration.
(a) Any registered CPA who has permitted his or her registration to expire or who has had his or her registration on inactive status may have his or her registration restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department as defined by rule of his or her fitness to have his or her registration restored, which may include sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department and by paying the required restoration fee.
(b) Any licensed CPA who has permitted
his or her license to expire
or who has had his or her license on inactive status may have his or her license restored
by (1) making application to the Department and filing proof
acceptable to the
Department as defined by rule of his or her fitness to have his or her license restored, including
sworn
evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory
to the Department, (2) paying the required restoration fee, (3)
submitting proof of the
required continuing education and (4) in the case of a sole practitioner, satisfactory completion of peer review outlined in subsection (e) of Section 16, unless exempt from peer review under subsection (i) of Section 16. (c) Any firm that has permitted its license to expire may have its license restored by (1) making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department as defined by rule of its fitness to have its license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, (2) paying the required restoration fee, and (3) satisfactory completion of peer review outlined in subsection (e) of Section 16, unless exempt from peer review under subsection (i) of Section 16. (d) If the licensed CPA or registered CPA has not maintained an active
practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Department shall determine,
by an evaluation program established by rule, fitness to resume active status
and may require the applicant to complete a period of supervised
experience.
Any licensed CPA or registered CPA whose license or registration expired
while he or she was (1) in
Federal Service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,
or the State Militia called into service or training, or (2) in training
or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to
induction
into the military service, may have his or her license or registration renewed reinstated or restored
without
paying any lapsed renewal and restoration fees if within 2 years after
honorable termination
of such service, training or education except under conditions other than
honorable, he or she furnished
the Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or she
has been
so engaged and that his or her service, training, or education has been so terminated.
(Source: P.A. 98-254, eff. 8-9-13; 98-730, eff. 1-1-15.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
Sec. 17.1. Restoration.
(a) Any registered CPA who has permitted the registrant's registration to expire or who has had the registrant's registration on inactive status may have the registration restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department as defined by rule of the registrant's fitness to have the registration restored, which may include sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department and by paying the required restoration fee.
(b) Any licensed CPA who has permitted
the licensee's license to expire
or who has had the licensee's license on inactive status may have the license restored
by (1) making application to the Department and filing proof
acceptable to the
Department as defined by rule of the licensee's fitness to have the license restored, including
sworn
evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory
to the Department, (2) paying the required restoration fee, (3)
submitting proof of the
required continuing education and (4) in the case of a sole practitioner, satisfactory completion of peer review outlined in subsection (e) of Section 16, unless exempt from peer review under subsection (i) of Section 16. (c) Any firm that has permitted its license to expire may have its license restored by (1) making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department as defined by rule of its fitness to have its license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, (2) paying the required restoration fee, and (3) satisfactory completion of peer review outlined in subsection (e) of Section 16, unless exempt from peer review under subsection (i) of Section 16. (d) If the licensed CPA or registered CPA has not maintained an active
practice in another
jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Department shall determine,
by an evaluation program established by rule, the licensee or registrant's fitness to resume active status
and may require the applicant to complete a period of supervised
experience.
Any licensed CPA or registered CPA whose license or registration expired
while (1) in
Federal Service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,
or the State Militia called into service or training, or (2) in training
or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to
induction
into the military service, may have the license or registration renewed reinstated or restored
without
paying any lapsed renewal and restoration fees if within 2 years after
honorable termination
of such service, training or education except under conditions other than
honorable, the Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence to the effect that the licensee or registrant has been so engaged and that the service, training, or education has been terminated.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)
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