(225 ILCS 745/40)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

Sec. 40. Application for original license.

(a) Applications for original licenses shall be made to the Department on physical or electronic forms prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be refundable. All applications shall contain the information that, in the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a license to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist.

(b) The Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in accordance with rules adopted by the Department.

(c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of receipt of the application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

(Source: P.A. 104-427, eff. 8-15-25.)