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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 4.20 and by adding Section 4.30 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 80/4.20)
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7 | Sec. 4.20. Acts repealed on January 1, 2010 and December | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 31, 2010.
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9 | (a) The following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2010:
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10 | The Auction License Act.
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11 | The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
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12 | The Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989.
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13 | The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.
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14 | The Land Sales Registration Act of 1999.
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15 | The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Act.
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17 | The Perfusionist Practice Act.
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18 | The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
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19 | The Real Estate License Act of 2000.
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20 | The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
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21 | (b) The following Act is repealed on December 31, 2010: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | The Medical Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 95-1018, eff. 12-18-08.)
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1 | (5 ILCS 80/4.30 new)
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2 | Sec. 4.30. Act repealed on January 1, 2020. The following | ||||||
3 | Act is repealed on January 1, 2020: | ||||||
4 | The Land Sales Registration Act of 1999. | ||||||
5 | Section 10. The Land Sales Registration Act of 1999 is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Sections 1-10, 1-15, 5-5, 5-10, 5-15, 5-20, | ||||||
7 | 5-25, 10-15, 10-20, 10-30, 15-5, 15-10, 15-15, 15-20, 15-25, | ||||||
8 | 15-30, 15-35, 15-40, 15-45, 15-50, 15-55, 15-60, 15-65, 15-70, | ||||||
9 | 15-75, 20-5, 20-10, 20-15, 20-20, and 20-25 and by adding | ||||||
10 | Sections 5-23 and 15-7 as follows:
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11 | (765 ILCS 86/1-10)
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12 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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13 | Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context | ||||||
14 | otherwise
requires:
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15 | "Blanket encumbrance" means a trust deed, mortgage, | ||||||
16 | mechanics lien, or any
other lien or financial encumbrance | ||||||
17 | securing or evidencing money debt and
affecting land to be | ||||||
18 | subdivided or affecting more than one lot or parcel of
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19 | subdivided land; or an agreement affecting more than one such | ||||||
20 | lot or parcel by
which the subdivider holds the subdivision | ||||||
21 | under an option, contract to
purchase,
or trust agreement. | ||||||
22 | Taxes and assessments levied by public authority are not an
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23 | encumbrance under this Act.
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1 | " Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banks and Real
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2 | Estate or a natural person authorized by the Commissioner, the | ||||||
3 | Office of Banks
and Real Estate Act, or this Act to act in the | ||||||
4 | Commissioner's stead.
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5 | "Common promotional plan" means a plan, undertaken by a | ||||||
6 | single developer or a
group of developers acting in concert, to | ||||||
7 | offer lots for sale or lease. Where
land is offered for sale by | ||||||
8 | a developer or group of developers acting in
concert and the | ||||||
9 | land is contiguous or is known, designated, or advertised
as a | ||||||
10 | common unit or by a common name, the land is presumed, without | ||||||
11 | regard to
the number of lots covered by each individual | ||||||
12 | offering, to be offered for sale
or lease as part of a common | ||||||
13 | promotional plan.
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14 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Financial | ||||||
15 | and Professional Regulation. | ||||||
16 | "Offer" includes every inducement, solicitation, or | ||||||
17 | attempt to encourage a
person to acquire an interest in a | ||||||
18 | subdivision or subdivided land, if
undertaken for
gain or | ||||||
19 | profit.
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20 | "Person" means an individual, corporation, government or | ||||||
21 | governmental
subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, | ||||||
22 | trust, partnership,
unincorporated
association, 2 or more of | ||||||
23 | any of the foregoing having a joint or common
interest,
or any | ||||||
24 | other legal or commercial entity.
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25 | "Sale" includes a sale, lease, assignment, or award by | ||||||
26 | lottery, or any offer
or
solicitation of an offer to do any of |
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1 | the foregoing, concerning a subdivision
or
any
part of a | ||||||
2 | subdivision, if undertaken for gain or profit.
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3 | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
4 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
5 | "Subdivided land" and "subdivision" mean improved or | ||||||
6 | unimproved lands
located outside the State of Illinois, divided | ||||||
7 | or proposed to be divided into
25 or
more lots or parcels, and | ||||||
8 | also include any land, whether contiguous or not, if
25 or
more | ||||||
9 | lots, parcels, units or interests are offered as a part of a | ||||||
10 | common
promotional
plan of advertising and sale.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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12 | (765 ILCS 86/1-15)
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13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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14 | Sec. 1-15. Powers and duties of the Department Office of | ||||||
15 | Banks and Real Estate .
The Department
Office of Banks and Real | ||||||
16 | Estate shall exercise the powers and duties
established
by this | ||||||
17 | Act. The Secretary Commissioner may adopt rules consistent with | ||||||
18 | the provisions
of this Act for its administration and | ||||||
19 | enforcement and may prescribe forms that
shall
be issued in | ||||||
20 | connection with this Act. The Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
21 | Real Estate
shall
issue a certificate of registration to any | ||||||
22 | person who meets the qualifications
set
forth in this Act.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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24 | (765 ILCS 86/5-5)
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1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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2 | Sec. 5-5. Registration requirement; exemptions. It is | ||||||
3 | unlawful for
any
person to engage in the business of selling | ||||||
4 | land that is located outside the
State of
Illinois to any | ||||||
5 | individual located in Illinois without a certificate of
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6 | registration
issued by the Department Office of Banks and Real | ||||||
7 | Estate pursuant to this Act. Unless the
method of sale is | ||||||
8 | adopted for the purpose of evasion of this Act, the
provisions | ||||||
9 | of
this Act do not apply to an offer or disposition of an | ||||||
10 | interest in land:
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11 | (1) by a purchaser of subdivided lands for the | ||||||
12 | purchaser's own account in
a
single or isolated | ||||||
13 | transaction;
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14 | (2) if fewer than 25 separate lots, parcels, units or | ||||||
15 | interests in
subdivided
lands
are offered by a person;
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16 | (3) on which there is a commercial or industrial | ||||||
17 | building, shopping
center,
house, apartment house, | ||||||
18 | condominium structure, or town house, or as to which
there | ||||||
19 | is a legal obligation on the part of the seller to | ||||||
20 | construct such a
building
within 2 years from the date of | ||||||
21 | disposition;
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22 | (4) that is sold for industrial, commercial, or | ||||||
23 | institutional purposes;
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24 | (5) that consists of cemetery lots or interests;
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25 | (6) that consists of a subdivision as to which the plan | ||||||
26 | of sale is to
dispose
of it
to 10 or fewer persons; or
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1 | (7) in lots or parcels of 20 or more acres, | ||||||
2 | unconditionally, or of 10 or
more
acres if there is free | ||||||
3 | and ready access leading to county-maintained roads.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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5 | (765 ILCS 86/5-10)
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6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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7 | Sec. 5-10. Application for registration.
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8 | (a) Before subdivided lands are offered for sale, the | ||||||
9 | subdivider or the
subdivider's agent shall file with the | ||||||
10 | Department Office of Banks and Real Estate an
application on | ||||||
11 | forms supplied by the Department Office of Banks and Real | ||||||
12 | Estate . A
registration fee shall accompany the application. The | ||||||
13 | application shall
contain all
of the following information:
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14 | (1) The name and address of the fee title owner of the | ||||||
15 | subdivided lands.
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16 | (2) The name and address of the subdivider.
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17 | (3) The name and address of an agent of the subdivider | ||||||
18 | in Illinois
authorized
to accept service of process on | ||||||
19 | behalf of the subdivider.
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20 | (4) The legal description and acreage of the lands, | ||||||
21 | together with a map
showing the layout as recorded or | ||||||
22 | proposed and the relation of the lands to
existing streets | ||||||
23 | or roads, waterways, schools, churches, shopping centers, | ||||||
24 | and
local bus and rail transportation, with a statement of | ||||||
25 | distances to each.
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1 | (5) A true statement as to title to the subdivided | ||||||
2 | land, including all
financial
encumbrances and unpaid | ||||||
3 | taxes thereon.
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4 | (6) If subject property is in a land trust, a true | ||||||
5 | statement of the names
and
addresses of all parties with a | ||||||
6 | beneficial interest in the trust.
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7 | (7) A true statement of the terms and conditions by | ||||||
8 | which it is intended
the
subdivided land will be sold, | ||||||
9 | together with copies of any and all forms of
contract
or | ||||||
10 | conveyance intended to be used. If a language other than | ||||||
11 | English was used
in
advertising the property or during the | ||||||
12 | sales presentation, translations,
in that
language, of the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Public Property Report, any contract or lien, and | ||||||
14 | any
note
shall be provided to the purchaser before the | ||||||
15 | purchaser executes the contract.
A
receipt for these | ||||||
16 | translations shall be obtained and a copy of the receipt
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17 | shall be
kept available in this State and subject to | ||||||
18 | inspection by the Department Office of Banks
and
Real | ||||||
19 | Estate for 3 years from the date of the receipt.
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20 | (8) A true statement of provision for sewage disposal | ||||||
21 | and public
utilities,
if
any, in the proposed or existing | ||||||
22 | subdivision, including water, electricity,
gas, and
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23 | telephone facilities.
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24 | (9) A correct reference to applicable zoning | ||||||
25 | ordinances and regulations.
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26 | (10) Certified financial statements of the subdivider.
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1 | (11) A proposed public property report, suitable for | ||||||
2 | distribution to any
proposed purchaser if a certificate of | ||||||
3 | registration is issued, which shall
contain the
following | ||||||
4 | information:
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5 | (A) the name and principal address of the | ||||||
6 | subdivider;
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7 | (B) a general description of the subdivided lands, | ||||||
8 | stating the total
number
of lots, parcels, units, or | ||||||
9 | interests in the offering;
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10 | (C) the significant terms of any encumbrances, | ||||||
11 | easements, liens, and
restrictions, including zoning | ||||||
12 | and other regulations affecting the subdivided
lands
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13 | and each lot or unit, and a statement of all existing | ||||||
14 | taxes and existing or
proposed
special taxes or | ||||||
15 | assessments that affect the subdivided lands;
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16 | (D) a statement of the use for which the property | ||||||
17 | is offered;
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18 | (E) information concerning improvements, including | ||||||
19 | streets, water
supply,
levees, drainage control | ||||||
20 | systems, irrigation systems, sewage disposal
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21 | facilities,
and customary utilities, and the estimated | ||||||
22 | costs, date of completion, and
responsibility for | ||||||
23 | construction and maintenance of existing and proposed
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24 | improvements that are referred to in connection with | ||||||
25 | the offering or
disposition of
any interest in | ||||||
26 | subdivided lands;
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1 | (F) a statement that certified financial | ||||||
2 | statements are available upon
request; and
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3 | (G) such additional information consistent with | ||||||
4 | this Act which may be
required by the Department Office | ||||||
5 | of Banks and Real Estate to assure full and fair
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6 | disclosure
to prospective purchasers.
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7 | (b) The subdivider shall report all material changes with | ||||||
8 | respect to
subdivided
lands registered for sale under this Act, | ||||||
9 | and the Department Office of Banks and Real
Estate
may require | ||||||
10 | that the public property report be amended to reflect such | ||||||
11 | material
change. In the event the subdivider wishes to update | ||||||
12 | the public property
report,
the subdivider may do so upon | ||||||
13 | proper application to the Department Office of Banks and
Real
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14 | Estate .
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15 | (c) If the subdivider registers additional subdivided | ||||||
16 | lands to be offered
for
sale,
the subdivider may consolidate | ||||||
17 | the subsequent registration with any earlier
registration | ||||||
18 | offering subdivided lands for sale under the same promotional
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19 | plan,
and the public property report shall be amended to | ||||||
20 | include the additional
subdivided lands so registered.
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21 | (d) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate shall, | ||||||
22 | at the time the application
is
submitted or from time to time | ||||||
23 | thereafter, require the subdivider to furnish
financial | ||||||
24 | assurances, in the form of a performance bond, a surety bond, | ||||||
25 | or an
irrevocable letter of credit in the amount and subject to | ||||||
26 | terms and
requirements
approved by the Department Office of |
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1 | Banks and Real Estate , for the purpose of protecting
purchasers | ||||||
2 | of lots in the subdivision to ensure that the improvements will | ||||||
3 | be
constructed and maintained in the manner represented by the | ||||||
4 | subdivider. The
Department Office of Banks and Real Estate may | ||||||
5 | accept evidence that such assurances have
been furnished to a | ||||||
6 | foreign state, or a county or municipality within such
state, | ||||||
7 | in
fulfillment of this requirement.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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9 | (765 ILCS 86/5-15)
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10 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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11 | Sec. 5-15. Issuance Notice of filing; issuance of | ||||||
12 | certificate; exemption; renewal.
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13 | (a) The Department Upon receipt of the application for | ||||||
14 | registration in proper form, the Office
of Banks and Real | ||||||
15 | Estate shall issue a notice of filing to the applicant.
Within | ||||||
16 | 60
days from the date of the notice of filing, the Office of | ||||||
17 | Banks and Real Estate
shall
enter an order registering the | ||||||
18 | subdivided lands or rejecting the registration .
If no
order of | ||||||
19 | rejection is entered within 60 days from the date of receipt | ||||||
20 | notice of filing,
the
land shall be deemed registered unless | ||||||
21 | the applicant has consented in writing
to a
delay.
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22 | (b) If the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
23 | affirmatively determines, upon
inquiry and examination, that | ||||||
24 | the requirements of this Act have been met, it
shall
issue a | ||||||
25 | certificate of registration registering the subdivided lands |
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1 | and shall
approve
the form of the public property report.
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2 | If the Department affirmatively determines, upon inquiry | ||||||
3 | and examination, the exemption requirements of this Act have | ||||||
4 | been met, it shall issue a written approval. | ||||||
5 | (c) If the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
6 | determines, upon inquiry and
examination, that any of the | ||||||
7 | requirements of this Act have not been met, it
shall
notify the | ||||||
8 | applicant that the application for registration or exemption | ||||||
9 | must be corrected
in the
particulars specified within 15 days. | ||||||
10 | If the requirements are not met within
the
time allowed, the | ||||||
11 | Department Office of Banks and Real Estate shall enter an order
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12 | rejecting the
registration or exemption , which shall include | ||||||
13 | the findings of fact upon which the order is
based.
The order | ||||||
14 | rejecting the registration shall not become effective for 20 | ||||||
15 | days,
during
which time the applicant may petition for | ||||||
16 | reconsideration and shall be entitled
to a
hearing.
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17 | (d) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate may | ||||||
18 | adopt rules authorizing the
subdivider or the subdivider's | ||||||
19 | agent to file an abbreviated application , as the subdivider's | ||||||
20 | application
for a
certificate of registration in lieu of some | ||||||
21 | or all of the requirements of
Section 5-10,
(i) a copy of the | ||||||
22 | statement of record filed with respect to the subdivision
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23 | pursuant
to the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure | ||||||
24 | Act if the statement
complies
with the requirements of that Act | ||||||
25 | and the regulations pertinent to that Act or
(ii) an
acceptable | ||||||
26 | certificate of registration from another jurisdiction in which |
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1 | the
requirements for registration are substantially the same or | ||||||
2 | exceed those
provided
in this Act . Notwithstanding the | ||||||
3 | requirements of Section 5-10, the Department Office of
Banks | ||||||
4 | and Real Estate may suspend or revoke any registration under | ||||||
5 | this Section
that includes any registration, property report, | ||||||
6 | or similar disclosure
documents
accepted under this subsection | ||||||
7 | if the registration, property report, or similar
disclosure is | ||||||
8 | suspended or revoked by the registering state or by the federal
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9 | government.
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10 | (e) A certificate of registration issued under this Section | ||||||
11 | shall expire on
June
30 following the date of issuance. In the | ||||||
12 | absence of any reason or condition
under
Section 15-5 10-35 | ||||||
13 | that might warrant the suspension or revocation of a
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14 | registration, a
certificate shall be renewed upon payment of | ||||||
15 | the required fee and submission of documentation
as provided by | ||||||
16 | rule. An exemption issued under this Section shall not expire | ||||||
17 | or renew. The applicant must notify the Department of any | ||||||
18 | change in the status of the subdivision under which the | ||||||
19 | exemption was approved.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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21 | (765 ILCS 86/5-20)
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22 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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23 | Sec. 5-20. Fees.
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24 | (a) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate shall | ||||||
25 | provide, by rule, for fees to
be
paid by applicants and |
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1 | registrants to cover the reasonable costs of the Department | ||||||
2 | Office
of
Banks and Real Estate in administering and enforcing | ||||||
3 | the provisions of this
Act.
The Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
4 | Real Estate may also provide, by rule, for general fees
to
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5 | cover the reasonable expenses of carrying out other functions | ||||||
6 | and
responsibilities
under this Act.
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7 | (b) All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into | ||||||
8 | the Real Estate
License
Administration Fund in the State | ||||||
9 | treasury and appropriated to the Department Office of
Banks
and | ||||||
10 | Real Estate for administration of this Act or any other Act | ||||||
11 | administered by
the Department
Office of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
12 | and providing revenue to this fund.
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13 | (c) (Blank). Any person who delivers a check or other | ||||||
14 | payment to the Office of Banks
and Real Estate that is returned | ||||||
15 | to the Office of Banks and Real Estate unpaid
by
the financial | ||||||
16 | institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Office of
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17 | Banks
and Real Estate, in addition to the amount already owed | ||||||
18 | to the Office of Banks
and Real Estate, a fee of $50.
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19 | (d) (Blank). The fees imposed by this Section are in | ||||||
20 | addition to any other
disciplinary
action provided under this | ||||||
21 | Act for unlicensed practice or practice on a
non-renewed | ||||||
22 | license.
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23 | (e) (Blank). The Office of Banks and Real Estate shall | ||||||
24 | notify the person that payment
of
fees and fines shall be paid | ||||||
25 | to the Office of Banks and Real Estate by
certified
check or | ||||||
26 | money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If, |
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1 | after
the
expiration of 30 days from the date of the | ||||||
2 | notification, the person has failed
to
submit the necessary | ||||||
3 | remittance, the Office of Banks and Real Estate shall
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4 | automatically terminate the certificate of registration or | ||||||
5 | deny the
application,
without hearing. If, after termination or | ||||||
6 | denial, the person seeks a
certificate of
registration, he or | ||||||
7 | she shall apply to the Office of Banks and Real Estate for
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8 | restoration or issuance of the certificate of registration and | ||||||
9 | pay all fees due
the
Office of Banks and Real Estate. The | ||||||
10 | Commissioner may waive the fees due
under this Section in | ||||||
11 | individual cases where the Commissioner finds that the
fees
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12 | would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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14 | (765 ILCS 86/5-23 new) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 5-23. Returned checks; civil penalties. Any person | ||||||
16 | who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is | ||||||
17 | returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution | ||||||
18 | upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition | ||||||
19 | to the amount already owed to the Department, a civil penalty | ||||||
20 | of $50. The civil penalties imposed by this Section are in | ||||||
21 | addition to any other discipline provided under this Act for | ||||||
22 | unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed registration. | ||||||
23 | The Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and | ||||||
24 | civil penalties shall be paid to the Department by certified | ||||||
25 | check or money order within 30 calendar days after the date of |
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1 | the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days after the | ||||||
2 | date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the | ||||||
3 | necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically | ||||||
4 | terminate the registration or deny the application, without a | ||||||
5 | hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a | ||||||
6 | registration, he or she shall apply to the Department for | ||||||
7 | restoration or issuance of the registration and pay all fees | ||||||
8 | and civil penalties due to the Department. The Department may | ||||||
9 | establish a fee for the processing of an application for | ||||||
10 | restoration of a registration to pay all expenses of processing | ||||||
11 | this application. The Secretary may waive the civil penalties | ||||||
12 | due under this Section in individual cases where the Secretary | ||||||
13 | finds that the civil penalties would be unreasonable or | ||||||
14 | unnecessarily burdensome.
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15 | (765 ILCS 86/5-25)
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16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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17 | Sec. 5-25. Public property report. When a certificate of | ||||||
18 | registration
is
granted by the Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
19 | Real Estate , a copy of the public property
report shall be | ||||||
20 | given by the owner, subdivider, or agent to each prospective
| ||||||
21 | purchaser prior to the execution of any binding contract or | ||||||
22 | agreement for the
sale
of any lot or parcel in a subdivision. A | ||||||
23 | receipt, in duplicate, shall be taken
from
each purchaser to | ||||||
24 | evidence compliance with this Section. Receipts taken for
any
| ||||||
25 | published report shall be kept on file in possession of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | owner, subdivider,
or
agent, subject to inspection by the | ||||||
2 | Department Office of Banks and Real Estate for 3 years
from the | ||||||
3 | date the receipt is taken. The report shall not be used for
| ||||||
4 | advertising
purposes unless the report is used in its entirety. | ||||||
5 | No portion of the report
shall be
underscored, italicized, or | ||||||
6 | printed in larger or heavier type than any other
portion
of the | ||||||
7 | report, unless required by this Act. The report shall contain | ||||||
8 | the
following
statement:
| ||||||
9 | If you received this report prior to signing a contract | ||||||
10 | or agreement, you
may
cancel your contract or agreement by | ||||||
11 | giving notice to the seller any time
before
midnight of the | ||||||
12 | seventh day following the signing of the contract or | ||||||
13 | agreement.
| ||||||
14 | If you did not receive this report before you signed a | ||||||
15 | contract or
agreement,
you may cancel the contract or | ||||||
16 | agreement any time within 2 years from the date
of
signing.
| ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
18 | (765 ILCS 86/10-15)
| ||||||
19 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
20 | Sec. 10-15. Copies of instruments. A copy of the | ||||||
21 | instruments executed
in
connection with the sale of parcels | ||||||
22 | within a subdivision shall be kept
available in
this State and | ||||||
23 | subject to inspection by the Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
24 | Real Estate .
The Department
Office of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
25 | shall be notified of any change of address
affecting the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | location of the owner's, subdivider's, or agent's records, or | ||||||
2 | of
any
change in the depository for purchasers' payments under | ||||||
3 | this Act.
| ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
5 | (765 ILCS 86/10-20)
| ||||||
6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20. Sale of encumbered lots prohibited; | ||||||
8 | exceptions. It is
unlawful
for the owner or subdivider to sell | ||||||
9 | lots or parcels within a subdivision
subject to a
blanket | ||||||
10 | encumbrance unless one of the following conditions is met:
| ||||||
11 | (1) All sums paid or advanced by a purchaser are placed | ||||||
12 | in an escrow or
other
depository account acceptable to the | ||||||
13 | Department Office of Banks and Real Estate until (i)
the
| ||||||
14 | fee title contracted for is delivered to the purchaser by | ||||||
15 | deed together with
complete release from all financial | ||||||
16 | encumbrances; (ii) the owner, subdivider,
or
purchaser | ||||||
17 | defaults and fails to perform under the contract of sale | ||||||
18 | and there is
final
determination as to the disposition of | ||||||
19 | such moneys; or (iii) the funds in the
escrow
or other | ||||||
20 | account are voluntarily returned to the contract | ||||||
21 | purchaser.
| ||||||
22 | (2) The fee title to the subdivision is placed in trust | ||||||
23 | under an agreement
or
trust acceptable to the Department | ||||||
24 | Office of Banks and Real Estate until a proper release
from
| ||||||
25 | each blanket encumbrance, including all taxes, is obtained |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and title is
delivered to
the purchaser.
| ||||||
2 | (3) A bond to the State of Illinois is furnished to the | ||||||
3 | Department Office of Banks
and Real
Estate for the benefit | ||||||
4 | and protection of purchasers of such lots or parcels, in
| ||||||
5 | the
amount and subject to terms approved by the Department | ||||||
6 | Office of Banks and Real Estate .
The bond shall be executed | ||||||
7 | by a surety company that is authorized to do
business
in | ||||||
8 | the State of Illinois and has given consent to be sued in | ||||||
9 | this State. The
bond
shall provide for the return of moneys | ||||||
10 | paid or advanced by a purchaser if (i)
the
title contracted | ||||||
11 | for is not delivered and (ii) a full release from each | ||||||
12 | blanket
encumbrance is not obtained. If it is determined | ||||||
13 | that the purchaser, by reason
of
default or otherwise, is | ||||||
14 | not entitled to the return of those moneys, or any
portion | ||||||
15 | of
those moneys, then the bond is released by the amount of | ||||||
16 | moneys to which the
purchaser of parcel is not entitled.
| ||||||
17 | (4) The blanket encumbrance contains provisions | ||||||
18 | evidencing the
subordination
of the lien of the holder of | ||||||
19 | the blanket encumbrance to the rights of those
persons
| ||||||
20 | purchasing from the subdivider, and further evidencing | ||||||
21 | that the subdivider is
able
to secure releases from such
| ||||||
22 | blanket encumbrances with respect to the property.
| ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
24 | (765 ILCS 86/10-30)
| ||||||
25 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Sec. 10-30.
Failure to pay registration , and inspection , or | ||||||
2 | renewal fees; civil
penalty.
Any owner, subdivider, or agent | ||||||
3 | who fails to pay the registration, inspection,
or
renewal fees | ||||||
4 | when due shall be assessed a late fee or civil penalty of $100 | ||||||
5 | per day for
each day past the due date that the fee is not paid . | ||||||
6 | Practice by
a
registrant while in a non-renewed status | ||||||
7 | constitutes unregistered practice.
Any
penalties collected | ||||||
8 | under this Act shall be deposited into the Real Estate
License
| ||||||
9 | Administration Fund.
| ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
11 | (765 ILCS 86/15-5)
| ||||||
12 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
13 | Sec. 15-5. Disciplinary action; civil penalty.
| ||||||
14 | (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may | ||||||
15 | revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other | ||||||
16 | disciplinary action as the Department may deem appropriate, | ||||||
17 | including imposing civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 for | ||||||
18 | each violation, with regard to any registration for any one or | ||||||
19 | combination of the following Office
of
Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
20 | may refuse to issue or renew any certificate of
registration, | ||||||
21 | or revoke or suspend
any
certificate of registration, or place | ||||||
22 | on probation or administrative
supervision or reprimand a | ||||||
23 | registrant registered under this Act, or impose a
civil penalty | ||||||
24 | not to exceed $25,000, for any one or
any
combination of the | ||||||
25 | following causes :
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (1) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated | ||||||
2 | under this Act. A registrant's disregard or violation of | ||||||
3 | any provision of this Act or
of
the
rules adopted by the | ||||||
4 | Office of Banks and Real Estate to enforce this Act.
| ||||||
5 | (2) (Blank). A conviction of the registrant or any | ||||||
6 | principal of the registrant of
(i) a
felony under the laws | ||||||
7 | of any U.S. jurisdiction, (ii) a misdemeanor under the
laws
| ||||||
8 | of any U.S. jurisdiction if an essential element of the | ||||||
9 | offense is dishonesty,
or (iii)
a crime under the laws of | ||||||
10 | any U.S. jurisdiction if the crime relates directly
to the
| ||||||
11 | practice of the profession regulated by this Act.
| ||||||
12 | (3) A registrant's making any misrepresentation for | ||||||
13 | the purpose of
obtaining an exemption or certificate of | ||||||
14 | registration a
registration or certificate .
| ||||||
15 | (4) Disciplinary action against a registrant by | ||||||
16 | another U.S. jurisdiction,
state agency,
or
foreign nation | ||||||
17 | regarding the making of land sales regulated by this Act,
| ||||||
18 | if at
least one of the grounds for the discipline is the | ||||||
19 | same as or substantially
equivalent to one of those set | ||||||
20 | forth in this Act.
| ||||||
21 | (5) A finding by the Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
22 | Real Estate that the registrant,
after
having his or her | ||||||
23 | registration placed on probationary status, has violated | ||||||
24 | the
terms
of probation.
| ||||||
25 | (6) A registrant's practicing or attempting to | ||||||
26 | practice under a name other
than the name as shown on his |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | or her registration or any other legally
authorized
name.
| ||||||
2 | (7) Failure to pay. A registrant's failure to file a | ||||||
3 | return, or to pay the tax, penalty,
or
interest
shown in a | ||||||
4 | filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, | ||||||
5 | penalty, or
interest,
as required by any tax Act | ||||||
6 | administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
until | ||||||
7 | the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
| ||||||
8 | (A) Violation of tax Acts. The Department may | ||||||
9 | refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the | ||||||
10 | registration of any person who fails to file a return, | ||||||
11 | pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed | ||||||
12 | return, or pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or | ||||||
13 | interest, as required by any tax Act administered by | ||||||
14 | the Department of Revenue, until such time as the | ||||||
15 | requirements of that tax Act are satisfied in | ||||||
16 | accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of | ||||||
17 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
18 | (B) Educational loan defaults. The Department | ||||||
19 | shall deny a registration or renewal authorized by this | ||||||
20 | Act to a person who has defaulted on an educational | ||||||
21 | loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the | ||||||
22 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any | ||||||
23 | governmental agency of this State in accordance with | ||||||
24 | paragraph (a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil | ||||||
25 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
26 | (C) Child support delinquency. In cases where the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly | ||||||
2 | Department of Public Aid) has previously determined | ||||||
3 | that a registrant or a potential registrant is more | ||||||
4 | than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support | ||||||
5 | and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the | ||||||
6 | Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke | ||||||
7 | or suspend that person's registration or may take other | ||||||
8 | disciplinary action against that person based solely | ||||||
9 | upon the certification of delinquency made by the | ||||||
10 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services in | ||||||
11 | accordance with paragraph (a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of | ||||||
12 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
| ||||||
13 | (8) A registrant's engaging in dishonorable, | ||||||
14 | unethical, or unprofessional
conduct of a character likely | ||||||
15 | to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
| ||||||
16 | (9) A registrant's aiding or abetting another person or | ||||||
17 | persons in
disregarding
or violating any provision of this | ||||||
18 | Act or of the rules adopted by the Department Office of
| ||||||
19 | Banks and Real Estate to enforce this Act.
| ||||||
20 | (10) Any representation in any document or information | ||||||
21 | filed with the Department
Office
of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
22 | which is false or misleading.
| ||||||
23 | (11) A registrant's disseminating or causing to be | ||||||
24 | disseminated any false
or
misleading promotional materials | ||||||
25 | or advertisements in connection with a
registered | ||||||
26 | subdivision.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (12) A registrant's concealing, diverting, or | ||||||
2 | disposing of any funds or
assets
of
any person in a manner | ||||||
3 | that impairs the rights of purchasers of lots within a
| ||||||
4 | registered subdivision.
| ||||||
5 | (13) A registrant's failure to perform any stipulation | ||||||
6 | or agreement made
to
induce the Department Office of Banks | ||||||
7 | and Real Estate to issue an order relating to the
| ||||||
8 | registered subdivision.
| ||||||
9 | (14) A registrant's engaging in any act that | ||||||
10 | constitutes a violation of
Section
3-102, 3-103, 3-104, or | ||||||
11 | 3-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
| ||||||
12 | (15) A registrant's failure to provide information | ||||||
13 | requested in writing by
the
Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
14 | Real Estate , within 30 days of the request , either as the
| ||||||
15 | result
of a formal or informal complaint to the Office of | ||||||
16 | Banks and Real Estate or as
a result of a random audit | ||||||
17 | conducted by the Office of Banks and Real Estate,
which | ||||||
18 | would indicate a violation of this Act .
| ||||||
19 | (16) A registrant's failure to account for or remit any | ||||||
20 | escrow funds
coming
into his or her possession which | ||||||
21 | belonged to others.
| ||||||
22 | (17) A registrant's failure to make available to | ||||||
23 | Department Office of Banks and Real
Estate
personnel during | ||||||
24 | normal business hours all escrow records and related | ||||||
25 | documents
maintained in connection therewith, within 24 | ||||||
26 | hours of a request from Department Office of
Banks and Real |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Estate personnel.
| ||||||
2 | (18) A registrant's failure to comply with any | ||||||
3 | provision of this Act or
the rules
implementing this Act, | ||||||
4 | or any order made by the Department Office of Banks and | ||||||
5 | Real
Estate .
| ||||||
6 | (19) A person's offering for sale, as an agent, | ||||||
7 | salesman, or broker for a
subdivider, developer, or owner, | ||||||
8 | subdivided lands or a subdivision, wherever
situated, | ||||||
9 | without first complying with this Act.
| ||||||
10 | (20) A registrant's failure to provide to the purchaser | ||||||
11 | a translation of
the Illinois
Public Property Report or any | ||||||
12 | contract, lien, or note as required by this Act.
| ||||||
13 | (21) A registrant's advertising for sale in this State | ||||||
14 | any parcel in a
subdivision,
or in any other manner | ||||||
15 | assisting an owner, subdivider, or developer of a
| ||||||
16 | subdivision who has not complied with this Act to offer | ||||||
17 | subdivided land within
this State.
| ||||||
18 | (22) A registrant's making any material change in the | ||||||
19 | plan of disposition
and
development of the subdivision or | ||||||
20 | subdivided lands subsequent to receiving a
certificate of | ||||||
21 | registration, without obtaining written approval of an | ||||||
22 | amendment
to the registration.
| ||||||
23 | (23) A registrant's encumbering a lot or parcel, or | ||||||
24 | allowing a lot or
parcel to be
encumbered, after a contract | ||||||
25 | for its sale has been signed by the parties to the
| ||||||
26 | contract.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (b) (Blank). A civil penalty imposed under subsection (a) | ||||||
2 | shall be paid within 60
days after the effective date
of the | ||||||
3 | order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a | ||||||
4 | judgment
and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same | ||||||
5 | manner as any judgment
from any court of record.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
7 | (765 ILCS 86/15-7 new)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 15-7. Civil penalties. | ||||||
9 | (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any | ||||||
10 | person who violates this Act shall forfeit and pay a civil | ||||||
11 | penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $25,000 | ||||||
12 | for each violation as determined by the Department. The civil | ||||||
13 | penalty shall be assessed by the Department in accordance with | ||||||
14 | the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
15 | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | ||||||
16 | investigate any and all unlicensed activity. | ||||||
17 | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | ||||||
18 | the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | ||||||
19 | order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and | ||||||
20 | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from | ||||||
21 | any court of record. | ||||||
22 | (d) All moneys collected under this Section shall be | ||||||
23 | deposited into the Real Estate License Administration Fund.
| ||||||
24 | (765 ILCS 86/15-10)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 15-10. Investigation. The Department Office of Banks | ||||||
3 | and Real Estate may
investigate the actions or qualifications | ||||||
4 | of any person or persons holding or
claiming to hold a | ||||||
5 | certificate of registration under this Act. Such a person
is | ||||||
6 | referred to as "the respondent" in this Article.
| ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
8 | (765 ILCS 86/15-15)
| ||||||
9 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
10 | Sec. 15-15.
Disciplinary hearings; record; appointment of | ||||||
11 | administrative
law judge.
| ||||||
12 | (a) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate has the | ||||||
13 | authority to conduct
hearings
before an administrative law | ||||||
14 | judge on proceedings to revoke, suspend,
or refuse to issue or | ||||||
15 | renew a certificate of registration issued under
this
Act, or | ||||||
16 | to place on probation or administrative supervision or | ||||||
17 | reprimand a
registrant registered under this Act, or to impose | ||||||
18 | a civil penalty not to
exceed $25,000 upon any registrant
| ||||||
19 | registered under this Act.
| ||||||
20 | (b) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate , at its | ||||||
21 | expense, shall preserve a
record
of all proceedings at the | ||||||
22 | formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to
issue
or | ||||||
23 | the revocation or suspension of a certificate of registration | ||||||
24 | issued under
this Act or involving other discipline of a | ||||||
25 | registrant registered under this
Act. The notice of
hearing, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | complaint, and all other documents in the nature of pleadings | ||||||
2 | and
written
motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of | ||||||
3 | testimony, the report of
the
administrative law judge, and the | ||||||
4 | orders of the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate
shall | ||||||
5 | be the record of
proceeding. At all hearings or prehearing | ||||||
6 | conferences, the Department Office of Banks and
Real Estate and | ||||||
7 | the respondent shall be entitled to have a court reporter in
| ||||||
8 | attendance for purposes of transcribing the proceeding or | ||||||
9 | prehearing
conference.
| ||||||
10 | (c) The Secretary Commissioner has the authority to appoint | ||||||
11 | any attorney duly
licensed
to practice law in the State of | ||||||
12 | Illinois to serve as an administrative law
judge in
any action | ||||||
13 | for refusal to issue or renew a certificate of registration or | ||||||
14 | to
discipline
a registrant or person holding a certificate of | ||||||
15 | registration. The
administrative law
judge has full authority | ||||||
16 | to conduct the hearing. The administrative law judge
shall
| ||||||
17 | report his or her findings and recommendations to the Secretary | ||||||
18 | Commissioner . If the Secretary
Commissioner disagrees with the | ||||||
19 | recommendation of the administrative law
judge, the Secretary | ||||||
20 | Commissioner may issue an order in contravention of the
| ||||||
21 | recommendation.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
23 | (765 ILCS 86/15-20)
| ||||||
24 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
25 | Sec. 15-20. Investigations; notice and hearing. Notice of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | proposed disciplinary action; hearing. The Department may | ||||||
2 | investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person or | ||||||
3 | persons rendering or offering to render land sales services or | ||||||
4 | any person holding or claiming to hold a certificate of | ||||||
5 | registration as a registered land sales developer or | ||||||
6 | subdivision. The Department shall, before revoking, | ||||||
7 | suspending, placing on probation, reprimanding, or taking any | ||||||
8 | other disciplinary action under Section 80 of this Act, at | ||||||
9 | least 30 days before the date set for the hearing: (i) notify | ||||||
10 | the accused in writing of the charges made and the time and | ||||||
11 | place for the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her to | ||||||
12 | file a written answer to the charges with the Department under | ||||||
13 | oath within 20 days after the service on him or her of the | ||||||
14 | notice, and (iii) inform the accused that, if he or she fails | ||||||
15 | to answer, default will be taken against him or her or that his | ||||||
16 | or her registration may be suspended, revoked, placed on | ||||||
17 | probationary status, or other disciplinary action taken with | ||||||
18 | regard to the registration, including limiting the scope, | ||||||
19 | nature, or extent of his or her practice, as the Department may | ||||||
20 | consider proper. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the | ||||||
21 | Department shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or | ||||||
22 | their counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present | ||||||
23 | any pertinent statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. | ||||||
24 | The Department may continue the hearing from time to time. In | ||||||
25 | case the person, after receiving the notice, fails to file an | ||||||
26 | answer, his or her registration may, in the discretion of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Department, be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary | ||||||
2 | status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action | ||||||
3 | considered proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or | ||||||
4 | extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, | ||||||
5 | without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute | ||||||
6 | sufficient grounds for that action under this Act. The written | ||||||
7 | notice may be served by personal delivery or by certified mail | ||||||
8 | to the address specified by the accused in his or her last | ||||||
9 | notification with the Department.
| ||||||
10 | (a) Before taking any disciplinary action with regard to | ||||||
11 | any registrant,
the
Office of Banks and Real Estate shall:
| ||||||
12 | (1) notify the respondent in writing, at least 30 | ||||||
13 | calendar days prior to
the
date
set for the hearing, of any | ||||||
14 | charges made, the time and place for the hearing of
the
| ||||||
15 | charges, and that testimony at the hearing will be heard | ||||||
16 | under oath; and
| ||||||
17 | (2) inform the respondent that upon failure to file an | ||||||
18 | answer and request
a
hearing before the date originally set | ||||||
19 | for the hearing, default will be taken
against
the | ||||||
20 | respondent and the respondent's certificate of | ||||||
21 | registration may be
suspended or revoked, or
other | ||||||
22 | disciplinary action may be taken against the respondent, as | ||||||
23 | the Office of
Banks and Real Estate may deem proper.
| ||||||
24 | (b) If the respondent fails to file an answer after | ||||||
25 | receiving notice, the
respondent's certificate of registration | ||||||
26 | may, in the discretion of the Office
of Banks and
Real
Estate, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | be revoked or suspended, or other disciplinary action may be | ||||||
2 | taken
against the respondent, as deemed proper,
without
a | ||||||
3 | hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient | ||||||
4 | grounds for that
action
under this Act.
| ||||||
5 | (c) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Office | ||||||
6 | of Banks and Real
Estate shall proceed to hearing of the | ||||||
7 | charges. Both the respondent and the
complainant shall be | ||||||
8 | accorded ample opportunity to present in person, or by
counsel, | ||||||
9 | statements, testimony, evidence, and argument that may be | ||||||
10 | pertinent to
the charges or any defense to the charges.
| ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
12 | (765 ILCS 86/15-25)
| ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 15-25. Subpoenas; attendance of witnesses; oaths.
| ||||||
15 | (a) The Department Office of Banks and Real Estate has the | ||||||
16 | power to issue subpoenas ad
testificandum and to bring before | ||||||
17 | it any persons, and to take testimony either
orally or by | ||||||
18 | deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in the
| ||||||
19 | same
manner as prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this | ||||||
20 | State. The Department Office of
Banks
and Real Estate has the | ||||||
21 | power to issue subpoenas duces tecum and to bring
before
it any | ||||||
22 | documents, papers, files, books, and records, with the same | ||||||
23 | costs and in
the
same manner as prescribed in civil cases in | ||||||
24 | the courts of this State.
| ||||||
25 | (b) Upon application of the Department Office of Banks and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Real Estate or its designee
or
of the applicant, registrant, or | ||||||
2 | person holding a certificate of registration
against
whom | ||||||
3 | proceedings under this Act are pending, any circuit court may | ||||||
4 | enter an
order compelling the enforcement of any subpoena | ||||||
5 | issued by the Department Office of Banks
and Real Estate in | ||||||
6 | connection with any hearing or investigation.
| ||||||
7 | (c) The Secretary Commissioner and the designated | ||||||
8 | administrative law judge have power
to administer oaths to | ||||||
9 | witnesses at any hearing that the Department Office of Banks | ||||||
10 | and
Real
Estate is authorized to conduct under this Act.
| ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
12 | (765 ILCS 86/15-30)
| ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 15-30.
Administrative law judge's findings of fact, | ||||||
15 | conclusions of
law,
and recommendations. At the conclusion of | ||||||
16 | the hearing, the administrative law
judge shall present to the | ||||||
17 | Secretary Commissioner a written report of the administrative
| ||||||
18 | law
judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and | ||||||
19 | recommendations regarding
discipline or a civil penalty. The | ||||||
20 | report shall contain a finding of whether
or not the
respondent | ||||||
21 | violated this Act or failed to comply with the conditions
| ||||||
22 | required
in this Act. The administrative law judge shall | ||||||
23 | specify the nature of the
violation
or failure to comply.
If | ||||||
24 | the Secretary Commissioner disagrees in any regard with the | ||||||
25 | report of the
administrative law judge, the Secretary |
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| |||||||
1 | Commissioner may issue an order in contravention
of the report. | ||||||
2 | The Commissioner shall provide a written report to the
| ||||||
3 | administrative law judge on any deviation and shall specify | ||||||
4 | with particularity
the
reasons for that action in the final | ||||||
5 | order.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
7 | (765 ILCS 86/15-35)
| ||||||
8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
9 | Sec. 15-35. Rehearing. After any hearing involving | ||||||
10 | disciplinary action
against a
registrant, a copy of the | ||||||
11 | administrative law judge's report shall be served on
the
| ||||||
12 | respondent by the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate , | ||||||
13 | either personally or as
provided in this Act for the service of | ||||||
14 | the notice of hearing. Within 20
calendar
days after the | ||||||
15 | service, the respondent may present to the Department Office of | ||||||
16 | Banks and
Real
Estate a motion in writing for a rehearing. The | ||||||
17 | motion shall specify the
particular grounds for rehearing.
If | ||||||
18 | the respondent orders a transcript of the record from the | ||||||
19 | reporting service
and pays for it within the time for filing a | ||||||
20 | motion for rehearing, the 20
calendar
day period within which a | ||||||
21 | motion for rehearing may be filed shall commence upon
the | ||||||
22 | delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
| ||||||
23 | If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the | ||||||
24 | expiration of the time
specified for filing a motion, or if a | ||||||
25 | motion for rehearing is denied, then
upon
denial, the Secretary |
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| |||||||
1 | Commissioner may enter an order in accordance with the
| ||||||
2 | recommendations of the administrative law judge, except as | ||||||
3 | otherwise provided
in this Article.
Whenever the Secretary | ||||||
4 | Commissioner is not satisfied that substantial justice has been
| ||||||
5 | done in the hearing or in the administrative law judge's | ||||||
6 | report,
the Secretary Commissioner
may order a rehearing by the | ||||||
7 | same or some other duly qualified administrative
law judge.
| ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
9 | (765 ILCS 86/15-40)
| ||||||
10 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
11 | Sec. 15-40. Disciplinary consent orders. Notwithstanding | ||||||
12 | any other
provisions of this Act concerning
the conduct of | ||||||
13 | hearings and recommendations for disciplinary actions, the | ||||||
14 | Department
Office
of Banks and Real Estate has the authority to | ||||||
15 | negotiate agreements with
registrants
and applicants resulting | ||||||
16 | in disciplinary or non-disciplinary consent orders. Any such | ||||||
17 | consent
order
may provide for any form of discipline provided | ||||||
18 | for in the Act. Any such
consent
order shall provide that it is | ||||||
19 | not entered into as a result of any coercion by
the
Department | ||||||
20 | Office of Banks and Real Estate . The consent order shall be | ||||||
21 | final upon signature of the Secretary Any such consent order | ||||||
22 | shall be accepted by
signature or rejected by the Commissioner | ||||||
23 | in a timely manner .
| ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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| |||||||
1 | (765 ILCS 86/15-45)
| ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
3 | Sec. 15-45. Order or certified copy. An order or a | ||||||
4 | certified copy of
an
order, over the seal of the Department | ||||||
5 | Office of Banks and Real Estate and purporting to
be
signed by | ||||||
6 | the Secretary Commissioner , shall be prima facie proof of the | ||||||
7 | following:
| ||||||
8 | (1) That the signature is the genuine signature of the | ||||||
9 | Secretary Commissioner .
| ||||||
10 | (2) That the Secretary Commissioner is duly appointed | ||||||
11 | and qualified.
| ||||||
12 | (3) That the administrative law judge is duly appointed | ||||||
13 | and qualified.
| ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
15 | (765 ILCS 86/15-50)
| ||||||
16 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 15-50. Restoration of certificate of registration. | ||||||
18 | Upon petition, after the successful completion of the term of | ||||||
19 | At any time
after the
suspension or revocation of any | ||||||
20 | certificate of registration, the Department Office of
Banks and
| ||||||
21 | Real Estate may restore the certificate of registration to the | ||||||
22 | respondent
upon
the written recommendation of the | ||||||
23 | administrative law judge, unless after an
investigation and a | ||||||
24 | hearing the administrative law judge determines that
| ||||||
25 | restoration is not in the public interest.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
2 | (765 ILCS 86/15-55)
| ||||||
3 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 15-55. Surrender of certificate of registration. Upon | ||||||
5 | the
revocation or
suspension of a certificate of registration, | ||||||
6 | the registrant shall immediately
surrender the certificate of | ||||||
7 | registration to the Department Office of Banks and Real
Estate . | ||||||
8 | If
the registrant fails to do so, the Department Office of | ||||||
9 | Banks and Real Estate has the
right to
seize the certificate of | ||||||
10 | registration.
| ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
12 | (765 ILCS 86/15-60)
| ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 15-60. Administrative Review Law ; transcripts; | ||||||
15 | certifications of record; costs . All final administrative
| ||||||
16 | decisions
of the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate | ||||||
17 | under this Act are subject to judicial
review
under the | ||||||
18 | Administrative Review Law and the rules implementing that Law. | ||||||
19 | The
term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section | ||||||
20 | 3-101 of the Code of
Civil
Procedure.
Proceedings for judicial | ||||||
21 | review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the
county in | ||||||
22 | which the party applying for review resides, but if the party
| ||||||
23 | is not a
resident of this State, the venue shall be in Cook or | ||||||
24 | Sangamon County.
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| |||||||
1 | Pending the court's final decision on administrative | ||||||
2 | review, the acts,
orders,
sanctions, and rulings of the | ||||||
3 | Department Office of Banks and Real Estate regarding any
| ||||||
4 | registration shall remain in full force and effect unless | ||||||
5 | modified or suspended
by
court order pending a final judicial | ||||||
6 | decision.
| ||||||
7 | The Department, at its own expense, shall preserve a record | ||||||
8 | of all proceedings at the formal hearing of a case involving | ||||||
9 | the refusal to issue or renew a license. The notice of hearing, | ||||||
10 | complaint, and all other documents in the nature of pleadings | ||||||
11 | and written motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of | ||||||
12 | testimony, the report, and orders of the Department shall be in | ||||||
13 | the record of the proceeding. | ||||||
14 | The Department shall not be required to certify any record | ||||||
15 | to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in | ||||||
16 | any court in a judicial review proceeding unless there is filed | ||||||
17 | in the court a receipt from the Department acknowledging | ||||||
18 | payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, | ||||||
19 | which shall be computed at the rate of 20 cents per page of the | ||||||
20 | record. Failure on the part of a plaintiff to file a receipt in | ||||||
21 | court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action. | ||||||
22 | The Office of Banks and Real
Estate
shall not be required | ||||||
23 | to certify any record to the court or file any answer
in court
| ||||||
24 | or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review | ||||||
25 | proceeding unless
there is
filed in the court, with the | ||||||
26 | complaint, a receipt from the Office of Banks and
Real
Estate |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying | ||||||
2 | the
record.
Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a | ||||||
3 | receipt in the court is grounds
for
dismissal of the action.
| ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
5 | (765 ILCS 86/15-65)
| ||||||
6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 15-65. Public interest, safety, or welfare; summary | ||||||
8 | suspension. The Secretary
Commissioner may temporarily
suspend | ||||||
9 | any registration pursuant to this Act, without hearing, | ||||||
10 | simultaneously
with the institution of proceedings for a | ||||||
11 | hearing provided for in this Section,
if the
Secretary | ||||||
12 | Commissioner finds that the evidence indicates that imminent | ||||||
13 | danger exists to the public interest,
safety, or
welfare | ||||||
14 | imperatively requires emergency action . If the Secretary | ||||||
15 | Commissioner
temporarily
suspends any registration without a | ||||||
16 | hearing, a hearing must be held within 30
calendar days after | ||||||
17 | the suspension. The person whose registration is suspended
may | ||||||
18 | seek a continuance of the hearing, during which the suspension | ||||||
19 | shall remain
in effect. The proceeding shall be concluded | ||||||
20 | without appreciable delay.
| ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
22 | (765 ILCS 86/15-70)
| ||||||
23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
24 | Sec. 15-70. Non-registered practice; civil penalty; |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | injunction.
| ||||||
2 | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | ||||||
3 | to practice, or
holds
himself or herself out to practice as a | ||||||
4 | registrant under this Act without being
registered under this | ||||||
5 | Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by
law,
| ||||||
6 | pay a civil penalty to the Department Office of Banks and Real | ||||||
7 | Estate in an amount not to
exceed $25,000 for each offense as | ||||||
8 | determined by the Department Office of Banks and Real
Estate . | ||||||
9 | The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department Office of | ||||||
10 | Banks and Real
estate
after a hearing is held in accordance | ||||||
11 | with the provisions set forth in this Act
regarding the | ||||||
12 | provision of a hearing for the discipline of a registration.
| ||||||
13 | (b) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person | ||||||
14 | violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a | ||||||
15 | rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not | ||||||
16 | be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set | ||||||
17 | forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall allow | ||||||
18 | at least 7 days after the date of the rule to file an answer | ||||||
19 | satisfactory to the Department. Failure to answer to the | ||||||
20 | satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease | ||||||
21 | and desist to be issued The Office of Banks and Real Estate has | ||||||
22 | the authority and power to
investigate any and all activity | ||||||
23 | subject to registration under
this Act .
| ||||||
24 | (c) A civil penalty imposed under subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
25 | paid within 60
days after the effective date
of
the
order | ||||||
26 | imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | judgment and
may
be filed and execution had thereon in the same | ||||||
2 | manner as any judgment from any
court of record.
| ||||||
3 | (d) Engaging in the sale of land located outside the State | ||||||
4 | of Illinois but
offered
for sale in Illinois by any entity not | ||||||
5 | holding a valid and current registration
under
this Act is | ||||||
6 | declared to be inimical to the public welfare, to constitute a
| ||||||
7 | public
nuisance, and to cause irreparable harm to the public | ||||||
8 | welfare. The Secretary
Commissioner ,
the Attorney General, the | ||||||
9 | State's Attorney of any county in the State, or any
person may | ||||||
10 | maintain an action in the name of the People of the State of
| ||||||
11 | Illinois,
and may apply for injunctive relief in any circuit | ||||||
12 | court to enjoin the entity
from
engaging in the conduct | ||||||
13 | prohibited under this subsection. Upon the filing of a
verified | ||||||
14 | petition in the
court, the
court, if satisfied by affidavit or | ||||||
15 | otherwise that the entity has been engaged
in
that conduct | ||||||
16 | without a valid and current registration, may enter a temporary
| ||||||
17 | restraining order without notice or bond, enjoining the | ||||||
18 | defendant from such
further
conduct. Only the showing of | ||||||
19 | nonregistration, by affidavit or otherwise, is
necessary in | ||||||
20 | order for a temporary injunction to issue. A copy of the | ||||||
21 | verified
complaint shall be served upon the defendant and the | ||||||
22 | proceedings shall
thereafter
be conducted as in other civil | ||||||
23 | cases except as modified by this Section. If it
is
established | ||||||
24 | that the defendant has been or is engaged in such unlawful
| ||||||
25 | conduct,
the court may enter an order or judgment perpetually | ||||||
26 | enjoining the defendant
from further
unlawful conduct. In all |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | proceedings hereunder, the court, in its discretion,
may
| ||||||
2 | apportion the costs among the parties interested in the action, | ||||||
3 | including cost
of
filing the complaint, service of process, | ||||||
4 | witness fees and expenses, court
reporter
charges and | ||||||
5 | reasonable attorneys' fees. In the case of a violation of any
| ||||||
6 | injunctive
order entered under the provisions of this Section, | ||||||
7 | the court may summarily try
and punish the offender for | ||||||
8 | contempt of court. Proceedings for an injunction
under this | ||||||
9 | Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all | ||||||
10 | penalties
and other
remedies provided in this Act.
| ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
12 | (765 ILCS 86/15-75)
| ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 15-75. Cease and desist orders. The Department Office | ||||||
15 | of Banks and Real
Estate
may issue a cease and desist order to | ||||||
16 | any person who engages in any activity
prohibited by this Act. | ||||||
17 | Any person in violation of a cease and desist order
entered
by | ||||||
18 | the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate is subject to | ||||||
19 | all of the remedies
provided by law.
| ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
21 | (765 ILCS 86/20-5)
| ||||||
22 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
23 | Sec. 20-5. Administration of Act. The Department Office of | ||||||
24 | Banks and Real Estate
shall exercise the powers and duties |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | prescribed by the Civil Administrative
Code
of Illinois and | ||||||
2 | shall exercise other powers and duties necessary for
| ||||||
3 | effectuating the
purposes of this Act. The Department Office of | ||||||
4 | Banks and Real Estate may contract with
third
parties for | ||||||
5 | services necessary for the proper administration of this Act. | ||||||
6 | The Department
Office
of Banks and Real Estate has the | ||||||
7 | authority to establish public policies and
procedures | ||||||
8 | necessary for the administration of this Act.
| ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
10 | (765 ILCS 86/20-10)
| ||||||
11 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
12 | Sec. 20-10. Administrative rules. The Department Office of | ||||||
13 | Banks and Real Estate
shall adopt rules for the implementation | ||||||
14 | and enforcement of this Act.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
16 | (765 ILCS 86/20-15)
| ||||||
17 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
18 | Sec. 20-15. Investigation of subdivisions. The Department | ||||||
19 | may Office of Banks and
Real
Estate shall investigate any every | ||||||
20 | subdivision offered for sale in this State and
may:
| ||||||
21 | (1) Require the applicant to submit reports prepared by | ||||||
22 | competent
engineers
concerning any hazard to which any | ||||||
23 | subdivision offered for sale is subject in
the
opinion of | ||||||
24 | the Department Office of Banks and Real Estate , or any |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | factor that affects the
utility
of lots or parcels within | ||||||
2 | the subdivision, and require evidence of compliance.
| ||||||
3 | (2) Make an on-site inspection of each subdivision. In | ||||||
4 | connection with
any
on-site inspection, the owner, | ||||||
5 | subdivider, or agent shall defray all expenses
incurred by | ||||||
6 | the inspector in the course of the inspection.
| ||||||
7 | (3) Make additional on-site inspections of each | ||||||
8 | subdivision for which the
owner, subdivider, or agent shall | ||||||
9 | defray all expenses incurred by the inspector
in
the course | ||||||
10 | of the inspection.
| ||||||
11 | (4) Require the owner, subdivider, or agent to deposit | ||||||
12 | the expenses to be
incurred in any inspection, in advance, | ||||||
13 | based upon an estimate by the Department Office of
Banks | ||||||
14 | and Real Estate of the expenses likely to be incurred.
| ||||||
15 | (5) In those cases where an on-site inspection of any | ||||||
16 | subdivision has been
made under the provisions of this Act, | ||||||
17 | waive an inspection of a subsequent
registration submitted | ||||||
18 | as an amendment to the registration covering subdivided
| ||||||
19 | land to be sold under the same common promotional plan. An | ||||||
20 | inspection of the
subsequent registration may be made in | ||||||
21 | connection with the next succeeding
on-site inspection.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
| ||||||
23 | (765 ILCS 86/20-20)
| ||||||
24 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
| ||||||
25 | Sec. 20-20. Forms. The Department Office of Banks and Real |
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1 | Estate may
prescribe forms and procedures for submitting to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Department Office of Banks and
Real Estate .
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4 | (765 ILCS 86/20-25)
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7 | fees
collected for registration and for civil penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | pursuant to this Act and
administrative rules adopted under | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | this Act shall be deposited into the Real
Estate Administration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Fund. The moneys deposited in the Real Estate
Administration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | License Fund shall be appropriated to the Department Office of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Banks
and Real Estate for expenses for the administration and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | enforcement of this
Act.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 91-338, eff. 12-30-99.)
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16 | becoming law.
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