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1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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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 Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7505)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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8 | Sec. 5. Display of license number; advertising.
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9 | (a) Each State licensed roofing contractor shall
affix the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | roofing contractor license number and the licensee's name, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | it appears on the license, the
license number of his or her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | license to all of his
or
her contracts and bids. In
addition, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the official issuing building permits shall affix the
roofing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | contractor license number to each application for a building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | permit
and on
each building permit issued and recorded.
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16 | (a-5) If an applicant a general contractor applies for a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | building permit with a unit of local government and knowingly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | submits a roofing license number that is not that of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | roofing contractor who performs the work on the roofing portion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of will be the subcontractor for the project for which the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | applicant general contractor has requested the permit, then the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | applicant the general contractor shall be guilty of identity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | theft under subsection (a) of Section 16G-15 of the Criminal |
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1 | Code of 1961. | ||||||
2 | (b) In addition, every roofing contractor shall affix the
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3 | roofing
contractor license number and the licensee's name, as | ||||||
4 | it appears on the license, on all commercial vehicles used as
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5 | part
of his
or her business as a roofing contractor.
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6 | (c) Every holder of a license shall
display it in a
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7 | conspicuous place in his or her principal office, place of | ||||||
8 | business, or place
of employment.
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9 | (d) No person licensed under this Act may advertise | ||||||
10 | services regulated by
this Act unless that person includes in | ||||||
11 | the advertisement the roofing contractor license number and the | ||||||
12 | licensee's name, as it appears on the license his or her | ||||||
13 | license
number . Nothing contained in this subsection requires | ||||||
14 | the publisher of
advertising for roofing contractor services to | ||||||
15 | investigate or verify the
accuracy of the
license number | ||||||
16 | provided by the licensee.
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17 | (e) A person who advertises services regulated by this Act | ||||||
18 | who knowingly (i)
fails to display the license number and the | ||||||
19 | licensee's name, as it appears on the license, in any manner | ||||||
20 | required by this Section,
(ii) fails to provide a publisher | ||||||
21 | with the correct license number as required
by subsection (d), | ||||||
22 | or (iii) provides a publisher with a false license number or
a | ||||||
23 | license number of another person, or a person who knowingly | ||||||
24 | allows his or her
license number to be displayed or used by | ||||||
25 | another person to circumvent any
provisions of this Section, is | ||||||
26 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with a fine of
$1,000, and, in |
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1 | addition, is subject to the administrative enforcement
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2 | provisions of this Act.
Each day that an advertisement runs or | ||||||
3 | each day that a person knowingly allows
his or her license to | ||||||
4 | be displayed or used in violation of this Section
constitutes a | ||||||
5 | separate offense.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 96-624, eff. 1-1-10.)
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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