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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 13.1, 16, and 42 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; | ||||||
8 | applications.
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9 | (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations | ||||||
10 | desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, | ||||||
11 | other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of | ||||||
12 | shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
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13 | register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.
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14 | (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the | ||||||
15 | Department each
year, on
or before the last day of
September, | ||||||
16 | in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the | ||||||
17 | Department. All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on | ||||||
18 | the last
day of
September of each year.
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19 | (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and | ||||||
20 | telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of (i) | ||||||
21 | the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if | ||||||
22 | a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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23 | application shall contain
the business name, address, and |
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1 | telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and | ||||||
2 | any other information the Department may require by rule.
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3 | (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of | ||||||
4 | insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general | ||||||
5 | liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, | ||||||
6 | a minimum of $300,000 aggregate
for bodily injury,
property | ||||||
7 | damage insurance with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of | ||||||
8 | $300,000
combined single limit, and workers compensation
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9 | insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability. No | ||||||
10 | registration
may be issued in the
absence of this
certificate. | ||||||
11 | Certificates must be in force at all times for registration to
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12 | remain valid.
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13 | (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the | ||||||
14 | Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or | ||||||
15 | a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in | ||||||
16 | accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this | ||||||
17 | Act.
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18 | (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who | ||||||
19 | engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or | ||||||
20 | apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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21 | (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual | ||||||
22 | registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.
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23 | (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any | ||||||
24 | changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the | ||||||
25 | addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
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26 | licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify |
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1 | the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or | ||||||
2 | revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.
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3 | (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the | ||||||
4 | application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a | ||||||
5 | license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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6 | responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the | ||||||
7 | plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
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8 | registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed. In the | ||||||
9 | event that the plumbing contractor's registration is suspended | ||||||
10 | or revoked, the Department shall notify the City of Chicago and | ||||||
11 | any corresponding plumbing contractor's license issued by the | ||||||
12 | City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 94-55, eff. 6-17-05; 94-258, eff. 7-19-05; | ||||||
14 | 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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15 | (225 ILCS 320/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
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16 | Sec. 16.
(1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having | ||||||
17 | a population of
500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing | ||||||
18 | provisions substantially
the same as those in this Act and | ||||||
19 | specifying educational or experience
requirements equivalent | ||||||
20 | to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a
board of | ||||||
21 | plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
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22 | suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city, | ||||||
23 | village or
incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such | ||||||
24 | ordinance the provisions of
this act shall not apply within any | ||||||
25 | such municipality except as otherwise
provided herein.
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1 | (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such | ||||||
2 | ordinance, or
licensed by the Department under this Act, may | ||||||
3 | engage in plumbing anywhere
in this State.
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4 | (3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to | ||||||
5 | this Section
shall maintain a current record similar to that | ||||||
6 | required of the Director by
Section 8 of this Act, and shall | ||||||
7 | provide the Department with a copy
thereof. The Department | ||||||
8 | shall be advised of changes in such record at least
every six | ||||||
9 | months.
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10 | (4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is | ||||||
11 | suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated | ||||||
12 | town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city, | ||||||
13 | village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department. | ||||||
14 | (Source: Laws 1953, p. 1293.)
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15 | (225 ILCS 320/42)
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16 | Sec. 42. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 | ||||||
17 | of Article
VII
of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 the power | ||||||
18 | to regulate the licensing of
plumbers, to promulgate the | ||||||
19 | promulgation of a minimum plumbing code of
standards,
and the | ||||||
20 | power to regulate the registration of irrigation contractors | ||||||
21 | and plumbing contractors shall,
except as may otherwise be | ||||||
22 | provided within and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 16 | ||||||
23 | and Section 16.1 of this Act, be exercised by the State and may
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24 | not be exercised by
any unit of local government, including | ||||||
25 | home rule units.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)
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