97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1394

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Detection of Deception Examiners Act and the Regulatory Sunset Act. Permits the Department to disclose information and documents related to an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant only to law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Provides that any formal complaint against a licensee filed with the Department or an order issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record. Allows the Department to take action, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 per violation, if the individual meets the requirements for grounds for disciplinary action. Grants the Department authority to petition the Attorney General or local State's Attorney office where a violation occurs to enjoin the violation or order enforcement compliance with this Act. Provides that, on a showing of a possible violation, the Department may compel an applicant or a licensee to submit to a physical or mental examination. Provides the Department the authority to issue subpoenas, administer oaths at Department hearings, or petition the circuit courts to order the attendance and testimony of witnesses. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the Detection of Deception Examiners Act from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2022. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Section 4.22 and by adding Section 4.32 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.22)
7    Sec. 4.22. Acts repealed on January 1, 2012. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2012:
9    The Detection of Deception Examiners Act.
10    The Home Inspector License Act.
11    The Interior Design Title Act.
12    The Massage Licensing Act.
13    The Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act.
14    The Professional Boxing Act.
15    The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
16    The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License
17Act.
18(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
19    (5 ILCS 80/4.32 new)
20    Sec. 4.32. Act repealed on January 1, 2022. The following
21Act is repealed on January 1, 2022:
22    The Detection of Deception Examiners Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is
2amended by changing Sections 1, 3, 4, 4.5, 7.2, 7.3, 8, 10.1,
311, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 26.1, 28, 29,
4and 30 and by adding Sections 10, 18.3, and 26.5 as follows:
 
5    (225 ILCS 430/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2401)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
7    Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
8context otherwise requires:
9    "Address of Record" means the designated address recorded
10by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
11file or license file as maintained by the Department's
12licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
13licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
14those changes must be made either through the Department's
15website or by contacting the Department.
16    "Detection of Deception Examination", hereinafter referred
17to as "Examination" means any examination in which a device or
18instrument is used to test or question individuals for the
19purpose of evaluating truthfulness or untruthfulness.
20    "Examiner" means any person licensed under this Act.
21    "Person" includes any natural person, partnership,
22association, corporation or trust.
23    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
24Professional Regulation of the State of Illinois.

 

 

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1    "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation
2of the State of Illinois.
3    "Him" means both the male and female gender.
4    "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the State or a
5unit of local government that is vested by law or ordinance
6with the power to maintain public order and to enforce criminal
7laws and ordinances.
8    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
9Professional Regulation.
10(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01; 93-619, eff. 12-15-03.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 430/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2403)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
13    Sec. 3. Every examiner shall use an instrument which
14records permanently and simultaneously the subject's
15cardiovascular, respiratory and galvanic skin response
16patterns as minimum standards and shall base his or her
17evaluation upon changes in such patterns. Such an instrument
18may record additional physiological patterns pertinent to the
19detection of deception. The examiner may also consider changes
20in such additional patterns in making his or her evaluations.
21An examiner shall, upon written request of a person examined,
22make known the results of such test to the person examined
23within 5 days of receipt of the written request.
24(Source: P.A. 82-200.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 430/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2404)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
3    Sec. 4. Registration or license required; exceptions.
4    (a) It is unlawful for any person to administer detection
5of deception examinations, or attempt to hold himself or
6herself out as an Examiner, unless registered or licensed by
7the Department. However, this shall not prohibit the use of
8detection of deception equipment by a person licensed to
9practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical
10Practice Act of 1987 when the results are to be used in
11research.
12    (b) Nothing in this Act prohibits the use of a voice stress
13analyzer by any fully trained full time certified law
14enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency in the course
15of its duties as an investigative aid in a criminal
16investigation. Law enforcement users of a voice stress analyzer
17shall be trained in a manner approved by the Illinois Law
18Enforcement Training Standards Board. The use of a voice stress
19analyzer shall be conducted only with the prior written consent
20of the subject of such investigation. Surreptitious use of a
21voice stress analyzer is prohibited. Use of a voice stress
22analyzer is prohibited when a State or local law enforcement
23officer stops a motorist for an alleged violation of the
24Illinois Vehicle Code. A voice stress analyzer is prohibited
25for use in pre-employment screening and for internal
26investigations. For the purposes of this subsection (b), "voice

 

 

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1stress analyzer" means an investigative tool that records voice
2stress factors related to frequency modulations in the human
3voice.
4(Source: P.A. 93-619, eff. 12-15-03.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 430/4.5)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
7    Sec. 4.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
8    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
9to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a detection of
10deception examiner without being licensed under this Act shall,
11in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
12penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
13$5,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The
14civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
15hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in
16this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
17discipline of a licensee.
18    (b) The Department has the authority and power to
19investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
20    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
21the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
22order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
23execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
24any court of record.
25(Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 430/7.2)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
3    Sec. 7.2. Detection of Deception Examiners Act
4Coordinator. The Secretary may Director shall appoint a
5Detection of Deception Examiners Act Coordinator to assist the
6Department in the administration of this Act. The Detection of
7Deception Examiners Act Coordinator shall be a person licensed
8under this Act and shall have no less than 10 years of
9experience as an Illinois licensed Detection of Deception
10Examiner. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act Coordinator
11shall perform such administrative functions on a full or
12part-time basis as may be delegated to him or her by the
13Secretary Director, including, but not limited to, revising
14revision of the licensing examination, reviewing and review of
15the training and qualifications of applicants, and
16interviewing witnesses, the complainant, and any licensees
17involved in an alleged matter from a jurisdiction outside of
18Illinois.
19    Whenever the Director is satisfied that substantial
20justice has not been done in an examination, he may order a
21re-examination by the same or other examiners.
22(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 430/7.3)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)

 

 

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1    Sec. 7.3. Appointment of a Hearing Officer. The Secretary
2Director has the authority to appoint an attorney, licensed to
3practice law in the State of Illinois, to serve as a Hearing
4Officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license
5or to discipline a license. The Hearing Officer has full
6authority to conduct the hearing. The appointed Detection of
7Deception Coordinator may attend hearings and advise the
8Hearing Officer on technical matters involving Detection of
9Deception examinations.
10(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 430/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2409)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
13    Sec. 8. Applications for original licenses shall be made to
14the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
15and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not
16be returnable. Any such application shall require such
17information as in the judgment of the Department will enable
18the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
19for a license.
20    If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse
21or refuses to take the next available examination for a license
22under this Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall be
23forfeited and the application denied. If an applicant fails to
24pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years
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1denied. However, such applicant may thereafter make a new
2application for examination, accompanied by the required fee.
3(Source: P.A. 84-266.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 430/10.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2411.1)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
6    Sec. 10.1. Prior to beginning the 6 months of study of
7detection of deception required by paragraph D of Section 11, a
8person shall register with the Department. Persons who so
9register may administer examinations under the supervision and
10control of an examiner during their course of study.
11    This registration is valid for 1 year and may not be
12renewed as set forth by rule.
13(Source: P.A. 82-200.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 430/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2412)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
16    Sec. 11. Qualifications for licensure as an examiner. A
17person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner:
18    A. Who establishes that he or she is a person of good moral
19character; and
20    B. Who has passed an examination approved by the Department
21to determine his or her competency to obtain a license to
22practice as an examiner; and
23    C. Who has had conferred upon him or her an academic
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1or university; and
2    D. Who has satisfactorily completed 6 months of study in
3detection of deception, as prescribed by rule, which shall
4include, but not be limited to, course content, trainer
5qualifications, and specialized instructor qualifications.
6    In determining good moral character, the Department may
7take into consideration conviction of any crime under the laws
8of the United States or any state or territory thereof that is
9a felony or a misdemeanor or any crime that is directly related
10to the practice of the profession. Conviction of a misdemeanor
11involving moral turpitude or a felony may be considered, but
12shall not be determinative, in determining whether an applicant
13is of good moral character.
14(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 430/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2414)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
17    Sec. 13. The expiration date and renewal period for each
18license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. An examiner
19whose license has expired may reinstate his or her license at
20any time within 5 years after the expiration thereof, by making
21a renewal application therefore therefor and by paying the
22required fee. However, any examiner whose license expired while
23he or she was (1) in Federal Service on active duty with the
24Armed Forces of the United States, or the State Militia called
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1the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction
2into the military service, may have his or her license renewed,
3reinstated or restored without paying any lapsed renewal and
4restoration fees if within 2 years after honorable termination
5of such service, training or education except under conditions
6other than honorable, he or she furnishes the Department with
7satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or she has been so
8engaged and that his or her service, training or education has
9been so terminated.
10    A license or duplicate license must be prominently
11displayed at the principal place of business of every examiner.
12    Notice in writing shall be given to the Department by such
13license holder of any change of principal business location
14whereupon, the Department shall issue a new license for the
15unexpired period upon payment of the required fee. A change of
16business location without notification to the Department and
17without the issuance by it of a new license shall automatically
18suspend the license theretofore issued.
19(Source: P.A. 84-1299.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 430/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2415)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
22    Sec. 14.
23    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew , may
24suspend or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand,
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1Department may deem appropriate, including imposing fines not
2to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any a
3license for any one or a combination of the following grounds:
4        (1) A. Material misstatement in furnishing information
5    to the Department the application for original license or
6    in the application for any renewal license under this Act.
7        (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules adopted
8    under this Act. B. Wilful disregard or violation of this
9    Act or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto.
10        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
11    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
12    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
13    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
14    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
15    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that
16    is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential
17    element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related
18    to the practice of the profession. C. Conviction in this or
19    another State of any crime which is a felony under the laws
20    of this State or conviction of a felony in a federal court,
21    or conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
22        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23    obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act
24    or the rules adopted under this Act pertaining to
25    advertising. D. Making any wilful misrepresentation or
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1    misleading advertisement for the purpose of directly or
2    indirectly obtaining business or trainees.
3        (5) Professional incompetence. E. Having demonstrated
4    incompetency to act as an examiner as defined under this
5    Act.
6        (6) F. Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
7    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
8        (7) Aiding G. Wilfully aiding or assisting abetting
9    another person in the violating violation of this Act or of
10    any rule adopted under this Act issued by the Department
11    pursuant thereto.
12        (8) H. Where the license holder has been adjudged
13    mentally ill, mentally deficient or subject to involuntary
14    admission as provided in the Mental Health and
15    Developmental Disabilities Code.
16        (9) I. Failing, within 60 days a reasonable time, to
17    provide information in response to a written request made
18    requested by the Department as the result of a formal or
19    informal complaint to the Department, which would indicate
20    a violation of this Act.
21        (10) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
22    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23    defraud, or harm the public.
24        (11) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
25    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
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1    other chemical agent or drug.
2        (12) Discipline by another state, District of
3    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
4    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
5    equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
6        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
7    after having his or her license placed on probationary
8    status, has violated the terms of probation.
9        (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
10    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
11    to, false records filed with State agencies or departments.
12        (15) Inability to practice the profession with
13    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
14    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
15    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
16    skill, or a mental illness or disability.
17        (16) Charging for professional services not rendered,
18    including filing false statements for the collection of
19    fees for which services are not rendered.
20        (17) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
21    law, an assumed name.
22        (18) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
23    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
24    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
25        (19) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing
26    examination administered under this Act.

 

 

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1    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
260 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
3fine.
4    J. Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or
5interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final
6assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax
7Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until
8such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
9satisfied.
10    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
11without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
12Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
13return, or pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
14return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
15interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
16Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
17requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
18with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
19Administrative Code of Illinois.
20    (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
21authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
22educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
23Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
24agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
25(g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
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1    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
2Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
3licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
4child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to
5the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or
6may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
7disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
8certification of delinquency made by the Department of
9Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of
10subsection (g) of Section 1205-15 of the Civil Administrative
11Code of Illinois.
12    (e) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
13subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
14provided in the Mental Health and Development Disabilities
15Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
16end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
17longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
18and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
19patient.
20    (f) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a showing
21of a possible violation, may compel an individual licensed to
22practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure under
23this Act, to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
24both, as required by and at the expense of the Department. The
25Department may order the examining physician to present
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1licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
2reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
3communications between the licensee or applicant and the
4examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
5specifically designated by the Department. The individual to be
6examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
7of his or her choice present during all aspects of this
8examination. The examination shall be performed by a physician
9licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Failure of
10an individual to submit to a mental or physical examination,
11when directed, shall result in an automatic suspension without
12hearing.
13    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
14applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
15or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited to,
16deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skill,
17is unable to practice the profession with reasonable judgment,
18skill, or safety, may be required by the Department to submit
19to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
20designated by the Department as a condition, term, or
21restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
22practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
23required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
24of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
25counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
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1revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
2individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
3immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
4not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
5mental illness or impairment.
6    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
7person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
8license must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
9the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
10Department shall have the authority to review the subject
11individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
12impairment to the extent permitted by applicable federal
13statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
14medical records.
15    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
16this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
17the Department that he or she can resume practice in compliance
18with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
19of his or her license.
20(Source: P.A. 85-1222.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 430/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2416)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
23    Sec. 15. Any unlawful act or violation of any of the
24provisions of this Act upon the part of any examiner or
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1any other examiner for whom the offending examiner may have
2been employed, unless it shall appear that the examiner knew or
3should have known of has wilfully aided or abetted the actions
4or activities of the offending examiner or trainee.
5(Source: Laws 1963, p. 3300.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 430/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2418)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
8    Sec. 17. Investigations; notice and hearing. Complaints;
9investigations. The Department may upon its own motion and
10shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
11setting forth facts which if proved would constitute grounds
12for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license under this
13Act, investigate the actions of any applicant or any person or
14persons rendering or offering to render detection of deception
15services or any person holding or claiming to hold a license as
16a licensed examiner. The Department shall, before refusing to
17issue or renew a license or to discipline a licensee under
18Section 14 and before suspension or revocation of a license, at
19least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, (i) notify
20the accused in writing the applicant for, or holder of, a
21license of the nature of the charges made and the time and
22place for the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her
23and that a hearing will be held on the date designated. The
24Department shall direct the applicant or licensee to file a
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1after the service of the notice, and (iii) inform the applicant
2or licensee that failure to file an answer will result in
3default being taken against the applicant or licensee. At the
4time and place fixed in the notice, the Department shall
5proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel
6shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any pertinent
7statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Department
8may continue the hearing from time to time. In case the person,
9after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer, his or her
10license, may, in the discretion of the Department, be revoked,
11suspended, placed on probationary status, or the Department may
12take whatever disciplinary action considered proper, including
13limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice
14or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or
15acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for that action
16under the Act. The written notice may be served by personal
17delivery or by certified mail to the accused's address of
18record. and that the license or certificate may be suspended,
19revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary
20action may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature or
21extent of practice, as the Director may deem proper. In case
22the person fails to file an answer after receiving notice, his
23or her license or certificate may, in the discretion of the
24Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary
25status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action
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1of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
2hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
3grounds for such action under this Act. The hearing shall
4determine whether the applicant or holder, hereinafter called
5the respondent is privileged to hold a license, and shall
6afford the respondent an opportunity to be heard in person or
7by counsel in reference thereto. Written notice may be served
8by delivery of the same personally to the respondent at the
9address of his last notification to the Department. At the time
10and place fixed in the notice, the Department shall proceed to
11hear the charges and both the respondent and Department shall
12be accorded ample opportunity to present in person or by
13counsel such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as
14may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The
15Department may continue the hearing from time to time.
16(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 430/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2419)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
19    Sec. 18. Stenographer; transcript; Hearing Officer report.
20The Department, at its expense, shall provide a stenographer to
21take down the testimony and preserve a record of all
22proceedings at the hearing of any case involving the refusal to
23issue or the suspension or revocation of a license. The notice
24of hearing, complaint and all other documents in the nature of
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1transcript of testimony, the report of the Hearing Officer and
2orders of the Department shall be the records of the
3proceedings. The Department shall furnish a transcript of the
4record to any person or persons interested in the hearing upon
5the payment of the fee required under Section 2105-115 of the
6Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
72105/2105-115).
8    At the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer shall
9make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations,
10separately stated, and submit them to the Director and to all
11parties to the proceeding.
12    The Hearing Officer's findings of fact, conclusions of law,
13and recommendations shall be served upon the licensee in a
14similar fashion as service of the notice of formal charges.
15Within 20 days after the service, any party to the proceeding
16may present to the Director a motion, in writing, specifying
17the particular grounds for a rehearing.
18    The Director, following the time allowed for filing a
19motion for rehearing, shall review the Hearing Officer's
20findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations and
21any subsequently filed motions. After review of the
22information, the Director may hear oral arguments and
23thereafter shall issue the order. The report of findings of
24fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the Hearing
25Officer shall be the basis for the Department's order. If the
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1Director may issue an order in contravention of the Hearing
2Officer's recommendations. The Director shall promptly provide
3a written explanation to all parties to the proceeding of any
4disagreement with the Hearing Officer's recommendations.
5(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 430/18.3 new)
7    Sec. 18.3. Finding and recommendations. At the conclusion
8of the hearing, the hearing officer shall make findings of
9fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations, separately
10stated, and submit them to the Secretary and to all parties to
11the proceeding.
12    The hearing officer's findings of fact, conclusions of law,
13and recommendations shall be served upon the licensee in a
14similar fashion as service of the notice of formal charges.
15Within 20 days after the service, any party to the proceeding
16may present to the Secretary a motion, in writing, specifying
17the particular grounds for a rehearing.
18    The Secretary, following the time allowed for filing a
19motion for rehearing, shall review the hearing officer's
20findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations and
21any subsequently filed motions. After review of the
22information, the Secretary may hear oral arguments and
23thereafter shall issue the order. The report of findings of
24fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the hearing
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1Secretary finds that substantial justice was not done, the
2Secretary may issue an order in contravention of the hearing
3officer's recommendations.
 
4    (225 ILCS 430/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2420)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
6    Sec. 19. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.
7    (a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any
8person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the
9production of any books, papers, records, or any other
10documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems
11relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted
12by the Department with the same fees and in the same manner as
13prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this State.
14    (b) Any circuit court, upon the application of the licensee
15or the Department, may order the attendance and testimony of
16witnesses and the production of relevant documents, files,
17records, books, and papers in connection with any hearing or
18investigation. The circuit court may compel obedience to its
19order by proceedings for contempt.
20    (c) The Secretary, the hearing officer, any member of the
21Board, or a certified shorthand court reporter may administer
22oaths at any hearing the Department conducts. Notwithstanding
23any other statute or Department rule to the contrary, all
24requests for testimony, production of documents, or records
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1upon application of the Director or of the applicant or
2licensee against whom proceedings upon Section 17 of this Act
3are pending, enter an order requiring the attendance of
4witnesses and their testimony, and the production of documents,
5papers, files, books and records in connection with any hearing
6in any proceedings under that section. The court may compel
7obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.
8(Source: P.A. 83-334.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 430/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2421)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
11    Sec. 20. Any person affected by a final administrative
12decision of the Department may have such decision reviewed
13judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein such
14person resides. If the plaintiff in the review proceeding is
15not a resident of this State, the venue shall be in Sangamon
16County. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and
17all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
18pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
19the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the
20Department hereunder. The term "administrative decision" is
21defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
22    The Department shall not be required to certify any record
23to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in
24any court in a Judicial review proceeding, unless and until the
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1the court with the complaint a receipt from the Department
2acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying
3the record which costs shall be determined by the Department
4computed at the rate of 20 cents per page of such record.
5Exhibits Exhibit shall be certified without cost. Failure on
6the part of the plaintiff Plaintiff to file a such receipt in
7court is shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.
8(Source: P.A. 82-783.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 430/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2423)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
11    Sec. 22. Rules Regulations; forms. The Secretary Director
12may issue rules regulations, consistent with the provisions of
13this Act, for the administration and enforcement thereof and
14may prescribe forms which shall be issued in connection
15therewith.
16(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 430/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2425)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
19    Sec. 24. Injunctions; cease and desist orders. If any
20person violates a provision of this Act, the Secretary Director
21may, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois,
22through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or the
23State's Attorney of the county in which the violation is
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1court, for an order enjoining such violation or for an order
2enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of a
3verified petition complaint in such court, the court, with
4appropriate jurisdiction, may issue or any judge thereof, if
5satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that such person has
6violated this Act, may enter a temporary restraining order or
7preliminary injunction, without notice or bond, and may
8preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If
9enjoining such continued violation, and if it is established
10that such person has violated or is violating the injunction
11this Act, the court Court may summarily try and punish the
12offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section
13section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other
14remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
15    Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
16violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
17rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
18be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set
19forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
20provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an
21answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer
22to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to
23cease and desist to be issued. The Department may conduct
24hearings and issue cease and desist orders with respect to
25persons who engage in activities prohibited by this Act. Any
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1Department shall be subject to all of the remedies provided by
2law and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty
3payable to the party injured by the violation in an amount up
4to $10,000.
5(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 430/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2426)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
8    Sec. 25. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
9order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
10Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
11Director, shall be prima facie proof that:
12        (a) the signature is the genuine signature of the
13    Secretary Director; and
14        (b) the Secretary Director is duly appointed and
15    qualified.
16(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 430/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2427)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
19    Sec. 26. Fees. The Department shall provide by rule for a
20schedule of fees for the administration and enforcement of this
21Act, including, but not limited to, original licensure,
22registration, renewal, and restoration. The fees shall be
23nonrefundable.
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1the General Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be
2appropriated to the Department for the ordinary and contingent
3expenses of the Department in the administration of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 91-454, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 430/26.1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2427.1)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
7    Sec. 26.1. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers
8a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to
9the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which
10it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the
11amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
12imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
13provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on
14a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
15that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
16by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
17the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
18date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
19necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
20terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
21without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
22seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
23Department for restoration or issuance of the license or
24certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the Department.
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1application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay
2all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
3Director may waive the fines due under this Section in
4individual cases where the Secretary Director finds that the
5fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
6(Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02; 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 430/26.5 new)
8    Sec. 26.5. Confidentiality. All information collected by
9the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
10of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
11complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
12information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
13be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
14shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the
15information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
16other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
17interest as determined by the Secretary, or to a party
18presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and
19documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law
20enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any
21purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed
22against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
23Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
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1    (225 ILCS 430/28)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2429)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
3    Sec. 28. Violations. Sentence. A person who is found to
4have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A
5misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for the
6second and any subsequent offense. Violation of this Act is a
7Class B misdemeanor. All fines under this Act shall inure and
8be paid to the County in which the prosecution is maintained.
9(Source: P.A. 77-2650.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 430/29)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2430)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
12    Sec. 29. Restoration of license from discipline. At any
13time after the successful completion of a term of indefinite
14probation, suspension, or revocation of a license, the
15Department may restore the license to the licensee, unless,
16after an investigation and a hearing, the Secretary determines
17that restoration is not in the public interest. No person or
18entity whose license, certificate, or authority has been
19revoked as authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of
20that license, certification, or authority until such time as
21provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22suspension or revocation of any license, the Department may
23restore it to the accused person.
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1    (225 ILCS 430/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2431)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
3    Sec. 30. An applicant who is an Examiner, licensed under
4the laws of another state or territory of the United States,
5or an examiner who has been trained under the training
6standards determined by the federal government, may be issued a
7license without examination by the Department, in its
8discretion, upon payment of a fee as set by rule, and the
9production of satisfactory proof:
10    (a) satisfactory proof that he or she is of good moral
11character; and
12    (b) satisfactory proof that the requirements for the
13licensing of Examiners in such particular state or territory of
14the United States were, at the date of licensing, substantially
15equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State; or
16.
17    (c) certification, if applicable, that the applicant has
18successfully completed the Defense Academy for Credibility
19Assessment course, or its predecessor or successor course.
20(Source: P.A. 92-453, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 430/10 rep.)
22    Section 15. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is
23amended by repealing Section 10.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 80/4.22
4    5 ILCS 80/4.32 new
5    225 ILCS 430/1from Ch. 111, par. 2401
6    225 ILCS 430/3from Ch. 111, par. 2403
7    225 ILCS 430/4from Ch. 111, par. 2404
8    225 ILCS 430/4.5
9    225 ILCS 430/7.2
10    225 ILCS 430/7.3
11    225 ILCS 430/8from Ch. 111, par. 2409
12    225 ILCS 430/10.1from Ch. 111, par. 2411.1
13    225 ILCS 430/11from Ch. 111, par. 2412
14    225 ILCS 430/13from Ch. 111, par. 2414
15    225 ILCS 430/14from Ch. 111, par. 2415
16    225 ILCS 430/15from Ch. 111, par. 2416
17    225 ILCS 430/17from Ch. 111, par. 2418
18    225 ILCS 430/18from Ch. 111, par. 2419
19    225 ILCS 430/18.3 new
20    225 ILCS 430/19from Ch. 111, par. 2420
21    225 ILCS 430/20from Ch. 111, par. 2421
22    225 ILCS 430/22from Ch. 111, par. 2423
23    225 ILCS 430/24from Ch. 111, par. 2425
24    225 ILCS 430/25from Ch. 111, par. 2426
25    225 ILCS 430/26from Ch. 111, par. 2427

 

 

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1    225 ILCS 430/26.1from Ch. 111, par. 2427.1
2    225 ILCS 430/26.5 new
3    225 ILCS 430/28from Ch. 111, par. 2429
4    225 ILCS 430/29from Ch. 111, par. 2430
5    225 ILCS 430/30from Ch. 111, par. 2431
6    225 ILCS 430/10 rep.