Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Filed: 3/17/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1970

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1970, by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Cemetery Consumer Bill of Rights Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions.
7    "Cemetery authority" means any individual or legal entity
8that owns or controls cemetery lands or property.
9    "Cemetery merchandise" means items of personal property
10normally sold by a cemetery authority not covered under the
11Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, including, but not
12limited to: (1) memorials, (2) markers, (3) monuments, (4)
13foundations and installations, and (5) outer burial
14containers.
15    "Cemetery services" means those services customarily
16performed by cemetery or crematory personnel in connection with

 

 

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1the interment, entombment, inurnment, or cremation of a dead
2human body.
3    "Term burial" means a right of interment sold to a consumer
4in which the cemetery authority retains the right to disinter
5and relocate the remains.
 
6    Section 10. Consumer privileges.
7     (a) A record of decedent's grave location shall be open to
8public inspection consistent with State and federal law. The
9cemetery authority shall make available, consistent with State
10and federal law, a true copy of the grave location of a
11decedent currently in the cemetery authorities records, upon
12written request and payment of reasonable copy costs. At the
13time of the interment, entombment, or inurnment, the cemetery
14authority shall provide the record of the deceased's grave
15location to the person who would have authority to dispose of
16the decedent's remains under the Disposition of Remains Act.
17    (b) Consumers have the right to purchase cemetery
18merchandise or cemetery services directly from the cemetery
19authority when available or through a third-party vendor of the
20consumer's choice, other than opening and closing services,
21without incurring a penalty or additional charge by the
22cemetery authority; provided, however, that consumers do not
23have the right to purchase types of cemetery merchandise or
24cemetery services that would violate applicable law, any
25collective bargaining agreement, or the cemetery authority's

 

 

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1rules and regulations.
2    (c) Consumers have the right to complain to the cemetery
3authority regarding cemetery-related products purchased from
4the cemetery and services as well as issues with customer
5service, maintenance, or other cemetery activities for which
6they have paid for.
 
7    Section 15. Cemetery duties for all cemetery authorities.
8    (a) Prices for all cemetery merchandise and cemetery
9services offered for sale by the cemetery authority must be
10disclosed to the consumer in writing on a standardized price
11list. Memorialization pricing may be disclosed in price ranges.
12The price list shall include the effective dates of the prices.
13The price list shall include not only the range of interment,
14inurnment, and entombment rights and the cost of extending the
15term of any term burial, but also any related cemetery
16merchandise or cemetery services offered by the cemetery
17authority that are standard but are not incidentals, such as
18flowers and later date inscriptions or any items that are
19specialty items that need to be priced separately. Charges for
20installation of markers, monuments, and vaults in cemeteries
21must be the same without regard to where the item is purchased.
22    (b) Both the consumer and the cemetery authority or its
23representative must sign a contract for the interment,
24inurnment, or entombment of human remains. Before a contract is
25signed, the prices for the purchased cemetery services and

 

 

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1cemetery merchandise must be disclosed on the contract and in
2plain language. If a contract is for a term burial, the term,
3the option to extend the term, and the subsequent disposition
4of the human remains post-term must be in bold print and
5discussed with the consumer. Any contract for the sale of an
6interment right, entombment right, or inurnment right, when
7designated, must disclose the exact location of the burial plot
8based on the survey of the cemetery map or plat on file with
9the cemetery authority.
10    (c) A cemetery authority that has the legal right to extend
11a term burial shall, prior to disinterment, provide the family
12or other authorized agent under the Disposition of Remains Act
13the opportunity to extend the term of a term burial for the
14cost as stated on the cemetery authority's current price list.
15Regardless of whether the family or other authorized agent
16chooses to extend the term burial, the cemetery authority
17shall, prior to disinterment, provide notice to the family or
18other authorized agent under the Disposition of Remains Act of
19the cemetery authority's intention to disinter the remains and
20to inter different human remains in that space.
21    (d) The cemetery authority is hereby authorized to make
22bylaws or rules and regulations for the government thereof, and
23to make rules regarding the driving of cars, motorcycles,
24carriages, processions, teams, and the speed thereof, the use
25of avenues, lots, walks, ponds, water courses, vaults,
26buildings, or other places within such cemetery, the operations

 

 

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1and good management in such cemetery, the protection of
2visitors, the protection of employees, and for the maintenance
3of good order and quiet in such cemetery. All such rules shall
4be subject to the rights of interment, entombment, or inurnment
5right owners or others, owning any interest in such cemetery.
6The rules and regulations must be reasonable.
7    (e) No cemetery authority or its agent may engage in
8deceptive or unfair practices. The cemetery authority and its
9agents may not intentionally misrepresent legal or cemetery
10requirements.
11    (f) When a consumer purchases a grave liner or outer burial
12container the consumer shall be notified that neither grave
13liners nor outer burial containers are designed to prevent the
14eventual decomposition of human remains. When selling an outer
15burial container or grave liner a cemetery may not claim that
16an outer burial container will not crack or keep water, dirt,
17or other debris from penetrating into the casket.
18     (g) No cemetery authority shall disclose financial or
19other confidential information consisting of social security
20number, date of birth, driver's license number, home or
21employer address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other
22information protected by State and federal laws regarding the
23deceased or the person providing for the burial.
24    (h) All cemetery authorities shall maintain cemetery
25property adequately pursuant to the standard of care provided
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1visit decedents during cemetery hours. Gravesite grass levels
2shall not exceed 8 inches. Consideration shall be given in the
3event of severe weather, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts
4of war, or acts of God that prevent visitation, mowing of the
5grass, or any other maintenance.
6    (i) The cemetery authority shall provide a standard of care
7as provided for in its contracts and based upon expenditures
8from the income derived from the principal amount of care funds
9to be used for the maintenance of a cemetery and of the lots,
10graves, crypts, niches, family mausoleums, memorials, and
11markers in the cemetery, including: (i) the cutting and
12trimming of lawn, shrubs, and trees at reasonable intervals;
13(ii) keeping in repair the drains, water lines, roads,
14buildings, fences, and other structures in keeping with a well
15maintained cemetery; (iii) maintenance of machinery, tools,
16and equipment for such care; (iv) compensation of employees,
17payment of insurance premiums, and reasonable payments for
18employees pension and other benefits plans; and (v) to the
19extent surplus income from the care fund is available, the
20payment of overhead expenses necessary for such purposes and
21for maintaining necessary records of lot ownership, transfers,
22and burials.
23    (j) No cemetery authority shall require payment for any
24goods, services, or easement by cash only. Each cemetery
25authority subject to this Section shall permit payment by at
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1check, cashier's check, money order, or credit or debit card.
2In addition to the contract for the sale of cemetery goods,
3services, or easements, the cemetery authority shall provide a
4receipt to the consumer upon payment in part or full, whatever
5the case may be, except when a payment is made by check or
6money order by mail on an open account, then the check or money
7order receipt shall serve as a receipt.
8    (k) No cemetery authority shall interfere with a licensed
9funeral director or his or her designated agent observing the
10final burial or disposition of human remains for which the
11funeral director has a contract for services related to that
12deceased individual. No funeral director or his or her
13designated agent shall interfere with a cemetery authority or
14its designated agent's rendering of burial or other disposition
15services for human remains for which the cemetery authority has
16a contract for goods, services, or property related to that
17deceased individual.
 
18    Section 20. Whistleblower protection.
19    (a) "Retaliatory action" means the reprimand, discharge,
20suspension, demotion, denial of promotion or transfer, or
21change in the terms and conditions of employment of any
22cemetery employee that is taken in retaliation for an
23employee's participation in protected activity, as set forth in
24this Section.
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1action against any cemetery personnel because they have:
2        (1) disclosed or threatened to disclose to a supervisor
3    or to a public body an activity, policy, or practice of a
4    supervisor, any cemetery employee, or the cemetery
5    authority that the supervisor or cemetery employee
6    reasonably believes is in violation of a law, rule, or
7    regulation;
8        (2) provided information to or testified before any
9    public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or
10    inquiry into any violation of a law, rule, or regulation by
11    a supervisor or cemetery authority; or
12        (3) assisted or participated in a proceeding to enforce
13    the provisions of this Act.
14    (c) A violation of this Section may be established only
15upon a finding that (i) the cemetery supervisor or cemetery
16employee engaged in conduct described in subsection (b) of this
17Section and (ii) that this conduct was a contributing factor in
18the retaliatory action alleged by the cemetery supervisor or
19cemetery employee. It is not a violation, however, if it is
20demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the cemetery
21authority would have taken the same unfavorable personnel
22action in the absence of that conduct.
23    (d) The cemetery employee or cemetery supervisor may be
24awarded all remedies necessary to make the cemetery employee or
25cemetery supervisor whole and to prevent future violations of
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1are not limited to, all of the following:
2        (1) reinstatement of the individual to either the same
3    position held before the retaliatory action or to an
4    equivalent position;
5        (2) two times the amount of back pay;
6        (3) interest on the back pay;
7        (4) the reinstatement of full fringe benefits and
8    seniority rights; and
9        (5) the payment of reasonable costs and attorneys'
10    fees.
11    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to diminish the
12rights, privileges, or remedies of a cemetery employee or
13cemetery supervisor under any other federal or State law, rule,
14or regulation or under any employment contract.
 
15    Section 25. Rights of consumers.
16    (a) All cemetery authorities shall respect the rights of
17consumers of cemetery products and services as provided in this
18Act. When it is found that there is a failure to abide by the
19cemetery authorities' duties listed in this Act or to comply
20with a request by a consumer based on a consumer's privileges
21under this Section, the aggrieved may bring suit against the
22cemetery authority in the circuit court of the county in which
23the contract became binding for any remedy provided by the
24common or statute law of this State.
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1engaging in activity in violation of this Act may be maintained
2in the name of the people of the State of Illinois by the
3Attorney General or by the State's Attorney of the county in
4which the action is brought.
 
5    Section 30. Consumer complaints.
6    (a) A consumer may contact the State of Illinois Attorney
7General to register a complaint about any violation of this
8Act.
9    (b) With the exception of a Cemetery Association that is
10operated by volunteers and the cemetery has no office, the
11following sign must be posted in 18-point, bold font, on a page
12that is 8 X 10 minimum, in the cemetery authority office when
13there is a cemetery office on the site of the cemetery:
14        "ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER FRAUD HOTLINES:
15        Chicago: 1-866-310-8393 / TTY 877-675-9339
16        Spanish Language Hotline: 1-800-386-5438
17        Springfield: TTY 1-877-844-5461
18        Carbondale: TTY 1-800-243-0618 / 800-243-0607".
 
19    Section 35. Enforcement. The Attorney General or the
20State's Attorney of any county in this State may bring an
21action in the name of the State against any person to restrain
22and prevent any violation of this Act. In the enforcement of
23this Act, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney may
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1deemed in violation of this Act from any person engaging in, or
2who has engaged in, that act or practice. Failure to perform
3the terms of any such assurance constitutes prima facie proof
4of a violation of this Act.
 
5    Section 40. Violations. Any person, who knowingly violates
6any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a business
7offense and shall be required to pay a penalty of no less than
8$500 or more than $1,000, for each offense, to be recovered in
9the name of the People of the State of Illinois by the State's
10Attorney of the county in which the violation occurs, and the
11penalty so recovered shall be paid into the county treasury.
 
12    Section 910. The Counties Code is amended by changing
13Section 3-3034 as follows:
 
14    (55 ILCS 5/3-3034)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3034)
15    Sec. 3-3034. Disposition of body. After the inquest the
16coroner may deliver the body or human remains of the deceased
17to the family of the deceased or, if there are no family
18members to accept the body or the remains, then to friends of
19the deceased, if there be any, but if not, the coroner shall
20cause the body or the remains to be decently buried, cremated,
21or donated for medical science purposes, the expenses to be
22paid from the property of the deceased, if there is sufficient,
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1cremation or donation of the body if it is necessary to
2preserve the body for law enforcement purposes. If the State
3Treasurer, pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed
4Property Act, delivers human remains to the coroner, the
5coroner shall cause the human remains to be disposed of as
6provided in this Section. If the police department of any city,
7town, or county investigates abandoned cremated remains and can
8not locate the owner of the cremated remains that are also
9considered as human remains, then the police shall deliver such
10human remains to the coroner, and the coroner shall cause the
11human remains to be disposed of as provided in this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 96-1339, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
13    Section 912. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
14Code is amended by changing Section 15-75 as follows:
 
15    (225 ILCS 41/15-75)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
17    Sec. 15-75. Violations; grounds for discipline; penalties.
18    (a) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for
19the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent
20offense. These penalties shall also apply to unlicensed owners
21of funeral homes.
22        (1) Practicing the profession of funeral directing and
23    embalming or funeral directing, or attempting to practice
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1    funeral directing without a license as a funeral director
2    and embalmer or funeral director.
3        (2) Serving as an intern under a licensed funeral
4    director and embalmer or attempting to serve as an intern
5    under a licensed funeral director and embalmer without a
6    license as a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern.
7        (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license,
8    practice or business, or any other thing of value, by fraud
9    or misrepresentation.
10        (4) Permitting any person in one's employ, under one's
11    control or in or under one's service to serve as a funeral
12    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
13    director and embalmer intern when the person does not have
14    the appropriate license.
15        (5) Failing to display a license as required by this
16    Code.
17        (6) Giving false information or making a false oath or
18    affidavit required by this Code.
19    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license
20or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take
21other disciplinary action as the Department may deem
22appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 for
23each violation, with regard to any license under the Code for
24any one or combination of the following:
25        (1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by
26    fraud or misrepresentation.

 

 

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1        (2) Conviction in this State or another state of any
2    crime that is a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of
3    this State or conviction of a felony or misdemeanor in a
4    federal court.
5        (3) Violation of the laws of this State relating to the
6    funeral, burial or disposal of deceased human bodies or of
7    the rules and regulations of the Department, or the
8    Department of Public Health.
9        (4) Directly or indirectly paying or causing to be paid
10    any sum of money or other valuable consideration for the
11    securing of business or for obtaining authority to dispose
12    of any deceased human body.
13        (5) Professional incompetence, gross malpractice, or
14    untrustworthiness in the practice of funeral directing and
15    embalming or funeral directing.
16        (6) False or misleading advertising as a funeral
17    director and embalmer or funeral director, or advertising
18    or using the name of a person other than the holder of a
19    license in connection with any service being rendered in
20    the practice of funeral directing and embalming or funeral
21    directing. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent
22    including the name of any owner, officer or corporate
23    director of a funeral business who is not a licensee in any
24    advertisement used by a funeral home with which the
25    individual is affiliated if the advertisement specifies
26    the individual's affiliation with the funeral home.

 

 

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1        (7) Engaging in, promoting, selling, or issuing burial
2    contracts, burial certificates, or burial insurance
3    policies in connection with the profession as a funeral
4    director and embalmer, funeral director, or funeral
5    director and embalmer intern in violation of any laws of
6    the State of Illinois.
7        (8) Refusing, without cause, to surrender the custody
8    of a deceased human body upon the proper request of the
9    person or persons lawfully entitled to the custody of the
10    body.
11        (9) Taking undue advantage of a client or clients as to
12    amount to the perpetration of fraud.
13        (10) Engaging in funeral directing and embalming or
14    funeral directing without a license.
15        (11) Encouraging, requesting, or suggesting by a
16    licensee or some person working on his behalf and with his
17    consent for compensation that a person utilize the services
18    of a certain funeral director and embalmer, funeral
19    director, or funeral establishment unless that information
20    has been expressly requested by the person. This does not
21    prohibit general advertising or pre-need solicitation.
22        (12) Making or causing to be made any false or
23    misleading statements about the laws concerning the
24    disposal of human remains, including, but not limited to,
25    the need to embalm, the need for a casket for cremation or
26    the need for an outer burial container.

 

 

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1        (13) (Blank).
2        (14) Embalming or attempting to embalm a deceased human
3    body without express prior authorization of the person
4    responsible for making the funeral arrangements for the
5    body. This does not apply to cases where embalming is
6    directed by local authorities who have jurisdiction or when
7    embalming is required by State or local law.
8        (15) Making a false statement on a Certificate of Death
9    where the person making the statement knew or should have
10    known that the statement was false.
11        (16) Soliciting human bodies after death or while death
12    is imminent.
13        (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
14    of this Code, the rules for the administration of this
15    Code, or any federal, State or local laws, rules, or
16    regulations governing the practice of funeral directing or
17    embalming.
18        (18) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
19    of Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
20    Practices Act.
21        (19) Engaging in unethical or unprofessional conduct
22    of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the
23    public.
24        (20) Taking possession of a dead human body without
25    having first obtained express permission from next of kin
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1    permit the removal of deceased human bodies.
2        (21) Advertising in a false or misleading manner or
3    advertising using the name of an unlicensed person in
4    connection with any service being rendered in the practice
5    of funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
6    The use of any name of an unlicensed or unregistered person
7    in an advertisement so as to imply that the person will
8    perform services is considered misleading advertising.
9    Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent including the name
10    of any owner, officer or corporate director of a funeral
11    home, who is not a licensee, in any advertisement used by a
12    funeral home with which the individual is affiliated, if
13    the advertisement specifies the individual's affiliation
14    with the funeral home.
15        (22) Directly or indirectly receiving compensation for
16    any professional services not actually performed.
17        (23) Failing to account for or remit any monies,
18    documents, or personal property that belongs to others that
19    comes into a licensee's possession.
20        (24) Treating any person differently to his detriment
21    because of race, color, creed, gender, religion, or
22    national origin.
23        (25) Knowingly making any false statements, oral or
24    otherwise, of a character likely to influence, persuade or
25    induce others in the course of performing professional
26    services or activities.

 

 

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1        (26) Knowingly making or filing false records or
2    reports in the practice of funeral directing and embalming.
3        (27) Failing to acquire continuing education required
4    under this Code.
5        (28) Violations of this Code or of the rules adopted
6    pursuant to this Code.
7        (29) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
8    any provision of this Code or rules adopted pursuant to
9    this Code.
10        (30) Failing within 10 days, to provide information in
11    response to a written request made by the Department.
12        (31) Discipline by another state, District of
13    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
14    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
15    equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
16        (32) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
17    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
18    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
19    for professional services not actually or personally
20    rendered.
21        (33) Inability to practice the profession with
22    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
23        (34) Gross, willful, or continued charging
24    overcharging for professional services, including filing
25    false statements for collection of fees for which services
26    are not rendered.

 

 

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1        (35) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
2    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
3    this Code.
4        (36) Failing to comply with any of the following
5    required activities:
6            (A) When reasonably possible, a funeral director
7        licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee or
8        anyone acting on his or her behalf shall obtain the
9        express authorization of the person or persons
10        responsible for making the funeral arrangements for a
11        deceased human body prior to removing a body from the
12        place of death or any place it may be or embalming or
13        attempting to embalm a deceased human body, unless
14        required by State or local law. This requirement is
15        waived whenever removal or embalming is directed by
16        local authorities who have jurisdiction. If the
17        responsibility for the handling of the remains
18        lawfully falls under the jurisdiction of a public
19        agency, then the regulations of the public agency shall
20        prevail.
21            (B) A licensee shall clearly mark the price of any
22        casket offered for sale or the price of any service
23        using the casket on or in the casket if the casket is
24        displayed at the funeral establishment. If the casket
25        is displayed at any other location, regardless of
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1        the casket shall be clearly marked and the registrant
2        shall use books, catalogues, brochures, or other
3        printed display aids to show the price of each casket
4        or service.
5            (C) At the time funeral arrangements are made and
6        prior to rendering the funeral services, a licensee
7        shall furnish a written statement of services to be
8        retained by the person or persons making the funeral
9        arrangements, signed by both parties, that shall
10        contain: (i) the name, address and telephone number of
11        the funeral establishment and the date on which the
12        arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service
13        selected and the services and merchandise included for
14        that price; (iii) a clear disclosure that the person or
15        persons making the arrangement may decline and receive
16        credit for any service or merchandise not desired and
17        not required by law or the funeral director or the
18        funeral director and embalmer; (iv) the supplemental
19        items of service and merchandise requested and the
20        price of each item; (v) the terms or method of payment
21        agreed upon; and (vi) a statement as to any monetary
22        advances made by the registrant on behalf of the
23        family. The licensee shall maintain a copy of the
24        written statement of services in its permanent
25        records. All written statements of services are
26        subject to inspection by the Department.

 

 

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1            (D) (Blank). In all instances where the place of
2        final disposition of a deceased human body or the
3        cremated remains of a deceased human body is a
4        cemetery, the licensed funeral director and embalmer,
5        or licensed funeral director, who has been engaged to
6        provide funeral or embalming services shall remain at
7        the cemetery and personally witness the placement of
8        the human remains in their designated grave or the
9        sealing of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn.
10        The licensed funeral director or licensed funeral
11        director and embalmer may designate a licensed funeral
12        director and embalmer intern or representative of the
13        funeral home to be his or her witness to the placement
14        of the remains. If the cemetery authority, cemetery
15        manager, or any other agent of the cemetery takes any
16        action that prevents compliance with this paragraph
17        (D), then the funeral director and embalmer or funeral
18        director shall provide written notice to the
19        Department within 5 business days after failing to
20        comply. If the Department receives this notice, then
21        the Department shall not take any disciplinary action
22        against the funeral director and embalmer or funeral
23        director for a violation of this paragraph (D) unless
24        the Department finds that the cemetery authority,
25        manager, or any other agent of the cemetery did not
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1        director from complying with this paragraph (D) as
2        claimed in the written notice.
3            (E) A funeral director or funeral director and
4        embalmer shall fully complete the portion of the
5        Certificate of Death under the responsibility of the
6        funeral director or funeral director and embalmer and
7        provide all required information. In the event that any
8        reported information subsequently changes or proves
9        incorrect, a funeral director or funeral director and
10        embalmer shall immediately upon learning the correct
11        information correct the Certificate of Death.
12        (37) A finding by the Department that the licensee
13    license, after having his or her license placed on
14    probationary status or subjected to conditions or
15    restrictions, violated the terms of the probation or failed
16    to comply with such terms or conditions.
17        (38) Violation of any final administrative action of
18    the Secretary.
19        (39) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
20    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
21    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
22    and, upon proof by clear and convincing evidence, being
23    found to have caused a child to be an abused child or
24    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
25    Child Reporting Act.
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1suspend, the license of any person who fails to file a return,
2to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
3to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest as
4required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
5of Revenue, until the time as the requirements of the tax Act
6are satisfied.
7    (d) No action may be taken under this Code against a person
8licensed under this Code unless the action is commenced within
95 years after the occurrence of the alleged violations. A
10continuing violation shall be deemed to have occurred on the
11date when the circumstances last existed that give rise to the
12alleged violation.
13    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced
14to give a funeral director and embalmer, or his or her
15designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over
16cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
17or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with
18respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in
19their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground
20depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation
21of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective
22bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.
23(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 96-1463, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
24    Section 915. The Cemetery Oversight Act is amended by
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110-23, 10-25, 10-40, 10-55, 20-5, 20-10, 20-11, 20-20, 20-30,
225-1, 25-5, 25-10, 25-14, 25-15, 25-25, 25-70, 25-85, 25-105,
325-110, 25-125, 75-20, 75-25, 75-45, and 75-50 and by adding
4Sections 10-39 and 25-13.1 as follows:
 
5    (225 ILCS 411/5-15)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
7    Sec. 5-15. Definitions. In this Act:
8    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
9by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
10file or license file. It is the duty of the applicant or
11licensee to inform the Department of any change of address
12within 14 days either through the Department's website or by
13contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit. The
14address of record for a cemetery authority shall be the
15permanent street address of the cemetery.
16    "Applicant" means a person applying for licensure under
17this Act as a cemetery authority or , cemetery manager, or
18customer service employee. Any applicant or any person who
19holds himself or herself out as an applicant is considered a
20licensee for purposes of enforcement, investigation, hearings,
21and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
22    "Burial permit" means a permit for the disposition of a
23dead human body that is filed with the Illinois Department of
24Public Health.
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1graves, crypts, niches, family mausoleums, memorials, and
2markers therein, including: (i) the cutting and trimming of
3lawn, shrubs, and trees at reasonable intervals; (ii) keeping
4in repair the drains, water lines, roads, buildings, fences,
5and other structures, in keeping with a well-maintained
6cemetery as provided for in Section 20-5 of this Act and
7otherwise as required by rule; (iii) maintenance of machinery,
8tools, and equipment for such care; (iv) compensation of
9cemetery workers, any discretionary payment of insurance
10premiums, and any reasonable payments for workers' pension and
11other benefits plans; and (v) the payment of expenses necessary
12for such purposes and for maintaining necessary records of lot
13ownership, transfers, and burials.
14    "Care funds", as distinguished from receipts from annual
15charges or gifts for current or annual care, means any realty
16or personalty impressed with a trust by the terms of any gift,
17grant, contribution, payment, legacy, or pursuant to contract,
18accepted by any cemetery authority or by any trustee, licensee,
19agent, or custodian for the same, under Article 15 of this Act,
20and any income accumulated therefrom, where legally so directed
21by the terms of the transaction by which the principal was
22established.
23    "Cemetery" means any land or structure in this State
24dedicated to and used, or intended to be used, for the
25interment, inurnment, or entombment of human remains.
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1persons, and their successors in trust, who have received
2articles of organization from the Secretary of State to operate
3a cemetery; the articles of organization shall be in perpetuity
4and in trust for the use and benefit of all persons who may
5acquire burial lots in a cemetery.
6    "Cemetery authority" means any individual or legal entity
7that owns or controls cemetery lands or property.
8    "Cemetery manager" means an individual who is engaged in,
9or responsible for, or holding himself or herself out as
10engaged in, those activities involved in or incidental to
11supervising the following: the maintenance, operation,
12development, or improvement of a cemetery licensed under this
13Act; the interment of human remains; or the care, preservation,
14and embellishment of cemetery property. The cemetery manager is
15responsible for supervising all employees and independent
16contractors of third-party vendors working within the
17cemetery. This definition includes, without limitation, an
18employee, an individual that is an independent contractor, an
19individual employed or contracted by an independent
20contractor, a third-party vendor, or an individual employed or
21contracted by a third-party vendor who is engaged in, or
22holding himself or herself out as engaged in, those activities
23involved in or incidental to supervising the following: the
24maintenance, operation, development, or improvement of a
25cemetery licensed under this Act; the interment of human
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1cemetery property.
2    "Cemetery merchandise" means items of personal property
3normally sold by a cemetery authority not covered under the
4Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, including, but not
5limited to:
6    (1) memorials;
7    (2) markers;
8    (3) monuments;
9    (4) foundations and installations; and
10    (5) outer burial containers.
11    "Cemetery operation" means to engage or attempt to engage
12in the interment, inurnment, or entombment of human remains or
13to engage in or attempt to engage in the maintenance care of a
14cemetery.
15    "Cemetery Oversight Database" means a database certified
16by the Department as effective in tracking the interment,
17entombment, or inurnment of human remains.
18    "Cemetery services" means those services customarily
19performed by cemetery or crematory personnel in connection with
20the interment, entombment, inurnment, or cremation of a dead
21human body.
22    "Cemetery worker" means an individual, including an
23independent contractor or third-party vendor, who performs any
24work at the cemetery that is customarily performed by one or
25more cemetery employees, including openings and closings of
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1entombments, administrative work, handling of any official
2burial records, the preparation of foundations for memorials,
3and routine cemetery maintenance. This definition does not
4include uncompensated, volunteer workers.
5    "Certificate of organization" means the document received
6by a cemetery association from the Secretary of State that
7indicates that the cemetery association shall be deemed fully
8organized as a body corporate under the name adopted and in its
9corporate name may sue and be sued.
10    "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of
11Illinois.
12    "Consumer" means a person, or the persons given priority
13for the disposition of an individual's remains under the
14Disposition of Remains Act, who purchases or is considering
15purchasing cemetery, burial, or cremation products or services
16from a cemetery authority or crematory authority, whether for
17themselves or for another person.
18    "Consumer's agent" means a person designated in writing by
19the consumer.
20    "Customer service employee" means an individual who has
21direct contact with consumers and explains cemetery
22merchandise or services or negotiates, develops, or finalizes
23contracts with consumers. This definition includes, without
24limitation, an employee, an individual that is an independent
25contractor, an individual that is employed or contracted by an
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1that is employed or contracted by a third-party vendor, who has
2direct contact with consumers and explains cemetery
3merchandise or services or negotiates, develops, or finalizes
4contracts with consumers. This definition does not include an
5employee, an individual that is an independent contractor or an
6individual that is employed or contracted by an independent
7contractor, a third party vendor, or an individual that is
8employed or contracted by a third party vendor, who merely
9provides a printed cemetery list to a consumer, processes
10payment from a consumer, or performs sales functions related
11solely to incidental merchandise like flowers, souvenirs, or
12other similar items.
13    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
14Professional Regulation.
15    "Employee" means an individual who works for a cemetery
16authority where the cemetery authority has the right to control
17what work is performed and the details of how the work is
18performed regardless of whether federal or State payroll taxes
19are withheld.
20    "Entombment right" means the right to place individual
21human remains or individual cremated human remains in a
22specific mausoleum crypt or lawn crypt selected by a consumer
23for use as a final resting place.
24    "Family burying ground" means a cemetery in which no lots
25are sold to the public and in which substantially all
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1individuals related to each other by blood or marriage.
2    "Full exemption" means an exemption granted to a cemetery
3authority pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 5-20.
4    "Fraternal cemetery" means a cemetery owned, operated,
5controlled, or managed by any fraternal organization or
6auxiliary organization, in which the sale of lots, graves,
7crypts, or niches is restricted principally to its members.
8    "Funeral director" means a funeral director as defined by
9the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
10    "Grave" means a space of ground in a cemetery used or
11intended to be used for burial.
12    "Green burial or cremation disposition" means burial or
13cremation practices that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions,
14waste, and toxic chemicals ordinarily created in burial or
15cremation or, in the case of greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate
16or offset emissions. Such practices include standards for
17burial or cremation certified by the Green Burial Council or
18any other organization or method that the Department may name
19by rule.
20    "Immediate family" means the designated agent of a person
21or the persons given priority for the disposition of a person's
22remains under the Disposition of Remains Act and shall include
23a person's spouse, parents, grandparents, children,
24grandchildren and siblings.
25    "Imputed value" means the retail price of comparable rights
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1    "Independent contractor" means a person who performs work
2for a cemetery authority where the cemetery authority has the
3right to control or direct only the result of the work and not
4the means and methods of accomplishing the result.
5    "Individual" means a natural person.
6    "Interment right" means the right to place individual human
7remains or cremated human remains in a specific underground
8location selected by a consumer for use as a final resting
9place.
10    "Inurnment right" means the right to place individual
11cremated human remains in a specific niche selected by the
12consumer for use as a final resting place.
13    "Investment Company Act of 1940" means Title 15 of the
14United States Code, Sections 80a-1 to 80a-64, inclusive, as
15amended.
16    "Investment company" means any issuer (a) whose securities
17are purchasable only with care funds or trust funds, or both;
18(b) that is an open and diversified management company as
19defined in and registered under the Investment Company Act of
201940; and (c) that has entered into an agreement with the
21Department containing such provisions as the Department by
22regulation requires for the proper administration of this Act.
23    "Lawn crypt" means a permanent underground crypt installed
24in multiple units for the entombment interment of human
25remains.
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1cemetery authority or , cemetery manager, or customer service
2employee. Anyone who holds himself or herself out as a licensee
3or who is accused of unlicensed practice is considered a
4licensee for purposes of enforcement, investigation, hearings,
5and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. This definition
6does not include a cemetery worker.
7    "Mausoleum crypt" means a grouping of spaces constructed of
8reinforced concrete or similar material constructed or
9assembled above the ground for entombing human remains. space
10in a mausoleum used or intended to be used, above or
11underground, to entomb human remains.
12    "Municipal cemetery" means a cemetery owned, operated,
13controlled, or managed by any city, village, incorporated town,
14township, county, or other municipal corporation, political
15subdivision, or instrumentality authorized by law to own,
16operate, or manage a cemetery.
17    "Niche" means a space in a columbarium or mausoleum used,
18or intended to be used, for inurnment of cremated human
19remains.
20    "Partial exemption" means an exemption granted to a
21cemetery authority pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 5-20.
22    "Parcel identification number" means a unique number
23assigned to a grave, plot, crypt, or niche that enables the
24Department to ascertain the precise location of a decedent's
25remains interred, entombed, or inurned after the effective date
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1    "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
2association, corporation, limited liability company, trustee,
3government or political subdivision, or other entity.
4    "Privately held cemetery" means a cemetery that is owned by
5a corporation, individual, or trust that is for profit.
6    "Public cemetery" means a cemetery owned, operated,
7controlled, or managed by the federal government, by any state,
8county, city, village, incorporated town, township,
9multi-township, public cemetery district, or other municipal
10corporation, political subdivision, or instrumentality thereof
11authorized by law to own, operate, or manage a cemetery.
12    "Religious cemetery" means a cemetery owned, operated,
13controlled, or managed by any recognized church, religious
14society, association, or denomination, or by any cemetery
15authority or any corporation administering, or through which is
16administered, the temporalities of any recognized church,
17religious society, association, or denomination.
18    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
19Professional Regulation.
20    "Term burial" means a right of interment sold to a consumer
21in which the cemetery authority retains the right to disinter
22and relocate the remains, subject to the provisions of
23subsection (d) of Section 35-15 of this Act.
24    "Trustee" means any person authorized to hold funds under
25this Act.
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1identification number in addition to the term of burial in
2years; the numbered level or depth in the grave, plot, crypt,
3or niche; and the year of death for human remains interred,
4entombed, or inurned after the effective date of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 411/5-20)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
8    Sec. 5-20. Exemptions.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
10this Act does not apply to (1) any cemetery authority operating
11as a family burying ground, (2) any cemetery authority that has
12not engaged in an interment, inurnment, or entombment of human
13remains within the last 10 years and does not accept or
14maintain care funds, or (3) any religious cemetery, (4) any
15municipal cemetery, (5) any fraternal cemetery, (6) any
16cemetery association organized under "AN ACT to provide for the
17incorporation of cemetery associations by general law",
18approved February 14, 1855, or the Cemetery Association Act, or
19(7) any privately held cemetery authority that is less than 3 2
20acres and does not accept or maintain care funds. For purposes
21of determining the applicability of this subsection, the
22Department may rely on any list of registered and licensed
23cemeteries maintained by the Office of the Illinois
24Comptroller. the number of interments, inurnments, and
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1cemetery authority claiming a full exemption shall apply for
2exempt status as provided for in Article 10 of this Act. A
3cemetery authority that performs activities that would
4disqualify it from a full exemption is required to apply for
5licensure within one year following the date on which its
6activities would disqualify it for a full exemption. A cemetery
7authority that previously qualified for and maintained a full
8exemption that fails to timely apply for licensure shall be
9deemed to have engaged in unlicensed practice and shall be
10subject to discipline in accordance with Article 25 of this
11Act.
12    (b) (Blank). Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
13contrary, a cemetery authority that does not qualify for a full
14exemption that is operating as a cemetery authority (i) that
15engages in 25 or fewer interments, inurnments, or entombments
16of human remains for each of the preceding 2 calendar years and
17does not accept or maintain care funds, (ii) that is operating
18as a public cemetery, or (iii) that is operating as a religious
19cemetery is exempt from this Act, but is required to comply
20with Sections 20-5(a), 20-5(b), 20-5(b-5), 20-5(c), 20-5(d),
2120-6, 20-8, 20-10, 20-11, 20-12, 20-30, 25-3, and 25-120 and
22Article 35 of this Act. Cemetery authorities claiming a partial
23exemption shall apply for the partial exemption as provided in
24Article 10 of this Act. A cemetery authority that changes to a
25status that would disqualify it from a partial exemption is
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1date on which it changes its status. A cemetery authority that
2maintains a partial exemption that fails to timely apply for
3licensure shall be deemed to have engaged in unlicensed
4practice and shall be subject to discipline in accordance with
5Article 25 of this Act.
6    (c) Nothing in this Act applies to the City of Chicago in
7its exercise of its powers under the O'Hare Modernization Act
8or limits the authority of the City of Chicago to acquire
9property or otherwise exercise its powers under the O'Hare
10Modernization Act, or requires the City of Chicago, or any
11person acting on behalf of the City of Chicago, to comply with
12the licensing, regulation, investigation, or mediation
13requirements of this Act in exercising its powers under the
14O'Hare Modernization Act.
15(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 411/5-25)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
18    Sec. 5-25. Powers and responsibilities of the Department.
19Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may
20exercise the following powers:
21        (1) Authorize a certification program written
22    examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
23    of applicants for licensing as a licensed cemetery manager
24    or as a customer service employee to ascertain whether they
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1        (2) Work with the Office of the Comptroller and the
2    Department of Vital Records to exchange information
3    relating to a licensed cemetery authority and to request
4    additional information relating to a licensed cemetery
5    authority from the Office of the Comptroller in order for
6    the Department to effectively enforce this Act. Examine and
7    audit a licensed cemetery authority's care funds, records
8    from any year, and records of care funds from any year, or
9    any other aspects of cemetery operation as the Department
10    deems appropriate.
11        (3) Investigate cemetery contracts, grounds, or
12    employee records to determine whether or not a consumer
13    complaint is material and alleges fraud. Investigate any
14    and all cemetery-related activity.
15        (4) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
16    or renew licenses or to revoke, suspend, place on
17    probation, reprimand, or otherwise discipline a license
18    under this Act or take other non-disciplinary action.
19        (5) Adopt reasonable rules required for the
20    administration of this Act.
21        (6) Prescribe forms to be issued for the administration
22    and enforcement of this Act.
23        (7) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
24    licensees and all persons whose licenses have been
25    suspended, revoked, denied renewal, or otherwise
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1    rosters shall be available upon written request and payment
2    of the required fee as established by rule.
3    The Department shall upon the request of the licensee
4provide a copy of any non-frivolous consumer complaint from the
5complaining consumer with the following statement:
6        "This information may only be used by the licensee in
7    its effort to address the complaint in a respectful
8    manner.".
9    The copy of the complaint shall include the following:
10        (1) the consumer's name, address, and telephone
11    number;
12        (2) the decedent's name if applicable;
13        (3) the consumer contract that the consumer is
14    complaining about; and
15        (4) the name, address, and telephone number of the
16    consumer's agent and the instrument designating the agent
17    from the consumer.
18(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 411/10-5)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
21    Sec. 10-5. Restrictions and limitations. No person shall,
22without a valid license issued by the Department, (i) hold
23himself or herself out in any manner to the public as a
24licensed cemetery authority or , licensed cemetery manager, or
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1cemetery authority" or , "licensed cemetery manager", or
2"licensed customer service employee" to his or her name; or
3(iii) render or offer to render services constituting the
4practice of privately held cemetery operation; or (iv) accept
5care funds within the meaning of this Act or otherwise hold
6funds for care and maintenance unless such person is holding
7and managing funds on behalf of a cemetery authority and is
8authorized to conduct a trust business under the Corporate
9Fiduciary Act or the federal National Bank Act.
10(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 411/10-15)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
13    Sec. 10-15. Privately held cemetery authority license
14Persons not licensed under the Cemetery Care Act or the
15Cemetery Association Act. A cemetery manager, a customer
16service employee, or a person acting as a cemetery authority
17who was not required to obtain licensure prior to the effective
18date of this Act need not comply with the licensure requirement
19in this Article until the Department takes action on the
20person's application for a license. The application for a
21privately held cemetery authority license must be submitted to
22the Department within 6 months after the adoption of
23administrative rules effective date of this Act. For cemetery
24managers already working for a privately held cemetery
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1application for licensure, the application for a cemetery
2manager license must be submitted at the same time as the
3original application for licensure as a privately held cemetery
4authority pursuant to this Section or Section 10-10, whichever
5the case may be. Any applicant for licensure as a cemetery
6manager of a cemetery authority that is already licensed under
7this Act or that has a pending application for licensure under
8this Act must submit his or her application to the Department
9on or before his or her first day of work. The application for
10a customer service employee license must be submitted to the
11Department within 10 days after the cemetery authority for
12which he or she works becomes licensed under this Act or on or
13before his or her first day of work, whichever the case may be.
14If the person fails to submit the application within the
15required period, the person shall be considered to be engaged
16in unlicensed practice and shall be subject to discipline in
17accordance with Article 25 of this Act.
18(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 411/10-20)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
21    Sec. 10-20. Application for original license or exemption.
22    (a) Applications for original licensure as a privately held
23cemetery authority or a privately held cemetery manager ,
24cemetery manager, or customer service employee authorized by
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1cemetery authority, shall be made to the Department on forms
2prescribed by the Department, which shall include the
3applicant's Social Security number or FEIN number, or both, and
4shall be accompanied by the required fee as set by rule.
5Applications for partial or full exemption from licensure as a
6cemetery authority shall be submitted to the Department within
712 months after the Department adopts rules under this Act. If
8the person fails to submit the application for partial or full
9exemption within this period, the person shall be subject to
10discipline in accordance with Article 25 of this Act. If a
11cemetery authority seeks to practice at more than one location,
12it shall meet all licensure requirements at each location as
13required by this Act and by rule, including submission of an
14application and fee. A person licensed as a cemetery manager or
15customer service employee need not submit a Worker's Statement
16in accordance with Section 10-22 of this Act.
17    (b) (Blank). If the application for licensure as a cemetery
18authority does not claim a full exemption or partial exemption,
19then the cemetery authority license application shall be
20accompanied by a fidelity bond, proof of self-insurance, or
21letter of credit in the amount required by rule. Such bond,
22self-insurance, or letter of credit shall run to the Department
23for the benefit of the care funds held by such cemetery
24authority or by the trustee of the care funds of such cemetery
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1Corporate Fiduciary Act or held by an investment company, then
2the Department shall waive the requirement of a bond,
3self-insurance, or letter of credit as established by rule. If
4the Department finds at any time that the bond, self-insurance
5or letter of credit is insecure or exhausted or otherwise
6doubtful, then an additional bond, form of self-insurance, or
7letter of credit in like amount to be approved by the
8Department shall be filed by the cemetery authority applicant
9or licensee within 30 days after written demand is served upon
10the applicant or licensee by the Department. In addition, if
11the cemetery authority application does not claim a full
12exemption or partial exemption, then the license application
13shall be accompanied by proof of liability insurance, proof of
14self-insurance, or a letter of credit in the amount required by
15rule. The procedure by which claims on the liability insurance,
16self-insurance, or letter of credit are made and paid shall be
17determined by rule. Any bond obtained pursuant to this
18subsection shall be issued by a bonding company authorized to
19do business in this State. Any letter of credit obtained
20pursuant to this subsection shall be issued by a financial
21institution authorized to do business in this State.
22Maintaining the bonds, self-insurance, or letters of credit
23required under this subsection is a continuing obligation for
24licensure. A bonding company may terminate a bond, a financial
25institution may terminate a letter of credit, or an insurance
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1liability by filing a 60-day notice of termination with the
2Department and at the same time sending the same notice to the
3cemetery authority.
4    (c) After initial licensure, if any person comes to obtain
5at least 51% of the ownership over the licensed privately held
6cemetery authority, then the privately held cemetery authority
7shall have to apply for a new license and receive licensure in
8the required time as set by rule. The current license remains
9in effect until the Department takes action on the application
10for a new license.
11    (d) All applications shall contain the information that, in
12the judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to
13pass on the qualifications of the applicant for an exemption
14from licensure or for a license to practice as a privately held
15cemetery authority or , cemetery manager, or customer service
16employee as set by rule.
17(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 411/10-21)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
20    Sec. 10-21. Qualifications for licensure.
21    (a) A privately held cemetery authority shall apply for
22licensure on forms prescribed by the Department and pay the
23required fee. An applicant is qualified for licensure as a
24privately held cemetery authority if the applicant meets all of
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1        (1) The applicant is of good moral character and has
2    not committed any act or offense in any jurisdiction that
3    would constitute the basis for discipline under this Act.
4    When considering such license In determining good moral
5    character, the Department shall take into consideration
6    the following:
7            (A) the applicant's record of compliance with the
8        Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics, and whether
9        the applicant has been found to have engaged in any
10        unethical or dishonest practices in the cemetery
11        business by a government authority;
12            (B) whether the applicant has been adjudicated,
13        civilly or criminally, to have committed fraud or to
14        have violated any law of any state involving unfair
15        trade or business practices, has been convicted of a
16        misdemeanor of which fraud is an essential element or
17        which involves any aspect of the cemetery business, or
18        has been convicted of any felony;
19            (C) whether the applicant has willfully violated
20        any provision of this Act or a predecessor law or any
21        regulations relating thereto;
22            (D) whether the applicant has been permanently or
23        temporarily suspended, enjoined, or barred by any
24        court of competent jurisdiction in any state from
25        engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice
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1        business; and
2            (E) whether the applicant has ever had any license
3        to practice any profession or occupation suspended,
4        denied, fined, or otherwise acted against or
5        disciplined by the applicable licensing authority.
6        If the applicant is a corporation, limited liability
7    company, partnership, or other entity permitted by law,
8    then each principal, owner, member, officer, and
9    shareholder holding 51% 25% or more of corporate stock is
10    to be of good moral character. Good moral character is a
11    continuing requirement of licensure.
12        (2) When the applicant is already an existing licensed
13    privately held cemetery authority, the The applicant
14    provides a copy of a statement of it's assets and
15    liabilities. Any new cemetery with a new privately held
16    cemetery authority shall have the applicant provide
17    evidence satisfactory to the Department that the applicant
18    has financial resources sufficient to comply with the
19    maintenance and record-keeping provisions in Section 20-5
20    of this Act. Maintaining sufficient financial resources is
21    a continuing requirement for licensure.
22        (3) The applicant has not, within the preceding 10
23    years, been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or
24    nolo contendere to (i) a Class X felony or (ii) a felony,
25    an essential element of which was fraud or dishonesty under
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1    or a foreign jurisdiction. If the applicant is a
2    corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
3    other entity permitted by law, then each principal, owner,
4    member, officer, and shareholder holding 25% or more of
5    corporate stock has not, within the preceding 10 years,
6    been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
7    contendere to (i) a Class X felony or (ii) a felony, an
8    essential element of which was fraud or dishonesty under
9    the laws of this State, another state, the United States,
10    or a foreign jurisdiction.
11        (4) (Blank). The applicant submits his or her
12    fingerprints in accordance with subsection (c) of this
13    Section.
14        (5) (Blank). The applicant has complied with all other
15    requirements of this Act and the rules adopted for the
16    implementation of this Act.
17    (b) The cemetery manager and customer service employees of
18a licensed privately held cemetery authority shall apply for
19licensure as a cemetery manager or customer service employee on
20forms prescribed by the Department and pay the required fee. A
21person is qualified for licensure as a cemetery manager or
22customer service employee if he or she meets all of the
23following requirements:
24        (1) Is at least 18 years of age.
25        (2) Has acted in an ethical manner as outlined in
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1    character. Good moral character is a continuing
2    requirement of licensure. In determining qualifications of
3    licensure good moral character, the Department shall take
4    into consideration the factors outlined in item (1) of
5    subsection (a) of this Section.
6        (3) Submits proof of successful completion of a high
7    school education or its equivalent as established by rule.
8        (4) (Blank). Submits his or her fingerprints in
9    accordance with subsection (c) of this Section.
10        (5) Has not committed a violation of this Act or any
11    rules adopted under this Act that, in the opinion of the
12    Department, renders the applicant unqualified to be a
13    cemetery manager.
14        (6) Submits proof of successful completion of a
15    certification course Successfully passes the examination
16    authorized by the Department for cemetery managers manager
17    or customer service employee, whichever is applicable.
18        (7) Has not, within the preceding 10 years, been
19    convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere
20    to (i) a Class X felony or (ii) a felony, an essential
21    element of which was fraud or dishonesty under the laws of
22    this State, another state, the United States, or a foreign
23    jurisdiction.
24        (8) (Blank). Can be reasonably expected to treat
25    consumers professionally, fairly, and ethically.
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1    Act and the rules adopted for implementation of this Act.
2    (c) (Blank). Each applicant for a cemetery authority,
3cemetery manager, or customer service employee license shall
4have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of
5State Police in an electronic format that complies with the
6form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history
7record information that is prescribed by the Department of
8State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
9Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation
10criminal history record databases. The Department of State
11Police shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the
12criminal history records check, which shall be deposited in the
13State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost
14of the records check. The Department of State Police shall
15furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of
16Illinois convictions to the Department. The Department may
17require applicants to pay a separate fingerprinting fee, either
18to the Department or directly to a designated fingerprint
19vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may allow an
20applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated
21fingerprint vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an
22alternative manner. The Department, in its discretion, may also
23use other procedures in performing or obtaining criminal
24background checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or
25her fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
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1clearance has been conducted. If the applicant for a cemetery
2authority license is a corporation, limited liability company,
3partnership, or other entity permitted by law, then each
4principal, owner, member, officer, and shareholder holding 25%
5or more of corporate stock shall have his or her fingerprints
6submitted in accordance with this subsection (c).
7(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 411/10-23)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
10    Sec. 10-23. Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics. The
11Department shall adopt a Code of Professional Conduct and
12Ethics by rule. Cemetery authorities, cemetery managers, and
13customer service employees shall abide by the Code of
14Professional Conduct and Ethics.
15(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 411/10-25)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
18    Sec. 10-25. Certification. Examination; failure or refusal
19to take the examination.
20    (a) The Department shall authorize certification programs
21for examinations of cemetery manager managers of privately held
22cemeteries and customer service employee applicants at such
23times and places as it may determine. The certification program
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1practices. Cemetery law shall include the Cemetery Oversight
2Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Disposition of Remains Act, and
3the Cemetery Protection Act. Cemetery practices shall include
4treating the dead and their family members with dignity and
5respect. The certification program shall consist of an
6examination by the entity providing the certification.
7examinations shall fairly test an applicant's qualifications
8to practice as cemetery manager or customer service employee,
9whatever the case may be, and knowledge of the theory and
10practice of cemetery operation and management or cemetery
11customer service, whichever is applicable. The examination
12shall further test the extent to which the applicant
13understands and appreciates that the final disposal of a
14deceased human body should be attended with appropriate
15observance and understanding, having due regard and respect for
16the reverent care of the human body and for those bereaved and
17for the overall spiritual dignity of an individual.
18    (a-5) The cemetery manager applicant may choose any entity
19that has been approved by the Department from which to obtain
20certification. The examinations for cemetery manager and
21customer service employee shall be appropriate for cemetery
22professionals and shall not cover mortuary science.
23    (a-10) (Blank). The examinations for cemetery manager and
24customer service employee applicants shall be tiered, as
25determined by rule, to account for the different amount of
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1duties and the number of interments, inurnments, and
2entombments per year at the cemetery at which they work.
3    (b) Cemetery managers of a privately held cemetery who
4apply for certification Applicants for examinations shall pay,
5either to the Department or to the designated entity testing
6service, a fee covering the cost of providing the certification
7examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
8scheduled date at the time and place specified after the
9application for examination has been received and acknowledged
10by the Department or the designated testing service shall
11result in forfeiture of the examination fee.
12    (c) If the privately held cemetery manager applicant
13neglects, fails, or refuses to become certified take an
14examination or fails to pass an examination for a certification
15license under this Act within one year after filing an
16application, then the application shall be denied. However, the
17applicant may thereafter submit a new application accompanied
18by the required fee. The applicant shall meet the requirements
19in force at the time of making the new application.
20    (d) (Blank). The Department may employ consultants for the
21purpose of preparing and conducting examinations.
22    (e) The Department shall recognize any certification
23program that is conducted by a death care trade association in
24Illinois that has been in existence for more than 5 years that,
25in the determination of the Department, adequately covers
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1authority to adopt or recognize, in part or in whole,
2examinations prepared, administered, or graded by other
3organizations in the cemetery industry that are determined
4appropriate to measure the qualifications of an applicant for
5licensure.
6(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 411/10-39 new)
8    Sec. 10-39. Cemetery manager; display of certification and
9license. The cemetery manager must conspicuously display the
10certification, and the license after it is received, at the
11privately held cemetery authority's place of business. Any new
12cemetery manager shall have a reasonable time period, not to
13exceed one year, to attend a recognized certification program.
14In the interim, the new cemetery manager may manage the
15privately held cemetery if he or she has received training from
16another person, as verified by an appropriate form approved by
17the Department, who has received certification by a program
18recognized by the Department.
 
19    (225 ILCS 411/10-40)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
21    Sec. 10-40. Expiration and renewal of license. The
22expiration date, renewal period not to be less than every 3
23years, a reasonable renewal fee, and other requirements for
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1(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 411/10-55)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
4    Sec. 10-55. Fees.
5    (a) The Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
6Section, the fees for the administration and enforcement of
7this Act, including, but not limited to, original licensure,
8renewal, and restoration fees, shall be set by the Department
9by rule. The fees shall be reasonable and shall not be
10refundable. Fees shall be reasonable and shall avoid creating
11competitive disadvantages for licensed cemeteries in
12comparison to exempt cemeteries. The Secretary, upon
13recommendation of the Cemetery Oversight Board, may waive fees
14based upon hardship.
15    (b) Applicants for certification examination shall be
16required to pay, either to the Department or the designated
17testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
18certification to the entity providing the certification of the
19cemetery manager examination.
20    (c) All fees and other moneys collected under this Act
21shall be deposited in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and
22Disciplinary Fund.
23(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
2    Sec. 20-5. Maintenance and records.
3    (a) A cemetery authority shall provide reasonable
4maintenance of the cemetery property and of all lots, graves,
5crypts, and columbariums in the cemetery based on the type and
6size of the cemetery, topographic limitations, and contractual
7commitments with consumers. Subject to the provisions of this
8subsection (a), reasonable maintenance includes:
9        (1) the laying of seed, sod, or other suitable ground
10    cover as soon as practical following an interment given the
11    weather conditions, climate, and season and the
12    interment's proximity to ongoing burial activity;
13        (2) the cutting of lawn throughout the cemetery at
14    reasonable intervals to prevent an overgrowth of grass and
15    weeds given the weather conditions, climate, and season;
16        (3) the trimming of shrubs to prevent excessive
17    overgrowth;
18        (4) the trimming of trees to remove dead limbs;
19        (5) keeping in repair the drains, water lines, roads,
20    buildings, fences, and other structures; and
21        (6) keeping the cemetery premises free of trash and
22    debris.
23    Reasonable maintenance by the cemetery authority shall not
24preclude the exercise of lawful rights by the owner of an
25interment, inurnment, or entombment right, or by the decedent's
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1rules and regulations of the cemetery or other agreement of the
2cemetery authority.
3    In the case of a cemetery dedicated as a nature preserve
4under the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act, reasonable
5maintenance by the cemetery authority shall be in accordance
6with the rules and master plan governing the dedicated nature
7preserve.
8    The Department shall adopt rules to provide greater detail
9as to what constitutes the reasonable maintenance required
10under this Section. The rules shall differentiate between
11cemeteries based on, among other things, the size and financial
12strength of the cemeteries. The rules shall also provide a
13reasonable opportunity for a cemetery authority accused of
14violating the provisions of this Section to cure any such
15violation in a timely manner given the weather conditions,
16climate, and season before the Department initiates formal
17proceedings.
18    (b) A privately held cemetery authority, before commencing
19cemetery operations or within 6 months after the effective date
20of this Act, shall cause an overall map of its cemetery
21property, delineating all lots or plots, blocks, sections,
22avenues, walks, alleys, and paths and their respective
23designations, to be filed at its on-site office, or if it does
24not maintain an on-site office, at its principal place of
25business. A cemetery manager's certificate acknowledging,
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1map. The Department may order that the privately held cemetery
2authority obtain a cemetery plat and that it be filed at its
3on-site office, or if it does not maintain an on-site office,
4at its principal place of business only if in the following
5circumstances: (1) the cemetery authority is expanding or
6altering the cemetery grounds; or (2) a human body that should
7have been interred, entombed, or inurned at the cemetery after
8the effective date of this Amendatory Act of the 97th General
9Assembly is missing, displaced, or dismembered and the cemetery
10map contains serious discrepancies.
11    In exercising this discretion, the Department shall
12consider whether the privately held cemetery authority would
13experience an undue hardship as a result of obtaining the plat.
14The cemetery plat, as with all plats prepared under this Act,
15shall comply with the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act
16of 1989 and shall delineate, describe, and set forth all lots
17or plots, blocks, sections, avenues, walks, alleys, and paths
18and their respective designations. A cemetery manager's
19certificate acknowledging, accepting, and adopting the plat
20shall also be included with the plat.
21    (b-5) A privately held cemetery authority shall maintain an
22index that associates the identity of deceased persons
23interred, entombed, or inurned after the effective date of this
24Act with their respective place of interment, entombment, or
25inurnment. If a person may be located in a cemetery database by
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1considered in compliance with the requirement of this
2subsection (b-5).
3    (c) The privately held cemetery authority shall open the
4cemetery map or plat to public inspection. The cemetery
5authority shall make available a copy of the overall cemetery
6map or plat upon written request and shall, if practical,
7provide a copy of a segment of the cemetery plat where
8interment rights are located upon the payment of reasonable
9photocopy fees. Any unsold lots, plots, or parts thereof, in
10which there are not human remains, may be resurveyed and
11altered in shape or size and properly designated on the
12cemetery map or plat. However, sold lots, plots, or parts
13thereof in which there are human remains may not be renumbered
14or renamed. Nothing contained in this subsection, however,
15shall prevent the privately held cemetery authority from
16enlarging an interment right by selling to its owner the excess
17space next to the interment right and permitting interments
18therein, provided reasonable access to the interment right and
19to adjoining interment rights is not thereby eliminated.
20    (d) A privately held cemetery authority shall keep a record
21of every interment, entombment, and inurnment completed after
22the effective date of this Act. The record shall include the
23deceased's name, age, date of burial, and the location parcel
24identification number identifying where the human remains are
25interred, entombed, or inurned. The record shall also include
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1rule, which is the parcel identification number in addition to
2the term of burial in years; the numbered level or depth in the
3grave, plot, crypt, or niche; and the year of death.
4    (e) (Blank).
5    (f) A privately held cemetery authority shall make
6available for inspection and, upon reasonable request and the
7payment of a reasonable copying fee, provide a copy of its
8rules and regulations. A privately held cemetery authority
9shall make available for viewing and provide a copy of its
10current prices of interment, inurnment, or entombment rights.
11    (g) A privately held cemetery authority shall provide
12access to the cemetery under the privately held cemetery
13authority's reasonable rules and regulations.
14    (h) A privately held cemetery authority shall be
15responsible for the proper opening and closing of all graves,
16crypts, or niches for human remains in any cemetery property it
17owns.
18    (i) (Blank). Any corporate or other business organization
19trustee of the care funds of every licensed cemetery authority
20shall be located in or a resident of this State. The licensed
21cemetery authority and the trustee of care funds shall keep in
22this State and use in its business such books, accounts, and
23records as will enable the Department to determine whether such
24licensee or trustee is complying with the provisions of this
25Act and with the rules, regulations, and directions made by the
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1shall keep the books, accounts, and records in electronic or
2written format at the location identified in the license issued
3by the Department or as otherwise agreed by the Department in
4writing. The books, accounts, and records shall be accessible
5for review upon demand of the Department.
6(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 411/20-10)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
9    Sec. 20-10. Contract. At the time cemetery arrangements
10are made and prior to rendering the cemetery services, a
11licensed privately held cemetery authority shall create a
12written contract to be provided to the consumer, signed by both
13parties, that shall contain: (i) contact information, as set
14out in Section 20-11, and the date on which the arrangements
15were made; (ii) the price of the cemetery service selected and
16the cemetery services and cemetery merchandise included for
17that price; (iii) the supplemental items of cemetery service
18and cemetery merchandise requested and the price of each item;
19(iv) the terms or method of payment agreed upon; and (v) a
20statement as to any monetary advances made on behalf of the
21family. The privately held cemetery authority shall maintain a
22copy of such written contract in its permanent records.
23(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
2    Sec. 20-11. Contact information in a contract. All
3privately held cemetery authorities shall include in the
4contract described in Section 20-10 the name, office address,
5and office telephone number of the licensed privately held
6cemetery authority, except for a cemetery authority that is
7operating as a religious cemetery or public cemetery, which
8shall include in the contract described in Section 20-10 the
9name, address, and telephone number of the cemetery manager.
10Upon written request to a cemetery authority by a consumer, the
11cemetery authority shall provide: (1) the cemetery authority's
12registered agent, if any; (2) the cemetery authority's
13proprietor, if the cemetery authority is an individual; (3)
14every partner, if the cemetery authority is a partnership; (4)
15the president, secretary, executive and senior vice
16presidents, directors, and individuals owning 25% or more of
17the corporate stock, if the cemetery authority is a
18corporation; and (5) the manager, if the cemetery authority is
19a limited liability company.
20(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 411/20-20)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
23    Sec. 20-20. Display of license. Every privately held
24cemetery authority and , cemetery manager, and customer service
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1number of the license and the address at which the business is
2to be conducted. Such license shall be kept conspicuously
3posted in the place of business of the licensee and shall not
4be transferable or assignable. Nothing in this amendatory Act
5of the 97th General Assembly shall prevent an individual from
6acting as a licensed cemetery manager or customer service
7employee for more than one cemetery. A cemetery manager or
8customer service employee who works at more than one cemetery
9shall display an original version of his or her license at each
10location for which the individual serves as a cemetery manager
11or customer service employee.
12(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 411/20-30)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
15    Sec. 20-30. Signage. The Department shall create, and each
16licensed privately held cemetery authority shall conspicuously
17post signs in English and Spanish in each cemetery office that
18contain the Department's consumer hotline number, information
19on how to file a complaint, and whatever other information that
20the Department deems appropriate.
21(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 411/25-1)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
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1If the Department determines that an application for licensure
2or exemption from licensure should be denied pursuant to
3Section 25-10, then the applicant shall be sent a notice of
4intent to deny license or exemption from licensure and the
5applicant shall be given the opportunity to request, within 20
6days of the notice, a hearing on the denial. If the applicant
7requests a hearing, then the Secretary shall schedule a hearing
8within 30 days after the request for a hearing, unless
9otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Secretary shall have
10the authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice
11law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer.
12The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
13hearing. The hearing shall be held at the time and place
14designated by the Secretary. The Secretary shall have the
15authority to prescribe rules for the administration of this
16Section.
17(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 411/25-5)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
20    Sec. 25-5. Citations.
21    (a) The Department may adopt rules to permit the issuance
22of citations for non-frivolous complaints. The citation shall
23be issued to the licensee and shall contain the licensee's name
24and address, the licensee's license number, a brief factual
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1penalty imposed. When issuing a citation that proposes a
2suspension or revocation of the license of a privately held
3cemetery authority or cemetery manager, the Department must
4consider recommendations of the Cemetery Oversight Board. The
5citation must clearly state that the licensee has the option
6may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to request a
7hearing. If the licensee does not dispute the matter in the
8citation with the Department within 30 days after the citation
9is served, then the citation shall become a final order and
10shall constitute discipline. The penalty shall be a fine or
11other conditions as established by rule.
12    (b) The Department shall adopt rules and must consider
13recommendations of the Cemetery Oversight Board when
14designating violations for which a citation may be issued. Such
15rules shall designate as citation violations those violations
16for which there is no substantial threat to the public health,
17safety, and welfare. Citations shall not be utilized if there
18was any significant consumer harm resulting from the violation.
19    (c) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the
20reporting of a violation that is the basis for the citation.
21    (d) Service of a citation may be made by personal service,
22or certified mail with confirmation of receipt, or other
23delivery service with confirmation of receipt to the licensee
24at the licensee's address of record.
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1    (225 ILCS 411/25-10)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
3    Sec. 25-10. Grounds for disciplinary action.
4    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license
5or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take
6other disciplinary action as the Department may deem
7appropriate and must consider recommendations of the Cemetery
8Oversight Board, including imposing fines not to exceed $1,000
9$10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license issued
10under this Act, for any one or combination of the following:
11        (1) Intentional material Material misstatement in
12    furnishing information to the Department.
13        (2) Violations of this Act, except for Section 20-8, or
14    of the rules adopted under this Act.
15        (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
16    contendere to, any crime within the last 10 years that is a
17    Class X felony or is a felony involving fraud and
18    dishonesty under the laws of the United States or any state
19    or territory thereof.
20        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
21    obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act
22    or the rules adopted under this Act.
23        (5) Professional incompetence.
24        (6) Gross malpractice.
25        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
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1        (8) Failing, within 10 business days, to provide
2    information in response to a written request made by the
3    Department.
4        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
5    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
6    defraud, or harm the public.
7        (10) Inability to practice with reasonable judgment,
8    skill, or safety as a result of habitual or excessive use
9    of alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
10    agent or drug.
11        (11) Discipline by another state, District of
12    Columbia, territory, or foreign nation, if at least one of
13    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
14    equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
15        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
16    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
17    any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
18    for professional services not actually or personally
19    rendered.
20        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
21    after having his or her license placed on probationary
22    status, has violated the terms of probation.
23        (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
24    reports in his or her practice, including, but not limited
25    to, false records filed with any governmental agency or
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1        (15) Inability to practice the profession with
2    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
3        (16) Failure to file an annual report or to maintain in
4    effect the required bond or to comply with an order,
5    decision, or finding of the Department made pursuant to
6    this Act.
7        (17) Directly or indirectly receiving compensation for
8    any professional services not actually performed.
9        (18) Practicing under a false or, except as provided by
10    law, an assumed name.
11        (19) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
12    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
13    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
14        (20) (Blank) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
15    licensing examination administered under this Act.
16        (21) Unjustified failure to honor its contracts.
17        (22) Negligent supervision of a cemetery manager,
18    customer service employee, cemetery worker, or independent
19    contractor.
20        (23) A pattern of practice or other behavior which
21    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
22    this Act.
23        (24) Allowing an individual who is not, but is required
24    to be, licensed under this Act to perform work for the
25    privately held cemetery authority.
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1    is required to, submit a Worker's Statement in accordance
2    with Section 10-22 of this Act to perform work at the
3    cemetery.
4    (b) No action may be taken under this Act against a person
5licensed under this Act unless the action is commenced within 5
6years after the occurrence of the alleged violations, except
7for item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section in which case
8the action may commence within 10 years after the occurrence of
9the alleged violations. A continuing violation shall be deemed
10to have occurred on the date when the circumstances last
11existed that give rise to the alleged violation.
12(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 411/25-13.1 new)
14    Sec. 25-13.1. Renewal.
15    (a) Beginning with the August 2012 renewal, every privately
16held cemetery authority and cemetery manager of a privately
17held cemetery issued under this Act shall expire on August 31
18every 3 years.
19    (b) It is the responsibility of each licensee to notify the
20Department of any change of address. Failure to receive a
21renewal form from the Department shall not constitute an excuse
22for failure to renew one's license or to pay the renewal fee.
23    (c) Practicing on an expired license is unlicensed practice
24and subject to discipline under Section 25-10 of this Act.
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1expiration of a cemetery manager employee license, permit the
2holder of the expired license to do any work requiring
3licensure.
 
4    (225 ILCS 411/25-14)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
6    Sec. 25-14. Mandatory reports.
7    (a) If a privately held cemetery authority receives a
8consumer complaint alleging fraud that is not resolved to the
9satisfaction of the consumer within 60 days of the complaint,
10the privately held cemetery authority shall advise the consumer
11of the right to seek investigation by the Department referring
12the consumer to the signage and shall report the consumer
13complaint to the Department within the next 30 days. Cemetery
14authorities shall report to the Department within 30 days after
15the settlement of any liability insurance claim or cause of
16action, or final judgment in any cause of action, that alleges
17negligence, fraud, theft, misrepresentation, misappropriation,
18or breach of contract.
19    (b) The State's Attorney of each county shall report to the
20Department all instances in which an individual licensed as a
21cemetery manager of a privately held cemetery or customer
22service employee, or any individual listed on a licensed
23privately held cemetery authority's application under this
24Act, is convicted or otherwise found guilty of the commission
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1within 60 days after conviction or finding of guilty.
2(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 411/25-15)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
5    Sec. 25-15. Cease and desist.
6    (a) The Secretary may issue an order to cease and desist to
7any licensee or other person doing business without the
8required license when, in the opinion of the Secretary, the
9licensee or other person is violating or is about to violate
10any provision of this Act or any rule or requirement imposed in
11writing by the Department.
12    (b) The Secretary may issue an order to cease and desist
13prior to a hearing and such order shall be in full force and
14effect until a final administrative order is entered.
15    (c) The Secretary shall serve notice of his or her action,
16designated as an order to cease and desist made pursuant to
17this Section, including a statement of the reasons for the
18action, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt
19requested or by other delivery service that provides a
20confirmation of receipt. Service by certified mail shall be
21deemed completed when the notice is deposited in the United
22States mail and sent to the address of record or, in the case
23of unlicensed activity, the address known to the Department.
24    (d) Within 15 days after service of the order to cease and
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1hearing.
2    (e) The Secretary shall schedule a hearing within 30 days
3after the request for a hearing unless otherwise agreed to by
4the parties.
5    (f) The Secretary shall have the authority to prescribe
6rules for the administration of this Section.
7    (g) If, after hearing, it is determined that the Secretary
8has the authority to issue the order to cease and desist, he or
9she may issue such orders as may be reasonably necessary to
10correct, eliminate, or remedy such conduct.
11    (h) The powers vested in the Secretary by this Section are
12additional to any and all other powers and remedies vested in
13the Secretary by law and nothing in this Section shall be
14construed as requiring that the Secretary shall employ the
15power conferred in this Section instead of or as a condition
16precedent to the exercise of any other power or remedy vested
17in the Secretary.
18(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 411/25-25)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
21    Sec. 25-25. Investigations, notice, hearings.
22    (a) The Department may at any time investigate the actions
23of any applicant or of any person or persons rendering or
24offering to render services as a privately held cemetery
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1customer service employee of or any person holding or claiming
2to hold a license as a licensed privately held cemetery
3authority, cemetery manager of a privately held cemetery , or
4customer service employee. If it appears to the Department that
5a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage
6in any practice declared to be unlawful by this Act, then the
7Department may: (1) require that person to file on such terms
8as the Department prescribes a statement or report in writing,
9under oath or otherwise, containing all information the
10Department may consider necessary to ascertain whether a
11licensee is in compliance with this Act, or whether an
12unlicensed person is engaging in activities for which a license
13is required; (2) examine under oath any individual in
14connection with the books and records pertaining to or having
15an impact upon the operation of a cemetery or trust funds
16required to be maintained pursuant to this Act; (3) examine any
17books and records of the licensee, trustee, or investment
18advisor that the Department may consider necessary to ascertain
19compliance with this Act; and (4) require the production of a
20copy of any record, book, document, account, or paper that is
21produced in accordance with this Act and retain it in his or
22her possession until the completion of all proceedings in
23connection with which it is produced.
24    (b) The Secretary may, with consideration of the
25recommendations of the Cemetery Oversight Board and after 10
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1receipt requested, or by any delivery service that provides a
2confirmation of receipt to the licensee at the address of
3record or to the last known address of any other person stating
4the contemplated action and in general the grounds therefor,
5fine such licensee an amount not exceeding $1,000 $10,000 per
6violation or revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place on
7probation, or reprimand any license issued under this Act if he
8or she finds that:
9        (1) the licensee has failed to comply with any
10    provision of this Act or any order, decision, finding,
11    rule, regulation, or direction of the Secretary lawfully
12    made pursuant to the authority of this Act; or
13        (2) any fact or condition exists which, if it had
14    existed at the time of the original application for the
15    license, clearly would have warranted the Secretary in
16    refusing to issue the license.
17    (c) The Secretary, with consideration and recommendations
18of the Cemetery Oversight Board, may fine, revoke, suspend,
19refuse to renew, place on probation, reprimand, or take any
20other disciplinary action as to the particular license with
21respect to which grounds for the fine, revocation, suspension,
22refuse to renew, probation, or reprimand, or other disciplinary
23action occur or exist, but if the Secretary finds that grounds
24for revocation are of general application to all offices or to
25more than one office of the licensee, the Secretary shall fine,
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1reprimand, or otherwise discipline every license to which such
2grounds apply.
3    (d) In every case in which a license is revoked, suspended,
4placed on probation, reprimanded, or otherwise disciplined,
5the Secretary shall serve the licensee with notice of his or
6her action, including a statement of the reasons for his or her
7actions, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt
8requested or by any delivery service that provides a
9confirmation of receipt. Service by certified mail shall be
10deemed completed when the notice is deposited in the United
11States mail and sent to the address of record.
12    (e) An order assessing a fine, an order revoking,
13suspending, placing on probation, or reprimanding a license or,
14an order denying renewal of a license shall take effect upon
15service of the order unless the licensee requests, in writing,
16within 20 days after the date of service, a hearing. In the
17event a hearing is requested, an order issued under this
18Section shall be stayed until a final administrative order is
19entered.
20    (f) If the licensee requests a hearing, then the Secretary
21shall schedule a hearing within 30 days after the request for a
22hearing unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The
23Secretary shall have the authority to appoint an attorney duly
24licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as
25the hearing officer in any disciplinary action with regard to a
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1conduct the hearing.
2    (g) The hearing shall be held at the time and place
3designated by the Secretary.
4    (h) The Secretary shall have the authority to prescribe
5rules, with consideration and recommendations of the Cemetery
6Oversight Board, for the administration of this Section.
7    (i) Fines imposed and any costs assessed shall be paid
8within 60 days.
9(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 411/25-70)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
12    Sec. 25-70. Receivership. In the event a privately held
13cemetery authority license is suspended or revoked or where an
14unlicensed person has conducted activities requiring privately
15held cemetery authority licensure under this Act, the
16Department, through the Attorney General, may petition the
17circuit courts of this State for appointment of a receiver to
18administer the care funds of such licensee or unlicensed person
19or to operate the cemetery.
20    (a) The court shall appoint a receiver if the court
21determines that a receivership is necessary or advisable:
22        (1) to ensure the orderly and proper conduct of a
23    licensee's professional business and affairs during or in
24    the aftermath of the administrative proceeding to revoke or
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1        (2) for the protection of the public's interest and
2    rights in the business, premises, or activities of the
3    person sought to be placed in receivership;
4        (3) upon a showing of actual or constructive
5    abandonment of premises or business licensed or which was
6    not but should have been licensed under this Act;
7        (4) upon a showing of serious and repeated violations
8    of this Act demonstrating an inability or unwillingness of
9    a licensee to comply with the requirements of this Act;
10        (5) to prevent loss, wasting, dissipation, theft, or
11    conversion of assets that should be marshaled and held
12    available for the honoring of obligations under this Act;
13    or
14        (6) upon proof of other grounds that the court deems
15    good and sufficient for instituting receivership action
16    concerning the respondent sought to be placed in
17    receivership.
18    (b) A receivership under this Section may be temporary, or
19for the winding up and dissolution of the business, as the
20Department may request and the court determines to be necessary
21or advisable in the circumstances. Venue of receivership
22proceedings may be, at the Department's election, in Cook
23County or the county where the subject of the receivership is
24located. The appointed receiver shall be the Department or such
25person as the Department may nominate and the court shall
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1    (c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation
2of this Section.
3(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 411/25-85)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
6    Sec. 25-85. Inactive status.
7    (a) Any licensed manager of a privately held cemetery or
8customer service employee who notifies the Department in
9writing on forms prescribed by the Department as determined by
10rule, may elect to place his or her license on an inactive
11status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be
12excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies
13the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active
14status. Any licensed cemetery manager of a privately held
15cemetery or licensed customer service employee requesting
16restoration from inactive status shall pay the current renewal
17fee and meet requirements as provided by rule. Any licensee
18whose license is in inactive status shall not practice in the
19State of Illinois.
20    (b) A privately held cemetery authority license may only go
21on inactive status by following the provisions for dissolution
22set forth in Section 10-50 or transfer in Section 10-45.
23(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
2    Sec. 25-105. Violations. Any person who is found to have
3engaged in unlicensed practices under this Act violated any
4provision of this Act or any applicant for licensure who files
5with the Department the fingerprints of an individual other
6than himself or herself is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
7Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense the violator
8shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. However, whoever
9intentionally fails to deposit the required amounts into a
10trust provided for in this Act or intentionally and improperly
11withdraws or uses trust funds for his or her own benefit shall
12be guilty of a Class 4 felony and each day such provisions are
13violated shall constitute a separate offense.
14(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 411/25-110)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
17    Sec. 25-110. Civil action and civil penalties. In addition
18to the other penalties and remedies provided in this Act, the
19Department may bring a civil action in the county in which the
20cemetery is located against a licensee or any other person to
21enjoin any violation or threatened violation of this Act. In
22addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who
23violates this Act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty to the
24Department in an amount not to exceed $1,000 $10,000 for each
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1shall be assessed by the Department in accordance with the
2provisions of this Act. Any civil penalty shall be paid within
360 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
4civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be
5filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any
6judgment from any court of record. All moneys collected under
7this Section shall be deposited into the Cemetery Oversight
8Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
9(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 411/25-125)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
12    Sec. 25-125. Cemetery Oversight Board. The Cemetery
13Oversight Board is created and shall consist of 7 the
14Secretary, who shall serve as its chairperson, and 8 members
15appointed by the Secretary. Appointments shall be made within
1690 days after the effective date of this Act. Five Three
17members shall represent the segment of the privately held
18cemetery industry licensed under this Act, and the chairman
19shall be annually selected from within this group by their
20majority vote. One member that does not maintain a partial
21exemption or full exemption, one member shall represent the
22segment of the cemetery industry that maintains a partial
23exemption as a public cemetery, one member shall represent the
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1consumer consumers as defined in this Act, and one member shall
2represent the general public. No member shall be a licensed
3professional from a non-cemetery segment of the death care
4industry. No member of the Board shall be appointed who works
5for an exempt cemetery authority or at multiple categories of
6cemeteries. Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until
7their successors are appointed and qualified. The membership of
8the Board should reasonably reflect representation from the
9geographic areas in this State. No member shall be reappointed
10to the Board for a term that would cause his or her continuous
11service on the Board to be longer than 10 successive years.
12Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner
13as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of the
14vacated term. Four Five members of the Board shall constitute a
15quorum. A quorum is required for Board decisions. The Secretary
16may remove any member of the Board for misconduct,
17incompetence, neglect of duty, conflict of interest, or for
18reasons prescribed by law for removal of State officials. The
19Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not attend
202 consecutive meetings. The Department may, at any time, seek
21the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter
22relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act. The
23Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the Board in
24the development of proposed rules or disciplinary action under
25this Act and for establishing guidelines and examinations as
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1rulemaking under this Act shall be transmitted to the Board and
2the Department shall consider review the response of the Board
3and any recommendations made therein. The Secretary may retain
4any Board member currently serving who qualifies under the
5changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 97th
6General Assembly.
7(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 411/75-20)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
10    Sec. 75-20. Rules. The Department may adopt rules for the
11administration and enforcement of this Act with consideration
12of recommendations of the Cemetery Oversight Board. The rules
13shall include standards for licensure, professional conduct,
14and discipline.
15(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 411/75-25)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
18    Sec. 75-25. Home rule. The regulation and licensing as
19provided for in this Act are exclusive powers and functions of
20the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license
21privately held cemetery authorities, cemetery managers,
22employees, or workers employed or hired on behalf of the
23privately held cemetery authority customer service employees,
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1of a cemetery. This Section is a denial and limitation of home
2rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
3Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
4(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 411/75-45)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
7    Sec. 75-45. Fees. The Department shall by rule provide for
8fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act other
9than as specifically provided in Section 10-55, and those fees
10are nonrefundable. All of the fees and fines collected under
11this Act shall be deposited into the Cemetery Oversight
12Licensing and Disciplinary Fund and be appropriated to the
13Department for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the
14Department in the administration and enforcement of this Act.
15Fees shall be reasonable and shall avoid creating competitive
16disadvantages for licensed cemetery authorities in comparison
17to exempt cemetery authorities. The Secretary, upon
18recommendation of the Cemetery Oversight Board, may waive fees
19based upon hardship.
20(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 411/75-50)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
23    Sec. 75-50. Burial permits. After the effective date of
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1notwithstanding Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a
2cemetery authority shall ensure that every burial permit
3maintained at the cemetery shall contain applicable to that
4cemetery authority contains the decedent's parcel
5identification number or other information as provided by rule
6regarding the location of the interment, entombment, or
7inurnment of the deceased that would enable the Department to
8determine the precise location of the decedent.
9(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 411/10-10 rep.)
11    (225 ILCS 411/10-22 rep.)
12    (225 ILCS 411/10-30 rep.)
13    (225 ILCS 411/10-45 rep.)
14    (225 ILCS 411/10-50 rep.)
15    (225 ILCS 411/Art. 15 rep.)
16    (225 ILCS 411/20-6 rep.)
17    (225 ILCS 411/20-8 rep.)
18    (225 ILCS 411/20-12 rep.)
19    (225 ILCS 411/20-15 rep.)
20    (225 ILCS 411/20-25 rep.)
21    (225 ILCS 411/Art. 22 rep.)
22    (225 ILCS 411/25-3 rep.)
23    (225 ILCS 411/25-13 rep.)
24    (225 ILCS 411/25-75 rep.)
25    (225 ILCS 411/25-120 rep.)

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 411/Art. 35 rep.)
2    (225 ILCS 411/75-55 rep.)
3    (225 ILCS 411/90-90 rep.)
4    (225 ILCS 411/90-95 rep.)
5    Section 920. The Cemetery Oversight Act is amended by
6repealing Articles 15, 22, and 35 and Sections 10-10, 10-22,
710-30, 10-45, 10-50, 20-6, 20-8, 20-12, 20-15, 20-25, 25-3,
825-13, 25-75, 25-120, 75-55, 90-90, and 90-95.
 
9    Section 925. The Crematory Regulation Act is amended by
10changing Sections 5 and 35 as follows:
 
11    (410 ILCS 18/5)
12    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-863)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
14    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
15    "Alternative container" means a receptacle, other than a
16casket, in which human remains are transported to the crematory
17and placed in the cremation chamber for cremation. An
18alternative container shall be (i) composed of readily
19combustible materials suitable for cremation, (ii) able to be
20closed in order to provide a complete covering for the human
21remains, (iii) resistant to leakage or spillage, (iv) rigid
22enough for handling with ease, and (v) able to provide
23protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of
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1    "Authorizing agent" means a person legally entitled to
2order the cremation and final disposition of specific human
3remains.
4    "Body parts" means limbs or other portions of the anatomy
5that are removed from a person or human remains for medical
6purposes during treatment, surgery, biopsy, autopsy, or
7medical research; or human bodies or any portion of bodies that
8have been donated to science for medical research purposes.
9    "Burial transit permit" means a permit for disposition of a
10dead human body as required by Illinois law.
11    "Casket" means a rigid container that is designed for the
12encasement of human remains, is usually constructed of wood,
13metal, or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric,
14and may or may not be combustible.
15    "Change of ownership" means a transfer of more than 50% of
16the stock or assets of a crematory authority.
17    "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of
18Illinois.
19    "Cremated remains" means all human remains recovered after
20the completion of the cremation, which may possibly include the
21residue of any foreign matter including casket material,
22bridgework, or eyeglasses, that was cremated with the human
23remains.
24    "Cremation" means the technical process, using heat and
25flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The
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1shall include the processing, and may include the
2pulverization, of the bone fragments.
3    "Cremation chamber" means the enclosed space within which
4the cremation takes place.
5    "Cremation interment container" means a rigid outer
6container that, subject to a cemetery's rules and regulations,
7is composed of concrete, steel, fiberglass, or some similar
8material in which an urn is placed prior to being interred in
9the ground, and which is designed to withstand prolonged
10exposure to the elements and to support the earth above the
11urn.
12    "Cremation room" means the room in which the cremation
13chamber is located.
14    "Crematory" means the building or portion of a building
15that houses the cremation room and the holding facility.
16    "Crematory authority" means the legal entity which is
17licensed by the Comptroller to operate a crematory and to
18perform cremations.
19    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
20Health.
21    "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or other
22disposition of a dead human body or parts of a dead human body.
23    "Funeral director" means a person known by the title of
24"funeral director", "funeral director and embalmer", or other
25similar words or titles, licensed by the State to practice
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1    "Funeral establishment" means a building or separate
2portion of a building having a specific street address and
3location and devoted to activities relating to the shelter,
4care, custody, and preparation of a deceased human body and may
5contain facilities for funeral or wake services.
6    "Holding facility" means an area that (i) is designated for
7the retention of human remains prior to cremation, (ii)
8complies with all applicable public health law, (iii) preserves
9the health and safety of the crematory authority personnel, and
10(iv) is secure from access by anyone other than authorized
11persons. A holding facility may be located in a cremation room.
12    "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person,
13including any form of body prosthesis that has been permanently
14attached or implanted in the body.
15    "Niche" means a compartment or cubicle for the
16memorialization and permanent placement of an urn containing
17cremated remains.
18    "Processing" means the reduction of identifiable bone
19fragments after the completion of the cremation process to
20unidentifiable bone fragments by manual or mechanical means.
21    "Pulverization" means the reduction of identifiable bone
22fragments after the completion of the cremation process to
23granulated particles by manual or mechanical means.
24    "Scattering area" means an area which may be designated by
25a cemetery and located on dedicated cemetery property where
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1can be mixed with, or placed on top of, the soil or ground
2cover.
3    "Temporary container" means a receptacle for cremated
4remains, usually composed of cardboard, plastic or similar
5material, that can be closed in a manner that prevents the
6leakage or spillage of the cremated remains or the entrance of
7foreign material, and is a single container of sufficient size
8to hold the cremated remains until an urn is acquired or the
9cremated remains are scattered.
10    "Urn" means a receptacle designed to encase the cremated
11remains.
12(Source: P.A. 92-675, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
13    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-863)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
15    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
16    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
17by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
18file or license file. It is the duty of the applicant or
19licensee to inform the Department of any change of address
20within 14 days, and such changes must be made either through
21the Department's website or by contacting the Department's
22licensure maintenance unit. The address of record shall be the
23permanent street address of the crematory.
24    "Alternative container" means a receptacle, other than a
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1and placed in the cremation chamber for cremation. An
2alternative container shall be (i) composed of readily
3combustible materials suitable for cremation, (ii) able to be
4closed in order to provide a complete covering for the human
5remains, (iii) resistant to leakage or spillage, (iv) rigid
6enough for handling with ease, and (v) able to provide
7protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of
8crematory personnel.
9    "Authorizing agent" means a person legally entitled to
10order the cremation and final disposition of specific human
11remains.
12    "Body parts" means limbs or other portions of the anatomy
13that are removed from a person or human remains for medical
14purposes during treatment, surgery, biopsy, autopsy, or
15medical research; or human bodies or any portion of bodies that
16have been donated to science for medical research purposes.
17    "Burial transit permit" means a permit for disposition of a
18dead human body as required by Illinois law.
19    "Casket" means a rigid container that is designed for the
20encasement of human remains, is usually constructed of wood,
21metal, or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric,
22and may or may not be combustible.
23    "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of
24Illinois.
25    "Cremated remains" means all human remains recovered after
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1residue of any foreign matter including casket material,
2bridgework, or eyeglasses, that was cremated with the human
3remains.
4    "Cremation" means the technical process, using heat and
5flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The
6reduction takes place through heat and evaporation. Cremation
7shall include the processing, and may include the
8pulverization, of the bone fragments.
9    "Cremation chamber" means the enclosed space within which
10the cremation takes place.
11    "Cremation interment container" means a rigid outer
12container that, subject to a cemetery's rules and regulations,
13is composed of concrete, steel, fiberglass, or some similar
14material in which an urn is placed prior to being interred in
15the ground, and which is designed to withstand prolonged
16exposure to the elements and to support the earth above the
17urn.
18    "Cremation room" means the room in which the cremation
19chamber is located.
20    "Crematory" means the building or portion of a building
21that houses the cremation room and the holding facility.
22    "Crematory authority" means the legal entity which is
23licensed by the Department to operate a crematory and to
24perform cremations.
25    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Financial
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1    "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or other
2disposition of a dead human body or parts of a dead human body.
3    "Funeral director" means a person known by the title of
4"funeral director", "funeral director and embalmer", or other
5similar words or titles, licensed by the State to practice
6funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming.
7    "Funeral establishment" means a building or separate
8portion of a building having a specific street address and
9location and devoted to activities relating to the shelter,
10care, custody, and preparation of a deceased human body and may
11contain facilities for funeral or wake services.
12    "Holding facility" means an area that (i) is designated for
13the retention of human remains prior to cremation, (ii)
14complies with all applicable public health law, (iii) preserves
15the health and safety of the crematory authority personnel, and
16(iv) is secure from access by anyone other than authorized
17persons. A holding facility may be located in a cremation room.
18    "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person,
19including any form of body prosthesis that has been permanently
20attached or implanted in the body.
21    "Licensee" means an entity licensed under this Act. An
22entity that holds itself as a licensee or that is accused of
23unlicensed practice is considered a licensee for purposes of
24enforcement, investigation, hearings, and the Illinois
25Administrative Procedure Act.
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1memorialization and permanent placement of an urn containing
2cremated remains.
3    "Person" means any person, partnership, association,
4corporation, limited liability company, or other entity, and in
5the case of any such business organization, its officers,
6partners, members, or shareholders possessing 25% or more of
7ownership of the entity.
8    "Processing" means the reduction of identifiable bone
9fragments after the completion of the cremation process to
10unidentifiable bone fragments by manual or mechanical means.
11    "Pulverization" means the reduction of identifiable bone
12fragments after the completion of the cremation process to
13granulated particles by manual or mechanical means.
14    "Scattering area" means an area which may be designated by
15a cemetery and located on dedicated cemetery property where
16cremated remains, which have been removed from their container,
17can be mixed with, or placed on top of, the soil or ground
18cover.
19    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
20Professional Regulation.
21    "Temporary container" means a receptacle for cremated
22remains, usually composed of cardboard, plastic or similar
23material, that can be closed in a manner that prevents the
24leakage or spillage of the cremated remains or the entrance of
25foreign material, and is a single container of sufficient size
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1cremated remains are scattered.
2    "Urn" means a receptacle designed to encase the cremated
3remains.
4(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-12.)
 
5    (410 ILCS 18/35)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
7    Sec. 35. Cremation procedures.
8    (a) Human remains shall not be cremated within 24 hours
9after the time of death, as indicated on the Medical
10Examiner's/Coroner's Certificate of Death. In any death, the
11human remains shall not be cremated by the crematory authority
12until a cremation permit has been received from the coroner or
13medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred and
14the crematory authority has received a cremation authorization
15form, executed by an authorizing agent, in accordance with the
16provisions of Section 15 of this Act. In no instance, however,
17shall the lapse of time between the death and the cremation be
18less than 24 hours, unless (i) it is known the deceased has an
19infectious or dangerous disease and that the time requirement
20is waived in writing by the medical examiner or coroner where
21the death occurred or (ii) because of a religious requirement.
22    (b) Except as set forth in subsection (a) of this Section,
23a crematory authority shall have the right to schedule the
24actual cremation to be performed at its own convenience, at any
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1crematory authority, unless the crematory authority has
2received specific instructions to the contrary on the cremation
3authorization form.
4    (c) No crematory authority shall cremate human remains when
5it has actual knowledge that human remains contain a pacemaker
6or any other material or implant that may be potentially
7hazardous to the person performing the cremation.
8    (d) No crematory authority shall refuse to accept human
9remains for cremation because such human remains are not
10embalmed.
11    (e) Whenever a crematory authority is unable or
12unauthorized to cremate human remains immediately upon taking
13custody of the remains, the crematory authority shall place the
14human remains in a holding facility in accordance with the
15crematory authority's rules and regulations. The crematory
16authority must notify the authorizing agent of the reasons for
17delay in cremation if a properly authorized cremation is not
18performed within any time period expressly contemplated in the
19authorization.
20    (f) A crematory authority shall not accept a casket or
21alternative container from which there is any evidence of the
22leakage of body fluids.
23    (g) The casket or the alternative container shall be
24cremated with the human remains or destroyed, unless the
25crematory authority has notified the authorizing agent to the
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1written consent of the authorizing agent.
2    (h) The simultaneous cremation of the human remains of more
3than one person within the same cremation chamber, without the
4prior written consent of the authorizing agent, is prohibited
5except for common cremation pursuant to Section 11.4 of the
6Hospital Licensing Act. Nothing in this subsection, however,
7shall prevent the simultaneous cremation within the same
8cremation chamber of body parts delivered to the crematory
9authority from multiple sources, or the use of cremation
10equipment that contains more than one cremation chamber.
11    (i) No unauthorized person shall be permitted in the
12holding facility or cremation room while any human remains are
13being held there awaiting cremation, being cremated, or being
14removed from the cremation chamber.
15    (j) A crematory authority shall not remove any dental gold,
16body parts, organs, or any item of value prior to or subsequent
17to a cremation without previously having received specific
18written authorization from the authorizing agent and written
19instructions for the delivery of these items to the authorizing
20agent. Under no circumstances shall a crematory authority
21profit from making or assisting in any removal of valuables.
22    (k) Upon the completion of each cremation, and insofar as
23is practicable, all of the recoverable residue of the cremation
24process shall be removed from the cremation chamber.
25    (l) If all of the recovered cremated remains will not fit
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1the cremated remains shall be returned to the authorizing agent
2or the agent's designee in a separate container. The crematory
3authority shall not return to an authorizing agent or the
4agent's designee more or less cremated remains than were
5removed from the cremation chamber.
6    (m) A crematory authority shall not knowingly represent to
7an authorizing agent or the agent's designee that a temporary
8container or urn contains the cremated remains of a specific
9decedent when it does not.
10    (n) Cremated remains shall be shipped only by a method that
11has an internal tracing system available and that provides a
12receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.
13    (o) A crematory authority shall maintain an identification
14system that shall ensure that it shall be able to identify the
15human remains in its possession throughout all phases of the
16cremation process.
17    (p) The cremation authorization form shall also contain the
18following statement in 12-point, bold font and be initialed by
19the authorizing agent:
 
20"IT IS ILLEGAL TO ABANDON CREMATED REMAINS IN A CEMETERY OR ON
21PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOU
22CAN BE CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR IF THE CREMATED REMAINS OF
23YOUR LOVED ONE ARE ABANDONED IN ANY PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NOT
24BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO DISPOSE OF THEM.
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1(Source: P.A. 96-338, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
2    (410 ILCS 18/7 rep.)
3    (410 ILCS 18/10 rep.)
4    (410 ILCS 18/11 rep.)
5    (410 ILCS 18/11.5 rep.)
6    (410 ILCS 18/12 rep.)
7    (410 ILCS 18/13 rep.)
8    (410 ILCS 18/20 rep.)
9    (410 ILCS 18/22 rep.)
10    (410 ILCS 18/25 rep.)
11    (410 ILCS 18/40 rep.)
12    (410 ILCS 18/55 rep.)
13    (410 ILCS 18/60 rep.)
14    (410 ILCS 18/62 rep.)
15    (410 ILCS 18/62.5 rep.)
16    (410 ILCS 18/62.10 rep.)
17    (410 ILCS 18/62.15 rep.)
18    (410 ILCS 18/62.20 rep.)
19    (410 ILCS 18/65 rep.)
20    (410 ILCS 18/80 rep.)
21    (410 ILCS 18/85 rep.)
22    (410 ILCS 18/87 rep.)
23    (410 ILCS 18/88 rep.)
24    (410 ILCS 18/89 rep.)
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1    (410 ILCS 18/91 rep.)
2    (410 ILCS 18/92 rep.)
3    (410 ILCS 18/93 rep.)
4    (410 ILCS 18/94 rep.)
5    (410 ILCS 18/95 rep.)
6    Section 927. The Crematory Regulation Act is amended by
7repealing Sections 7, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 20, 22, 25, 40, 55,
860, 62, 62.5, 62.10, 62.15, 62.20, 65, 80, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90,
991, 92, 93, 94, and 95.
 
10    Section 930. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
11Section 21 as follows:
 
12    (410 ILCS 535/21)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-21)
13    Sec. 21. (1) The funeral director or person acting as such
14who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus shall make a
15written report to the registrar of the district in which death
16occurred or in which the body or fetus was found within 24
17hours after taking custody of the body or fetus on a form
18prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and in
19accordance with the rules promulgated by the State Registrar.
20Except as specified in paragraph (2) of this Section, the
21written report shall serve as a permit to transport, bury or
22entomb the body or fetus within this State, provided that the
23funeral director or person acting as such shall certify that
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1or condition which resulted in death has been contacted and has
2affirmatively stated that he will sign the medical certificate
3of death or the fetal death certificate. If a funeral director
4fails to file written reports under this Section in a timely
5manner, the local registrar may suspend the funeral director's
6privilege of filing written reports by mail. In a county with a
7population greater than 3,000,000, if a funeral director or
8person acting as such inters or entombs a dead body without
9having previously certified that the physician in charge of the
10patient's care for the illness or condition that resulted in
11death has been contacted and has affirmatively stated that he
12or she will sign the medical certificate of death, then that
13funeral director or person acting as such is responsible for
14payment of the specific costs incurred by the county medical
15examiner in disinterring and reinterring or reentombing the
16dead body.
17    (2) The written report as specified in paragraph (1) of
18this Section shall not serve as a permit to:
19        (a) Remove body or fetus from this State;
20        (b) Cremate the body or fetus; or
21        (c) Make disposal of any body or fetus in any manner
22    when death is subject to the coroner's or medical
23    examiner's investigation.
24    (3) In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of
25this Section the funeral director or person acting as such who
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1permit for disposition of such dead human body prior to final
2disposition or removal from the State of the body or fetus.
3Such permit shall be issued by the registrar of the district
4where death occurred or the body or fetus was found. No such
5permit shall be issued until a properly completed certificate
6of death has been filed with the registrar. The registrar shall
7insure the issuance of a permit for disposition within an
8expedited period of time to accommodate Sunday or holiday
9burials of decedents whose time of death and religious tenets
10or beliefs necessitate Sunday or holiday burials.
11    (4) A permit that accompanies a dead body, fetus, or
12cremated remains brought into this State shall be authority for
13final disposition of the body, fetus, or cremated remains in
14this State, except in municipalities where local ordinance
15requires the issuance of a local permit prior to disposition.
16If there is no permit for cremated remains brought into this
17State by a family member, a funeral director, an officer, or
18manager of a cemetery authority may hand write or print the
19permit or use the certificate of cremation as the permit A
20permit which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this
21State shall be authority for final disposition of the body or
22fetus in this State, except in municipalities where local
23ordinance requires the issuance of a local permit prior to
24disposition.
25    (5) A permit for disposition of a dead human body shall be
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1when the disinterred body is to be shipped by a common carrier.
2Such permit shall be issued to a licensed funeral director or
3person acting as such, upon proper application, by the local
4registrar of the district in which disinterment is to be made.
5In the case of disinterment, proper application shall include a
6statement providing the name and address of any surviving
7spouse of the deceased, or, if none, any surviving children of
8the deceased, or if no surviving spouse or children, a parent,
9brother, or sister of the deceased. The application shall
10indicate whether the applicant is one of these parties and, if
11so, whether the applicant is a surviving spouse or a surviving
12child. Prior to the issuance of a permit for disinterment, the
13local registrar shall, by certified mail, notify the surviving
14spouse, unless he or she is the applicant, or if there is no
15surviving spouse, all surviving children except for the
16applicant, of the application for the permit. The person or
17persons notified shall have 30 days from the mailing of the
18notice to object by obtaining an injunction enjoining the
19issuance of the permit. After the 30-day period has expired,
20the local registrar shall issue the permit unless he or she has
21been enjoined from doing so or there are other statutory
22grounds for refusal. The notice to the spouse or surviving
23children shall inform the person or persons being notified of
24the right to seek an injunction within 30 days. Notwithstanding
25any other provision of this subsection (5), a court may order
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1to the expiration of the 30-day period where the petition is
2made by an agency of any governmental unit and good cause is
3shown for disinterment without notice or for the early order.
4Nothing in this subsection (5) limits the authority of the City
5of Chicago to acquire property or otherwise exercise its powers
6under the O'Hare Modernization Act or requires that City, or
7any person acting on behalf of that City, to obtain a permit
8under this subsection (5) when exercising powers under the
9O'Hare Modernization Act.
10(Source: P.A. 93-450, eff. 8-6-03.)
 
11    Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
12changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
13that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
14represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
15not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
16made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
17Public Act.
 
18    Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act
19(including both new and amendatory provisions) are severable
20under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
21    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".