Full Text of SB3529 097th General Assembly
SB3529 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB3529 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Fire
Equipment Distributor and
Employee Regulation Act of 2011. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; license requirements and injunctions; rules; reports; personnel; formal charges; and disciplinary sanctions and hearings. Creates a provision that permits the State Fire Marshal to investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm, association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a licensee under the Act. Creates a provision so the State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of the Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Advisory Board; examinations; and licensure without examination. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 4.23 and by adding Section 4.33 as follows:
| 6 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.23)
| 7 | | Sec. 4.23. Acts and Sections repealed on January 1,
2013. | 8 | | The following Acts and Sections of Acts are
repealed on January | 9 | | 1, 2013:
| 10 | | The Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act.
| 11 | | The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act.
| 12 | | The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act | 13 | | of 2011. | 14 | | The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
| 15 | | The Naprapathic Practice Act.
| 16 | | The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional | 17 | | Counselor
Licensing Act.
| 18 | | The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act.
| 19 | | Section 2.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
| 21 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.33 new) | 22 | | Sec. 4.33. Act repealed on January 1,
2023. The following |
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| 1 | | Act is
repealed on January 1, 2023: | 2 | | The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act | 3 | | of 2011. | 4 | | Section 5. The Fire
Equipment Distributor and
Employee | 5 | | Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, | 6 | | 30, 35, 40, 75, 85, and 90 and by adding Sections 82 and 83 as | 7 | | follows: | 8 | | (225 ILCS 217/5) | 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 10 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 11 | | (a) "Employee" means a licensee
or a person who is | 12 | | currently employed by a distributor licensed under this
Act | 13 | | whose full or part-time duties include servicing, recharging,
| 14 | | hydro-testing, installing, maintaining, or inspecting all | 15 | | types of fire
extinguishing devices or systems, other than | 16 | | water sprinkler systems. | 17 | | (b) "Board" means the Fire Equipment Distributor and | 18 | | Employee
Advisory Board. | 19 | | (c) "Person" means a natural person or any company, | 20 | | corporation, or other
business entity. | 21 | | (d) "Fire equipment distributor" means any person, company | 22 | | or
corporation that services, recharges, hydro-tests, | 23 | | inspects, installs,
maintains, alters, repairs, replaces, or | 24 | | services fire extinguishing devices
or systems, other than |
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| 1 | | water sprinkler systems, for customers, clients, or
other third | 2 | | parties. "Fire equipment distributor" does not include a | 3 | | person,
company, or corporation employing 2,000 or more | 4 | | employees within the State
of Illinois that engages in these | 5 | | activities incidental to its own business. | 6 | | (e) "Public member" means a person who is not a licensee or | 7 | | a relative
of a licensee, or who is not an employer or employee | 8 | | of a licensee.
The term "relative" shall be determined by rules | 9 | | of the State Fire Marshal. | 10 | | (f) "Residency" means an actual domicile in Illinois for a | 11 | | period of not
less than one year. | 12 | | (g) "Inspection" means a determination that a fire | 13 | | extinguisher is
available in its designated place and has not | 14 | | been actuated or tampered
with. "Inspection" does not include | 15 | | the inspection that may be performed by
the building owner, | 16 | | tenant, or insurance representative. | 17 | | (h) "Maintenance" means a determination that an | 18 | | extinguisher will
operate effectively and safely. It includes a | 19 | | thorough examination and any
necessary repair or replacement. | 20 | | It also includes checking the date of
manufacture or last | 21 | | hydrostatic test to see if internal inspection of the
cylinder | 22 | | or hydrostatic testing is necessary, and checking for cuts, | 23 | | bulges,
dents, abrasions, corrosion, condition of paint, shell | 24 | | hanger attachment,
maintenance of nameplate, weight of | 25 | | contents, pressure gauge, valve,
removal of pull pin, discharge | 26 | | nozzle, hose assembly, and operating
instructions.
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| 1 | | (i) "NAFED" means the National Association of Fire | 2 | | Equipment Distributors located in Chicago, Illinois. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 4 | | (225 ILCS 217/10) | 5 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 6 | | Sec. 10. License requirement; injunction ; cease and desist | 7 | | order . | 8 | | (a) No person shall act as a fire
equipment distributor or | 9 | | employee, or
advertise or
assume to act as such, or use any | 10 | | title implying that such person
is engaged in such practice or | 11 | | occupation unless licensed by the State Fire
Marshal.
| 12 | | No firm, association, or corporation shall act as an
agency | 13 | | licensed under this Act, or advertise or assume to act as such,
| 14 | | or use any title implying that the firm, association, or | 15 | | corporation
is engaged in such practice, unless licensed by the | 16 | | State Fire Marshal.
| 17 | | (b) The State Fire Marshal, in the name of the People and | 18 | | through the Attorney
General, the
State's Attorney of any | 19 | | county, any interested resident of the State, or any interested | 20 | | legal
entity within the State , may petition the court with | 21 | | appropriate jurisdiction for an order seeking injunctive | 22 | | relief to enjoin from practicing a licensed activity in | 23 | | violation of this Act any person, firm, association, or | 24 | | corporation who has not been issued a license, or whose license | 25 | | has been suspended, revoked, or not renewed. If any person, |
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| 1 | | firm, association, or corporation holds itself out as being a | 2 | | licensee under this Act and is not licensed to do so, then any | 3 | | licensee, interested party, or any person injured thereby may | 4 | | petition for relief as provided in this Section. Upon the | 5 | | filing of a verified complaint, a copy shall be served upon the | 6 | | defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted as | 7 | | in other civil cases. The court with appropriate jurisdiction | 8 | | may issue a temporary restraining order without notice or bond. | 9 | | apply for injunctive relief in any court to enjoin
any person | 10 | | who has not been issued a license or whose license
has been | 11 | | suspended, revoked, or not renewed from practicing
a licensed | 12 | | activity, and upon the filing of a verified petition,
the | 13 | | court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise, that such person
| 14 | | is or has been practicing in violation
of this Act may enter a | 15 | | temporary restraining order
or preliminary injunction, without | 16 | | bond, enjoining
the defendant from such further activity. A | 17 | | copy of the verified complaint
shall be served upon the | 18 | | defendant and the proceedings shall thereafter
be conducted as | 19 | | in other civil cases. If it is established that
the defendant
| 20 | | has been or is practicing in violation of this Act, the court | 21 | | may enter
a judgment permanently perpetually enjoining the | 22 | | defendant
from such further activity.
In case of violation of | 23 | | any injunctive order or judgment entered under the
provisions | 24 | | of this
Section, the court may summarily try and punish the
| 25 | | offender for contempt of court. Such injunctive proceeding | 26 | | shall be in
addition to all penalties and other remedies in |
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| 1 | | this Act. | 2 | | (c) Whenever, in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal, a | 3 | | person, firm, association, or corporation violates any | 4 | | provision of this Act, the State Fire Marshal may issue an | 5 | | order to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not | 6 | | be entered against that person, firm, association, or | 7 | | corporation. The order shall clearly set forth the grounds | 8 | | relied upon by the State Fire Marshal and shall allow the | 9 | | person, firm, association, or corporation at least 7 days after | 10 | | the date of the order to file an answer satisfactory to the | 11 | | State Fire Marshal. A failure to answer an order to show cause | 12 | | to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal shall result in | 13 | | the issuance of an order to cease and desist. | 14 | | (d) The State Fire Marshal may refuse to issue a license | 15 | | to, or may suspend the
license
of, any person who fails to file | 16 | | a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or
interest shown in a filed | 17 | | return, or to pay any final assessment of tax,
penalty, or | 18 | | interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
| 19 | | Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the | 20 | | requirements of any such
tax Act are satisfied.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 22 | | (225 ILCS 217/30) | 23 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 24 | | Sec. 30. Rules; report. | 25 | | (a) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules consistent
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| 1 | | with the provisions
of this Act for the administration and | 2 | | enforcement thereof, and may prescribe
forms that shall be | 3 | | issued in connection therewith. The rules shall include
| 4 | | standards and criteria for registration, professional
conduct, | 5 | | and discipline. The State Fire Marshal shall consult with the | 6 | | Board
in
adopting all rules under this Act.
| 7 | | (b) (Blank). The Board shall propose to the State Fire | 8 | | Marshal additions or
modifications
to administrative rules | 9 | | whenever a majority of the members believes the
rules are | 10 | | deficient for the proper administration of this Act.
| 11 | | (c) (Blank). The State Fire Marshal may solicit the advice | 12 | | and expert knowledge of
the Board
on any matter relating to the | 13 | | administration and enforcement of this Act.
| 14 | | (d) In the adopting of rules relating to fire equipment
| 15 | | distributors and employees, the State Fire Marshal shall be | 16 | | guided by the
national
fire safety standards and codes and fire | 17 | | equipment and facility standards
and code, including, but not | 18 | | limited to, those adopted by the National
Fire Protection | 19 | | Association and the National Association of Fire Equipment
| 20 | | Distributors.
| 21 | | (e) In the adopting of rules relating to the maintenance | 22 | | and operation
of hydrostatic testing equipment and tools for | 23 | | all fire equipment distributors
and employees, the State Fire | 24 | | Marshal shall be guided by the requirements of
the
United | 25 | | States Department of Transportation as set forth in Section | 26 | | 173.34(e)(1)
of Title 49 of Code of Federal Regulations.
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| 1 | | (f) The State Fire Marshal shall by rule establish | 2 | | procedures for an
applicant for any class fire equipment | 3 | | employee license to work for a
licensed fire equipment | 4 | | distributor for training.
| 5 | | (g) The rules adopted by the Office of the State Fire | 6 | | Marshal under
the
Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee | 7 | | Regulation Act of 2000 shall remain in effect
until
such time | 8 | | as the Office of the State Fire Marshal adopts rules under this
| 9 | | Act.
| 10 | | (h) (Blank). The State Fire Marshal shall issue to the | 11 | | Board prior to each Board
meeting,
but not less than quarterly, | 12 | | a report of the status of all convictions related
to the | 13 | | profession received by the State Fire Marshal.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 15 | | (225 ILCS 217/35) | 16 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 17 | | Sec. 35. Personnel. The State Fire Marshal may employ, in | 18 | | conformity with
the Personnel
Code,
such professional, | 19 | | technical, investigative, or clerical help, on either
a full or | 20 | | part-time basis, as may be necessary for the enforcement of | 21 | | this
Act. Each investigator shall have a minimum of 2 years' | 22 | | investigative
experience
out of the preceding 5 years.
| 23 | | An investigator may not hold an active license issued under | 24 | | this Act
or have any fiduciary interest in any business | 25 | | licensed
under this Act. This prohibition does not, however, |
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| 1 | | prohibit an investigator
from holding stock in a | 2 | | publicly-traded business licensed or regulated under
this Act, | 3 | | provided that the investigator does not hold more than 5% of | 4 | | the
stock in the business.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 6 | | (225 ILCS 217/40) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 8 | | Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure; fees. | 9 | | (a) No person shall engage in practice as a fire equipment | 10 | | distributor or
fire equipment employee without first
applying | 11 | | for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the Office of
| 12 | | the State Fire Marshal.
| 13 | | (b) To qualify for a Class A Fire Equipment Distributor | 14 | | License to service,
recharge,
hydro-test, install, maintain, | 15 | | or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an
applicant must | 16 | | provide all of the following:
| 17 | | (1) An annual license fee of $100.
| 18 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois | 19 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed | 20 | | Business Name Act.
| 21 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum | 22 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, | 23 | | self-insurance,
group insurance, group self-insurance, or | 24 | | risk retention groups.
| 25 | | (c) To qualify for a Class B Fire Equipment Distributor |
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| 1 | | License to service,
recharge,
hydro-test, install, maintain, | 2 | | or inspect all types of pre-engineered fire
extinguishing | 3 | | systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
| 4 | | (1) An annual license fee of $200.
| 5 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois | 6 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed | 7 | | Business Name Act.
| 8 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum | 9 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, | 10 | | self-insurance, group insurance, group
self-insurance, or | 11 | | risk retention groups.
| 12 | | (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having | 13 | | access to proper
testing equipment that is in compliance | 14 | | with the national standards adopted
by the State Fire | 15 | | Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing
tools | 16 | | for use with all Class B fire equipment.
| 17 | | (d) To qualify for a Class C Fire Equipment Distributor | 18 | | License to service,
repair,
hydro-test, inspect, and engineer | 19 | | all types of engineered fire suppression
systems, an applicant | 20 | | must provide all of the following:
| 21 | | (1) An annual license fee of $300.
| 22 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois | 23 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed | 24 | | Business Name Act.
| 25 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum | 26 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, |
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| 1 | | self-insurance, group insurance,
group self-insurance, or | 2 | | risk retention groups.
| 3 | | (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having | 4 | | access to proper
testing equipment that is in compliance | 5 | | with the national standards adopted
by the State Fire | 6 | | Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing
tools | 7 | | for use with all Class C fire equipment.
| 8 | | (e) To qualify for a Class 1 Fire Equipment Employee | 9 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, | 10 | | or inspect all types
of fire extinguishers, an applicant must | 11 | | complete all of the following:
| 12 | | (1) Pass the examination administered by the NAFED as a | 13 | | technician certified to service a Portable Fire | 14 | | Extinguisher .
| 15 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
| 16 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least | 17 | | 1" x 1" in size.
| 18 | | (f) To qualify for a Class 2I 2 Fire Equipment Employee | 19 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, | 20 | | or inspect all types
of pre-engineered industrial fire | 21 | | extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of
the | 22 | | following:
| 23 | | (1) Pass the examination administered by the NAFED as a | 24 | | technician certified to service Pre-Engineered Industrial | 25 | | Fire Suppression Systems .
| 26 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
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| 1 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least | 2 | | 1" x 1" in size.
| 3 | | (f-5) To qualify for a Class 2K Fire Equipment Employee | 4 | | License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, | 5 | | or inspect all types of pre-engineered kitchen fire | 6 | | extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the | 7 | | following: | 8 | | (1) Pass the examination administered by the NAFED as a | 9 | | technician certified to service Pre-Engineered Kitchen | 10 | | Fire Extinguishing Systems. | 11 | | (2) Pay an annual fee of $20. | 12 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least | 13 | | 1" x 1" in size. | 14 | | (g) To qualify for a Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee | 15 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, maintain, inspect, | 16 | | or engineer all
types of engineered fire extinguishing systems, | 17 | | an applicant must complete all
of the following:
| 18 | | (1) Pass the examination.
| 19 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
| 20 | | (3) Provide a current photograph at least 1" x 1" in | 21 | | size.
| 22 | | (h) All licenses issued under this Act shall remain in | 23 | | effect unless the licensee is otherwise notified by the Office | 24 | | of the State Fire Marshal. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) |
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 217/75) | 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 3 | | Sec. 75. Grounds for disciplinary sanctions. Licensees | 4 | | subject to this Act
shall conduct their
practice in accordance | 5 | | with this Act and with any rules adopted
under this Act. The | 6 | | State Fire Marshal may refuse to issue or renew any license and | 7 | | it may suspend or revoke any license or may place on probation, | 8 | | censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary action deemed | 9 | | appropriate by the State Fire Marshal and enumerated in this | 10 | | Act, including the imposition of fines not to exceed $5,000 for | 11 | | each violation, with regard to any license issued under this | 12 | | Act for any one or more of the reasons enumerated in this | 13 | | Section. Any civil penalty assessed by the State Fire Marshal | 14 | | pursuant to this Act shall be paid within 60 days after the | 15 | | effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | 16 | | order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and executed | 17 | | in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. | 18 | | Grounds for discipline under this Act are: Licensees shall | 19 | | be subject to the exercise of the
disciplinary sanctions | 20 | | enumerated in Section 90 if the State Fire Marshal finds
that a | 21 | | licensee is guilty of any of the following:
| 22 | | (1) fraud or material deception in obtaining or | 23 | | renewing of a license;
| 24 | | (2) professional incompetence as manifested by poor | 25 | | standards of service;
| 26 | | (3) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or |
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| 1 | | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | 2 | | defraud, or harm the public in the course of
professional | 3 | | services or activities;
| 4 | | (4) conviction of any crime by a licensee that has a | 5 | | substantial
relationship to his or her practice or an | 6 | | essential element of which is
misstatement, fraud, or | 7 | | dishonesty, or conviction in this or another state
of any | 8 | | crime that is a felony under the laws of Illinois or | 9 | | conviction of
a felony in a federal court, unless the | 10 | | person demonstrates that he or she has
been sufficiently | 11 | | rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
| 12 | | (5) performing any services in a grossly negligent | 13 | | manner or
permitting any of his or her licensed employees | 14 | | to perform services in a
grossly
negligent manner, | 15 | | regardless of whether actual damage or damages to the
| 16 | | public is established;
| 17 | | (6) habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the | 18 | | use
of morphine,
cocaine, controlled substances, or other | 19 | | habit-forming drugs;
| 20 | | (7) directly or indirectly willfully receiving | 21 | | compensation for any
professional services not actually | 22 | | rendered;
| 23 | | (8) having disciplinary action taken against his or her | 24 | | license in another
state;
| 25 | | (9) making differential treatment against any person | 26 | | to his or her detriment
because of race, color, creed, sex, |
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| 1 | | religion, or national origin;
| 2 | | (10) engaging in unprofessional conduct;
| 3 | | (11) engaging in false or misleading advertising;
| 4 | | (12) contracting or assisting unlicensed persons to | 5 | | perform services for
which a license is required under this | 6 | | Act;
| 7 | | (13) permitting the use of his or her license to enable | 8 | | any unlicensed
person
or agency to operate as a licensee;
| 9 | | (14) performing and charging for services without | 10 | | having authorization
to do so from the member of the public | 11 | | being served;
| 12 | | (15) failure to comply with any provision of this Act | 13 | | or the rules
adopted under this Act;
| 14 | | (16) conducting business regulated by this Act without | 15 | | a currently valid
license.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 17 | | (225 ILCS 217/82 new) | 18 | | Sec. 82. Investigations. The State Fire Marshal may | 19 | | investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm, | 20 | | association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a | 21 | | license under this Act. Before revoking, suspending, | 22 | | reprimanding, or taking any other disciplinary action | 23 | | permitted under this Act, the State Fire Marshal may issue a | 24 | | citation, refer the matter for prosecution, or institute formal | 25 | | charges as provided for in this Act. |
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 217/83 new) | 2 | | Sec. 83. Citations. | 3 | | (a) The State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the | 4 | | issuance of citations for certain violations of this Act or the | 5 | | rules adopted under this Act. The citation shall be issued to | 6 | | the licensee and shall contain the licensee's name and address, | 7 | | the licensee's license number, a brief factual statement, the | 8 | | Sections of the law or rules allegedly violated, and the | 9 | | penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the | 10 | | licensee may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to | 11 | | request a hearing on the date and at the place specified on the | 12 | | citation. The citation shall not provide a hearing date less | 13 | | than 30 days after the citation's issuance date. Any dispute | 14 | | filed by the licensee with the State Fire Marshal shall comply | 15 | | with the requirements for a written answer set forth in | 16 | | subsection (a) of Section 85 of this Act. If the licensee does | 17 | | not dispute the citation with the State Fire Marshal within 20 | 18 | | days after the citation is served, then the citation shall | 19 | | become a final order and shall constitute discipline. The | 20 | | penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by | 21 | | rule. | 22 | | (b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules designating | 23 | | violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall | 24 | | identify citation violations for those violations for which | 25 | | there is, in the determination of the State Fire Marshal or his |
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| 1 | | or her designee, no substantial threat to the public health, | 2 | | safety, or welfare. Citations shall not be utilized if, in the | 3 | | determination of the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee, | 4 | | significant consumer harm resulted from the violation. | 5 | | (c) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the | 6 | | State Fire Marshal became first aware of the facts forming the | 7 | | basis for the citation. | 8 | | (d) Service of a citation may be made by personal service | 9 | | or certified mail to the licensee at the licensee's address of | 10 | | record. | 11 | | (225 ILCS 217/85) | 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 13 | | Sec. 85. Formal charges. | 14 | | (a) Before revoking, suspending, annulling, withdrawing, | 15 | | amending materially, or refusing to renew any valid license, | 16 | | Following the investigative process, the State Fire Marshal | 17 | | shall may
file formal charges against the licensee. The formal | 18 | | charges shall, at
a minimum, inform the licensee of the facts | 19 | | that make up the basis of the
charge
and that are specific | 20 | | enough to enable the licensee to defend himself.
| 21 | | (b) Each licensee whose conduct is the subject of a formal | 22 | | charge that
seeks to impose disciplinary action against the | 23 | | licensee shall be served
notice of said formal charge at least | 24 | | 30 days before the date of the hearing,
which shall be presided | 25 | | over by a hearing officer
authorized by the State Fire Marshal. |
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| 1 | | Service shall be considered to have been
given if the notice | 2 | | was personally received by the licensee or if the notice
was | 3 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the | 4 | | licensee at the
licensee's
last known address, as listed with | 5 | | the State Fire Marshal.
| 6 | | (c) The notice of formal charges shall consist at a minimum | 7 | | of the following
information:
| 8 | | (1) the time, place, and date of the hearing;
| 9 | | (2) that the licensee shall appear personally at the | 10 | | hearing and may be
represented by counsel;
| 11 | | (3) that the licensee shall have the right to produce | 12 | | witnesses and
evidence in his behalf and shall have the | 13 | | right to cross-examine witnesses and
refute
evidence
| 14 | | produced against him or her;
| 15 | | (4) that the hearing could result in disciplinary | 16 | | action being taken
against his or her license;
| 17 | | (5) that rules for the conduct of these hearings exist | 18 | | and it may be in
the licensee's best interest to obtain a | 19 | | copy;
| 20 | | (6) that a hearing officer authorized by the State Fire | 21 | | Marshal
shall preside at the hearing and following the | 22 | | conclusion of said hearing
shall make findings of fact, | 23 | | conclusions of law, and recommendations,
separately
| 24 | | stated, to the State Fire Marshal as to what disciplinary | 25 | | action, if any,
should be
imposed on the licensee; and
| 26 | | (7) that the State Fire Marshal may continue such |
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| 1 | | hearing ; .
| 2 | | (8) that the licensee shall file a written answer to | 3 | | the charges with the State
Fire Marshal under oath within | 4 | | 20 days after service of the notice; and | 5 | | (9) that if the accused fails to answer, a default | 6 | | judgment shall be taken against him, her, or it, or that | 7 | | his, her, or it's license may be suspended, revoked, placed | 8 | | on probationary status, or subject to other disciplinary | 9 | | action as the State Fire Marshal deems proper, without a | 10 | | hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient | 11 | | grounds for such action under this Act. | 12 | | (d) The hearing officer authorized by the State Fire | 13 | | Marshal shall
hear evidence produced in support of the formal | 14 | | charges and contrary evidence
produced by the licensee, if any. | 15 | | At the conclusion of the hearing, the
hearing officer shall | 16 | | make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations,
| 17 | | separately stated, and submit them to the State Fire Marshal | 18 | | and to all parties
to
the proceeding. Submission to the | 19 | | licensee shall be considered as having
been made if done in a | 20 | | similar fashion as service of the notice of formal
charges. | 21 | | Within 20 days after such service, any party to the proceeding
| 22 | | may present to the State Fire Marshal a motion, in writing, for | 23 | | a rehearing which
written motion shall specify the particular | 24 | | grounds therefor.
| 25 | | (e) The State Fire Marshal, following the time allowed for | 26 | | filing a motion
for rehearing,
shall review the hearing |
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| 1 | | officer's findings of fact, conclusions of law,
and | 2 | | recommendations,
and any motions filed subsequent thereto. | 3 | | After review of such information
the State Fire Marshal may | 4 | | hear oral arguments and thereafter shall issue an
order.
The | 5 | | report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and | 6 | | recommendations of
the hearing officer shall be the basis for | 7 | | the State Fire Marshal's order.
If the State Fire Marshal
finds | 8 | | that substantial justice was not done, he or she may issue an | 9 | | order in
contravention
of the findings of fact, conclusions of | 10 | | law, and recommendations of the hearing
officer. The State Fire | 11 | | Marshal shall provide the Board with written
explanation of
any | 12 | | such deviation, and shall specify with particularity the | 13 | | reasons for
said action. The finding is not admissible in | 14 | | evidence against the person
in criminal prosecution brought for | 15 | | the violation of this Act , but the hearing and findings are not | 16 | | a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation of | 17 | | this Act .
| 18 | | (f) All proceedings under this Section are matters of | 19 | | public record
and shall be preserved.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 21 | | (225 ILCS 217/90) | 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 23 | | Sec. 90. Disciplinary sanctions; hearings. | 24 | | (a) The State Fire Marshal shall impose any of the | 25 | | following sanctions,
singly or in combination, when he or she |
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| 1 | | finds that a licensee is guilty of any
offense described in | 2 | | Section 75:
| 3 | | (1) revocation;
| 4 | | (2) suspension for any period of time;
| 5 | | (3) reprimand or censure;
| 6 | | (4) placement on probationary status and the | 7 | | requirement of the submission
of any of the following:
| 8 | | (i) report regularly to the Board or State Fire | 9 | | Marshal upon matters
that
are
the basis of the | 10 | | probation;
| 11 | | (ii) continuation or renewal of professional | 12 | | education until a
satisfactory degree
of skill has been | 13 | | attained in those areas that are the basis of the | 14 | | probation;
or
| 15 | | (iii) such other reasonable requirements or | 16 | | restrictions as are proper;
| 17 | | (5) refusal to issue, renew, or restore;
| 18 | | (6) revocation of probation that has been granted and | 19 | | imposition of any
other discipline
in this subsection (a) | 20 | | when the requirements of probation have not been
fulfilled | 21 | | or have been violated ; or .
| 22 | | (7) imposition of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each | 23 | | violation of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act. | 24 | | (b) The State Fire Marshal may summarily suspend a license | 25 | | under this Act,
without
a hearing, simultaneously with the | 26 | | filing of a formal complaint and notice
for a hearing provided |
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| 1 | | under this Section if the State Fire Marshal finds that the
| 2 | | continued operations of the individual would constitute an | 3 | | immediate danger
to the public. In the event the State Fire | 4 | | Marshal suspends a license under this
subsection, a hearing by | 5 | | the hearing officer designated by the
State Fire Marshal shall | 6 | | begin within 20 days after such suspension begins, unless
| 7 | | continued at the request of the licensee.
| 8 | | (c) Disposition may be made of any formal complaint by | 9 | | consent order between
the State Fire Marshal and the licensee , | 10 | | but the Board must be apprised of the
full
consent order in a | 11 | | timely way .
| 12 | | (d) The State Fire Marshal shall reinstate any license to | 13 | | good standing
under
this Act, upon recommendation to the State | 14 | | Fire Marshal, after a hearing before
the
hearing officer | 15 | | authorized by the State Fire Marshal.
The State Fire Marshal | 16 | | shall be satisfied that the applicant's renewed practice
is not | 17 | | contrary to the public interest.
| 18 | | (e) The State Fire Marshal may order a licensee to submit | 19 | | to a reasonable
physical examination if his or her physical | 20 | | capacity to practice safely is at
issue in a disciplinary | 21 | | proceeding.
Failure to comply with a State Fire Marshal order | 22 | | to submit to a
physical
examination shall render a licensee | 23 | | liable to the summary suspension
procedures described in this | 24 | | Section.
| 25 | | (f) The State Fire Marshal may conduct hearings and issue | 26 | | cease and desist
orders
to persons who engage in activities |
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| 1 | | prohibited by this Act without having
a valid license, | 2 | | certificate, or registration. Any person in violation of
a | 3 | | cease and desist order entered by the State Fire Marshal shall | 4 | | be subject to
all
of the remedies provided by law, and in | 5 | | addition, shall be subject to a
civil penalty payable to the | 6 | | party injured by the violation.
| 7 | | (g) The State Fire Marshal shall seek to achieve | 8 | | consistency in the
application
of the foregoing sanctions and | 9 | | consent orders and significant departure
from prior decisions | 10 | | involving similar conduct shall be explained in the
State Fire | 11 | | Marshal's orders.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.) | 13 | | (225 ILCS 217/25 rep.) | 14 | | (225 ILCS 217/50 rep.) | 15 | | (225 ILCS 217/55 rep.) | 16 | | Section 10. The Fire
Equipment Distributor and
Employee | 17 | | Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by repealing Sections 25, 50, | 18 | | and 55.
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.23 | | | 4 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.33 new | | | 5 | | 225 ILCS 217/5 | | | 6 | | 225 ILCS 217/10 | | | 7 | | 225 ILCS 217/30 | | | 8 | | 225 ILCS 217/35 | | | 9 | | 225 ILCS 217/40 | | | 10 | | 225 ILCS 217/75 | | | 11 | | 225 ILCS 217/82 new | | | 12 | | 225 ILCS 217/83 new | | | 13 | | 225 ILCS 217/85 | | | 14 | | 225 ILCS 217/90 | | | 15 | | 225 ILCS 217/25 rep. | | | 16 | | 225 ILCS 217/50 rep. | | | 17 | | 225 ILCS 217/55 rep. | |
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