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Public Act 097-0365 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 13.1, 16, and 42 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; | ||||
applications.
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(1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations | ||||
desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, | ||||
other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of | ||||
shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
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register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.
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(2) Application for registration shall be filed with the | ||||
Department each
year, on
or before the last day of
September, | ||||
in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the | ||||
Department. All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on | ||||
the last
day of
September of each year.
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(3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and | ||||
telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of (i) | ||||
the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if | ||||
a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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application shall contain
the business name, address, and |
telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and | ||
any other information the Department may require by rule.
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(4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of | ||
insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general | ||
liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, | ||
a minimum of $300,000 aggregate
for bodily injury,
property | ||
damage insurance with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of | ||
$300,000
combined single limit, and workers compensation
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insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability. No | ||
registration
may be issued in the
absence of this
certificate. | ||
Certificates must be in force at all times for registration to
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remain valid.
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(5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the | ||
Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or | ||
a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in | ||
accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this | ||
Act.
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(6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who | ||
engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or | ||
apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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(7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual | ||
registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.
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(8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any | ||
changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the | ||
addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
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licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify |
the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or | ||
revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.
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(9) In the event that the plumber's license on the | ||
application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a | ||
license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the | ||
plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
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registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed. In the | ||
event that the plumbing contractor's registration is suspended | ||
or revoked, the Department shall notify the City of Chicago and | ||
any corresponding plumbing contractor's license issued by the | ||
City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked.
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(Source: P.A. 94-55, eff. 6-17-05; 94-258, eff. 7-19-05; | ||
95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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(225 ILCS 320/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
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Sec. 16.
(1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having | ||
a population of
500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing | ||
provisions substantially
the same as those in this Act and | ||
specifying educational or experience
requirements equivalent | ||
to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a
board of | ||
plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
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suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city, | ||
village or
incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such | ||
ordinance the provisions of
this act shall not apply within any | ||
such municipality except as otherwise
provided herein.
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(2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such | ||
ordinance, or
licensed by the Department under this Act, may | ||
engage in plumbing anywhere
in this State.
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(3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to | ||
this Section
shall maintain a current record similar to that | ||
required of the Director by
Section 8 of this Act, and shall | ||
provide the Department with a copy
thereof. The Department | ||
shall be advised of changes in such record at least
every six | ||
months.
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(4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is | ||
suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated | ||
town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city, | ||
village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department. | ||
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 1293.)
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(225 ILCS 320/42)
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Sec. 42. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 | ||
of Article
VII
of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 the power | ||
to regulate the licensing of
plumbers, to promulgate the | ||
promulgation of a minimum plumbing code of
standards,
and the | ||
power to regulate the registration of irrigation contractors | ||
and plumbing contractors shall,
except as may otherwise be | ||
provided within and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 16 | ||
and Section 16.1 of this Act, be exercised by the State and may
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not be exercised by
any unit of local government, including | ||
home rule units.
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(Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)
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