HB3547 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3547

Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Adds limited liability companies to the types of entities that may be granted licenses to provide services under the Acts. Adds provisions to the Acts regarding confidentiality of information collected by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in the course of examinations and investigations under the Acts. Amends the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act. Provides that no corporation shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide sex offender evaluation services unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act. Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act. Makes changes to certain defined terms. Provides that a separate application shall be submitted for each business location in Illinois, and if the corporation is using more than one fictitious or assumed name and has an address different from that of the parent company, a separate application shall be submitted for each fictitious or assumed name. Makes changes concerning disciplinary grounds under the Act. Adds provisions concerning notices of violation and confidentiality. Amends the Medical Corporation Act. Provides that a separate application shall be submitted for each business location in Illinois, and if the corporation is using more than one fictitious or assumed name and has an address different from that of the parent company, a separate application shall be submitted for each fictitious or assumed name. Makes changes concerning disciplinary grounds under the Act, notice of hearing, proceedings for judicial review, and shareholders of a medical corporation. Makes other changes.

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 3 and by adding Section 24.2 as follows:

(225 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 5353)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017)

Sec. 3. Necessity of license; corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and associations; display of license.

(a) No individual, partnership, association or corporation shall, without a valid license as a clinical psychologist issued by the Department, in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a psychologist or clinical psychologist under the provisions of this Act or render or offer to render clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act; or attach the title "clinical psychologist", "psychologist" or any other name or designation which would in any way imply that he or she is able to practice as a clinical psychologist; or offer to render or render, to individuals, corporations or the public, clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.

No person may engage in the practice of clinical psychology, as defined in paragraph (5) of Section 2 of this Act, without a license granted under this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Act.

(b) No association or partnership shall be granted a license and no limited liability company shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide clinical psychological services unless every member, partner, and employee of the association, or partnership, or limited liability company who renders clinical psychological services holds a currently valid license issued under this Act. No license shall be issued by the Department to a corporation that (i) has a stated purpose that includes clinical psychology, or (ii) practices or holds itself out as available to practice clinical psychology, unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.

(c) Individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and associations may employ practicum students, interns or postdoctoral candidates seeking to fulfill educational requirements or the professional experience requirements needed to qualify for a license as a clinical psychologist to assist in the rendering of services, provided that such employees function under the direct supervision, order, control and full professional responsibility of a licensed clinical psychologist in the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association from contracting with a licensed health care professional to provide services.

(d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by a clinical psychologist, individual, association, partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation furnishing clinical psychological services for remuneration, of persons not licensed as clinical psychologists under the provisions of this Act to perform services in various capacities as needed, provided that such persons are not in any manner held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall require any hospital, clinic, home health agency, hospice, or other entity that provides health care services to employ or to contract with a clinical psychologist licensed under this Act to perform any of the activities under paragraph (5) of Section 2 of this Act.

(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the services and use of official title on the part of a person, not licensed under the provisions of this Act, in the employ of a State, county or municipal agency or other political subdivision insofar that such services are a part of the duties in his or her salaried position, and insofar that such services are performed solely on behalf of his or her employer.

Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as permitting such person to offer their services as psychologists to any other persons and to accept remuneration for such psychological services other than as specifically excepted herein, unless they have been licensed under the provisions of this Act.

(f) Duly recognized members of any bonafide religious denomination shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial capacity provided they do not represent themselves as being clinical psychologists or providing clinical psychological services.

(g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit individuals not licensed under the provisions of this Act who work in self-help groups or programs or not-for-profit organizations from providing services in those groups, programs, or organizations, provided that such persons are not in any manner held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.

(h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a person from practicing hypnosis without a license issued under this Act provided that the person (1) does not otherwise engage in the practice of clinical psychology including, but not limited to, the independent evaluation, classification, and treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral, or nervous disorders or conditions, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, the psychological aspects of physical illness, (2) does not otherwise engage in the practice of medicine including, but not limited to, the diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental ailments or conditions, and (3) does not hold himself or herself out to the public by a title or description stating or implying that the individual is a clinical psychologist or is licensed to practice clinical psychology.

(i) Every licensee under this Act shall prominently display the license at the licensee's principal office, place of business, or place of employment and, whenever requested by any representative of the Department, must exhibit the license.

(Source: P.A. 94-870, eff. 6-16-06.)

(225 ILCS 15/24.2 new)

Sec. 24.2. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

Section 10. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 34.1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6360)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 10. License restrictions and limitations.

(a) No person shall, without a license as a social worker issued by the Department: (i) in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a social worker under this Act; (ii) use the title "social worker" or "licensed social worker"; or (iii) offer to render to individuals, corporations, or the public social work services if the words "social work" or "licensed social worker" are used to describe the person offering to render or rendering the services or to describe the services rendered or offered to be rendered.

(b) No person shall, without a license as a clinical social worker issued by the Department: (i) in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a clinical social worker or licensed clinical social worker under this Act; (ii) use the title "clinical social worker" or "licensed clinical social worker"; or (iii) offer to render to individuals, corporations, or the public clinical social work services if the words "licensed clinical social worker" or "clinical social work" are used to describe the person to render or rendering the services or to describe the services rendered or offered to be rendered.

(c) Licensed social workers may not engage in independent practice of clinical social work without a clinical social worker license. In independent practice, a licensed social worker shall practice at all times under the order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed clinical psychologist, or a psychiatrist, as defined in Section 1-121 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

(d) No association, or partnership, or limited liability company shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide social work or clinical social work services be granted a license unless every member, partner, and employee of the association, or partnership, or limited liability company who practices social work or clinical social work, or who renders social work or clinical social work services, holds a current license issued under this Act. No license shall be issued to a corporation shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide social work or clinical social work services , the stated purpose of which includes or that practices or holds itself out as available to practice social work or clinical social work unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-150, eff. 12-30-97.)

(225 ILCS 20/34.1 new)

Sec. 34.1. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

(225 ILCS 20/18 rep.)

Section 15. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act is amended by repealing Section 18.

Section 20. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 75 and by adding Section 156 as follows:

(225 ILCS 55/75) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-75)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 75. License restrictions and limitations. Practice by corporations. No association, partnership, or limited liability company shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide marriage and family therapy services unless every member, partner, and employee of the association, partnership, or limited liability company who practices marriage and family therapy or who renders marriage and family therapy services holds a current license issued under this Act. No license shall be issued by the Department to any corporation shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide (i) that has a stated purpose that includes, or (ii) that practices or holds itself out as available to practice, marriage and family therapy services , unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-783.)

(225 ILCS 55/156 new)

Sec. 156. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

Section 25. The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(225 ILCS 107/20)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

Sec. 20. Restrictions and limitations.

(a) No person shall, without a valid license as a professional counselor issued by the Department: (i) in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a professional counselor under this Act; (ii) attach the title "professional counselor" or "licensed professional counselor"; or (iii) offer to render or render to individuals, corporations, or the public professional counseling services.

(b) No person shall, without a valid license as a clinical professional counselor issued by the Department: (i) in any manner hold himself or herself out to the public as a clinical professional counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor under this Act; (ii) attach the title "clinical professional counselor" or "licensed clinical professional counselor"; or (iii) offer to render to individuals, corporations, or the public clinical professional counseling services.

(c) (Blank).

(d) No association, limited liability company, or partnership shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide practice clinical professional counseling or professional counseling services unless every member, partner, and employee of the association, limited liability company, or partnership who practices professional counseling or clinical professional counseling, or who renders professional counseling or clinical professional counseling services, holds a currently valid license issued under this Act. No license shall be issued to a corporation shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide , the stated purpose of which includes or which practices or which holds itself out as available to practice professional counseling or clinical professional counseling services unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.

(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting persons licensed as professional counselors or clinical professional counselors to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine in all its branches as defined by law in this State.

(f) When, in the course of providing professional counseling or clinical professional counseling services to any person, a professional counselor or clinical professional counselor licensed under this Act finds indication of a disease or condition that in his or her professional judgment requires professional service outside the scope of practice as defined in this Act, he or she shall refer that person to a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or another appropriate health care practitioner.

(Source: P.A. 97-706, eff. 6-25-12.)

Section 26. The Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:

(225 ILCS 109/40)

Sec. 40. Application; exemptions.

(a) No person may act as a sex offender evaluator, sex offender treatment provider, or associate sex offender provider as defined in this Act for the provision of sex offender evaluations or sex offender treatment pursuant to the Sex Offender Management Board Act, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act unless the person is licensed to do so by the Department. Any evaluation or treatment services provided by a licensed health care professional not licensed under this Act shall not be valid under the Sex Offender Management Board Act, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. No corporation shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide sex offender evaluation services unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act.

(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any licensed physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or other health care professional to be licensed under this Act for the provision of services for which the person is otherwise licensed. This Act does not prohibit a person licensed under any other Act in this State from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed. This Act only applies to the provision of sex offender evaluations or sex offender treatment provided for the purposes of complying with the Sex Offender Management Board Act, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(Source: P.A. 97-1098, eff. 7-1-13.)

Section 30. The Professional Service Corporation Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 12, 12.1, and 13 and by adding Sections 13.5 and 15.5 as follows:

(805 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-2)

Sec. 2. It is the legislative intent to provide for the incorporation of an individual or group of individuals to render the same professional service or related professional services to the public for which such individuals are required by law to be licensed or to obtain other legal authorization, while preserving the established professional aspects of the personal relationship between the professional person and those he or she serves professionally.

(Source: P.A. 78-783.)

(805 ILCS 10/3.1) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-3.1)

Sec. 3.1. "Ancillary personnel" means such person acting in their customary capacities, employed by those rendering a professional service who:

(1) Are not licensed to engage in the category of professional service for which a professional corporation was formed; and

(2) Work at the direction or under the supervision of those who are so licensed; and

(3) Do not hold themselves out to the public generally as being authorized to engage in the practice of the profession for which the corporation is licensed; and

(4) Are not prohibited by the regulating licensing authority, regulating the category of professional service rendered by the corporation from being so employed and includes clerks, secretaries, technicians and other assistants who are not usually and ordinarily considered by custom and practice to be rendering the professional services for which the corporation was formed.

(Source: P.A. 77-565.)

(805 ILCS 10/3.2) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-3.2)

Sec. 3.2. "Regulating authority" means the State board, department, agency or the Supreme Court of Illinois (in the case of attorneys at law), the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, or other State board, department, or agency having jurisdiction to grant a license to render the category of professional service for which a professional corporation has been organized, or the United States Patent Office, or the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Treasury Department.

(Source: P.A. 78-561.)

(805 ILCS 10/3.6) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-3.6)

Sec. 3.6. "Related professions" and "related professional services" mean more than one personal service which requires as a condition precedent to the rendering thereof the obtaining of a license and which prior to October 1, 1973 could not be performed by a corporation by reason of law; provided, however, that these terms shall be restricted to:

(1) a combination of 2 two or more of the following personal services: (a) "architecture" as defined in Section 5 of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, (b) "professional engineering" as defined in Section 4 of the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, (c) "structural engineering" as defined in Section 5 of the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, (d) "land surveying" as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989; or

(2) a combination of the following personal services: (a) the practice of medicine by persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, (b) the practice of podiatry as defined in Section 5 of the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, (c) the practice of dentistry as defined in the Illinois Dental Practice Act, (d) the practice of optometry as defined in the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987; .

(3) a combination of 2 or more of the following personal services: (a) the practice of clinical psychology by persons licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, (b) the practice of social work or clinical social work by persons licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, (c) the practice of marriage and family therapy by persons licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, (d) the practice of professional counseling or clinical professional counseling by persons licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, and (e) the practice of sex offender evaluations by persons licensed under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; or

(4) a combination of 2 or more of the following personal services: (a) the practice of acupuncture by persons licensed under the Acupuncture Practice Act, (b) the practice of massage by persons licensed under the Massage Licensing Act, (c) the practice of naprapathy by persons licensed under the Naprapathic Practice Act, (d) the practice of occupational therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, and (e) the practice of physical therapy by persons licensed under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-738, eff. 1-1-09.)

(805 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-12)

Sec. 12. (a) No corporation shall open, operate or maintain an establishment for any of the purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this Act without a certificate of registration from the regulating authority authorized by law to license individuals to engage in the profession or related professions concerned. Application for such registration shall be made in writing, and shall contain the name and address of the corporation, and such other information as may be required by the regulating authority. Upon receipt of such application, the regulating authority, or some administrative agency of government designated by it, shall make an investigation of the corporation. If the regulating authority is the Supreme Court it may designate the bar or legal association which investigates and prefers charges against lawyers to it for disciplining. If such authority finds that the incorporators, officers, directors and shareholders are each licensed pursuant to the laws of Illinois to engage in the particular profession or related professions involved (except that the secretary of the corporation need not be so licensed), and if no disciplinary action is pending before it against any of them, and if it appears that the corporation will be conducted in compliance with the law and the regulations and rules of the regulating authority, such authority, shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of $50, a certificate of registration.

A separate application shall be submitted for each business location in Illinois. If the corporation is using more than one fictitious or assumed name and has an address different from that of the parent company, a separate application shall be submitted for each fictitious or assumed name.

Upon written application of the holder, the regulating authority which originally issued the certificate of registration shall renew the certificate if it finds that the corporation has complied with its regulations and the provisions of this Act.

The fee for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.

The certificate of registration shall be conspicuously posted upon the premises to which it is applicable, and the professional corporation shall have only those offices which are designated by street address in the articles of incorporation, or as changed by amendment of such articles. No certificate of registration shall be assignable.

(b) Moneys collected under this Section from a professional corporation organized to practice law shall be deposited into the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund.

(c) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the amount of any fee collected under this Section from a professional corporation organized to practice law may be set by Supreme Court rule, except that the amount of the fees shall remain as set by statute until the Supreme Court adopts rules specifying a higher or lower fee amount.

(Source: P.A. 98-324, eff. 10-1-13.)

(805 ILCS 10/12.1) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-12.1)

Sec. 12.1. Any corporation which on 2 occasions issues or delivers a check or other order to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation which is not honored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds on account, shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount owing upon such check or other order, a fee of $50. If such check or other order was issued or delivered in payment of a renewal fee and the corporation whose certificate of registration has lapsed continues to practice as a corporation without paying the renewal fee and the $50 fee required under this Section, an additional fee of $100 shall be imposed for practicing without a current license. The Department shall notify the corporation whose certificate of registration has lapsed, within 30 days after the discovery by the Department that such corporation is operating without a current certificate, that the corporation is operating without a certificate, and of the amount due to the Department, which shall include the lapsed renewal fee and all other fees required by this Section. If after the expiration of 30 days from the date of such notification, the corporation whose certificate has lapsed seeks a current certificate, it shall thereafter apply to the Department for reinstatement of the certificate and pay all fees due to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an application for reinstatement of a certificate which allows the Department to pay all costs and expenses incident to the processing of this application. The Director may waive the fees due under this Section in individual cases where he finds that in the particular case such fees would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(805 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 32, par. 415-13)

Sec. 13. The regulating authority which issued the certificate of registration may suspend or revoke the certificate or may otherwise discipline the certificate holder it for any of the following reasons:

(a) The revocation or suspension of the license to practice the profession of any officer, director, shareholder or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the corporation; (b) unethical professional conduct on the part of any officer, director, shareholder or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the corporation; (c) the death of the last remaining shareholder; (d) upon finding that the holder of a certificate has failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or the regulations prescribed by the regulating authority that issued it; or (e) the failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.

Before any certificate of registration is suspended or revoked, the holder shall be given written notice of the proposed action and the reasons therefor, and shall provide a public hearing by the regulating authority, with the right to produce testimony and other evidence concerning the charges made. The notice shall also state the place and date of the hearing which shall be at least 10 days after service of said notice.

All orders of regulating authorities denying an application for a certificate of registration, or suspending or revoking a certificate of registration, or imposing a civil penalty shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as now or hereafter amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto then in force.

The proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review is located. If the party is not currently located in Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. The regulating authority shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the regulating authority has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the regulating authority. Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the action.

(Source: P.A. 85-1222.)

(805 ILCS 10/13.5 new)

Sec. 13.5. Notice of violation. Whenever the regulating authority has reason to believe a corporation has opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this Act without a certificate of registration from the regulating authority authorized by law to license individuals to engage in the profession or related professions, the regulating authority may issue a notice of violation to the corporation. The notice of violation shall provide a period of 30 days from the date of the notice to either file an answer to the satisfaction of the regulating authority or submit an application for registration in compliance with this Act, including payment of the $50 application fee and a late fee of $100 for each year that the corporation opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this Act without having been issued a certificate of registration, with a maximum late fee of $500. If the corporation that is the subject of the notice of violation fails to respond, fails to respond to the satisfaction of the regulating authority, or fails to submit an application for registration, the regulating authority may institute disciplinary proceedings against the corporation and may impose a civil penalty up to $10,000 for violation of this Act after affording the corporation a hearing in conformance with the requirements of this Act.

(805 ILCS 10/15.5 new)

Sec. 15.5. Confidentiality. All information collected by the regulating authority in the course of an examination or investigation of a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a holder of a certificate of registration filed with the regulating authority and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the regulating authority and shall not be disclosed. The regulating authority may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the regulating authority, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the regulating authority. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

Section 35. The Medical Corporation Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 5, 5.1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 and by adding Sections 13.5 and 16.5 as follows:

(805 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 32, par. 632)

Sec. 2. One or more persons licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as heretofore or hereafter amended, may form a corporation pursuant to the "Business Corporation Act of 1983", as amended, to own, operate and maintain an establishment for the study, diagnosis and treatment of human ailments and injuries, whether physical or mental, and to promote medical, surgical and scientific research and knowledge; provided that medical or surgical treatment, consultation or advice may be given by shareholders, directors, officers, agents, and employees of the corporation only if they are licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987; and provided further, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois from signing and acting as initial incorporator on behalf of such corporation.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(805 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 32, par. 635)

Sec. 5. No corporation shall open, operate or maintain an establishment for any of the purposes set forth in Section 2 of this Act without a certificate of registration from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, hereinafter called the Department. Application for such registration shall be made to the Department in writing and shall contain the name and address of the corporation and such other information as may be required by the Department. A separate application shall be submitted for each business location in Illinois. If the corporation is using more than one fictitious or assumed name and has an address different from that of the parent company, a separate application shall be submitted for each fictitious or assumed name. Upon receipt of such application, the Department shall make an investigation of the corporation. If the Department finds that the incorporators, officers, directors and shareholders are all licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and if no disciplinary action is pending before the Department against any of them, and if it appears that the corporation will be conducted in compliance with law and the regulations of the Department, the Department shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of $50, a certificate of registration.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(805 ILCS 15/5.1)

Sec. 5.1. Deposit of fees and fines. Beginning July 1, 2003, all of the fees, civil penalties, and fines collected under this Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund.

(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)

(805 ILCS 15/8) (from Ch. 32, par. 638)

Sec. 8. In the event of a change of location of the registered establishment, the corporation shall notify the Department, in accordance with its regulations, and the Department shall amend the certificate of registration so that it shall apply to the new location.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 3513.)

(805 ILCS 15/10) (from Ch. 32, par. 640)

Sec. 10. The Department may suspend or revoke any certificate of registration or may otherwise discipline the certificate holder for any of the following reasons: (a) the revocation or suspension of the license to practice medicine of any officer, director, shareholder or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the corporation; (b) unethical professional conduct on the part of any officer, director, shareholder or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the corporation; (c) the death of the last remaining shareholder; or (d) upon finding that the holder of a certificate has failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or the regulations prescribed by the Department.

The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the certificate of any corporation which fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.

(Source: P.A. 85-1222.)

(805 ILCS 15/11) (from Ch. 32, par. 641)

Sec. 11. Before any certificate of registration is suspended or revoked, the holder shall be given written notice of the proposed action and the reasons therefor, and shall be given a public hearing by the Department with the right to produce testimony concerning the charges made. The notice shall also state the place and date of the hearing which shall be at least 10 5 days after service of said notice.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 3513.)

(805 ILCS 15/12) (from Ch. 32, par. 642)

Sec. 12. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as heretofore or hereafter amended, and all rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review is located. If the party is not currently located in Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the action.

(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(805 ILCS 15/13) (from Ch. 32, par. 643)

Sec. 13. (a) All of the officers, directors and shareholders of a corporation subject to this Act shall at all times be persons licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987. No person who is not so licensed shall have any part in the ownership, management, or control of such corporation, nor may any proxy to vote any shares of such corporation be given to a person who is not so licensed. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the "Business Corporation Act of 1983", as now or hereafter amended, if all of the shares of a corporation subject to this Act are owned by one shareholder, the office of president and secretary may be held by the same person.

(b) No corporation may issue any of its capital stock to anyone other than an individual who is duly licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. No shareholder shall enter into a voting trust agreement or any other type of agreement vesting another person with the authority to exercise the voting power of any of his or her stock.

(c) A corporation may, for purposes of dissolution, have as its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, and employees individuals who are not licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, provided that the corporation does not render any medical services nor hold itself out as capable of or available to render medical services during the period of dissolution. The Department shall not issue or renew any certificate of authority to a corporation during the period of dissolution. A copy of the certificate of dissolution, as issued by the Secretary of State, shall be delivered to the Department within 30 days after its receipt by the incorporators.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(805 ILCS 15/13.5 new)

Sec. 13.5. Notice of violation. Whenever the Department has reason to believe a corporation has opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this Act without a certificate of registration from the Department, the Department may issue a notice of violation to the corporation. The notice of violation shall provide a period of 30 days from the date of the notice to either file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department or submit an application for registration in compliance with this Act, including payment of the $50 application fee and a late fee of $100 for each year that the corporation opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this Act without having been issued a certification of registration, with a maximum late fee of $500. If the corporation that is the subject of the notice of violation fails to respond, fails to respond to the satisfaction of the Department, or fails to submit an application for registration, the Department may institute disciplinary proceedings against the corporation and may impose a civil penalty up to $10,000 for violation of this Act after affording the corporation a hearing in conformance with the requirements of this Act.

(805 ILCS 15/15) (from Ch. 32, par. 645)

Sec. 15. Each individual shareholder, director, officer, agent, or employee licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 who is employed by a corporation subject to this Act shall remain subject to reprimand or discipline for his conduct under the provisions of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(805 ILCS 15/16.5 new)

Sec. 16.5. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a holder of a certificate of registration filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a holder of a certificate of registration by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

Section 40. The Limited Liability Company Act is amended by changing Sections 1-10, 1-25, 1-28, 5-5, and 5-55 and by adding Section 1-29 as follows:

(805 ILCS 180/1-10)

Sec. 1-10. Limited liability company name.

(a) The name of each limited liability company or foreign limited liability company organized, existing, or subject to the provisions of this Act:

(1) shall contain the terms "limited liability company", "L.L.C.", or "LLC", or, if organized as a low-profit limited liability company under Section 1-26 of this Act, shall contain the term "L3C";

(2) may not contain a word or phrase, or an abbreviation or derivation thereof, the use of which is prohibited or restricted by any other statute of this State unless the restriction has been complied with;

(3) shall consist of letters of the English alphabet, Arabic or Roman numerals, or symbols capable of being readily reproduced by the Office of the Secretary of State;

(4) shall not contain any of the following terms: "Corporation," "Corp.," "Incorporated," "Inc.," "Ltd.," "Co.," "Limited Partnership" or "L.P.";

(5) shall be the name under which the limited liability company transacts business in this State unless the limited liability company also elects to adopt an assumed name or names as provided in this Act; provided, however, that the limited liability company may use any divisional designation or trade name without complying with the requirements of this Act, provided the limited liability company also clearly discloses its name;

(6) shall not contain any word or phrase that indicates or implies that the limited liability company is authorized or empowered to be in the business of a corporate fiduciary unless otherwise permitted by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate under Section 1-9 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act. The word "trust", "trustee", or "fiduciary" may be used by a limited liability company only if it has first complied with Section 1-9 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act; and

(7) shall contain the word "trust", if it is a limited liability company organized for the purpose of accepting and executing trusts. ; and

(8) shall not, as to any limited liability company organized or amending its company name on or after April 3, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-7), without the express written consent of the United States Olympic Committee, contain the words: (i) "Olympic"; (ii) "Olympiad"; (iii) "Paralympic"; (iv) "Paralympiad"; (v) "Citius Altius Fortius"; or (vi) "CHICOG".

(b) Nothing in this Section or Section 1-20 shall abrogate or limit the common law or statutory law of unfair competition or unfair trade practices, nor derogate from the common law or principles of equity or the statutes of this State or of the United States of America with respect to the right to acquire and protect copyrights, trade names, trademarks, service marks, service names, or any other right to the exclusive use of names or symbols.

(c) (Blank).

(d) The name shall be distinguishable upon the records in the Office of the Secretary of State from all of the following:

(1) Any limited liability company that has articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State under Section 5-5.

(2) Any foreign limited liability company admitted to transact business in this State.

(3) Any name for which an exclusive right has been reserved in the Office of the Secretary of State under Section 1-15.

(4) Any assumed name that is registered with the Secretary of State under Section 1-20.

(5) Any corporate name or assumed corporate name of a domestic or foreign corporation subject to the provisions of Section 4.05 of the Business Corporation Act of 1983 or Section 104.05 of the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.

(e) The provisions of subsection (d) of this Section shall not apply if the organizer files with the Secretary of State a certified copy of a final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the prior right of the applicant to the use of that name in this State.

(f) The Secretary of State shall determine whether a name is "distinguishable" from another name for the purposes of this Act. Without excluding other names that may not constitute distinguishable names in this State, a name is not considered distinguishable, for purposes of this Act, solely because it contains one or more of the following:

(1) The word "limited", "liability" or "company" or an abbreviation of one of those words.

(2) Articles, conjunctions, contractions, abbreviations, or different tenses or number of the same word.

(Source: P.A. 98-720, eff. 7-16-14.)

(805 ILCS 180/1-25)

Sec. 1-25. Nature of business.

(a) A limited liability company may be formed for any lawful purpose or business except:

(1) (blank);

(2) insurance unless, for the purpose of carrying on business as a member of a group including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, the Director of Insurance finds that the group meets the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 86 of the Illinois Insurance Code and the limited liability company, if insolvent, is subject to liquidation by the Director of Insurance under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code;

(3) the practice of dentistry unless all the members and managers are licensed as dentists under the Illinois Dental Practice Act; or

(4) the practice of medicine unless all the managers, if any, are licensed to practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and each member is either:

(A) licensed to practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; or

(B) a registered medical corporation or corporations organized pursuant to the Medical Corporation Act; or

(C) a professional corporation organized pursuant to the Professional Service Corporation Act of physicians licensed to practice under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; or

(D) a limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); .

(5) the practice of real estate unless all the managers, if any, or every member in a member-managed company are licensed to practice as a managing broker or broker pursuant to the Real Estate License Act of 2000;

(6) the practice of clinical psychology unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act;

(7) the practice of social work unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical social worker or social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act;

(8) the practice of marriage and family therapy unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a marriage and family therapist under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;

(9) the practice of professional counseling unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a clinical professional counselor or a professional counselor under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;

(10) the practice of sex offender evaluations unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a sex offender evaluator under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act; or

(11) the practice of veterinary medicine unless all the managers and members are licensed to practice as a veterinarian under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, any of the following professional services may be combined and offered within a single company provided that each professional service is only offered by persons licensed to provide that professional service and all managers and members are licensed in at least one of the professional services offered by the company:

(1) the practice of medicine by physicians licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of podiatry by podiatrists licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987, the practice of dentistry by dentists licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, and the practice of optometry by optometrists licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987; or

(2) the practice of clinical psychology by clinical psychologists licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the practice of social work by clinical social workers or social workers licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the practice of marriage and family counseling by marriage and family therapists licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the practice of professional counseling by professional counselors and clinical professional counselors licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, and the practice of sex offender evaluations by sex offender evaluators licensed under the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-738, eff. 1-1-09.)

(805 ILCS 180/1-28)

Sec. 1-28. Certificate of Registration; Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. This Section applies only to a limited liability company that intends to provide, or does provide, professional services that require the individuals engaged in the profession to be licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. A limited liability company covered by this Section shall not open, operate, or maintain an establishment for any of the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized under this Act without obtaining a certificate of registration from the Department.

Application for such registration shall be made in writing and shall contain the name and address of the limited liability company and such other information as may be required by the Department. Upon receipt of such application, the Department shall make an investigation of the limited liability company. If this Act or any Act administered by the Department requires the organizers, managers, and members to each be licensed in the particular profession or related professions related to the professional services offered by the company, the Department shall determine finds that the organizers, managers, and members are each licensed pursuant to the laws of Illinois to engage in the particular profession or related professions involved (except that an initial organizer may be a licensed attorney) and that if no disciplinary action is pending before the Department against any of them before issuing a certificate of registration. For all other companies submitting an application, the Department shall determine if any organizer, manager, or member claiming to hold a professional license issued by the Department is currently so licensed and that no disciplinary action is pending before the Department against any of them before issuing a certificate of registration. If and if it appears that the limited liability company will be conducted in compliance with the law and the rules and regulations of the Department, the Department shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of $50, a certificate of registration.

A separate application shall be submitted for each business location in Illinois. If the limited liability company is using more than one fictitious or assumed name and has an address different from that of the parent company, a separate application shall be submitted for each fictitious or assumed name.

Upon written application of the holder, the Department shall renew the certificate if it finds that the limited liability company has complied with its regulations and the provisions of this Act and the applicable licensing Act. This fee for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year. The certificate of registration shall be conspicuously posted upon the premises to which it is applicable, and the limited liability company shall have only those offices which are designated by street address in the articles of organization, or as changed by amendment of such articles. A certificate of registration shall not be assignable.

A limited liability company registered under this Section may, for the purposes of dissolution, have as its managers and members individuals who are not licensed by the Department to provide professional services notwithstanding any provision of this section or of any professional Act administered by the Department, provided that the limited liability company under these circumstances does not render any professional services nor hold itself out as capable or available to render any professional services during the period of dissolution. The Department shall not issue or renew any certificate of registration to a limited liability company during the period of dissolution. A copy of the certificate of dissolution, as issued by the Secretary of State, shall be delivered to the Department within 30 days of its receipt by the managers or members.

All fees, civil penalties, and fines collected under this Section and Section 1-29 shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund.

(Source: P.A. 96-679, eff. 8-25-09; 96-984, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

(805 ILCS 180/1-29 new)

Sec. 1-29. Certificate of registration; administration and enforcement. This Section applies to a limited liability company subject to Section 1-28 of this Act.

No limited liability company organized under this Act may render professional services that require the issuance of a license by the Department, except through its managers, members, agents, or employees who are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render such professional services within this State.

Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted to abolish, repeal, modify, restrict, or limit the law in effect in this State on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly that is applicable to the professional relationship and liabilities between the person furnishing the professional services and the person receiving such professional services or the law that is applicable to the standards for professional conduct. Any manager, member, agent, or employee of a limited liability company shall remain personally and fully liable and accountable for any negligent or wrongful acts or misconduct committed by him or her or by any person under his or her direct supervision and control while rendering professional services on behalf of the limited liability company. However, a limited liability company subject to Section 1-28 shall have no greater liability for the conduct of its agents than any other limited liability company organized under this Act. The limited liability company shall be liable up to the full value of its property for any negligence or wrongful acts or misconduct committed by any of its managers, members, agents, or employees while they are engaged in the rendering of professional services on behalf of the limited liability company.

An individual's association with a limited liability company as a manager, member, agent, or employee, shall in no way modify or diminish the jurisdiction of the Department that licensed, certified, or registered the individual for a particular profession.

All rights and obligations pertaining to communications made to or information received by any qualified person or the advice he or she gives on such communications or information, shall be extended to the limited liability company of which he or she is a manager, member, agent, or employee, and to the limited liability company's managers, members, agents, and employees.

Any limited liability company that, on 2 occasions, issues or delivers a check or other order to the Department that is not honored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds on the account, shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount owing upon such check or other order, a fee of $50. If such check or other order was issued or delivered in payment of a renewal fee and the limited liability company whose certification of registration has lapsed continues to practice as a limited liability company without paying the renewal fee and the $50 fee required under this Section, an additional fee of $100 shall be imposed for practicing without a current license. The Department shall notify the limited liability company whose certificate of registration has lapsed within 30 days after the discovery by the Department that such limited liability company is operating without a current certificate of the fact that the limited liability company is operating without a certificate and of the amount due to the Department, which shall include the lapsed renewal fee and all other fees required by this Section. If the limited liability company whose certification has lapsed seeks a current certificate more than 30 days after the date it receives notification from the Department, it shall be required to apply to the Department for reinstatement of the certificate and to pay all fees due to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an application for reinstatement of a certificate that allows the Department to pay all costs and expenses related to the processing of the application. The Director may waive the fees due under this Section in individual cases where he or she finds that in the particular case such fees would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

The Department may suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the certificate of registration for any of the following reasons:

(1) the revocation or suspension of the license to practice the profession of any officer, manager, member, agent, or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the limited liability company;

(2) unethical professional conduct on the part of any officer, manager, member, agent, or employee not promptly removed or discharged by the limited liability company;

(3) the death of the last remaining member;

(4) upon finding that the holder of the certificate has failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or the regulations prescribed by the Department; or

(5) the failure to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by a tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.

Before any certificate of registration is suspended or revoked, the holder shall be given written notice of the proposed action and the reasons for the proposed action and shall be provided a public hearing by the Department with the right to produce testimony and other evidence concerning the charges made. The notice shall also state the place and date of the hearing, which shall be at least 10 days after service of the notice.

All orders of the Department denying an application for a certificate of registration or suspending or revoking a certificate of registration or imposing a civil penalty shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative Review Law.

The proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review is located. If the party is not currently located in Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits shall be certified without cost. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the action.

Whenever the Department has reason to believe a limited liability company has opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized under this Act without a certificate of registration from the Department authorized by law to license individuals to engage in the profession or related professions, the Department may issue a notice of violation to the limited liability company. The notice of violation shall provide a period of 30 days after the date of the notice to either file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department or submit an application for registration in compliance with this Act, including payment of the $50 application fee and a late fee of $100 for each year that the limited liability company opened, operated, or maintained an establishment for any of the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized under this Act without having been issued a certificate of registration, with a maximum late fee of $500. If the limited liability company that is the subject of the notice of violation fails to respond, fails to respond to the satisfaction of the Department, or fails to submit an application for registration, the Department may institute disciplinary proceedings against the limited liability company and may impose a civil penalty up to $10,000 for violation of this Act after affording the limited liability company a hearing in conformance with the requirements of this Act.

All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a holder of a certificate of registration filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a holder of a certificate of registration by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a holder of a certificate of registration or an applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

(805 ILCS 180/5-5)

Sec. 5-5. Articles of organization.

(a) The articles of organization shall set forth all of the following:

(1) The name of the limited liability company and the address of its principal place of business which may, but need not be a place of business in this State.

(2) The purposes for which the limited liability company is organized, which may be stated to be, or to include, the transaction of any or all lawful businesses for which limited liability companies may be organized under this Act.

(3) The name of its registered agent and the address of its registered office.

(4) If the limited liability company is to be managed by a manager or managers, the names and business addresses of the initial manager or managers.

(5) If management of the limited liability company is to be vested in the members under Section 15-1, then the names and addresses of the initial member or members.

(5.5) The duration of the limited liability company, which shall be perpetual unless otherwise stated.

(6) (Blank).

(7) The name and address of each organizer.

(8) Any other provision, not inconsistent with law, that the members elect to set out in the articles of organization for the regulation of the internal affairs of the limited liability company, including any provisions that, under this Act, are required or permitted to be set out in the operating agreement of the limited liability company.

(b) A limited liability company is organized at the time articles of organization are filed by the Secretary of State or at any later time, not more than 60 days after the filing of the articles of organization, specified in the articles of organization.

(c) Articles of organization for the organization of a limited liability company for the purpose of accepting and executing trusts shall not be filed by the Secretary of State until there is delivered to him or her a statement executed by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate that the organizers of the limited liability company have made arrangements with the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate to comply with the Corporate Fiduciary Act.

(d) Articles of organization for the organization of a limited liability company as a bank or a savings bank must be filed with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate or, if the bank or savings bank will be organized under federal law, with the appropriate federal banking regulator.

(Source: P.A. 98-171, eff. 8-5-13.)

(805 ILCS 180/5-55)

Sec. 5-55. Filing in Office of Secretary of State.

(a) Whenever any provision of this Act requires a limited liability company to file any document with the Office of the Secretary of State, the requirement means that:

(1) the original document, executed as described in Section 5-45, and, if required by this Act to be filed in duplicate, one copy (which may be a signed carbon or photocopy) shall be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State;

(2) all fees and charges authorized by law to be collected by the Secretary of State in connection with the filing of the document shall be tendered to the Secretary of State; and

(3) unless the Secretary of State finds that the document does not conform to law, he or she shall, when all fees have been paid:

(A) endorse on the original and on the copy the word "Filed" and the month, day, and year of the filing thereof;

(B) file in his or her office the original of the document; and

(C) return the copy to the person who filed it or to that person's representative.

(b) If another Section of this Act specifically prescribes a manner of filing or signing a specified document that differs from the corresponding provisions of this Section, then the provisions of the other Section shall govern.

(c) Whenever any provision of this Act requires a limited liability company that is a bank or a savings bank to file any document, that requirement means that the filing shall be made exclusively with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate or, if the bank or savings bank is organized under federal law, with the appropriate federal banking regulator at such times and in such manner as required by the Department Commissioner or federal regulator.

(Source: P.A. 92-33, eff. 7-1-01; 93-561, eff. 1-1-04.)