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92_HB2544

 
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 1        AN ACT regarding appraisers.

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

 4                   ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 5        Section 1-1.  Short title.  This Act may be cited as  the
 6    Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.

 7        Section  1-5.    Legislative  intent.   The intent of the
 8    General Assembly in enacting this  Act  is  to  evaluate  the
 9    competency of persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate
10    and  to license and regulate those persons for the protection
11    of the public.  Additionally, it is the intent of the General
12    Assembly for this Act to be consistent with the provisions of
13    Title  XI  of  the  federal  Financial  Institutions  Reform,
14    Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

15        Section 1-10.  Definitions.  As used in this Act,  unless
16    the context otherwise requires:
17        "Applicant"  means  person  who  applies  to  OBRE  for a
18    license under this Act.
19        "Appraisal" means (noun) the act or process of developing
20    an opinion of value; an opinion of value; (adjective)  of  or
21    pertaining   to   appraising  and  related  functions,  e.g.,
22    appraisal practice, appraisal services;  and  as  defined  in
23    USPAP.
24        "Appraisal  report"  means a written or oral appraisal by
25    an appraiser to a client.
26        "Appraisal Subcommittee" means the Appraisal Subcommittee
27    of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council  as
28    established by Title XI.
29        "Appraiser"  means  a  person who performs real estate or
 
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 1    real property appraisals.
 2        "AQB" means the Appraisal  Qualifications  Board  of  the
 3    Appraisal Foundation.
 4        "Associate  real  estate  appraiser" means an entry-level
 5    appraiser who holds a license of  this  classification  under
 6    this Act and applies to the appraisal of non-complex property
 7    having  a  transaction  value  less than $1,000,000, but with
 8    restrictions as to the scope of practice in  accordance  with
 9    this Act.
10        "Board" means the Real Estate Appraisal Board.
11        "Classroom  hour"  means 50 minutes of instruction out of
12    each 60 minute segment of coursework.
13        "Client" means a person who utilizes the services  of  an
14    appraiser  or  engages  an  appraiser  for  an  appraisal  by
15    employment or contract.
16        "Commissioner"  means  the  Commissioner of the Office of
17    Banks and Real Estate or his or her designee.
18        "Director"  means  the  Director  of  the   Real   Estate
19    Appraisal Division of OBRE or his or her designee.
20        "Federal   financial  institutions  regulatory  agencies"
21    means the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System,
22    the  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the
23    Comptroller  of  the   Currency,   the   Office   of   Thrift
24    Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration.
25        "Federally    related   transaction"   means   any   real
26    estate-related  financial  transaction  in  which  a  federal
27    financial institutions regulatory agency, the  Department  of
28    Housing  and  Urban  Development, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mae, or
29    the  National  Credit  Union   Administration   engages   in,
30    contracts  for,  or regulates and requires the services of an
31    appraiser.
32        "Financial institution" means  any  bank,  savings  bank,
33    savings  and loan association, credit union, mortgage broker,
34    mortgage banker, licensee under the Consumer Installment Loan
 
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 1    Act  or  the  Sales  Finance  Agency  Act,  or  a   corporate
 2    fiduciary,  subsidiary, affiliate, parent company, or holding
 3    company of any such licensee, or any institution involved  in
 4    real  estate  financing that is regulated by state or federal
 5    law.
 6        "OBRE" means the Office of Banks and Real Estate.
 7        "Real estate" means an  identified  parcel  or  tract  of
 8    land, including any improvements.
 9        "Real  estate  related  financial  transaction" means any
10    transaction involving:
11             (1)  the sale, lease, purchase,  investment  in,  or
12        exchange   of   real  property,  including  interests  in
13        property or the financing thereof;
14             (2)  the refinancing of real property  or  interests
15        in real property; and
16             (3)  the   use  of  real  property  or  interest  in
17        property as security for a loan or investment,  including
18        mortgage backed securities.
19        "Real property" means the interests, benefits, and rights
20    inherent in the ownership of real estate.
21        "State  certified general real estate appraiser" means an
22    appraiser who holds a license of  this  classification  under
23    this  Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of
24    all types of real property without  restrictions  as  to  the
25    scope of practice.
26        "State certified residential real estate appraiser" means
27    an appraiser who holds a license of this classification under
28    this  Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of
29    one to 4 units of residential real property without regard to
30    transaction value or complexity, but with restrictions as  to
31    the  scope  of practice in a federally related transaction in
32    accordance with Title XI, the provisions of  USPAP,  criteria
33    established by the AQB, and further defined by rule.
34        "State licensed real estate appraiser" means an appraiser
 
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 1    who  holds a real estate appraiser license issued pursuant to
 2    a  predecessor  Act.   A  real   estate   appraiser   license
 3    authorizes its holder to conduct the appraisal of non-complex
 4    one  to  4  units  of  residential  real  property  having  a
 5    transaction  value  less than $1,000,000 and complex one to 4
 6    residential units of real property having a value  less  than
 7    $250,000,  but  with restrictions as to the scope of practice
 8    in accordance with Title XI, criteria established  by  USPAP,
 9    by  the  AQB,  by  this  Act,  and  by rule.  No such initial
10    license shall be issued after the effective date of this  Act
11    or renewed after September 30, 2003 under this Act.
12        "Title  XI"  means  Title  XI  of  the  federal Financial
13    Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.
14        "USPAP"  means  the  Uniform  Standards  of  Professional
15    Appraisal Practice as promulgated by the Appraisal  Standards
16    Board pursuant to Title XI and by rule.

17                  ARTICLE 5.  LICENSING PROVISIONS

18        Section   5-5.  Necessity   of  license;  use  of  title;
19    exemptions.
20        (a)  Beginning July 1, 2002, it is unlawful for a  person
21    to act or assume to act as a real estate appraiser, to engage
22    in  the  business of real estate appraisal, to develop a real
23    estate appraisal, to practice as a real estate appraiser,  or
24    to  advertise  or  hold  himself  or herself out to be a real
25    estate appraiser in a federally related transaction without a
26    real estate appraiser  license  issued  under  this  Act.   A
27    person  who  violates  this subsection is guilty of a Class A
28    misdemeanor.
29        (b)  Beginning July 1, 2002, it is unlawful for a person,
30    other than a person who holds a valid license issued pursuant
31    to  this  Act  as  a  State  certified  general  real  estate
32    appraiser,  a  State  certified   residential   real   estate
 
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 1    appraiser,  an associate real estate appraiser, or as a State
 2    licensed  real  estate  appraiser  issued   pursuant   to   a
 3    predecessor  Act  to  use  these  titles  or any other title,
 4    designation, or abbreviation likely to create the  impression
 5    that  the  person  is  licensed  as  a  real estate appraiser
 6    pursuant to this Act.  A person who violates this  subsection
 7    is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 8        (c)  The  licensing  requirements  of  this  Act  do  not
 9    require a real estate broker or salesperson who holds a valid
10    license  pursuant  to the Real Estate License Act of 2000, to
11    be licensed as a real estate appraiser under this Act, if the
12    broker or salesperson is providing a consumer with an opinion
13    or estimate of the value of real property for the purposes of
14    providing a "brokerage service" to a consumer.
15        For the purposes of this subsection, "brokerage  service"
16    means the activity of offering, negotiating, buying, listing,
17    selling,  or  leasing  real  estate or procuring or referring
18    prospects intended to result in the listing, sale,  purchase,
19    lease,  or  exchange  of  real  estate  for  another  and for
20    compensation.

21        Section 5-10.  Application for  State  certified  general
22    real  estate  appraiser. Every person who desires to obtain a
23    State certified general real estate appraiser license shall:
24        (1)  apply to OBRE on forms provided by OBRE  accompanied
25    by the required fee;
26        (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
27        (3)  provide  evidence  of  having attained a high school
28    diploma  or  completed  an  equivalent  course  of  study  as
29    determined by an examination conducted  or  accepted  by  the
30    Illinois State Board of Education;
31        (4)  personally  take  and pass an examination authorized
32    by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB;
33        (5)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
 
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 1    OBRE  that  he  or  she  has   successfully   completed   the
 2    prerequisite  classroom hours of instruction in appraising as
 3    established by the AQB and by rule; and
 4        (6)  prior to taking the  examination,  provide  evidence
 5    to  OBRE  that  he  or  she  has  successfully  completed the
 6    prerequisite  experience  requirements   in   appraising   as
 7    established by AQB and by rule.

 8        Section    5-15.  Application    for    State   certified
 9    residential real estate appraiser.  Every person who  desires
10    to obtain a State certified residential real estate appraiser
11    license shall:
12        (1)  apply  to OBRE on forms provided by OBRE accompanied
13    by the required fee;
14        (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
15        (3)  provide evidence of having attained  a  high  school
16    diploma  or  completed  an  equivalent  course  of  study  as
17    determined  by  an  examination  conducted or accepted by the
18    Illinois State Board of Education;
19        (4)  personally take and pass an  examination  authorized
20    by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB;
21        (5)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
22    OBRE   that   he   or  she  has  successfully  completed  the
23    prerequisite classroom hours of instruction in appraising  as
24    established by the AQB and by rule; and
25        (6)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
26    OBRE   that   he   or  she  has  successfully  completed  the
27    prerequisite experience requirements as  established  by  AQB
28    and by rule.

29        Section  5-20.  Application  for  associate  real  estate
30    appraiser.
31        (a)  Every person who desires to obtain an associate real
32    estate appraiser license shall:
 
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 1             (1)  apply   to  OBRE  on  forms  provided  by  OBRE
 2        accompanied by the required fee;
 3             (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
 4             (3)  provide evidence  of  having  attained  a  high
 5        school diploma or completed an equivalent course of study
 6        as  determined by an examination conducted or accepted by
 7        the Illinois State Board of Education;
 8             (4)  personally  take  and   pass   an   examination
 9        authorized by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB; and
10             (5)  prior   to   taking  the  examination,  provide
11        evidence   to  OBRE  that  he  or  she  has  successfully
12        completed the prerequisite classroom hours of instruction
13        in appraising as established by rule.
14        (b)  A  person  who  holds  a valid license as a licensed
15    real estate appraiser, issued pursuant to a predecessor  Act,
16    may   convert  that  license  to  an  associate  real  estate
17    appraiser license by making  application  to  OBRE  on  forms
18    provided by OBRE accompanied by the required fee.

19        Section 5-25.  Renewal of license.
20        (a)  The  expiration  date and renewal period for a State
21    certified general real estate appraiser license  or  a  State
22    certified  residential  real  estate appraiser license issued
23    under this Act shall be set by rule.    Except  as  otherwise
24    provided  in  subsections  (b)  and  (f) of this Section, the
25    holder of a license may renew  the  license  within  90  days
26    preceding the expiration date by:
27             (1)  completing  and  submitting  to  OBRE a renewal
28        application form as provided by OBRE;
29             (2)  paying the required fees; and
30             (3)  providing evidence of successful completion  of
31        the  continuing  education  requirements  through courses
32        approved by OBRE from  education  providers  licensed  by
33        OBRE, as established by the AQB and by rule.
 
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 1        (b)  A  State  certified general real estate appraiser or
 2    State  certified  residential  real  estate  appraiser  whose
 3    license under this Act has expired may renew the license  for
 4    a  period  of  2  years  following  the  expiration  date  by
 5    complying  with  the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and
 6    (3) of subsection (a) of this Section  and  paying  any  late
 7    penalties established by rule.
 8        (c)  A  State  licensed  real  estate appraiser's license
 9    issued pursuant to a predecessor Act shall continue in effect
10    until the earlier of its expiration  date  or  September  30,
11    2003.  The holder of such a license may not renew the license
12    for  any period after September 30, 2003, but may convert the
13    license to an associate real estate appraiser  license  under
14    this  Act until September 30, 2003 pursuant to subsection (b)
15    of Section 5-20 of this Act.
16        (d)  The  expiration  date  and  renewal  period  for  an
17    associate real estate appraiser license issued under this Act
18    shall be set  by  rule.   Except  as  otherwise  provided  in
19    subsections  (e)  and  (f)  of this Section, the holder of an
20    associate real estate appraiser license may renew the license
21    within 90 days preceding the expiration date by:
22             (1)  completing and submitting  to  OBRE  a  renewal
23        application form as provided by OBRE;
24             (2)  paying the required fees; and
25             (3)  providing  evidence of successful completion of
26        the continuing  education  requirements  through  courses
27        approved  by  OBRE  from  education providers approved by
28        OBRE, as established by rule.
29        (e)  Any associate real estate  appraiser  whose  license
30    under this Act has expired may renew the license for a period
31    of  2  years  following the expiration date by complying with
32    the  requirements  of  paragraphs  (1),  (2),  and   (3)   of
33    subsection  (d) of this Section and paying any late penalties
34    as established by rule.
 
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 1        (f)  Notwithstanding  subsections   (c)   and   (e),   an
 2    appraiser  whose license under this Act has expired may renew
 3    or convert the license without paying any lapsed renewal fees
 4    or late penalties if the license expired while the  appraiser
 5    was:
 6             (1)  on  active  duty  with  the United States Armed
 7        Services;
 8             (2)  serving  as  the  Director   of   Real   Estate
 9        Appraisal  or  an  employee  of  OBRE who was required to
10        surrender  his  or  her  license  during  the   term   of
11        employment.
12        Application  for  renewal  must  be  made  within 2 years
13    following the termination of the military service or  related
14    education,  training,  or  employment.   The  licensee  shall
15    furnish OBRE with an affidavit that he or she was so engaged.
16        (g)  OBRE shall provide reasonable care and due diligence
17    to  ensure that each licensee under this Act is provided with
18    a  renewal  application  at  least  90  days  prior  to   the
19    expiration  date,  but each licensee is responsible to timely
20    renew or convert his or her license prior to  its  expiration
21    date.

22        Section 5-30.  Reciprocity; consent to jurisdiction.
23        (a)  A  nonresident  who  holds a valid appraiser license
24    issued to him or her by the proper licensing authority  of  a
25    state,  territory,  possession  of  the United States, or the
26    District of Columbia that has licensing requirements equal to
27    or substantially equivalent to the requirements of the  State
28    of   Illinois   and  otherwise  meets  the  requirements  for
29    licensure may obtain a license without examination,  provided
30    that:
31             (1)  OBRE   has  entered  into  a  valid  reciprocal
32        agreement with the  proper  licensing  authority  of  the
33        state,  territory, or possession of the United States, or
 
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 1        the District of Columbia;
 2             (2)  the applicant provides OBRE with a  certificate
 3        of  good  standing  from  the  licensing authority of the
 4        applicant's  place  of  residence  or  by  an   Appraisal
 5        Subcommittee registry history report;
 6             (3)  the   applicant   completes   and   submits  an
 7        application as provided by OBRE and  the  applicant  pays
 8        all applicable fees required under this Act.
 9        (b)  A  nonresident  applicant  shall file an irrevocable
10    consent with OBRE authorizing that actions may  be  commenced
11    against  the  applicant or nonresident licensee in a court of
12    competent jurisdiction  in  the  State  of  Illinois  by  the
13    service  of summons, process, or other pleading authorized by
14    law upon the Commissioner.  The consent shall  stipulate  and
15    agree  that service of the summons, process, or pleading upon
16    the Commissioner shall be taken and held in all courts to  be
17    valid and binding as if actual service had been made upon the
18    nonresident  licensee in Illinois.  If a summons, process, or
19    other pleading is served upon the Commissioner, it  shall  be
20    by  duplicate  copies, one of which shall be retained by OBRE
21    and the other of which  shall  be  immediately  forwarded  by
22    certified or registered mail to the last known address of the
23    nonresident  licensee  against  whom  the summon, process, or
24    other pleading may be directed.

25        Section 5-35.  Pre-license education requirements.
26        (a)  The prerequisite classroom  hours  necessary  for  a
27    person  to  be  approved  to  sit  for  the  examination  for
28    licensure  as a State certified general real estate appraiser
29    or a State certified residential real estate appraiser  shall
30    be in accordance with AQB criteria and established by rule.
31        (b)  The  prerequisite  classroom  hours  necessary for a
32    person to  sit  for  the  examination  for  licensure  as  an
33    associate real estate appraiser shall be established by rule.
 
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 1        Section  5-40.  Pre-license experience requirements.  The
 2    prerequisite experience necessary for a person to be approved
 3    to sit for the examination for licensure as a State certified
 4    general  real  estate  appraiser   or   a   State   certified
 5    residential real estate appraiser shall be in accordance with
 6    AQB criteria and established by rule.

 7        Section 5-45.  Continuing education renewal requirements.
 8        (a)  The  continuing  education requirements for a person
 9    to renew a license as a State certified general  real  estate
10    appraiser  or  a  State  certified  residential  real  estate
11    appraiser  shall  be  in  accordance  with  AQB  criteria and
12    established by rule.
13        (b)  The continuing education requirements for  a  person
14    to  renew  a  license  as  an associate real estate appraiser
15    shall be established by rule.

16        Section 5-50.  Temporary practice permits.  A nonresident
17    appraiser who holds a  valid  appraiser  license  in  another
18    state,  territory,  possession  of  the United States, or the
19    District of Columbia may  be  granted  a  temporary  practice
20    permit  to  practice as an appraiser in the State of Illinois
21    upon making an application and  paying  the  applicable  fees
22    pursuant  to  Appraisal Subcommittee policy statements and as
23    established by rule.

24        Section 5-55.  Fees. OBRE shall establish rules for  fees
25    to   be  paid  by  applicants  and  licensees  to  cover  the
26    reasonable costs of OBRE in administering and  enforcing  the
27    provisions  of  this  Act.  OBRE may also establish rules for
28    general fees to cover the reasonable expenses of carrying out
29    other functions and responsibilities under this Act.

30              ARTICLE 10.  BUSINESS PRACTICE PROVISIONS
 
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 1        Section 10-5.  Scope of practice.
 2        (a)  This Act does not limit a  State  certified  general
 3    real  estate  appraiser  in his or her scope of practice in a
 4    federally related  transaction.   A  certified  general  real
 5    estate   appraiser   may   independently   provide  appraisal
 6    services, review, or  consulting  relating  to  any  type  of
 7    property for which he or she has experience and is competent.
 8    All  such  appraisal practice must be made in accordance with
 9    the provisions of USPAP, criteria established by the AQB, and
10    rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
11        (b)  A State certified residential real estate  appraiser
12    is  limited  in  his  or her scope of practice in a federally
13    related transaction as provided by Title XI,  the  provisions
14    of  USPAP,  criteria  established  by  the AQB, and the rules
15    adopted pursuant to this Act.
16        (c)  A State licensed real estate appraiser is limited in
17    his  or  her  scope  of  practice  in  a  federally   related
18    transaction as provided by Title XI, the provisions of USPAP,
19    criteria  established  by  the  AQB,  and  the  rules adopted
20    pursuant  to  this  Act.   No  State  licensed  real   estate
21    appraiser  license  shall be issued on or after September 30,
22    2003 under this Act.
23        (d)  An associate real estate appraiser is limited in his
24    or her scope of practice in all  transactions  in  accordance
25    with  USPAP, this Act, and the rules adopted pursuant to this
26    Act.  In addition, an associate real estate  appraiser  shall
27    be  required  to  have  a State certified general real estate
28    appraiser  or  State  certified   residential   real   estate
29    appraiser who holds a valid license under this Act to co-sign
30    all appraisal reports.

31        Section   10-10.  Standards  of  practice.   All  persons
32    licensed  under  this  Act  must  comply  with  standards  of
33    professional appraisal practice adopted by OBRE.   OBRE  must
 
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 1    adopt,  as  part  of  its  rules,  the  Uniform  Standards of
 2    Professional Appraisal Practice as  published  from  time  to
 3    time  by  the  Appraisal  Standards  Board  of  the Appraisal
 4    Foundation.  OBRE shall consider federal laws and regulations
 5    regarding the licensure of real estate  appraisers  prior  to
 6    adopting its rules for the administration of this Act.

 7        Section  10-15.  Identifying  client.  In addition to any
 8    other requirements for disclosure of a client on an appraisal
 9    report, a licensee under this Act shall also identify on  the
10    appraisal  report  the  individual  by  name  who  ordered or
11    originated the appraisal assignment.

12        Section 10-20.  Retention of records.  A person  licensed
13    under  this Act shall retain the original copy of all written
14    contracts engaging his or her services as  an  appraiser  and
15    all  appraisal reports, including any supporting data used to
16    develop the appraisal report, for a period of 5  years  or  2
17    years  after the final disposition of any judicial proceeding
18    in which  testimony  was  given,  whichever  is  longer.   In
19    addition,  a  person  licensed  under  this  Act shall retain
20    contracts,  logs,  and  appraisal  reports  used  in  meeting
21    pre-license experience requirements for a period of 5 years.

22                ARTICLE 15.  DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

23        Section  15-5.  Unlicensed   practice;   civil   penalty;
24    injunctive relief.
25        (a)  A person who violates Section 5-5 of this Act shall,
26    in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
27    penalty  to  OBRE in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each
28    violation as  determined  by  the  Commissioner.   The  civil
29    penalty shall be assessed by the Commissioner after a hearing
30    in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
 
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 1        (b)  OBRE  has  the authority to investigate any activity
 2    that may violate this Act.
 3        (c)  A civil penalty imposed pursuant to  subsection  (a)
 4    shall  be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the
 5    order imposing the civil  penalty.   OBRE  may  petition  the
 6    circuit court for a judgment to enforce the collection of the
 7    penalty.  Any civil penalty collected under this Act shall be
 8    made payable to the Office  of  Banks  and  Real  Estate  and
 9    deposited   into   the  Appraisal  Administration  Fund.   In
10    addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil  penalty,
11    OBRE  may  report  a  violation of this Act or the failure or
12    refusal to comply with an  order  of  OBRE  to  the  Attorney
13    General or to the appropriate State's Attorney.
14        (d)  Practicing  as  an appraiser without holding a valid
15    license as required under this Act is declared to be  adverse
16    to  the  public welfare, to constitute a public nuisance, and
17    to  cause  irreparable  harm  to  the  public  welfare.   The
18    Commissioner, the Attorney General, or the  State's  Attorney
19    of  any  county  in  the  State  may  maintain  an action for
20    injunctive relief in any circuit court to enjoin  any  person
21    from engaging in such practice.
22        Upon  the  filing  of  a  verified  petition in a circuit
23    court, the court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that
24    a person has been engaged in  the  practice  of  real  estate
25    appraisal  without  a  valid  license,  may enter a temporary
26    restraining  order  without  notice  or  bond  enjoining  the
27    defendant   from   further   practice.    The   showing    of
28    non-licensure,  by  affidavit or otherwise, is sufficient for
29    the  issuance  of  a  temporary  injunction.     If   it   is
30    established  that  the  defendant  has  been or is engaged in
31    unlawful practice, the court may enter an order  or  judgment
32    perpetually  enjoining  the  defendant  from further unlawful
33    practice.  In all proceedings under this Section, the  court,
34    in  its discretion, may apportion the costs among the parties
 
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 1    interested in the action, including the cost  of  filing  the
 2    complaint,  service  of  process,  witness fees and expenses,
 3    court reporter charges, and reasonable attorneys' fees. These
 4    injunction proceedings shall be in addition to,  and  not  in
 5    lieu  of,  all  penalties and other remedies provided in this
 6    Act.

 7        Section 15-10.  Grounds for disciplinary action.
 8        (a)  The Office of Banks and  Real  Estate  may  suspend,
 9    revoke,  refuse to issue or renew a license and may reprimand
10    place  on  probation  or   administrative   supervision,   or
11    otherwise   discipline   a   licensee,   including   imposing
12    conditions  limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the real
13    estate appraisal practice  of  a  licensee  or  reducing  the
14    appraisal  rank of a licensee, and may impose a civil penalty
15    not to  exceed  $10,000  upon  a  licensee  for  one  or  any
16    combination of the following:
17             (1)  Procuring or attempting to procure a license by
18        knowingly  making  a  false  statement,  submitting false
19        information,  engaging  in  any   form   of    fraud   or
20        misrepresentation,   or   refusing  to  provide  complete
21        information in response to a question in  an  application
22        for licensure.
23             (2)  Failing  to meet the minimum qualifications for
24        licensure as an appraiser established by this Act.
25             (3)  Paying money, other than for the fees  provided
26        for  by  this  Act,  or  anything of value to a member or
27        employee of the Board or Office of Banks and Real  Estate
28        to procure licensure under this Act.
29             (4)  Being  convicted  of  any  crime,  an essential
30        element  of  which  is  dishonesty,  fraud,   theft,   or
31        embezzlement,  or obtaining money, property, or credit by
32        false pretenses, or any other crime  that  is  reasonably
33        related  to  the  practice  of real estate appraisal or a
 
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 1        conviction in any state or federal court of any felony.
 2             (5)  Committing  an  act   or   omission   involving
 3        dishonesty,  fraud,  or misrepresentation with the intent
 4        to substantially benefit the licensee or  another  person
 5        or  with intent to substantially injure another person as
 6        defined by rule.
 7             (6)  Violating  a  provision  or  standard  for  the
 8        development or communication of real estate appraisals as
 9        provided in Section 10-10 of this Act or  as  defined  by
10        rule.
11             (7)  Failing  or  refusing  without  good  cause  to
12        exercise  reasonable  diligence in developing, reporting,
13        or communicating an appraisal, as defined by this Act  or
14        by rule.
15             (8)  Violating  a provision of this Act or the rules
16        adopted pursuant to this Act.
17             (9)  Having been disciplined by another  state,  the
18        District  of  Columbia,  a territory, a foreign nation, a
19        governmental agency, or any other  entity  authorized  to
20        impose discipline if at least one of the grounds for that
21        discipline is the same as or the equivalent of one of the
22        grounds  for  which  a  licensee may be disciplined under
23        this Act.
24             (10)  Engaging  in   dishonorable,   unethical,   or
25        unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
26        defraud, or harm the public.
27             (11)  Accepting   an   appraisal   assignment    for
28        valuation  when  the employment itself is contingent upon
29        the  appraiser  reporting   a   predetermined   estimate,
30        analysis,  or  opinion  or  when  the  fee  to be paid is
31        contingent upon the  opinion,  conclusion,  or  valuation
32        reached  or  upon  the  consequences  resulting  from the
33        appraisal assignment.
34             (12)  Developing valuation conclusions based on  the
 
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 1        race,  color,  religion,  sex, national origin, ancestry,
 2        age, marital status, family status,  physical  or  mental
 3        handicap,  or  unfavorable military discharge, as defined
 4        under the Illinois Human Rights Act, of  the  prospective
 5        or  present  owners  or occupants of the area or property
 6        under appraisal.
 7             (13)  Violating   the   confidential    nature    of
 8        government  records  to  which the licensee gained access
 9        through employment or engagement as  an  appraiser  by  a
10        government agency.
11             (14)  Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding
12        on  grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit.  In a
13        disciplinary proceeding based upon  a  finding  of  civil
14        liability, the appraiser shall be afforded an opportunity
15        to  present mitigating and extenuating circumstances, but
16        may not collaterally attack the civil adjudication.
17             (15)  Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding
18        for violation of a state or federal fair housing law.
19             (16)  Engaging   in   misleading    or    untruthful
20        advertising   or  using  a  trade  name  or  insignia  of
21        membership in a real  estate  appraisal  or  real  estate
22        organization of which the licensee is not a   member.
23             (17)  Failing   to  fully  cooperate  with  an  OBRE
24        investigation by  knowingly  making  a  false  statement,
25        submitting  false  or misleading information, or refusing
26        to provide complete information in  response  to  written
27        interrogatories  or  a  written request for documentation
28        within 30 days of the request.
29             (18)  Failing to include within the  certificate  of
30        appraisal   for   all   written   appraisal  reports  the
31        appraiser's license number, licensure title, and the date
32        of expiration of the license.  All  appraisers  providing
33        significant contribution to the development and reporting
34        of  an  appraisal  must  be  disclosed  in  the appraisal
 
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 1        report.  It is a violation of this Act for  an  appraiser
 2        to  sign  a  report,  transmittal  letter,  or  appraisal
 3        certification   knowing   that   a   person  providing  a
 4        significant contribution  to  the  report  has  not  been
 5        disclosed in the appraisal report.
 6        (b)  The  Office  of  Banks and Real Estate may reprimand
 7    suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue  or  renew  an  education
 8    provider's  license,  may  reprimand,  place on probation, or
 9    otherwise discipline an education provider and may suspend or
10    revoke the course  approval  of  any  course  offered  by  an
11    education  provider  and  may  impose  a civil penalty not to
12    exceed $10,000 upon an education provider,  for  any  of  the
13    following:
14             (1)  Procuring or attempting to procure licensure by
15        knowingly  making  a  false  statement,  submitting false
16        information,  engaging  in   any   form   of   fraud   or
17        misrepresentation,   or   refusing  to  provide  complete
18        information in response to a question in  an  application
19        for licensure.
20             (2)  Failing  to comply with the covenants certified
21        to on the  application  for  licensure  as  an  education
22        provider.
23             (3)  Committing   an   act   or  omission  involving
24        dishonesty, fraud, or  misrepresentation or allowing  any
25        such  act or omission by any employee or contractor under
26        the control of the provider.
27             (4)  Engaging   in    misleading    or    untruthful
28        advertising.
29             (5)  Failing  to  retain  competent  instructors  in
30        accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
31             (6)  Failing  to meet the topic or time requirements
32        for course approval as  the  provider  of  a  pre-license
33        curriculum course or a continuing education course.
34             (7)  Failing  to administer an approved course using
 
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 1        the  course   materials,   syllabus,   and   examinations
 2        submitted as the basis of the course approval.
 3             (8)  Failing  to  provide  an  appropriate classroom
 4        environment   for   presentation   of    courses,    with
 5        consideration  for  student comfort, acoustics, lighting,
 6        seating, workspace, and visual aid material.
 7             (9)  Failing  to   maintain   student   records   in
 8        compliance with the rules adopted under this Act.
 9             (10)  Failing  to provide a certificate, transcript,
10        or other student record to OBRE or to a student as may be
11        required by rule.
12             (11)  Failing  to  fully  cooperate  with  an   OBRE
13        investigation  by  knowingly  making  a  false statement,
14        submitting false or misleading information,  or  refusing
15        to  provide  complete  information in response to written
16        interrogatories or a written  request  for  documentation
17        within 30 days of the request.
18        (c)  In  appropriate  cases, OBRE may resolve a complaint
19    against a licensee through  the  issuance  of  a  Consent  to
20    Administrative  Supervision  order.  A  licensee subject to a
21    Consent  to  Administrative  Supervision   order   shall   be
22    considered  by  OBRE  as an active licensee in good standing.
23    This order shall not be reported to or considered by OBRE  to
24    be  a  discipline  of the licensee.  The records regarding an
25    investigation and a  Consent  to  Administrative  Supervision
26    order  shall  be  considered  confidential  and  shall not be
27    released by OBRE except as mandated  by  law.  A  complainant
28    shall  be  notified if his or her complaint has been resolved
29    by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.

30        Section  15-15.  Investigation; notice; hearing.
31        (a)  Upon the motion of the  Office  of  Banks  and  Real
32    Estate  or  the  Board  or  upon  a complaint in writing of a
33    person setting forth facts that, if proven, would  constitute
 
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 1    grounds  for  suspension,  revocation,  or other disciplinary
 2    action against a licensee or  applicant  for  licensure,  the
 3    Office of Banks and Real Estate shall investigate the actions
 4    of the licensee or applicant.
 5        (b)  Formal  disciplinary proceedings shall commence upon
 6    the issuance of a written complaint  describing  the  charges
 7    that are the basis of the disciplinary action and delivery of
 8    the  detailed  complaint  to  the  address  of  record of the
 9    licensee or applicant.  OBRE shall  notify  the  licensee  or
10    applicant  to  file  a verified written answer within 20 days
11    after  the  service  of  the  notice   and   complaint.   The
12    notification shall inform the licensee or applicant of his or
13    her right to be heard in person or by legal counsel; that the
14    hearing  will  be  afforded  not  sooner  than  30 days after
15    receipt of the answer to the specific charges;  that  failure
16    to  file  an  answer  will  result in a default being entered
17    against the licensee or applicant; that the  license  may  be
18    suspended,  revoked,  or  placed  on probationary status; and
19    that other disciplinary action may be taken pursuant to  this
20    Act,  including  limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
21    licensee's practice. If the licensee or  applicant  fails  to
22    file  an  answer  after service of notice, his or her license
23    may, at the discretion  of  the  Office  of  Banks  and  Real
24    Estate,  be  suspended,  revoked,  or  placed on probationary
25    status and the Office of  Banks  and  Real  Estate  may  take
26    whatever  disciplinary  action  it  deems  proper,  including
27    limiting  the  scope,  nature,  or  extent  of  the  person's
28    practice, without a hearing.
29        (c)  At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board
30    shall  conduct  hearing  of  the  charges, providing both the
31    accused person  and  the  complainant  ample  opportunity  to
32    present  in  person or by counsel such statements, testimony,
33    evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the charges  or
34    to a defense thereto.
 
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 1        (d)  The  Board  shall  present  to  the  Commissioner  a
 2    written  report  of its findings and recommendations.  A copy
 3    of the report shall be served upon the licensee or applicant,
 4    either personally or by certified mail. Within 20 days  after
 5    the  service,  the  licensee  or  applicant  may  present the
 6    Commissioner with a motion in writing for either a rehearing,
 7    a proposed finding of  fact,  a  conclusion  of  law,  or  an
 8    alternative   sanction,  and  shall  specify  the  particular
 9    grounds for the request. If the accused orders and pays for a
10    transcript of the record as provided in this  Act,  the  time
11    elapsing  thereafter  and  before the transcript is ready for
12    delivery to the accused shall not be counted as part  of  the
13    20   days.    If  the  Commissioner  is  not  satisfied  that
14    substantial justice has been done, the Commissioner may order
15    a rehearing by the Board or other special committee appointed
16    by the Commissioner, may remand the matter to the  Board  for
17    its  reconsideration of the matter based on the pleadings and
18    evidence presented to the Board, or may enter a  final  order
19    in  contravention  of  the  Board's  recommendation.   In all
20    instances under this Act in which the Board  has  rendered  a
21    recommendation   to   the  Commissioner  with  respect  to  a
22    particular licensee or applicant, the Commissioner, if he  or
23    she  disagrees  with  the  recommendation of the Board, shall
24    file with the Board and provide to the licensee or  applicant
25    a  copy  of  the  Commissioner's specific written reasons for
26    disagreement with the  Board.  The  reasons  shall  be  filed
27    within   60   days  of  the  Board's  recommendation  to  the
28    Commissioner  and  prior  to  any  contrary  action.  At  the
29    expiration of the time specified for filing a  motion  for  a
30    rehearing,  the Commissioner shall have the right to take any
31    of the actions specified in this  subsection  (d).  Upon  the
32    suspension  or revocation of a license, the licensee shall be
33    required to surrender his or her license to  OBRE,  and  upon
34    failure  or  refusal  to  do so, OBRE shall have the right to
 
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 1    seize the license.
 2        (e)  The Office of Banks and Real Estate has the power to
 3    issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to bring before  it
 4    any  person  in  this State, to take testimony, or to require
 5    production of any records relevant to an inquiry  or  hearing
 6    by  the  Board  in  the  same  manner as prescribed by law in
 7    judicial proceedings in the courts of this State.  In a  case
 8    of  refusal  of  a  witness to attend, testify, or to produce
 9    books or papers concerning a matter  upon  which  he  or  she
10    might  be  lawfully examined, the circuit court of the county
11    where the hearing is held, upon application of the Office  of
12    Banks  and  Real  Estate  or any party to the proceeding, may
13    compel obedience by proceedings as for contempt.
14        (f)  Any  license  that  is  suspended  indefinitely   or
15    revoked  may not be restored for a minimum period of 2 years,
16    or as otherwise ordered by the Commissioner.
17        (g)  In  addition  to  the  provisions  of  this  Section
18    concerning the conduct of hearings  and  the  recommendations
19    for   discipline,   OBRE   has  the  authority  to  negotiate
20    disciplinary  and  non-disciplinary   settlement   agreements
21    concerning  any  license  issued  under  this  Act.  All such
22    agreements shall be recorded as Consent Orders or Consent  to
23    Administrative Supervision Orders.
24        (h)  The Commissioner shall have the authority to appoint
25    an  attorney  duly  licensed  to practice law in the State of
26    Illinois to serve as the hearing officer  in  any  action  to
27    suspend,  revoke,  or otherwise discipline any license issued
28    by the Office of Banks and Real Estate.  The Hearing  Officer
29    shall have full authority to conduct the hearing.
30        (i)  OBRE, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
31    formal   hearings   of   any  contested  case  involving  the
32    discipline of a license.   At  all  hearings  or  pre-hearing
33    conferences,  OBRE and the licensee shall be entitled to have
34    the  proceedings  transcribed  by   a   certified   shorthand
 
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 1    reporter.    A  copy  of the transcribed proceedings shall be
 2    made available to the licensee  by  the  certified  shorthand
 3    reporter upon payment of the prevailing contract copy rate.

 4        Section  15-20.  Administrative Review Law; certification
 5    fees; Administrative Procedure Act.
 6        (a)  All   final   administrative   decisions   of    the
 7    Commissioner  under  this  Act are subject to judicial review
 8    pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative  Review  Law
 9    and   the   rules   adopted   pursuant   thereto.   The  term
10    "administrative decision" has the meaning ascribed to  it  in
11    Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review Law.
12        (b)  OBRE  shall  not  be required to certify any record,
13    file any answer or otherwise appear unless the  party  filing
14    the  administrative  review  complaint pays the certification
15    fee to OBRE as provided by rule.  Failure on the part of  the
16    plaintiff  to  make  such  a  deposit  shall  be  grounds for
17    dismissal of the action.
18        (c)  The  Administrative   Procedures   Act   is   hereby
19    expressly adopted and incorporated herein.  In the event of a
20    conflict  between  this Act and the Administrative Procedures
21    Act, this Act shall control.

22        Section 15-25.  Temporary suspension.   The  Commissioner
23    may  temporarily  suspend the license of a licensee without a
24    hearing, while instituting a  proceeding  for  a  hearing  as
25    provided   for   in   Section  15-15  of  this  Act,  if  the
26    Commissioner finds  that  the  evidence  indicates  that  the
27    public  interest,  safety,  or  welfare imperatively requires
28    emergency  action.   In  the  event  that  the   Commissioner
29    temporarily  suspends  a license without a hearing before the
30    Board, a hearing shall be  held  within  30  days  after  the
31    suspension  has  occurred.   A  suspended licensee may seek a
32    continuance  of  the  hearing  during  which  the  suspension
 
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 1    remains in effect.  The proceeding shall be concluded without
 2    appreciable delay.

 3        Section 15-30.  Statute of limitations.  No action may be
 4    taken under this Act against a person licensed under this Act
 5    unless the action is  commenced  within  5  years  after  the
 6    occurrence  of  the alleged violation. A continuing violation
 7    is  be  deemed  to  have  occurred  on  the  date  when   the
 8    circumstances  last  existed  that  gave  rise to the alleged
 9    continuing violation.

10        Section 15-35.  Signature of the Commissioner.  An  order
11    of revocation or suspension or a certified copy of the order,
12    bearing  the  seal of OBRE and purporting to be signed by the
13    Commissioner, shall be prima facie proof that:
14             (1)  the signature is the genuine signature  of  the
15        Commissioner;
16             (2)  the   Commissioner   is   duly   appointed  and
17        qualified; and
18             (3)  the  Board  and   the   members   thereof   are
19        qualified.
20    This proof may be rebutted.

21        Section  15-40.  Violation  of tax Acts.  OBRE may refuse
22    to issue or renew or may suspend the license  of  any  person
23    who fails to file a return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest
24    shown  in a filed return, or pay any final assessment of tax,
25    penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered
26    by  the  Department  of  Revenue,  until  such  time  as  the
27    requirements of that tax Act are satisfied.

28        Section 15-45.  Disciplinary action for educational  loan
29    defaults.  OBRE shall deny a license or renewal authorized by
30    this Act to a person who has defaulted on an educational loan
 
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 1    or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the Illinois Student
 2    Assistance Commission or  any  governmental  agency  of  this
 3    State;  however,  OBRE  may issue a license or renewal if the
 4    person has established a  satisfactory  repayment  record  as
 5    determined  by  the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or
 6    other  appropriate  governmental  agency   of   this   State.
 7    Additionally,  a  license  issued by OBRE may be suspended or
 8    revoked if the Commissioner,  after  the  opportunity  for  a
 9    hearing under this Act, finds that the licensee has failed to
10    make   satisfactory   repayment   to   the  Illinois  Student
11    Assistance Commission for a delinquent or defaulted loan.

12        Section 15-50.  Nonpayment of  child  support.  In  cases
13    where  the Department of Public Aid has previously determined
14    that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than 30  days
15    delinquent   in   the   payment  of  child  support  and  has
16    subsequently certified the  delinquency  to  OBRE,  OBRE  may
17    refuse  to  issue  or  renew  or  may  revoke or suspend that
18    person's  license  or  may  take  other  disciplinary  action
19    against that person based solely upon  the  certification  of
20    delinquency   made   by   the   Department   of  Public  Aid.
21    Redetermination of the  delinquency  by  OBRE  shall  not  be
22    required.  In  cases regarding the renewal of a license, OBRE
23    shall not renew any license if the Department of  Public  Aid
24    has certified the licensee to be more than 30 days delinquent
25    in  the  payment  of  child  support, unless the licensee has
26    arranged for  payment  of  past  and  current  child  support
27    obligations  in  a  manner  satisfactory to the Department of
28    Public Aid. OBRE  may  impose  conditions,  restrictions,  or
29    disciplinary action upon that renewal.

30        Section 15-55.  Returned checks; penalty; termination.  A
31    person  who delivers a check or other payment to OBRE that is
32    returned to OBRE unpaid by  the  financial  institution  upon
 
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 1    which  it  was  drawn  shall  pay to OBRE, in addition to the
 2    amount already owed, a penalty of $50.  OBRE shall notify the
 3    person, by certified mail return receipt requested, that  his
 4    or  her  check  or  payment  was returned and that the person
 5    shall pay to OBRE by  certified  check  or  money  order  the
 6    amount  of  the  returned  check plus a $50 penalty within 30
 7    calendar days after the date of the notification.  If,  after
 8    the  expiration  of 30 calendar days of the notification, the
 9    person has failed to remit the necessary funds  and  penalty,
10    OBRE  shall  automatically  terminate the license or deny the
11    application without hearing.  If the returned check or  other
12    payment was for issuance of a license under this Act and that
13    person  practices as an appraiser, that person may be subject
14    to discipline for unlicensed practice  as  provided  in  this
15    Act.   If,  after  termination  or denial, the person seeks a
16    license, he or she shall petition OBRE for restoration and he
17    or she may be subject to additional discipline or fines.  The
18    Commissioner may waive the penalties or fines due under  this
19    Section in individual cases where the Commissioner finds that
20    the penalties or fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
21    burdensome.

22        Section  15-60.  Cease and desist orders.  OBRE may issue
23    cease and desist orders to persons who engage  in  activities
24    prohibited  by  this Act.  Any person in violation of a cease
25    and desist order issued by OBRE is  subject  to  all  of  the
26    penalties provided by law.

27                  ARTICLE 20.  EDUCATION PROVISIONS

28        Section 20-5.  Education providers.
29        (a)  Beginning  July  1,  2002,  only education providers
30    licensed by OBRE may provide the pre-license  and  continuing
31    education courses required for licensure under this Act.
 
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 1        (b)  A  person  or  entity  seeking  to be licensed as an
 2    education provider under this Act shall provide  satisfactory
 3    evidence of the following:
 4             (1)  a   sound   financial  base  for  establishing,
 5        promoting, and delivering the necessary courses;
 6             (2)  a sufficient number of qualified instructors;
 7             (3)  adequate  support  personnel  to  assist   with
 8        administrative matters and technical assistance;
 9             (4)  a  written  policy  dealing with procedures for
10        management of grievances and fee refunds;
11             (5)  a  qualified  school  administrator,   who   is
12        responsible   for   the  administration  of  the  school,
13        courses, and the actions of the instructors; and
14             (6)  any other requirements as provided by rule.
15        (c)  All applicants for an education  provider's  license
16    shall  make  initial application to OBRE on forms provided by
17    OBRE and pay the appropriate fee as provided  by  rule.   The
18    term, expiration date, and renewal of an education provider's
19    license shall be established by rule.
20        (d)  An  education provider shall provide each successful
21    course participant with a certificate of completion signed by
22    the school administrator.  The  format  and  content  of  the
23    certificate shall be specified by rule.
24        (e)  All  education  providers  shall  provide  to OBRE a
25    monthly roster  of  all  successful  course  participants  as
26    provided by rule.

27        Section 20-10.  Course approval.
28        (a)  Only courses offered by licensed education providers
29    and  approved  by OBRE shall be used to meet the requirements
30    of this Act and rules.
31        (b)  An education provider licensed under  this  Act  may
32    submit   courses   to   OBRE   for  approval.  The  criteria,
33    requirements, and fees for courses shall  be  established  by
 
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 1    rule  in accordance with this Act, Title XI, and the criteria
 2    established by the AQB.
 3        (c)  For each course approved, OBRE shall issue a license
 4    to the education provider.   The term, expiration  date,  and
 5    renewal of a course approval shall be established by rule.

 6               ARTICLE 25.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

 7        Section  25-5.  Appraisal Administration Fund; surcharge.
 8    The Appraisal Administration Fund is  created  as  a  special
 9    fund  in  the State Treasury.  All fees, fines, and penalties
10    received by OBRE under this Act shall be deposited  into  the
11    Appraisal  Administration  Fund. All earnings attributable to
12    investment of funds  in  the  Appraisal  Administration  Fund
13    shall  be credited to into the Appraisal Administration Fund.
14    Subject  to  appropriation,  the  moneys  in  the   Appraisal
15    Administration  Fund  shall  be paid to OBRE for the expenses
16    incurred by OBRE and the Board in the administration of  this
17    Act.
18        Upon  the  completion of any audit of OBRE, as prescribed
19    by the Illinois State Auditing Act, which  shall  include  an
20    audit  of  the Appraisal Administration Fund, OBRE shall make
21    the audit report open to inspection by any interested person.

22        Section 25-10.  Real Estate Appraisal Board; appointment.
23        (a)  There is hereby created the  Real  Estate  Appraisal
24    Board.   The  Board shall be composed of 10 persons appointed
25    by the  Governor,  plus  the  Director  of  the  Real  Estate
26    Appraisal  Division.  Members shall be appointed to the Board
27    subject to the following conditions:
28             (1)  All appointed members shall have been residents
29        and citizens of this State for at least 5 years prior  to
30        the date of appointment.
31             (2)  The  appointed  membership  of the Board should
 
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 1        reasonably reflect the  geographic  distribution  of  the
 2        population of the State.
 3             (3)  Four appointed members shall have been actively
 4        engaged and currently licensed as State certified general
 5        real  estate  appraisers  for a period of not less than 5
 6        years.
 7             (4)  Two appointed members shall have been  actively
 8        engaged   and   currently  licensed  as  State  certified
 9        residential real estate appraisers for a  period  of  not
10        less than 5 years.
11             (5)  Two   appointed  members  shall  hold  a  valid
12        license as a real estate broker for  at  least  10  years
13        prior to the date of the appointment.
14             (6)  One  appointed member shall be a representative
15        of a financial institution, as evidenced by  his  or  her
16        employment with a financial institution.
17             (7)  One   appointed   member  shall  represent  the
18        interests of the general public.  This member or  his  or
19        her  spouse  shall  not be licensed under this Act nor be
20        employed  by  or  have  any  interest  in  an   appraisal
21        business,  real estate brokerage business, or a financial
22        institution.
23        In making appointments as provided in paragraphs (3)  and
24    (4)   of   this  subsection,  the  Governor  shall  give  due
25    consideration to recommendations by members and organizations
26    representing the real estate appraisal industry.
27        In making the appointments as provided in  paragraph  (5)
28    of this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration
29    to   the   recommendations   by   members  and  organizations
30    representing the real estate industry.
31        In making the appointment as provided in paragraph (6) of
32    this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration to
33    the recommendations by members and organizations representing
34    financial institutions.
 
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 1        (b)  The term for members of the Board shall be 4  years,
 2    except   for   the   initial   appointees.   Of  the  initial
 3    appointments, 4 members shall be appointed for  terms  ending
 4    June  30, 2006, 3 members shall be appointed for terms ending
 5    June 30, 2005, and 3 members shall  be  appointed  for  terms
 6    ending  June  30,  2004.   No member shall serve more than 10
 7    years in a lifetime.  Those  persons  serving  on  the  Board
 8    pursuant  to  the  Real  Estate Appraiser Licensing Act shall
 9    become members of the new Board on January 1, 2002 and  shall
10    serve  until  the  Governor  has  made  the  new appointments
11    pursuant to this Act.
12        (c)  The Governor may  terminate  the  appointment  of  a
13    member  for  cause  that,  in  the  opinion  of the Governor,
14    reasonably justifies the termination.  Cause for  termination
15    may  include,  without  limitation,  misconduct,  incapacity,
16    neglect  of  duty, or missing 4 Board meetings during any one
17    calendar year.
18        (d)  A majority of the Board members currently  appointed
19    shall  constitute  a  quorum.  A vacancy in the membership of
20    the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to  exercise
21    all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the Board.
22        (e)  The  Board  shall meet at least quarterly and may be
23    convened by the Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, or 3 members  of
24    the Board upon 10 days written notice.
25        (f)  The  Board  shall,  annually at the first meeting of
26    the fiscal year, elect  a  Chairperson  and  Vice-Chairperson
27    from  its  members.   The  Chairperson shall preside over the
28    meetings and shall coordinate with the Director in developing
29    and distributing an agenda for each meeting.  In the  absence
30    of the Chairperson, the Co-Chairperson shall preside over the
31    meeting.
32        (g)  The  Director  of the Real Estate Appraisal Division
33    shall serve as a member of the Board without vote.
34        (h)  The Board shall advise and make  recommendations  to
 
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 1    OBRE  on matters of licensing and education.  OBRE shall give
 2    due consideration to all  recommendations  presented  by  the
 3    Board.
 4        (i)  The Board shall hear and make recommendations to the
 5    Commissioner  on  disciplinary  matters that require a formal
 6    evidentiary  hearing.   The  Commissioner  shall   give   due
 7    consideration  to  the recommendations of the Board involving
 8    discipline and questions involving standards of  professional
 9    conduct of licensees.
10        (j)  The   Board   may   make   recommendations  to  OBRE
11    consistent with the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  for  the
12    administration  and enforcement of the rules adopted pursuant
13    to this Act.   OBRE  shall  give  due  consideration  to  the
14    recommendations of the Board prior to adopting rules.
15        (k)  The  Board shall make recommendations to OBRE on the
16    approval of courses submitted to OBRE pursuant  to  this  Act
17    and  the rules adopted pursuant to this Act.  OBRE shall give
18    due consideration to the recommendations of the  Board  prior
19    to approving and licensing courses.
20        (l)  Each  voting member of the Board shall receive a per
21    diem  stipend  in  an  amount  to  be   determined   by   the
22    Commissioner.  Each member shall be paid his or her necessary
23    expenses  while  engaged  in  the  performance  of his or her
24    duties.
25        (m)  Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an
26    action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other  acts
27    performed in good faith as members of the Board.

28        Section  25-15.  Director  of  the  Real Estate Appraisal
29    Division;  appointment;  duties.   The   Commissioner   shall
30    appoint  a Director of the Real Estate Appraisal Division for
31    a term of 4 years.  The Director shall  hold  a  valid  State
32    certified  general  real  estate appraiser or State certified
33    residential real estate appraiser  license,  which  shall  be
 
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 1    surrendered   to   OBRE   during  the  term  of  his  or  her
 2    appointment.  The  Director  of  the  Real  Estate  Appraisal
 3    Division shall:
 4             (1)  serve  as a member of the Real Estate Appraisal
 5        Board without vote;
 6             (2)  be  the  direct  liaison  between   OBRE,   the
 7        profession,   and  the  real  estate  appraisal  industry
 8        organizations and associations;
 9             (3)  prepare  and  circulate   to   licensees   such
10        educational  and informational material as the OBRE deems
11        necessary  for  providing  guidance  or   assistance   to
12        licensees;
13             (4)  appoint  necessary  committees to assist in the
14        performance of the functions and  duties  of  OBRE  under
15        this Act; and
16             (5)  subject  to  the administrative approval of the
17        Commissioner,  supervise  the   Real   Estate   Appraisal
18        Division.
19        In  appointing  the Director of the Real Estate Appraisal
20    Division, the Commissioner shall give  due  consideration  to
21    members,  organizations,  and associations of the real estate
22    appraisal industry.

23        Section 25-20.  OBRE; powers and duties.  The  Office  of
24    Banks  and  Real  Estate shall exercise the powers and duties
25    prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of  Illinois  for
26    the  administration of licensing Acts and shall exercise such
27    other powers and duties as are prescribed by this Act for the
28    administration of this Act.  OBRE  may  contract  with  third
29    parties  for services necessary for the proper administration
30    of this Act, including without limitation, investigators with
31    the  proper  knowledge,  training,  and  skills  to  properly
32    investigate complaints against real estate appraisers.
 
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 1        Section  25-25.  Rules.   OBRE,  after  considering   any
 2    recommendations  of  the Board, shall adopt rules that may be
 3    necessary for administration, implementation, and enforcement
 4    of the Act.

 5        Section 25-30.  Exclusive  State  powers  and  functions;
 6    municipal  powers.  It is declared to be the public policy of
 7    this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article
 8    VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, that any  power  or
 9    function  set  forth in this Act to be exercised by the State
10    is an exclusive State power  or  function.   Such  power  and
11    function shall not be exercised concurrently, either directly
12    or  indirectly,  by  any  unit of local government, including
13    home rule units, except as otherwise provided in this Act.

14                 ARTICLE 30.  TRANSITION PROVISIONS

15        Section 30-5.  Savings provisions.
16        (a)  This Act is intended  to  replace  the  Real  Estate
17    Appraiser Licensing Act in all respects.
18        (b)  Beginning  July  1,  2002,  the  rights, powers, and
19    duties exercised by the Office of Banks and Real Estate under
20    the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act shall continue to  be
21    vested  in,  to  be the obligation of, and to be exercised by
22    the Office of Banks and Real Estate under the  provisions  of
23    this Act.
24        (c)  This  Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or
25    cancelled, any right occurring or established, or any  action
26    or  proceeding  commenced  in  an  administrative,  civil, or
27    criminal cause before July 1, 2002 by the Office of Banks and
28    Real Estate under the Real Estate  Appraiser  Licensing  Act.
29    Those  actions or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued
30    by the Office of Banks and Real Estate under this Act.
31        (d)  This Act does not affect any  license,  certificate,
 
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 1    permit,  or  other  form of licensure issued by the Office of
 2    Banks  and  Real  Estate  under  the  Real  Estate  Appraiser
 3    Licensing Act,  except  as  provided  is  subsection  (c)  of
 4    Section  5-25.   All such licenses, certificates, permits, or
 5    other form of licensure shall continue to be valid under  the
 6    terms and conditions of this Act.
 7        (e)  The  rules  adopted  by the Office of Banks and Real
 8    Estate relating to the Real Estate Appraiser  Licensing  Act,
 9    unless  inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are not
10    affected by this Act, and on July 1, 2002, those rules become
11    rules under this Act.  The Office of Banks  and  Real  Estate
12    shall,  as  soon  as  practicable, adopt new or amended rules
13    consistent with the provisions of this Act.
14        (f)  This Act does not affect any discipline, suspension,
15    or termination  that  has  occurred  under  the  Real  Estate
16    Appraiser Licensing Act or other predecessor Act.  Any action
17    for  discipline,  suspension, or termination instituted under
18    the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act  shall  be  continued
19    under this Act.

20        Section 30-10.  Appraisal Administration Fund.
21        (a)  The Appraisal Administrative Fund, created under the
22    Real  Estate  License Act of 1983 and continued under Section
23    40 of the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act,  is  continued
24    under  this  Act.  All fees collected under this Act shall be
25    deposited into the Appraisal Administration Fund, created  in
26    the State Treasury under the Real Estate License Act of 1983.
27        (b)  Appropriations    to   OBRE   from   the   Appraisal
28    Administration Fund for the purpose of administering the Real
29    Estate Appraiser Licensing Act may be used by  OBRE  for  the
30    purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this
31    Act.

32                 ARTICLE 950.  AMENDATORY PROVISIONS
 
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 1        Section  950-5.  The  Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
 2    changing Section 4.18 and adding Section 4.22 as follows:

 3        (5 ILCS 80/4.18)
 4        Sec. 4.18.  Acts repealed January 1, 2008.  The following
 5    Acts are repealed on January 1, 2008:
 6        The Acupuncture Practice Act.
 7        The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
 8        The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider  License
 9    Act.
10        The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
11        The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
12        The  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology  and  Audiology
13    Practice Act.
14        The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
15        The    Nursing    Home   Administrators   Licensing   and
16    Disciplinary Act.
17        The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987.
18        The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
19        The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
20        The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act.
21    (Source: P.A.  90-61,  eff.  12-30-97;  90-69,  eff.  7-8-97;
22    90-76, eff.  7-8-97;  90-150,  eff.  12-30-97;  90-248,  eff.
23    1-1-98;   90-532,   eff.   11-14-97;   90-571,  eff.  7-1-98;
24    incorporates  90-614,  eff.  7-10-98;  90-655,  eff  7-30-98;
25    91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

26        (5 ILCS 80/4.22 new)
27        Sec.  4.22.  Act  repealed  on  January  1,  2012.    The
28    following Act is repealed on January 1, 2012:
29        The Real Estate Appraisers Licensing Act of 2002.

30        (225 ILCS 457/Act rep.)
31        Section  950-15.  The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act
 
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 1    is repealed on July 1, 2002.

 2                    ARTICLE 999.  EFFECTIVE DATE

 3        Section 999-99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect
 4    July 1, 2002.

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