Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Filed: 4/12/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 731

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 731 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.32 and by adding Section 4.41 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.32)
7    Sec. 4.32. Acts repealed on January 1, 2022. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2022:
9    The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act.
10    The Cemetery Oversight Act.
11    The Collateral Recovery Act.
12    The Community Association Manager Licensing and
13Disciplinary Act.
14    The Crematory Regulation Act.
15    The Detection of Deception Examiners Act.
16    The Home Inspector License Act.

 

 

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1    The Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology
2Act.
3    The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
4    The Registered Interior Designers Act.
5    The Massage Licensing Act.
6    The Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act.
7    The Radiation Protection Act of 1990.
8    The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
9    The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License
10Act.
11(Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18; 101-316, eff. 8-9-19;
12101-614, eff. 12-20-19; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)
 
13    (5 ILCS 80/4.41 new)
14    Sec. 4.41. Act repealed on January 1, 2032. The following
15Act is repealed on January 1, 2032:
16    The Community Association Manager Licensing and
17Disciplinary Act.
 
18    Section 10. The Community Association Manager Licensing
19and Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15,
2020, 25, 27, 30, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90, 92, 95,
21115, 120, 140, 145, 155, and 165 and by adding Sections 12, 41,
2285.1, 86, 161, and 162 as follows:
 
23    (225 ILCS 427/10)

 

 

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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
2    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    "Address of record" means the designated street address,
4which may not be a post office box, recorded by the Department
5in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license
6file maintained by the Department Department's licensure
7maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or licensee
8to inform the Department of any change of address, and such
9changes must be made either through the Department's website
10or by contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
11    "Advertise" means, but is not limited to, issuing or
12causing to be distributed any card, sign or device to any
13person; or causing, permitting or allowing any sign or marking
14on or in any building, structure, newspaper, magazine or
15directory, or on radio or television; or advertising by any
16other means designed to secure public attention, including,
17but not limited to, print, electronic, social media, and
18digital forums.
19    "Board" means the Community Association Manager Licensing
20and Disciplinary Board.
21    "Community association" means an association in which
22membership is a condition of ownership or shareholder interest
23of a unit in a condominium, cooperative, townhouse, villa, or
24other residential unit which is part of a residential
25development plan and that is authorized to impose an
26assessment, rents, or other costs that may become a lien on the

 

 

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1unit or lot.
2    "Community association funds" means any assessments, fees,
3fines, or other funds collected by the community association
4manager from the community association, or its members, other
5than the compensation paid to the community association
6manager for performance of community association management
7services.
8    "Community association management firm" means a company,
9corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other
10entity that engages in community association management
11services.
12    "Community association management services" means those
13services listed in the definition of community association
14manager in this Section.
15    "Community association manager" means an individual who:
16        (1) has an ownership interest in or is employed by a
17    community association management firm, or is directly
18    employed by or provides services as an independent
19    contractor to a community association; and
20        (2) administers for remuneration the financial,
21    administrative, maintenance, or other duties for the
22    community association, including the following services:
23            (A) collecting, controlling or disbursing funds of
24        the community association or having the authority to
25        do so;
26            (B) preparing budgets or other financial documents

 

 

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1        for the community association;
2            (C) assisting in the conduct of community
3        association meetings;
4            (D) maintaining association records; and
5            (E) administering administrating association
6        contracts or procuring goods and services in
7        accordance with , as stated in the declaration, bylaws,
8        proprietary lease, declaration of covenants, or other
9        governing document of the community association or at
10        the direction of the board of managers; and
11            (F) coordinating financial, administrative,
12        maintenance, or other duties called for in the
13        management contract, including individuals who are
14        direct employees of the community association.
15    "Community association manager" does not mean support
16staff, including, but not limited to bookkeepers,
17administrative assistants, secretaries, property inspectors,
18or customer service representatives.
19    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
20Professional Regulation.
21    "Designated community association manager" means a
22licensed community association manager who: (1) has an
23ownership interest in or is employed by a community
24association management firm to act as a controlling person;
25and (2) is the authorized signatory or has delegated signing
26authority for the firm on community association accounts; and

 

 

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1(3) supervises, manages, and is responsible for the firm's
2community association manager activities pursuant to Section
350 of this Act.
4    "Email address of record" means the designated email
5address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
6application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
7by the Department.
8    "License" means the privilege conferred by the Department
9to a person that has fulfilled all requirements prerequisite
10to any type of licensure under this Act license issued to a
11person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
12or other legal entity under this Act to provide community
13association management services.
14    "Licensee" means a community association manager or a
15community association management firm.
16    "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
17limited liability company, or other legal entity.
18    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
19Professional Regulation or the Secretary's designee.
20    "Supervising community association manager" means an
21individual licensed as a community association manager who
22manages and supervises a firm.
23(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 427/12 new)
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1applicants and licensees shall:
2        (1) provide a valid address and email address to the
3    Department, which shall serve as the address of record and
4    email address of record, respectively, at the time of
5    application for licensure or renewal of a license; and
6        (2) inform the Department of any change of address of
7    record or email address of record within 14 days after
8    such change through the Department's website or in a
9    manner prescribed by the Department.
 
10    (225 ILCS 427/15)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
12    Sec. 15. License required. It shall be unlawful for any
13person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
14or other entity to provide community association management
15services, provide services as a community association manager,
16or hold the person himself, herself, or itself out as a
17community association manager or community association
18management firm to any community association in this State,
19unless the person holds he, she, or it holds a current and
20valid license issued licensed by the Department or the person
21is otherwise exempt from licensure under this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 427/20)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)

 

 

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1    Sec. 20. Exemptions.
2    (a) The requirement for holding a license under this Act
3shall not apply to any of the following:
4        (1) Any director or , officer, or member of a community
5    association providing one or more of the services of a
6    community association manager to a community association
7    without compensation for such services to the association.
8        (2) Any person, corporation, partnership, or limited
9    liability company providing one or more of the services of
10    a community association manager to a community association
11    of 10 units or less.
12        (3) A licensed attorney acting solely as an incident
13    to the practice of law.
14        (4) An individual A person acting as a receiver,
15    trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor, or
16    guardian acting under a court order or under the authority
17    of a court will or of a trust instrument.
18        (5) A person licensed in this State under any other
19    Act who engages in practices or activities specifically
20    authorized by the Act pursuant to which the license was
21    granted from engaging the practice for which he or she is
22    licensed.
23    (b) A licensed community association manager may not
24perform or engage in any activities for which a real estate
25managing broker, or real estate broker, or residential leasing
26agent broker's license is required under the Real Estate

 

 

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1License Act of 2000, unless the licensee he or she also
2possesses a current and valid license under the Real Estate
3License Act of 2000 and is providing those services as
4provided for in the Real Estate License Act of 2000 and the
5applicable rules.
6    (c) (Blank). A person may temporarily act as, or provide
7services as, a community association manager without being
8licensed under this Act if the person (i) is a community
9association manager regulated under the laws of another state
10or territory of the United States or another country and (ii)
11has applied in writing to the Department, on forms prepared
12and furnished by the Department, for licensure under this Act.
13This temporary right to act as a community association manager
14shall expire 6 months after the filing of his or her written
15application to the Department; upon the withdrawal of the
16application for licensure under this Act; or upon delivery of
17a notice of intent to deny the application from the
18Department; or upon the denial of the application by the
19Department, whichever occurs first.
20(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 427/25)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
23    Sec. 25. Community Association Manager Licensing and
24Disciplinary Board.
25    (a) There is hereby created the Community Association

 

 

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1Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Board, which shall consist
2of 7 members appointed by the Secretary. All members must be
3residents of the State and must have resided in the State for
4at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of
5appointment. Five members of the Board must be licensees under
6this Act, at least two members of which shall be supervising
7community association managers. Two members of the Board shall
8be owners of, or hold a shareholder's interest in, a unit in a
9community association at the time of appointment who are not
10licensees under this Act and have no direct affiliation or
11work experience with the community association's community
12association manager. This Board shall act in an advisory
13capacity to the Department.
14    (b) The term of each member Members serving on the Board on
15the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
16Assembly may serve the remainder of their unexpired terms.
17Thereafter, the members' terms shall be for 4 years or until
18that member's successor is appointed and expire upon
19completion of the term. No member shall be reappointed to the
20Board for a term that would cause the member's his or her
21cumulative service to the Board to exceed 10 years.
22Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by the Secretary
23for the unexpired portion of the term. The Secretary shall
24remove from the Board any member whose license has become void
25or has been revoked or suspended and may remove any member of
26the Board for neglect of duty, misconduct, or incompetence. A

 

 

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1member who is subject to formal disciplinary proceedings shall
2be disqualified disqualify himself or herself from all Board
3business until the charge is resolved. A member also shall be
4disqualified disqualify himself or herself from any matter on
5which the member cannot act objectively.
6    (c) Four Board members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum
7is required for all Board decisions.
8    (d) The Board shall elect annually, at its first meeting
9of the fiscal year, a chairperson and vice chairperson.
10    (e) Each member shall receive reimbursement as set by the
11Governor's Travel Control Board for expenses incurred in
12carrying out the duties as a Board member. The Board shall be
13compensated as determined by the Secretary.
14    (f) The Board may recommend policies, procedures, and
15rules relevant to the administration and enforcement of this
16Act.
17(Source: P.A. 100-886, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 427/27)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
20    Sec. 27. Immunity from liability. Any member of the Board,
21any attorney providing advice to the Board or Department, any
22person acting as a consultant to the Board or Department, and
23any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized under this
24Act, excluding the party making the complaint, shall be immune
25from liability in any civil action brought against him or her

 

 

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1for acts occurring while acting in one's his or her capacity as
2a Board member, attorney, consultant, or witness,
3respectively, unless the conduct that gave rise to the action
4was willful or wanton misconduct.
5(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 427/30)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
8    Sec. 30. Powers and duties of the Department. The
9Department may exercise the following functions, powers and
10duties:
11        (a) formulate rules for the administration and
12    enforcement of this Act;
13        (b) prescribe forms to be issued for the
14    administration and enforcement of this Act and utilize
15    regular or electronic mail, at the discretion of the
16    Department, to send notices and other information to
17    applicants and licensees;
18        (c) conduct hearings or proceedings to refuse to issue
19    or , renew, or to suspend, revoke, place on probation,
20    reprimand, or take disciplinary or non-disciplinary action
21    as the Department may deem appropriate under this Act;
22        (d) (blank); maintain a roster of the names and
23    addresses of all licensees in a manner as deemed
24    appropriate by the Department; and
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1    on any matter relating to the administration and
2    enforcement of this Act; and .
3        (f) exercise any and all general powers and duties set
4    forth in Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
5    Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
6    Illinois.
7(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 427/40)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
10    Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as a community
11association manager.
12    (a) No person shall be qualified for licensure as a
13community association manager under this Act, unless the
14person he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed forms
15and has paid the required, nonrefundable fees and has met
16meets all of the following qualifications:
17        (1) Is He or she is at least 18 years of age.
18        (1.5) Successfully completed a 4-year course of study
19    in a high school, secondary school, or an equivalent
20    course of study approved by the state in which the school
21    is located, or possess a high school equivalency
22    certificate, which shall be verified under oath by the
23    applicant.
24        (2) Provided He or she provides satisfactory evidence
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1    community association management courses approved by the
2    Board.
3        (3) Passed He or she has passed an examination
4    authorized by the Department.
5        (4) Has He or she has not committed an act or acts, in
6    this or any other jurisdiction, that would be a violation
7    of this Act.
8        (5) Is He or she is of good moral character. In
9    determining moral character under this Section, the
10    Department may take into consideration whether the
11    applicant has engaged in conduct or activities that would
12    constitute grounds for discipline under this Act. Good
13    moral character is a continuing requirement of licensure.
14    Conviction of crimes may be used in determining moral
15    character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
16    licensure.
17        (6) Has He or she has not been declared by any court of
18    competent jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of
19    mental or physical defect or disease, unless a court has
20    subsequently declared by a court him or her to be
21    competent.
22        (7) Complies He or she complies with any additional
23    qualifications for licensure as determined by rule of the
24    Department.
25    (b) (Blank). The education requirement set forth in item
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1persons holding a real estate managing broker or real estate
2broker license in good standing issued under the Real Estate
3License Act of 2000.
4    (c) (Blank). The examination and initial education
5requirement of items (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this
6Section shall not apply to any person who within 6 months from
7the effective date of the requirement for licensure, as set
8forth in Section 170 of this Act, applies for a license by
9providing satisfactory evidence to the Department of
10qualifying experience or education, as may be set forth by
11rule, including without limitation evidence that he or she has
12practiced community association management for a period of 5
13years.
14    (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
15to complete the application process. If the process has not
16been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be
17denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
18reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
19re-application.
20    (e) The Department shall not require applicants to report
21the following information and shall not consider the following
22criminal history records in connection with an application for
23licensure:
24        (1) juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as
25    defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
26    subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of

 

 

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1    that Act;
2        (2) law enforcement records, court records, and
3    conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old
4    at the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014,
5    unless the nature of the offense required the individual
6    to be tried as an adult;
7        (3) records of arrest not followed by a charge or
8    conviction;
9        (4) records of arrest in which the charges were
10    dismissed unless related to the practice of the
11    profession; however, applicants shall not be asked to
12    report any arrests, and an arrest not followed by a
13    conviction shall not be the basis of a denial and may be
14    used only to assess an applicant's rehabilitation;
15        (5) convictions overturned by a higher court; or
16        (6) convictions or arrests that have been sealed or
17    expunged.
18    (f) An applicant or licensee shall report to the
19Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, and
20within 30 days after the occurrence if during the term of
21licensure: (i) any conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo
22contendere to forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under
23false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or
24any similar offense or offenses or any conviction of a felony
25involving moral turpitude; (ii) the entry of an administrative
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1jurisdiction that has as an essential element dishonesty or
2fraud or involves larceny, embezzlement, or obtaining money,
3property, or credit by false pretenses; or (iii) any
4conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime
5that subjects the licensee to compliance with the requirements
6of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
7(Source: P.A. 100-892, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 427/41 new)
9    Sec. 41. Qualifications for licensure as a community
10association management firm. Any person who desires to obtain
11a community association management firm license must:
12        (1) apply to the Department on forms prescribed by the
13    Department and pay the required fee;
14        (2) provide evidence to the Department that the
15    community association management firm has a licensed and
16    designated community association manager;
17        (3) be authorized to conduct business in the State of
18    Illinois and provide proof of such authorization to the
19    Department; and
20        (4) comply with all requirements as may be set forth
21    by rule.
 
22    (225 ILCS 427/45)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
24    Sec. 45. Examinations.

 

 

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1    (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
2applicants for licensure as a community association manager at
3such times and places as it may determine. The examination of
4applicants shall be of a character to give a fair test of the
5qualifications of the applicant to practice as a community
6association manager.
7    (b) Applicants for examination shall be required to pay,
8either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
9fee covering the cost of providing the examination.
10    (c) The Department may employ consultants to prepare and
11conduct for the purpose of preparing and conducting
12examinations.
13    (d) An applicant shall be eligible to take the examination
14only after successfully completing the education requirements
15set forth in this Act and attaining the minimum education and
16age required under this Act.
17    (e) (Blank). The examination approved by the Department
18should utilize the basic principles of professional testing
19standards utilizing psychometric measurement. The examination
20shall use standards set forth by the National Organization for
21Competency Assurances and shall be approved by the Department.
22(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 427/50)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
25    Sec. 50. Community association management firm.

 

 

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1    (a) No corporation, partnership, limited liability
2company, or other legal entity shall provide or offer to
3provide community association management services, unless it
4has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and has paid the
5required nonrefundable fees and provided evidence to the
6Department that the firm has designated a licensed supervising
7community association manager to supervise and manage the
8firm. Having a A designated supervising community association
9manager shall be a continuing requirement of firm licensure.
10No supervising community association manager may be the
11supervising community association manager for more than one
12firm.
13    (b) Any corporation, partnership, limited liability
14company, or other legal entity that is providing, or offering
15to provide, community association management services and is
16not in compliance with this Section 50 and other provisions of
17this Act shall be subject to the civil penalties fines,
18injunctions, cease and desist provisions, and penalties
19provided for in Sections 90, 92, and 155 of this Act.
20    (c) No community association manager may be the designated
21community association manager licensee-in-charge for more than
22one firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
23or other legal entity. The designated community association
24manager shall supervise and manage all licensed and unlicensed
25employees acting on behalf of the community association
26management firm. The designated community association manager

 

 

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1shall supervise and manage all independent contractors
2providing community association management services on behalf
3of the community association management firm. The community
4association management firm and the designated community
5association manager shall be responsible for all actions of
6which they had knowledge taken on behalf of the community
7association management firm.
8    (d) The Department may adopt rules and set all necessary
9requirements for the implementation of this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 427/55)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
13    Sec. 55. Fidelity insurance; segregation of accounts.
14    (a) The designated supervising community association
15manager or the community association management firm that
16employs the designated community association manager with
17which he or she is employed shall not have access to and
18disburse community association funds unless each of the
19following conditions occur:
20        (1) There is fidelity insurance in place to insure
21    against loss or for theft of community association funds.
22        (2) The fidelity insurance is in the maximum amount of
23    coverage available to protect funds in the custody or not
24    less than all moneys under the control of the designated
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1    community association management firm providing service to
2    for the association.
3        (3) During the term and coverage period of the
4    insurance, the The fidelity insurance shall cover covers
5    the :
6            (A) the designated community association manager; ,
7        supervising community association manager, and
8            (B) the community association management firm;
9            (C) all community association managers;
10            (D) all all partners, officers, and employees of
11        the community association management firm; and during
12        the term of the insurance coverage, which shall be at
13        least for the same term as the service agreement
14        between the community association management firm or
15        supervising community association manager as well as
16            (E) the community association officers, directors,
17        and employees.
18        (4) The insurance company issuing the fidelity
19    insurance may not cancel or refuse to renew the bond
20    without giving at least 10 days' prior written notice.
21        (5) Unless an agreement between the community
22    association and the designated supervising community
23    association manager or the community association
24    management firm provides to the contrary, a community
25    association may secure and pay for the fidelity insurance
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1    community association manager, all other licensees, and or
2    the community association management firm must be named as
3    additional insured parties on the community association
4    policy.
5    (b) A community association management firm that provides
6community association management services for more than one
7community association shall maintain separate, segregated
8accounts for each community association or, with the consent
9of the community association, combine the accounts of one or
10more community associations, but in that event, separately
11account for the funds of each community association. The funds
12shall not, in any event, be commingled with the supervising
13community association manager's or community association
14management firm's funds. The funds shall not, in any event, be
15commingled with the funds of the community association
16manager, the community association management firm, or any
17other community association. The maintenance of such accounts
18shall be custodial, and such accounts shall be in the name of
19the respective community association or community association
20manager or Community Association Management Agency as the
21agent for the association.
22    (c) The designated supervising community association
23manager or community association management firm shall obtain
24the appropriate general liability and errors and omissions
25insurance, as determined by the Department, to cover any
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1association manager, the designated community association
2manager, or the community association management firm.
3    (d) The Department shall have authority to promulgate
4additional rules regarding insurance, fidelity insurance and
5all accounts maintained and to be maintained by a community
6association manager, designated supervising community
7association manager, or community association management firm.
8(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 427/60)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
11    Sec. 60. Licenses; renewals; restoration; person in
12military service.
13    (a) The expiration date, fees, and renewal period for each
14license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The
15Department may promulgate rules requiring continuing education
16and set all necessary requirements for such, including but not
17limited to fees, approved coursework, number of hours, and
18waivers of continuing education.
19    (b) Any licensee who has an expired permitted his, her, or
20its license to expire may have the license restored by
21applying making application to the Department and filing proof
22acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the expired
23his, her, or its license restored, by which may include sworn
24evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction
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1education requirements, and paying the required restoration
2fee.
3    (c) Any If the person has not maintained an active
4practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
5Department, the Department shall determine, by an evaluation
6program established by rule, the person's fitness to resume
7active status and may require the person to complete a period
8of evaluated clinical experience and successful completion of
9a practical examination. However, any person whose license
10expired while (i) in federal service on active duty with the
11Armed Forces of the United States or called into service or
12training with the State Militia or (ii) in training or
13education under the supervision of the United States
14preliminary to induction into the military service may have
15the his or her license renewed or restored without paying any
16lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 years after honorable
17termination of the service, training or education, except
18under condition other than honorable, the licensee he or she
19furnishes the Department with satisfactory evidence of
20engagement to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and
21that the service, training, or education has been so honorably
22terminated.
23    (d) A community association manager or , community
24association management firm that or supervising community
25association manager who notifies the Department, in a manner
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1his, her, or its license on inactive status for a period not to
2exceed 2 years and shall be excused from the payment of renewal
3fees until the person notifies the Department in writing of
4the intention to resume active practice.
5    (e) A community association manager, community association
6management firm, or supervising community association manager
7requesting that the his, her, or its license be changed from
8inactive to active status shall be required to pay the current
9renewal fee and shall also demonstrate compliance with the
10continuing education requirements.
11    (f) No Any licensee with a nonrenewed or on inactive
12license status or community association management firm
13operation without a designated community association manager
14shall not provide community association management services as
15set forth in this Act.
16    (g) Any person violating subsection (f) of this Section
17shall be considered to be practicing without a license and
18will be subject to the disciplinary provisions of this Act.
19    (h) The Department shall not renew a license if the
20licensee has an unpaid fine from a disciplinary matter or an
21unpaid fee from a non-disciplinary action imposed by the
22Department until the fine or fee is paid to the Department or
23the licensee has entered into a payment plan and is current on
24the required payments.
25    (i) The Department shall not issue a license if the
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1unlicensed practice until the fine is paid to the Department
2or the applicant has entered into a payment plan and is current
3on the required payments.
4(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 427/65)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
7    Sec. 65. Fees; Community Association Manager Licensing and
8Disciplinary Fund.
9    (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of
10this Act, including, but not limited to, initial licensure,
11renewal, and restoration, shall be set by rule of the
12Department. The fees shall be nonrefundable.
13    (b) In addition to the application fee, applicants for the
14examination are required to pay, either to the Department or
15the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
16determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the
17examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
18scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
19applicant's application and fee for examination have been
20received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
21testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the fee.
22    (c) All fees, fines, penalties, or other monies received
23or collected pursuant to this Act shall be deposited in the
24Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
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1and Disciplinary Fund may be transferred to the Professions
2Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under Section 2105-300 of
3the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
4Administrative Code of Illinois.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1021, eff. 8-17-12; 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 427/70)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
8    Sec. 70. Penalty for insufficient funds; payments. Any
9person who:
10        (1) delivers a check or other payment to the
11    Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by
12    the financial institution upon which it is drawn; or
13        (2) presents a credit or debit card for payment that
14    is invalid or expired or against which charges by the
15    Department are declined or dishonored;
16shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount already
17owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The Department shall
18notify the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid
19to the Department by certified check or money order within 30
20calendar days after notification. If, after the expiration of
2130 days from the date of the notification, the person has
22failed to submit the necessary remittance, the Department
23shall automatically terminate the license or deny the
24application, without hearing. After If, after termination or
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1shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of
2the license and pay all fees and fines due to the Department.
3The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an
4application for restoration of a license to pay all expenses
5of processing this application. The Secretary may waive the
6fines due under this Section in individual cases where the
7Secretary finds that the fines would be unreasonable or
8unnecessarily burdensome.
9(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 427/75)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
12    Sec. 75. Endorsement. The Department may issue a
13community association manager or supervising community
14association manager license, without the required examination,
15to an applicant licensed under the laws of another state if the
16requirements for licensure in that state are, on the date of
17licensure, substantially equal to the requirements of this Act
18or to a person who, at the time of his or her application for
19licensure, possessed individual qualifications that were
20substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in
21this State. An applicant under this Section shall pay all of
22the required fees.
23    All applicants under this Act Applicants have 3 years from
24the date of application to complete the application process.
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1application shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and
2the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect
3at the time of reapplication.
4(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 427/85)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
7    Sec. 85. Grounds for discipline; refusal, revocation, or
8suspension.
9    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
10or may place on probation, reprimand, suspend, or revoke any
11license, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
12action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
13to exceed $10,000 for each violation upon any licensee or
14applicant under this Act or any person or entity who holds
15oneself himself, herself, or itself out as an applicant or
16licensee for any one or combination of the following causes:
17        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
18    the Department.
19        (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
20        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or plea
21    of nolo contendere, as set forth in subsection (f) of
22    Section 40, to (i) a felony or a misdemeanor under the laws
23    of the United States, any state, or any other jurisdiction
24    or entry of an administrative sanction by a government
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1    crime that subjects the licensee to compliance with the
2    requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act; or the
3    entry of an administrative sanction by a government agency
4    in this State or any other jurisdiction. Action taken
5    under this paragraph (3) for a misdemeanor or an
6    administrative sanction is limited to a misdemeanor or
7    administrative sanction that has as an essential element
8    dishonesty or fraud, that involves larceny, embezzlement,
9    or obtaining money, property, or credit by false pretenses
10    or by means of a confidence game, or that is directly
11    related to the practice of the profession.
12        (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
13    obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
14    or its rules.
15        (5) Professional incompetence.
16        (6) Gross negligence.
17        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
18    any provision of this Act or its rules.
19        (8) Failing, within 30 days, to provide information in
20    response to a request made by the Department.
21        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
22    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
23    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
24    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
25    adopted by the Department.
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1    alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
2    agent or drug that results in the inability to practice
3    with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
4        (11) Having been disciplined by another state, the
5    District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
6    governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
7    least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
8    substantially equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
9    licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
10    copy of the record of the action by the other state or
11    jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
12        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
13    from any person, firm, corporation, partnership or
14    association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
15    compensation for any professional services not actually or
16    personally rendered.
17        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
18    after having the his, her, or its license placed on
19    probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
20        (14) Willfully making or filing false records or
21    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
22    not limited to false records filed with any State or
23    federal agencies or departments.
24        (15) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
25    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
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1    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
2    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
3    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
4    Child Reporting Act.
5        (16) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
6    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
7    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
8    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
9    judgment, skill, or safety.
10        (17) Solicitation of professional services by using
11    false or misleading advertising.
12        (18) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
13    obtained by fraudulent means.
14        (19) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
15    other than the full name as shown on the license or any
16    other legally authorized name unless approved by the
17    Department.
18        (20) Gross overcharging for professional services
19    including, but not limited to, (i) collection of fees or
20    moneys for services that are not rendered; and (ii)
21    charging for services that are not in accordance with the
22    contract between the licensee and the community
23    association.
24        (21) Improper commingling of personal and client funds
25    in violation of this Act or any rules promulgated thereto.
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1    documents coming into the licensee's possession that
2    belong to another person or entity.
3        (23) Giving differential treatment to a person that is
4    to that person's detriment on the basis because of race,
5    color, creed, sex, ancestry, age, order of protection
6    status, marital status, physical or mental disability,
7    military status, unfavorable discharge from military
8    status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, or
9    national origin.
10        (24) Performing and charging for services without
11    reasonable authorization to do so from the person or
12    entity for whom service is being provided.
13        (25) Failing to make available to the Department, upon
14    request, any books, records, or forms required by this
15    Act.
16        (26) Purporting to be a designated supervising
17    community association manager of a firm without active
18    participation in the firm and having been designated as
19    such.
20        (27) Failing to make available to the Department at
21    the time of the request any indicia of licensure or
22    registration issued under this Act.
23        (28) Failing to maintain and deposit funds belonging
24    to a community association in accordance with subsection
25    (b) of Section 55 of this Act.
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1    issued by the Department.
2        (30) Operating a community association management firm
3    without a designated community association manager who
4    holds an active community association manager license.
5        (31) For a designated community association manager,
6    failing to meet the requirements for acting as a
7    designated community association manager.
8        (32) Failing to disclose to a community association
9    any compensation received by a licensee from a third party
10    in connection with or related to a transaction entered
11    into by the licensee on behalf of the community
12    association.
13        (33) Failing to disclose to a community association,
14    at the time of making the referral, that a licensee (A) has
15    greater than a 1% ownership interest in a third party to
16    which it refers the community association; or (B) receives
17    or may receive dividends or other profit sharing
18    distributions from a third party, other than a publicly
19    held or traded company, to which it refers the community
20    association.
21    (b) (Blank).
22    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
23is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
24provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
25Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
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1longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
2and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
3patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
4Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
5practice as a licensed community association manager.
6    (d) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15
7of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
8Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15), the
9Department may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend the
10license of any person who fails to file a return, to pay the
11tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
12any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
13by any tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue,
14until such time as the requirements of that tax Act are
15satisfied.
16    (e) In accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section
172105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
18the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
192105/2105-15) and in cases where the Department of Healthcare
20and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has
21previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee
22is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support
23and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the
24Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
25revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
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1certification of delinquency made by the Department of
2Healthcare and Family Services.
3    (f) (Blank). In enforcing this Section, the Department or
4Board upon a showing of a possible violation may compel a
5licensee or an individual licensed to practice under this Act,
6or who has applied for licensure under this Act, to submit to a
7mental or physical examination, or both, as required by and at
8the expense of the Department. The Department or Board may
9order the examining physician to present testimony concerning
10the mental or physical examination of the licensee or
11applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of any
12common law or statutory privilege relating to communications
13between the licensee or applicant and the examining physician.
14The examining physicians shall be specifically designated by
15the Board or Department. The individual to be examined may
16have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his or
17her choice present during all aspects of this examination.
18Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
19examination, when directed, shall be grounds for suspension of
20his or her license or denial of his or her application or
21renewal until the individual submits to the examination if the
22Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal
23to submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
24    If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
25practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
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1care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
2designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term,
3or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
4to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment,
5the Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
6Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,
7revoke, deny, or otherwise discipline the license of the
8individual. An individual whose license was granted,
9continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised
10subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions, and who
11fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or restrictions,
12shall be referred to the Secretary for a determination as to
13whether the individual shall have his or her license suspended
14immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
15    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
16person's license under this Section, a hearing on that
17person's license must be convened by the Department within 30
18days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
19delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to
20review the subject individual's record of treatment and
21counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by
22applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
23confidentiality of medical records.
24    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
25this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
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1in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
2the provisions of his or her license.
3(Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 427/85.1 new)
5    Sec. 85.1. Citations.
6    (a) The Department may adopt rules to permit the issuance
7of citations to any licensee for failure to comply with the
8continuing education requirements set forth in this Act or as
9established by rule. The citation shall be issued to the
10licensee and a copy sent to the licensee's designated
11community association manager, and shall contain the
12licensee's name, the licensee's address, the licensee's
13license number, the number of required hours of continuing
14education that have not been successfully completed by the
15licensee within the renewal period, and the penalty imposed,
16which shall not exceed $2,000. The issuance of any such
17citation shall not excuse the licensee from completing all
18continuing education required for that renewal period.
19    (b) Service of a citation shall be made in person,
20electronically, or by mail to the licensee at the licensee's
21address of record or email address of record, and the citation
22must clearly state that if the cited licensee wishes to
23dispute the citation, the cited licensee may make a written
24request, within 30 days after the citation is served, for a
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1request a hearing within 30 days after the citation is served,
2then the citation shall become a final, non-disciplinary
3order, and any fine imposed is due and payable within 60 days
4after that final order. If the cited licensee requests a
5hearing within 30 days after the citation is served, the
6Department shall afford the cited licensee a hearing conducted
7in the same manner as a hearing provided for in this Act for
8any violation of this Act and shall determine whether the
9cited licensee committed the violation as charged and whether
10the fine as levied is warranted. If the violation is found, any
11fine shall constitute non-public discipline and be due and
12payable within 30 days after the order of the Secretary, which
13shall constitute a final order of the Department. No change in
14license status may be made by the Department until a final
15order of the Department has been issued.
16    (c) Payment of a fine that has been assessed pursuant to
17this Section shall not constitute disciplinary action
18reportable on the Department's website or elsewhere unless a
19licensee has previously received 2 or more citations and been
20assessed 2 or more fines.
21    (d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or limit the
22Department from taking further action pursuant to this Act and
23rules for additional, repeated, or continuing violations.
 
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1adjudication in a civil or criminal proceeding that a
2community association manager or community association
3management firm has illegally discriminated while engaged in
4any activity for which a license is required under this Act,
5the Department, upon the recommendation of the Board as to the
6extent of the suspension or revocation, shall suspend or
7revoke the license of that licensee in a timely manner, unless
8the adjudication is in the appeal process. When there has been
9an order in an administrative proceeding finding that a
10licensee has illegally discriminated while engaged in any
11activity for which a license is required under this Act, the
12Department, upon recommendation of the Board as to the nature
13and extent of the discipline, shall take one or more of the
14disciplinary actions provided for in Section 85 in a timely
15manner, unless the administrative order is in the appeal
16process.
 
17    (225 ILCS 427/90)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
19    Sec. 90. Violations; injunctions; cease and desist orders.
20    (a) If any person violates a provision of this Act, the
21Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of
22Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
23Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violation or for
24an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing
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1temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and may
2preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is
3established that the person has violated or is violating the
4injunction, the Court may punish the offender for contempt of
5court. Proceedings under this Section are in addition to, and
6not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided by
7this Act.
8    (b) If any person provides , entity or other business may
9provide community association management services or provides
10provide services as a community association manager to any
11community association in this State without having a valid
12license under this Act or, in the case of a community
13association management firm, without a designated community
14association manager, then any licensee, any interested party,
15or any person injured thereby may, in addition to the
16Secretary, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a)
17of this Section.
18    (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person,
19entity or other business violates any provision of this Act,
20the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to
21cease and desist should not be entered against such person,
22firm or other entity. The rule shall clearly set forth the
23grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
24period of at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an
25answer to the satisfaction of the Department. If the person,
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1the Department, the matter shall be considered as a default
2and the Department may cause an order to cease and desist to be
3issued immediately.
4(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 427/92)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
7    Sec. 92. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
8    (a) Any person, entity or other business who practices,
9offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself
10himself, herself or itself out to practice as a community
11association manager or community association management firm
12or provides provide services as a community association
13manager or community association management firm to any
14community association in this State without being licensed
15under this Act or, in the case of a community association
16management firm, without a designated community association
17manager shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by
18law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to
19exceed $10,000 for each offense, as determined by the
20Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the
21Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the
22provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a
23hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
24    (b) The Department may investigate any and all unlicensed
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1    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
2the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
3The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
4execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
5any court of record.
6(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 427/95)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
9    Sec. 95. Investigation; notice and hearing. The
10Department may investigate the actions or qualifications of a
11person, entity or other business applying for, holding or
12claiming to hold, or holding oneself out as having a license or
13rendering or offering to render services for which a license
14is required by this Act and may notify their designated
15community association manager, if any, of the pending
16investigation. Before suspending, revoking, placing on
17probationary status, or taking any other disciplinary action
18as the Department may deem proper with regard to any license,
19at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, the
20Department shall (i) notify the accused and their designated
21community association manager, if any, in writing of any
22charges made and the time and place for a hearing on the
23charges before the Board, (ii) direct the accused individual
24or entity to file a written answer to the charges with the
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1accused him or her of such notice, and (iii) inform the accused
2person, entity or other business that if the accused the
3person, entity, or other business fails to file an answer,
4default will be taken against the accused such person, entity,
5or other business and the license of the accused such person,
6entity, or other business may be suspended, revoked, placed on
7probationary status, or other disciplinary action taken with
8regard to the license, including limiting the scope, nature,
9or extent of related his or her practice, as the Department may
10deem proper. The Department shall serve notice under this
11Section by regular or electronic Written notice may be served
12by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail to the
13applicant's or licensee's applicant or licensee at his or her
14last address of record or email address of record as provided
15to with the Department. If the accused In case the person fails
16to file an answer after receiving notice, the his or her
17license may, in the discretion of the Department, be
18suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or the
19Department may take whatever disciplinary action deemed
20proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
21person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
22hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
23grounds for such action under this Act. The written answer
24shall be served by personal delivery or regular , certified
25delivery, or certified or registered mail to the Department.
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1proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel
2shall be accorded ample opportunity to present such
3statements, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be
4pertinent to the charges or to the defense thereto. The
5Department may continue such hearing from time to time. At the
6discretion of the Secretary after having first received the
7recommendation of the Board, the accused person's license may
8be suspended, or revoked, or placed on probationary status or
9the Department may take whatever disciplinary action
10considered proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or
11extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine if
12the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for that
13action under this Act. A copy of the Department's final order
14shall be delivered to the accused's designated community
15association manager or, if the accused is directly employed by
16a community association, to the board of managers of that
17association if known to the Department , if the evidence
18constitutes sufficient grounds for such action under this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 427/115)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
22    Sec. 115. Rehearing. At the conclusion of a hearing and
23following deliberation by the Board, a copy of the Board's
24report shall be served upon the applicant, licensee, or
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1provided in this Act for the service of a notice of hearing. In
2any hearing involving disciplinary action against a licensee,
3a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the
4respondent by the Department, either personally or as provided
5in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20
6calendar days after service, the respondent may present to the
7Department a motion in writing for a rehearing that shall
8specify the particular grounds for rehearing. If no motion for
9rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
10specified for filing a motion, or if a motion for rehearing is
11denied, then upon denial, the Secretary may enter an order in
12accordance with recommendations of the Board, except as
13provided in this Act. If the respondent orders from the
14reporting service, and pays for, a transcript of the record
15within the time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20
16calendar day period within which a motion may be filed shall
17commence upon the delivery of the transcript to the
18respondent.
19(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 427/120)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
22    Sec. 120. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
23has the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to
24practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing
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1or to discipline a licensee. The hearing officer has full
2authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall
3report the his findings and recommendations to the Board and
4the Secretary. At its next meeting following The Board has 60
5calendar days from receipt of the report, the Board shall to
6review the report of the hearing officer and present its
7findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to
8the Secretary.
9    If the Board fails to present its report within 30
10calendar days following its next meeting after receiving the
11report within the 60 calendar day period, the respondent may
12request in writing a direct appeal to the Secretary, in which
13case the Secretary shall, within 7 calendar days after the
14request, issue an order directing the Board to issue its
15findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to
16the Secretary within 30 calendar days after such order.
17    If the Board fails to issue its findings of fact,
18conclusions of law, and recommendations within that time frame
19to the Secretary after the entry of such order, the Secretary
20shall, within 30 calendar days thereafter, issue an order
21based upon the report of the hearing officer and the record of
22the proceedings or issue an order remanding the matter back to
23the hearing officer for additional proceedings in accordance
24with the order.
25    If (i) a direct appeal is requested, (ii) the Board fails
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1recommendations within the 30-day mandate from the Secretary
2or the Secretary fails to order the Board to do so, and (iii)
3the Secretary fails to issue an order within 30 calendar days
4thereafter, then the hearing officer's report is deemed
5accepted and a final decision of the Secretary.
6    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if
7the Secretary, upon review, determines that substantial
8justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or
9refusal to issue or renew a license or other disciplinary
10action taken as the result of the entry of the hearing
11officer's report, the Secretary may order a rehearing by the
12same or other examiners. If the Secretary disagrees with the
13recommendation of the Board or the hearing officer, the
14Secretary may issue an order in contravention of either
15recommendation.
16(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 427/140)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
19    Sec. 140. Summary suspension. The Secretary may summarily
20suspend a license without a hearing, simultaneously with the
21institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in this
22Act, if the Secretary finds that evidence indicating in his or
23her possession indicates that a continuation in practice would
24constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
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1a hearing by the Department must be held within 30 calendar
2days after the suspension has occurred.
3(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 427/145)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
6    Sec. 145. Judicial review. All final administrative
7decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review
8under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term
9"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of
10the Code of Civil Procedure. Proceedings for judicial review
11shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which
12the party applying for review resides; but if the party is not
13a resident of this State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County
14or Cook County.
15(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 427/155)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
18    Sec. 155. Violations; penalties.
19    (a) A person who violates any of the following provisions
20shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; a person who commits
21a second or subsequent violation of these provisions is guilty
22of a Class 4 felony:
23        (1) Practicing or attempting to The practice of or
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1    to practice as a community association manager or
2    supervising community association manager without a
3    license.
4        (2) Operating or attempting Operation of or attempt to
5    operate a community association management firm without a
6    firm license or a designated supervising community
7    association manager.
8        (3) Obtaining or attempting The obtaining of or the
9    attempt to obtain any license or authorization issued
10    under this Act by fraudulent misrepresentation.
11    (b) Whenever a licensee is convicted of a felony related
12to the violations set forth in this Section, the clerk of the
13court in any jurisdiction shall promptly report the conviction
14to the Department and the Department shall immediately revoke
15any license authorized under this Act held by that licensee.
16The licensee shall not be eligible for licensure under this
17Act until at least 5 years have elapsed since a felony
18conviction or 3 years since release from confinement for the
19conviction, whichever is later, without a subsequent 10 years
20have elapsed since the time of full discharge from any
21sentence imposed for a felony conviction. If any person in
22making any oath or affidavit required by this Act swears
23falsely, the person is guilty of perjury and may be punished
24accordingly.
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1    (225 ILCS 427/161 new)
2    Sec. 161. Statute of limitations. No action may be taken
3under this Act against a person or entity licensed under this
4Act unless the action is commenced within 5 years after the
5occurrence of the alleged violation. A continuing violation is
6deemed to have occurred on the date when the circumstances
7last existed that gave rise to the alleged continuing
8violation.
 
9    (225 ILCS 427/162 new)
10    Sec. 162. No private right of action. Except as otherwise
11expressly provided for in this Act, nothing in this Act shall
12be construed to grant to any person a private right of action
13to enforce the provisions of this Act or the rules adopted
14under this Act.
 
15    (225 ILCS 427/165)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
17    Sec. 165. Home rule. The regulation and licensing of
18community association managers, supervising community
19association managers, and community association management
20firms are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home
21rule unit may not regulate or license community association
22managers, supervising community association managers, or
23community association management firms. This Section is a
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1subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
2Constitution.
3(Source: P.A. 98-365, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 427/42 rep.)
5    (225 ILCS 427/80 rep.)
6    (225 ILCS 427/135 rep.)
7    (225 ILCS 427/170 rep.)
8    Section 15. The Community Association Manager Licensing
9and Disciplinary Act is amended by repealing Sections 42, 80,
10135, and 170.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
121, 2022, except that this Section and Section 5 take effect
13upon becoming law.".