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Full Text of HB4709  98th General Assembly

HB4709 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4709

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 454/1-10
225 ILCS 454/20-20

    Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Changes the definition of "broker" to include an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or registered limited liability partnership other than a real estate salesperson or leasing agent who prepares or provides a broker price opinion or comparative market analysis or similar estimate of the value of real estate. Defines "broker price opinion" and "comparative market analysis". Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may refuse to issue or renew a license, may place on probation, suspend, or revoke any license, reprimand, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not to exceed $25,000 upon any licensee or applicant under the Act or any person who holds himself or herself out as an applicant or licensee or against a licensee in handling his or her own property, whether held by deed, option, or otherwise, for providing a broker price opinion or comparative market analysis in a manner that is not consistent with the provisions of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice that apply to broker price opinions and comparative market analyses, as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board and by rule. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulations.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is amended
5by changing Sections 1-10 and 20-20 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 454/1-10)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
8    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context
9otherwise requires:
10    "Act" means the Real Estate License Act of 2000.
11    "Address of Record" means the designated address recorded
12by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
13file or license file as maintained by the Department's
14licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
15licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
16those changes must be made either through the Department's
17website or by contacting the Department.
18    "Advisory Council" means the Real Estate Education
19Advisory Council created under Section 30-10 of this Act.
20    "Agency" means a relationship in which a real estate broker
21or licensee, whether directly or through an affiliated
22licensee, represents a consumer by the consumer's consent,
23whether express or implied, in a real property transaction.

 

 

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1    "Applicant" means any person, as defined in this Section,
2who applies to the Department for a valid license as a real
3estate broker, real estate salesperson, or leasing agent.
4    "Blind advertisement" means any real estate advertisement
5that does not include the sponsoring broker's business name and
6that is used by any licensee regarding the sale or lease of
7real estate, including his or her own, licensed activities, or
8the hiring of any licensee under this Act. The broker's
9business name in the case of a franchise shall include the
10franchise affiliation as well as the name of the individual
11firm.
12    "Board" means the Real Estate Administration and
13Disciplinary Board of the Department as created by Section
1425-10 of this Act.
15    "Branch office" means a sponsoring broker's office other
16than the sponsoring broker's principal office.
17    "Broker" means an individual, partnership, limited
18liability company, corporation, or registered limited
19liability partnership other than a real estate salesperson or
20leasing agent who, whether in person or through any media or
21technology, for another and for compensation, or with the
22intention or expectation of receiving compensation, either
23directly or indirectly:
24        (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases real
25    estate.
26        (2) Offers to sell, exchange, purchase, rent, or lease

 

 

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1    real estate.
2        (3) Negotiates, offers, attempts, or agrees to
3    negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing
4    of real estate.
5        (4) Lists, offers, attempts, or agrees to list real
6    estate for sale, lease, or exchange.
7        (5) Buys, sells, offers to buy or sell, or otherwise
8    deals in options on real estate or improvements thereon.
9        (6) Supervises the collection, offer, attempt, or
10    agreement to collect rent for the use of real estate.
11        (7) Advertises or represents himself or herself as
12    being engaged in the business of buying, selling,
13    exchanging, renting, or leasing real estate.
14        (8) Assists or directs in procuring or referring of
15    leads or prospects, intended to result in the sale,
16    exchange, lease, or rental of real estate.
17        (9) Assists or directs in the negotiation of any
18    transaction intended to result in the sale, exchange,
19    lease, or rental of real estate.
20        (10) Opens real estate to the public for marketing
21    purposes.
22        (11) Sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease real
23    estate at auction.
24        (12) Prepares or provides a broker price opinion or
25    comparative market analysis or similar estimate of the
26    value of real estate.

 

 

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1    "Broker price opinion" means an opinion of value, other
2than an automated valuation model, that includes, but is not
3limited to, an analysis of similar competing properties,
4comparable sold properties, recommended repairs, and costs of
5suggested marketing techniques and that specifically states
6that it is not an appraisal.
7    "Brokerage agreement" means a written or oral agreement
8between a sponsoring broker and a consumer for licensed
9activities to be provided to a consumer in return for
10compensation or the right to receive compensation from another.
11Brokerage agreements may constitute either a bilateral or a
12unilateral agreement between the broker and the broker's client
13depending upon the content of the brokerage agreement. All
14exclusive brokerage agreements shall be in writing.
15    "Client" means a person who is being represented by a
16licensee.
17    "Comparative market analysis" means an analysis of similar
18recently sold properties conducted in order to derive an
19indication of the probable sales price of a particular
20property, other than an automated valuation model, and that
21specifically states that it is not an appraisal.
22    "Compensation" means the valuable consideration given by
23one person or entity to another person or entity in exchange
24for the performance of some activity or service. Compensation
25shall include the transfer of valuable consideration,
26including without limitation the following:

 

 

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1        (1) commissions;
2        (2) referral fees;
3        (3) bonuses;
4        (4) prizes;
5        (5) merchandise;
6        (6) finder fees;
7        (7) performance of services;
8        (8) coupons or gift certificates;
9        (9) discounts;
10        (10) rebates;
11        (11) a chance to win a raffle, drawing, lottery, or
12    similar game of chance not prohibited by any other law or
13    statute;
14        (12) retainer fee; or
15        (13) salary.
16    "Confidential information" means information obtained by a
17licensee from a client during the term of a brokerage agreement
18that (i) was made confidential by the written request or
19written instruction of the client, (ii) deals with the
20negotiating position of the client, or (iii) is information the
21disclosure of which could materially harm the negotiating
22position of the client, unless at any time:
23        (1) the client permits the disclosure of information
24    given by that client by word or conduct;
25        (2) the disclosure is required by law; or
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1    than the licensee.
2    "Confidential information" shall not be considered to
3include material information about the physical condition of
4the property.
5    "Consumer" means a person or entity seeking or receiving
6licensed activities.
7    "Continuing education school" means any person licensed by
8the Department as a school for continuing education in
9accordance with Section 30-15 of this Act.
10    "Coordinator" means the Coordinator of Real Estate created
11in Section 25-15 of this Act.
12    "Credit hour" means 50 minutes of classroom instruction in
13course work that meets the requirements set forth in rules
14adopted by the Department.
15    "Customer" means a consumer who is not being represented by
16the licensee but for whom the licensee is performing
17ministerial acts.
18    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
19Professional Regulation.
20    "Designated agency" means a contractual relationship
21between a sponsoring broker and a client under Section 15-50 of
22this Act in which one or more licensees associated with or
23employed by the broker are designated as agent of the client.
24    "Designated agent" means a sponsored licensee named by a
25sponsoring broker as the legal agent of a client, as provided
26for in Section 15-50 of this Act.

 

 

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1    "Dual agency" means an agency relationship in which a
2licensee is representing both buyer and seller or both landlord
3and tenant in the same transaction. When the agency
4relationship is a designated agency, the question of whether
5there is a dual agency shall be determined by the agency
6relationships of the designated agent of the parties and not of
7the sponsoring broker.
8    "Employee" or other derivative of the word "employee", when
9used to refer to, describe, or delineate the relationship
10between a real estate broker and a real estate salesperson,
11another real estate broker, or a leasing agent, shall be
12construed to include an independent contractor relationship,
13provided that a written agreement exists that clearly
14establishes and states the relationship. All responsibilities
15of a broker shall remain.
16    "Escrow moneys" means all moneys, promissory notes or any
17other type or manner of legal tender or financial consideration
18deposited with any person for the benefit of the parties to the
19transaction. A transaction exists once an agreement has been
20reached and an accepted real estate contract signed or lease
21agreed to by the parties. Escrow moneys includes without
22limitation earnest moneys and security deposits, except those
23security deposits in which the person holding the security
24deposit is also the sole owner of the property being leased and
25for which the security deposit is being held.
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1providing assurance that the person taking a test and
2completing the answers to questions is the person seeking
3licensure or credit for continuing education and is doing so
4without the aid of a third party or other device.
5    "Exclusive brokerage agreement" means a written brokerage
6agreement that provides that the sponsoring broker has the sole
7right, through one or more sponsored licensees, to act as the
8exclusive designated agent or representative of the client and
9that meets the requirements of Section 15-75 of this Act.
10    "Inoperative" means a status of licensure where the
11licensee holds a current license under this Act, but the
12licensee is prohibited from engaging in licensed activities
13because the licensee is unsponsored or the license of the
14sponsoring broker with whom the licensee is associated or by
15whom he or she is employed is currently expired, revoked,
16suspended, or otherwise rendered invalid under this Act.
17    "Interactive delivery method" means delivery of a course by
18an instructor through a medium allowing for 2-way communication
19between the instructor and a student in which either can
20initiate or respond to questions.
21    "Leads" means the name or names of a potential buyer,
22seller, lessor, lessee, or client of a licensee.
23    "Leasing Agent" means a person who is employed by a real
24estate broker to engage in licensed activities limited to
25leasing residential real estate who has obtained a license as
26provided for in Section 5-5 of this Act.

 

 

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1    "License" means the document issued by the Department
2certifying that the person named thereon has fulfilled all
3requirements prerequisite to licensure under this Act.
4    "Licensed activities" means those activities listed in the
5definition of "broker" under this Section.
6    "Licensee" means any person, as defined in this Section,
7who holds a valid unexpired license as a real estate broker,
8real estate salesperson, or leasing agent.
9    "Listing presentation" means a communication between a
10real estate broker or salesperson and a consumer in which the
11licensee is attempting to secure a brokerage agreement with the
12consumer to market the consumer's real estate for sale or
13lease.
14    "Managing broker" means a broker who has supervisory
15responsibilities for licensees in one or, in the case of a
16multi-office company, more than one office and who has been
17appointed as such by the sponsoring broker.
18    "Medium of advertising" means any method of communication
19intended to influence the general public to use or purchase a
20particular good or service or real estate.
21    "Ministerial acts" means those acts that a licensee may
22perform for a consumer that are informative or clerical in
23nature and do not rise to the level of active representation on
24behalf of a consumer. Examples of these acts include without
25limitation (i) responding to phone inquiries by consumers as to
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1responding to phone inquiries from a consumer concerning the
2price or location of property, (iii) attending an open house
3and responding to questions about the property from a consumer,
4(iv) setting an appointment to view property, (v) responding to
5questions of consumers walking into a licensee's office
6concerning brokerage services offered or particular
7properties, (vi) accompanying an appraiser, inspector,
8contractor, or similar third party on a visit to a property,
9(vii) describing a property or the property's condition in
10response to a consumer's inquiry, (viii) completing business or
11factual information for a consumer on an offer or contract to
12purchase on behalf of a client, (ix) showing a client through a
13property being sold by an owner on his or her own behalf, or
14(x) referral to another broker or service provider.
15    "Office" means a real estate broker's place of business
16where the general public is invited to transact business and
17where records may be maintained and licenses displayed, whether
18or not it is the broker's principal place of business.
19    "Person" means and includes individuals, entities,
20corporations, limited liability companies, registered limited
21liability partnerships, and partnerships, foreign or domestic,
22except that when the context otherwise requires, the term may
23refer to a single individual or other described entity.
24    "Personal assistant" means a licensed or unlicensed person
25who has been hired for the purpose of aiding or assisting a
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1licensee's job.
2    "Pocket card" means the card issued by the Department to
3signify that the person named on the card is currently licensed
4under this Act.
5    "Pre-license school" means a school licensed by the
6Department offering courses in subjects related to real estate
7transactions, including the subjects upon which an applicant is
8examined in determining fitness to receive a license.
9    "Pre-renewal period" means the period between the date of
10issue of a currently valid license and the license's expiration
11date.
12    "Proctor" means any person, including, but not limited to,
13an instructor, who has a written agreement to administer
14examinations fairly and impartially with a licensed
15pre-license school or a licensed continuing education school.
16    "Real estate" means and includes leaseholds as well as any
17other interest or estate in land, whether corporeal,
18incorporeal, freehold, or non-freehold, including timeshare
19interests, and whether the real estate is situated in this
20State or elsewhere.
21    "Regular employee" means a person working an average of 20
22hours per week for a person or entity who would be considered
23as an employee under the Internal Revenue Service eleven main
24tests in three categories being behavioral control, financial
25control and the type of relationship of the parties, formerly
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1    "Salesperson" means any individual, other than a real
2estate broker or leasing agent, who is employed by a real
3estate broker or is associated by written agreement with a real
4estate broker as an independent contractor and participates in
5any activity described in the definition of "broker" under this
6Section.
7    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
8Financial and Professional Regulation, or a person authorized
9by the Secretary to act in the Secretary's stead.
10    "Sponsoring broker" means the broker who has issued a
11sponsor card to a licensed salesperson, another licensed
12broker, or a leasing agent.
13    "Sponsor card" means the temporary permit issued by the
14sponsoring real estate broker certifying that the real estate
15broker, real estate salesperson, or leasing agent named thereon
16is employed by or associated by written agreement with the
17sponsoring real estate broker, as provided for in Section 5-40
18of this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 98-531, eff. 8-23-13.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 454/20-20)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
22    Sec. 20-20. Grounds for discipline.
23    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
24may place on probation, suspend, or revoke any license,
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1action as the Department may deem proper and impose a fine not
2to exceed $25,000 upon any licensee or applicant under this Act
3or any person who holds himself or herself out as an applicant
4or licensee or against a licensee in handling his or her own
5property, whether held by deed, option, or otherwise, for any
6one or any combination of the following causes:
7        (1) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or
8    procuring, a license under this Act or in connection with
9    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
10        (2) The conviction of or plea of guilty or plea of nolo
11    contendere to a felony or misdemeanor in this State or any
12    other jurisdiction; or the entry of an administrative
13    sanction by a government agency in this State or any other
14    jurisdiction. Action taken under this paragraph (2) for a
15    misdemeanor or an administrative sanction is limited to a
16    misdemeanor or administrative sanction that has as an
17    essential element dishonesty or fraud or involves larceny,
18    embezzlement, or obtaining money, property, or credit by
19    false pretenses or by means of a confidence game.
20        (3) Inability to practice the profession with
21    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of a
22    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
23    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
24    skill, or a mental illness or disability.
25        (4) Practice under this Act as a licensee in a retail
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1    not separated from the main retail business by a separate
2    and distinct area within the establishment.
3        (5) Having been disciplined by another state, the
4    District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, or a
5    governmental agency authorized to impose discipline if at
6    least one of the grounds for that discipline is the same as
7    or the equivalent of one of the grounds for which a
8    licensee may be disciplined under this Act. A certified
9    copy of the record of the action by the other state or
10    jurisdiction shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
11        (6) Engaging in the practice of real estate brokerage
12    without a license or after the licensee's license was
13    expired or while the license was inoperative.
14        (7) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the Real
15    Estate License Exam or continuing education exam.
16        (8) Aiding or abetting an applicant to subvert or cheat
17    on the Real Estate License Exam or continuing education
18    exam administered pursuant to this Act.
19        (9) Advertising that is inaccurate, misleading, or
20    contrary to the provisions of the Act.
21        (10) Making any substantial misrepresentation or
22    untruthful advertising.
23        (11) Making any false promises of a character likely to
24    influence, persuade, or induce.
25        (12) Pursuing a continued and flagrant course of
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1    licensees, employees, agents, advertising, or otherwise.
2        (13) Any misleading or untruthful advertising, or
3    using any trade name or insignia of membership in any real
4    estate organization of which the licensee is not a member.
5        (14) Acting for more than one party in a transaction
6    without providing written notice to all parties for whom
7    the licensee acts.
8        (15) Representing or attempting to represent a broker
9    other than the sponsoring broker.
10        (16) Failure to account for or to remit any moneys or
11    documents coming into his or her possession that belong to
12    others.
13        (17) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special
14    account, separate and apart from personal and other
15    business accounts, all escrow moneys belonging to others
16    entrusted to a licensee while acting as a real estate
17    broker, escrow agent, or temporary custodian of the funds
18    of others or failure to maintain all escrow moneys on
19    deposit in the account until the transactions are
20    consummated or terminated, except to the extent that the
21    moneys, or any part thereof, shall be:
22            (A) disbursed prior to the consummation or
23        termination (i) in accordance with the written
24        direction of the principals to the transaction or their
25        duly authorized agents, (ii) in accordance with
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1        distribution of escrow moneys contained in any written
2        contract signed by the principals to the transaction or
3        their duly authorized agents, or (iii) pursuant to an
4        order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
5            (B) deemed abandoned and transferred to the Office
6        of the State Treasurer to be handled as unclaimed
7        property pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of
8        Unclaimed Property Act. Escrow moneys may be deemed
9        abandoned under this subparagraph (B) only: (i) in the
10        absence of disbursement under subparagraph (A); (ii)
11        in the absence of notice of the filing of any claim in
12        a court of competent jurisdiction; and (iii) if 6
13        months have elapsed after the receipt of a written
14        demand for the escrow moneys from one of the principals
15        to the transaction or the principal's duly authorized
16        agent.
17    The account shall be noninterest bearing, unless the
18    character of the deposit is such that payment of interest
19    thereon is otherwise required by law or unless the
20    principals to the transaction specifically require, in
21    writing, that the deposit be placed in an interest bearing
22    account.
23        (18) Failure to make available to the Department all
24    escrow records and related documents maintained in
25    connection with the practice of real estate within 24 hours
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1        (19) Failing to furnish copies upon request of
2    documents relating to a real estate transaction to a party
3    who has executed that document.
4        (20) Failure of a sponsoring broker to timely provide
5    information, sponsor cards, or termination of licenses to
6    the Department.
7        (21) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
8    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
9    defraud, or harm the public.
10        (22) Commingling the money or property of others with
11    his or her own money or property.
12        (23) Employing any person on a purely temporary or
13    single deal basis as a means of evading the law regarding
14    payment of commission to nonlicensees on some contemplated
15    transactions.
16        (24) Permitting the use of his or her license as a
17    broker to enable a salesperson or unlicensed person to
18    operate a real estate business without actual
19    participation therein and control thereof by the broker.
20        (25) Any other conduct, whether of the same or a
21    different character from that specified in this Section,
22    that constitutes dishonest dealing.
23        (26) Displaying a "for rent" or "for sale" sign on any
24    property without the written consent of an owner or his or
25    her duly authorized agent or advertising by any means that
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1    consent of the owner or his or her authorized agent.
2        (27) Failing to provide information requested by the
3    Department, or otherwise respond to that request, within 30
4    days of the request.
5        (28) Advertising by means of a blind advertisement,
6    except as otherwise permitted in Section 10-30 of this Act.
7        (29) Offering guaranteed sales plans, as defined in
8    clause (A) of this subdivision (29), except to the extent
9    hereinafter set forth:
10            (A) A "guaranteed sales plan" is any real estate
11        purchase or sales plan whereby a licensee enters into a
12        conditional or unconditional written contract with a
13        seller, prior to entering into a brokerage agreement
14        with the seller, by the terms of which a licensee
15        agrees to purchase a property of the seller within a
16        specified period of time at a specific price in the
17        event the property is not sold in accordance with the
18        terms of a brokerage agreement to be entered into
19        between the sponsoring broker and the seller.
20            (B) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
21        shall provide the details and conditions of the plan in
22        writing to the party to whom the plan is offered.
23            (C) A licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
24        shall provide to the party to whom the plan is offered
25        evidence of sufficient financial resources to satisfy
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1        the plan.
2            (D) Any licensee offering a guaranteed sales plan
3        shall undertake to market the property of the seller
4        subject to the plan in the same manner in which the
5        broker would market any other property, unless the
6        agreement with the seller provides otherwise.
7            (E) The licensee cannot purchase seller's property
8        until the brokerage agreement has ended according to
9        its terms or is otherwise terminated.
10            (F) Any licensee who fails to perform on a
11        guaranteed sales plan in strict accordance with its
12        terms shall be subject to all the penalties provided in
13        this Act for violations thereof and, in addition, shall
14        be subject to a civil fine payable to the party injured
15        by the default in an amount of up to $25,000.
16        (30) Influencing or attempting to influence, by any
17    words or acts, a prospective seller, purchaser, occupant,
18    landlord, or tenant of real estate, in connection with
19    viewing, buying, or leasing real estate, so as to promote
20    or tend to promote the continuance or maintenance of
21    racially and religiously segregated housing or so as to
22    retard, obstruct, or discourage racially integrated
23    housing on or in any street, block, neighborhood, or
24    community.
25        (31) Engaging in any act that constitutes a violation
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1    Act, whether or not a complaint has been filed with or
2    adjudicated by the Human Rights Commission.
3        (32) Inducing any party to a contract of sale or lease
4    or brokerage agreement to break the contract of sale or
5    lease or brokerage agreement for the purpose of
6    substituting, in lieu thereof, a new contract for sale or
7    lease or brokerage agreement with a third party.
8        (33) Negotiating a sale, exchange, or lease of real
9    estate directly with any person if the licensee knows that
10    the person has an exclusive brokerage agreement with
11    another broker, unless specifically authorized by that
12    broker.
13        (34) When a licensee is also an attorney, acting as the
14    attorney for either the buyer or the seller in the same
15    transaction in which the licensee is acting or has acted as
16    a broker or salesperson.
17        (35) Advertising or offering merchandise or services
18    as free if any conditions or obligations necessary for
19    receiving the merchandise or services are not disclosed in
20    the same advertisement or offer. These conditions or
21    obligations include without limitation the requirement
22    that the recipient attend a promotional activity or visit a
23    real estate site. As used in this subdivision (35), "free"
24    includes terms such as "award", "prize", "no charge", "free
25    of charge", "without charge", and similar words or phrases
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1    receive or has been selected to receive something of value,
2    without any conditions or obligations on the part of the
3    recipient.
4        (36) Disregarding or violating any provision of the
5    Land Sales Registration Act of 1989, the Illinois Real
6    Estate Time-Share Act, or the published rules promulgated
7    by the Department to enforce those Acts.
8        (37) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order issued
9    by the Department.
10        (38) Paying or failing to disclose compensation in
11    violation of Article 10 of this Act.
12        (39) Requiring a party to a transaction who is not a
13    client of the licensee to allow the licensee to retain a
14    portion of the escrow moneys for payment of the licensee's
15    commission or expenses as a condition for release of the
16    escrow moneys to that party.
17        (40) Disregarding or violating any provision of this
18    Act or the published rules promulgated by the Department to
19    enforce this Act or aiding or abetting any individual,
20    partnership, registered limited liability partnership,
21    limited liability company, or corporation in disregarding
22    any provision of this Act or the published rules
23    promulgated by the Department to enforce this Act.
24        (41) Failing to provide the minimum services required
25    by Section 15-75 of this Act when acting under an exclusive
26    brokerage agreement.

 

 

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1        (42) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
2    narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
3    that results in a managing broker, broker, salesperson, or
4    leasing agent's inability to practice with reasonable
5    skill or safety.
6        (43) Enabling, aiding, or abetting an auctioneer, as
7    defined in the Auction License Act, to conduct a real
8    estate auction in a manner that is in violation of this
9    Act.
10        (44) Providing a broker price opinion or comparative
11    market analysis in a manner that is not consistent with the
12    provisions of the Uniform Standards of Professional
13    Appraisal Practice that apply to broker price opinions and
14    comparative market analyses, as adopted by the Appraisal
15    Standards Board and by rule.
16    (b) The Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
17suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return,
18pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
19pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
20required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
21Revenue, until such time as the requirements of that tax Act
22are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
232105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24    (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
25authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
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1Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
2agency of this State in accordance with item (5) of subsection
3(a) (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of
4Illinois.
5    (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
6Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) has previously
7determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
830 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
9subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department may
10refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's
11license or may take other disciplinary action against that
12person based solely upon the certification of delinquency made
13by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
14accordance with item (5) of subsection (a) (g) of Section
152105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16    (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board upon
17a showing of a possible violation may compel an individual
18licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
19licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
20examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
21Department. The Department or Board may order the examining
22physician to present testimony concerning the mental or
23physical examination of the licensee or applicant. No
24information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
25statutory privilege relating to communications between the
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1examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
2Board or Department. The individual to be examined may have, at
3his or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
4present during all aspects of this examination. Failure of an
5individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
6directed, shall be grounds for suspension of his or her license
7until the individual submits to the examination if the
8Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to
9submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
10    If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
11practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
12Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
13care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
14designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
15restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
16practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the
17Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
18Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend, revoke,
19or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. An
20individual whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
21renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
22conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
23terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
24Secretary for a determination as to whether the individual
25shall have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
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1    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
2person's license under this Section, a hearing on that person's
3license must be convened by the Department within 30 days after
4the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
5Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
6subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
7regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
8federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
9confidentiality of medical records.
10    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
11this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to
12the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
13compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
14provisions of his or her license.
15(Source: P.A. 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1002, eff. 8-17-12;
1698-553, eff. 1-1-14; revised 11-14-13.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.