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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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| Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; | 8 |
| applications.
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| (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations | 10 |
| desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, | 11 |
| other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of | 12 |
| shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
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| register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.
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| (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the | 15 |
| Department each
year, on
or before the last day of September
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| April , in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the | 17 |
| Department. All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on | 18 |
| the last
day of September
April of each year.
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| (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and | 20 |
| telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of (i) | 21 |
| the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if | 22 |
| a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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| application shall contain
the business name, address, and | 24 |
| telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and | 25 |
| any other information the Department may require by rule.
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| (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of | 27 |
| insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general | 28 |
| liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, | 29 |
| bodily injury insurance with a minimum of $300,000
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| occurrence,
property damage insurance with a minimum of | 31 |
| $50,000, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum | 32 |
| $500,000. No registration may be issued in the
absence of this
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| certificate. Certificates must be in force at all times for | 2 |
| registration to
remain valid.
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| (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the | 4 |
| Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or | 5 |
| a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in | 6 |
| accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this | 7 |
| Act.
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| (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who | 9 |
| engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or | 10 |
| apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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| (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual | 12 |
| registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.
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| (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any | 14 |
| changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the | 15 |
| addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
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| licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify | 17 |
| the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or | 18 |
| revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.
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| (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the | 20 |
| application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a | 21 |
| license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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| responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the | 23 |
| plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
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| registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 27 |
| becoming law. |
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