225 ILCS 320/13.1

(225 ILCS 320/13.1)

Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; applications.

(1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.

(2) Application for registration shall be filed with the Department each
year, on
or before the last day of
September, in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the Department.  All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on the last
day of
September of each year.

(3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of  (i) the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation.  The
application shall contain
the business name, address, and telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and any other information the Department may require by rule.

(4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, a minimum of $300,000 aggregate
for bodily injury,
property damage insurance with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of $300,000
combined single limit, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability.  No registration
may be issued in the
absence of this
certificate.  Certificates must be in force at all times for registration to
remain valid.

(5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this Act.

(6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.

(7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.

(8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
licensed plumber listed on the application.  Failure to notify the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.

(9) In the event that the plumber's license on the application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed. In the event that the plumbing contractor's registration is suspended or revoked, the Department shall notify the City of Chicago and any corresponding plumbing contractor's license issued by the City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked.

(Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12.)