(65 ILCS 5/11-37-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-37-2)
Sec. 11-37-2.
Any municipality by ordinance may regulate the installation,
alteration, and use of all electrical equipment as provided in this
Division 37 and may establish an electrical inspection department for this
regulation.
Each municipality which establishes such an electrical inspection
department shall also establish an electrical commission, consisting of 6
members as follows: The superintendent of electricity or the chief
electrical inspector of the municipality shall be a member and ex officio
chairman of the commission; of the other 5 members, one shall be a
registered professional engineer, one an electrical contractor, one a
journeyman electrician, one a representative of an inspection bureau
maintained by the fire underwriters, if such a representative resides in
the municipality, and if no such representative resides in the municipality
then the chief of the fire department, and one representative of an
electricity supply company. If there is no person residing in the
municipality who is qualified under any one of these descriptions, the
mayor or president of the municipality may appoint some other person to
fill that position. All members of the electrical commission shall be
appointed by the mayor or president of the municipality with the advice and
consent of the corporate authorities.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2216.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-37-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-37-3)
Sec. 11-37-3.
The electrical commission shall recommend (1) safe and
practical standards and specifications for the installation, alteration,
and use of electrical equipment designed to meet the necessities and
conditions of the particular locality, (2) reasonable rules and regulations
governing the issuance of permits by the electrical inspection department,
and (3) reasonable fees to be paid for the inspection by the inspection
department of all electrical equipment installed or altered within the
municipality. The standards, specifications, rules, regulations, and fees
so recommended shall not become effective until adopted by ordinance by the
corporate authorities of the municipality. All fees so adopted shall be
paid into the municipal treasury.
In a municipality which has established an electrical inspection
department, no electrical equipment shall be installed or altered except
upon a permit first issued by that department. The electrical inspection
department shall issue permits for the installation and alteration of
electrical equipment in all cases where application is made in accordance
with the rules and regulations applicable thereto. That department shall
inspect all electrical equipment installed or altered in the municipality
and shall require that it conform to the standards and specifications
applicable and adopted as provided in this section.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-37-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-37-4)
Sec. 11-37-4.
In a municipality which has established an electrical
inspection department, any wilful failure or refusal to comply with the
ordinance specified in Section 11-37-3 constitutes a petty offense
punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50
for each offense.
(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)
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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 38 heading) DIVISION 38.
INSPECTION OF LODGING HOUSE PLANS
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(65 ILCS 5/11-38-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-38-1)
Sec. 11-38-1.
All architects, builders of, or other persons interested in
any projected tenement, lodging house, or other place of habitation, in any
city with a population of 50,000 or more, shall submit plans and
specifications of a specified building to the board of health or public
health board of the city, or other officer designated by the corporate
authorities, for their approval or rejection, as to the proposed plans for
the ventilation of rooms, light and air shafts, windows, ventilation of
water closets, drainage, and plumbing.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-38-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-38-2)
Sec. 11-38-2.
All plumbers or other persons interested in the contract for
the plumbing work of a building specified in Section 11-38-1 shall receive
a written certificate of instruction from the examining board or officer of
a specified city before commencing work on the building and shall proceed
according to the plans, specifications, and instructions, as approved by
the examining board or officer.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-38-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-38-3)
Sec. 11-38-3.
All plumbers or other persons interested in the plumbing
work, after the completion of the plumbing work, and before any plumbing
work is covered up in such a building, or on the premises connected with
such a building, shall notify in writing the examining board or officer
that the building, or the premises, are now ready for inspection. It is
unlawful for any plumber or other person to cover up, or in any way conceal
any plumbing work in or about such a building or premises until the
examining board or officer approves of the plumbing work.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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