(225 ILCS 320/13.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-26)
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.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-26)
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.
(5.5) The Department, upon notification by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance, shall refuse the issuance or renewal of a license to, or suspend or revoke the license of, any individual, corporation, partnership, or other business entity that has been found by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance to have failed: (a) to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner required by subsections |
A complaint filed with the Department by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance that includes a certification, signed by its Director or Chairman or designee, attesting to a finding of the failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner required by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act or the failure to pay any fines or penalties or to discharge any obligation under a settlement relating to the failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner required by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act is prima facie evidence of the licensee's or applicant's failure to comply with subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act. Upon receipt of that certification, the Department shall, without a hearing, immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee or the processing of any application from the applicant. Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60 days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's or applicant's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to the licensee's or applicant's email address of record. The notice shall advise the licensee or applicant that the suspension shall be effective 60 days after the issuance of the order unless the Department receives, from the licensee or applicant, a request for a hearing before the Department to dispute the matters contained in the order.
Upon receiving notice from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance that the violation has been corrected or otherwise resolved, the Department shall vacate the order suspending a licensee's license or the processing of an applicant's application.
No license shall be suspended or revoked until after the licensee is afforded any due process protection guaranteed by statute or rule adopted by the Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance.
(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. 103-26, eff. 1-1-24.)
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