(225 ILCS 650/19.01)

Sec. 19.01. Suspension and revocation of license.

(a) The Director may suspend a license if the Department has reason to believe that any of the following has occurred:

(1) A licensee had made a material misstatement in the application for original license or in the application for any renewal license under this Act;

(2) A licensee has violated any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules adopted pursuant thereto and the violation or pattern of violations indicates an immediate danger to public health;

(3) Aiding or abetting another in the violation of this Act or of any rule adopted pursuant thereto and the violation or pattern of violations indicates an immediate danger to public health;

(4) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by an unlicensed person;

(5) Conviction of any crime an essential element of which is misstatement, fraud, or dishonesty or conviction of any felony relative to the provisions of this Act;

(6) Pursuing a continued course of willful misrepresentation of or making false promises through advertising, salesmen, agents, or otherwise in connection with the business of a licensee under this Act; or

(7) Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or to meet the requirements of this Act for the issuance or holding of a license.

(b) Within 10 days after suspension of a license, an administrative hearing shall be commenced to determine whether the license shall be reinstated or revoked. Whenever an administrative hearing is scheduled, the licensee shall be served with written notice of the date, place, and time of the hearing at least 5 days before the hearing date. The notice may be served by personal service on the licensee or by mailing it by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the licensee's place of business. The Director may, after a hearing, issue an order either revoking or reinstating the license.

(Source: P.A. 91-170, eff. 1-1-00.)