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1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 15-15 and by adding Sections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10-25 and 15-12 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (225 ILCS 458/10-25 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 10-25. Documentation. All supervisory appraisers or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | co-appraisers who are required to retain records pursuant to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Section 10-20, original work files, and copies of appraisals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | completed by both the supervisory appraiser or co-appraiser and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the appraiser, shall furnish such documentation to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | appraiser or co-appraiser upon request. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 458/15-12 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Sec. 15-12. Temporary suspension. The Commissioner may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | temporarily suspend the license of a licensee without a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | for a hearing provided for
in Section 15-15 of this
Act, if the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Commissioner finds that the evidence indicates that the public
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20 | interest, safety, or welfare
requires emergency action. In the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | event that the Commissioner
temporarily suspends
the license | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | without a hearing before the Board, a hearing shall be held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | within
30 days after the
suspension has occurred. The suspended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | licensee may seek a continuance of the
hearing during
which the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | suspension shall remain in effect. The proceeding shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | concluded
without
appreciable delay.
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27 | (225 ILCS 458/15-15)
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28 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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29 | Sec. 15-15. Investigation; notice; hearing.
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30 | (a) Upon the motion of the Office of Banks and Real Estate |
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1 | or the Board or
upon a complaint in
writing of a person setting | ||||||
2 | forth facts that, if proven, would constitute
grounds for | ||||||
3 | suspension, revocation,
or other disciplinary action against a | ||||||
4 | licensee or applicant for licensure, the
Office of Banks and | ||||||
5 | Real
Estate shall investigate the actions of the licensee or | ||||||
6 | applicant.
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7 | (b) Formal disciplinary proceedings shall commence upon | ||||||
8 | the issuance of a
written complaint
describing the charges that | ||||||
9 | are the basis of the disciplinary action and
delivery of the | ||||||
10 | detailed complaint to the address of
record of the licensee or | ||||||
11 | applicant. OBRE shall notify the licensee or
applicant
to file | ||||||
12 | a verified written
answer within 20 days after the service of | ||||||
13 | the notice and complaint.
The
notification shall inform the | ||||||
14 | licensee or applicant of his or her
right to be heard in person | ||||||
15 | or by
legal counsel; that the hearing will be afforded not | ||||||
16 | sooner than 30 days after
receipt of the answer to the
specific | ||||||
17 | charges; that failure to file an answer will result in a | ||||||
18 | default being
entered against the licensee or applicant;
that | ||||||
19 | the license may be suspended, revoked, or placed on
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20 | probationary status; and that other
disciplinary action may be | ||||||
21 | taken pursuant to this Act, including limiting the
scope, | ||||||
22 | nature, or extent of the licensee's
practice. If the licensee | ||||||
23 | or applicant fails to file an answer after service of
notice, | ||||||
24 | his or her license may,
at the discretion of the Office of | ||||||
25 | Banks and Real Estate, be suspended,
revoked, or placed on | ||||||
26 | probationary
status and the Office of Banks and Real Estate may | ||||||
27 | take whatever disciplinary
action it deems proper,
including | ||||||
28 | limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice,
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29 | without a hearing.
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30 | (c) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board | ||||||
31 | shall conduct
hearing of the charges, providing
both the | ||||||
32 | accused person and the complainant ample opportunity to present | ||||||
33 | in
person
or by counsel such statements, testimony, evidence, | ||||||
34 | and argument as may be
pertinent to the charges or
to a defense | ||||||
35 | thereto.
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36 | (d) The Board shall present to the Commissioner a written |
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1 | report of its
findings and
recommendations. A copy of the | ||||||
2 | report shall be served upon the licensee or
applicant,
either | ||||||
3 | personally or by certified
mail. Within 20 days after the | ||||||
4 | service, the licensee or applicant may present
the
Commissioner | ||||||
5 | with a motion in writing
for either a rehearing, a proposed | ||||||
6 | finding of fact, a conclusion of law, or an
alternative | ||||||
7 | sanction, and shall
specify the particular grounds for the | ||||||
8 | request. If the accused orders a
transcript of the record
as | ||||||
9 | provided in this Act, the time elapsing thereafter and before | ||||||
10 | the transcript
is ready for delivery to the
accused shall not | ||||||
11 | be counted as part of the 20 days. If the Commissioner is
not | ||||||
12 | satisfied that
substantial justice has been done, the | ||||||
13 | Commissioner may order a rehearing by
the Board or other
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14 | special committee appointed by the Commissioner, may remand the | ||||||
15 | matter to the
Board for its
reconsideration of the matter based | ||||||
16 | on the pleadings and evidence presented to
the Board, or may | ||||||
17 | enter
a final order in contravention of the Board's | ||||||
18 | recommendation. In all
instances under this Act in which
the | ||||||
19 | Board has rendered a recommendation to the Commissioner with | ||||||
20 | respect to a
particular licensee or
applicant, the | ||||||
21 | Commissioner, if he or she disagrees with
the recommendation of | ||||||
22 | the Board, shall file with the Board and provide to the
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23 | licensee or applicant a copy of the
Commissioner's specific | ||||||
24 | written reasons for
disagreement with the Board. The reasons | ||||||
25 | shall be filed within 60 days of the
Board's recommendation
to | ||||||
26 | the Commissioner and prior to any contrary action. At the | ||||||
27 | expiration of the
time specified for filing
a motion for a | ||||||
28 | rehearing, the Commissioner shall have the right to take any of
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29 | the actions specified in this
subsection (d). Upon the | ||||||
30 | suspension or revocation of a license, the licensee
shall
be | ||||||
31 | required to surrender his
or her license to OBRE, and upon | ||||||
32 | failure or refusal to do so, OBRE shall have
the right to seize | ||||||
33 | the
license.
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34 | (e) The Office of Banks and Real Estate has the power to | ||||||
35 | issue subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum
to bring before it | ||||||
36 | any licensee or person in this State, to take testimony, or to |
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1 | require
production of any document or record that is
records
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2 | relevant to an inquiry , investigation, or hearing by the Board | ||||||
3 | in the same manner as prescribed
by law in judicial
proceedings | ||||||
4 | in the courts of this State. In a case of refusal of a witness | ||||||
5 | to
attend, testify, or to produce
books or papers concerning a | ||||||
6 | matter upon which he or she might be lawfully
examined, the | ||||||
7 | circuit court
of the county where the hearing is held, upon | ||||||
8 | application of the Office of
Banks and Real Estate or any
party | ||||||
9 | to the proceeding, may compel obedience by proceedings as for | ||||||
10 | contempt.
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11 | (f) Any license that is suspended indefinitely or revoked | ||||||
12 | may not be
restored for a minimum period
of 2 years, or as | ||||||
13 | otherwise ordered by the Commissioner.
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14 | (g) In addition to the provisions of this Section | ||||||
15 | concerning the conduct of
hearings and the
recommendations for | ||||||
16 | discipline, OBRE has the authority to negotiate
disciplinary | ||||||
17 | and non-disciplinary
settlement agreements concerning any | ||||||
18 | license issued under this Act. All such
agreements shall be
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19 | recorded as Consent Orders or Consent to Administrative | ||||||
20 | Supervision Orders.
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21 | (h) The Commissioner shall have the authority to appoint an | ||||||
22 | attorney duly
licensed to practice law in the
State of Illinois | ||||||
23 | to serve as the hearing officer in any action to suspend,
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24 | revoke, or otherwise discipline
any license issued by the | ||||||
25 | Office of Banks and Real Estate. The Hearing Officer
shall have | ||||||
26 | full authority
to conduct the hearing.
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27 | (i) OBRE, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all | ||||||
28 | formal hearings of
any contested case involving
the discipline | ||||||
29 | of a license. At all hearings or pre-hearing conferences,
OBRE | ||||||
30 | and the licensee shall be
entitled to have the proceedings | ||||||
31 | transcribed by a certified shorthand reporter.
A copy of the | ||||||
32 | transcribed
proceedings shall be made available to the licensee | ||||||
33 | by the certified shorthand
reporter upon payment of
the | ||||||
34 | prevailing contract copy rate.
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35 | (Source: P.A. 92-180, eff. 7-1-02.)
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