Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
Filed: 4/30/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1074
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1074 on page 1, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 3a, 3a-5, and 3f and by adding | ||||||
6 | Sections 3a-1, 3a-2, 3a-3, and 3a-4 as follows:
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7 | (225 ILCS 45/3a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73.103a)
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8 | Sec. 3a. Denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of | ||||||
9 | license.
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10 | (a) The Comptroller may refuse to issue or renew or may | ||||||
11 | suspend
or revoke a license on any of the following grounds:
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12 | (1) The applicant or licensee has made any
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13 | misrepresentations or false statements or concealed any
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14 | material fact.
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15 | (2) The applicant or licensee is insolvent.
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16 | (3) The applicant or licensee has been engaged in
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1 | business practices that work a fraud.
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2 | (4) The applicant or licensee has refused to give
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3 | pertinent data to the Comptroller.
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4 | (5) The applicant or licensee has failed to satisfy
any | ||||||
5 | enforceable judgment or decree rendered by any court
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6 | competent jurisdiction against the applicant.
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7 | (6) The applicant or licensee has conducted or is
about | ||||||
8 | to conduct business in a fraudulent manner.
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9 | (7) The trust agreement is
not in compliance with State | ||||||
10 | or federal law.
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11 | (8) The fidelity bond is not satisfactory to the
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12 | Comptroller.
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13 | (9) As to any individual required to be listed in the | ||||||
14 | license application for license or license renewal ,
the | ||||||
15 | individual has
conducted or is about to conduct any | ||||||
16 | business on behalf
of the applicant in a fraudulent manner; | ||||||
17 | has been
convicted of any felony or misdemeanor, an | ||||||
18 | essential
element of which is fraud; has had a judgment | ||||||
19 | rendered
against him or her based on fraud in any civil
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20 | litigation; has failed to satisfy any enforceable
judgment | ||||||
21 | or decree rendered against him or her by any
court of | ||||||
22 | competent jurisdiction; or has been convicted
of any felony | ||||||
23 | or any theft-related offense.
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24 | (10) The applicant or licensee, including any member,
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25 | officer, or director thereof if the applicant or
licensee | ||||||
26 | is a firm, partnership, association or
corporation and any |
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1 | shareholder holding more than 10% of
the corporate stock, | ||||||
2 | has violated any provision of this
Act or any regulation, | ||||||
3 | decision, order, or finding made
by the Comptroller under | ||||||
4 | this Act.
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5 | (11) The Comptroller finds any fact or condition
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6 | existing which, if it had existed at the time of the
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7 | original application for such license or license renewal ,
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8 | would have
warranted the Comptroller in refusing the | ||||||
9 | issuance or renewal of
the license.
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10 | (b) Before refusal to issue or renew and before suspension | ||||||
11 | or
revocation of a
license, the Comptroller shall hold a | ||||||
12 | hearing to determine whether the
applicant or licensee, | ||||||
13 | hereinafter referred to as the respondent, is entitled
to hold | ||||||
14 | such a license. At least 10 days prior to the date set for such
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15 | hearing, the Comptroller shall notify the respondent in writing | ||||||
16 | that on the
date designated a hearing will be held to determine | ||||||
17 | his eligibility for a
license and that he may appear in person | ||||||
18 | or by counsel. Such written
notice may be served on the | ||||||
19 | respondent personally, or by registered or
certified mail sent | ||||||
20 | to the respondent's business address as shown in his
latest | ||||||
21 | notification to the Comptroller. At the hearing, both the
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22 | respondent and the complainant shall be accorded ample | ||||||
23 | opportunity to
present in person or by counsel such statements, | ||||||
24 | testimony, evidence and
argument as may be pertinent to the | ||||||
25 | charges or to any defense thereto. The
Comptroller may | ||||||
26 | reasonably continue such hearing from time to time.
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1 | The Comptroller may subpoena any person or persons in this | ||||||
2 | State and take
testimony orally, by deposition or by exhibit, | ||||||
3 | in the same manner and with
the same fees and mileage | ||||||
4 | allowances as prescribed in judicial proceedings
in civil | ||||||
5 | cases.
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6 | Any authorized agent of the Comptroller may administer | ||||||
7 | oaths to witnesses
at any hearing which the Comptroller is | ||||||
8 | authorized to conduct.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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10 | (225 ILCS 45/3a-1 new)
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11 | Sec. 3a-1. Term of license. | ||||||
12 | (a) Any license that was issued under this Act before the | ||||||
13 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
14 | Assembly shall expire according to a schedule developed by the | ||||||
15 | Comptroller pursuant to the original date of issuance and must | ||||||
16 | thereafter be renewed as provided in this Act. Beginning on the | ||||||
17 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
18 | Assembly, a license or license renewal under this Act shall be | ||||||
19 | issued for a 5-year term, which shall expire as provided in | ||||||
20 | this Act. | ||||||
21 | (b) The Comptroller by rule may adopt a system under which | ||||||
22 | licenses must be renewed by various dates during the year, | ||||||
23 | coinciding with the due date of the annual report of the | ||||||
24 | licensee or any extensions thereof. |
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1 | (225 ILCS 45/3a-2 new)
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2 | Sec. 3a-2. Requirements for license renewal. In order to | ||||||
3 | complete the license renewal process, the licensee shall submit | ||||||
4 | a license renewal application to the Comptroller in writing | ||||||
5 | signed by the licensee and duly verified on forms furnished by | ||||||
6 | the Comptroller upon the date of renewal. The Comptroller may | ||||||
7 | prescribe abbreviated license renewal application forms for | ||||||
8 | persons holding multiple licenses issued by the Comptroller. | ||||||
9 | Each renewal application (except abbreviated applications) | ||||||
10 | shall contain all the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) An affirmative statement indicating the licensee's | ||||||
12 | desire for renewal and continued agreement to abide by all | ||||||
13 | applicable statutes and rules. | ||||||
14 | (2) A $25 nonrefundable renewal fee. | ||||||
15 | (3) A completed annual report. | ||||||
16 | (4) The following information for the licensee, and | ||||||
17 | each partner, member of the board, officer, and director | ||||||
18 | thereof, if the licensee is a firm, partnership, | ||||||
19 | association, or corporation, and each shareholder holding | ||||||
20 | more than 10% of the corporate stock, if the licensee is a | ||||||
21 | corporation: | ||||||
22 | (A) His or her name and current address (both | ||||||
23 | residence and place of business).
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24 | (B) A detailed statement of the individual's | ||||||
25 | business experience for the 5 years immediately | ||||||
26 | preceding the application. |
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1 | (C) Any present or prior connection between the | ||||||
2 | individual and any other person engaged in pre-need | ||||||
3 | sales. | ||||||
4 | (D) Any felony or misdemeanor convictions of which | ||||||
5 | fraud was an essential element and any charges or | ||||||
6 | complaints lodged against the individual of which | ||||||
7 | fraud was an essential element and that resulted in | ||||||
8 | civil or criminal litigation. | ||||||
9 | (E) Any failure of the individual to satisfy an | ||||||
10 | enforceable judgment entered against him or her based | ||||||
11 | upon fraud. | ||||||
12 | (F) Any other information requested by the | ||||||
13 | Comptroller relating to past
business practices of the | ||||||
14 | individual. | ||||||
15 | Because the information required by this item (4) and item | ||||||
16 | (5) may be confidential or contain proprietary | ||||||
17 | information, this information shall not be available to | ||||||
18 | other licensees or the general public and shall be used | ||||||
19 | only for the lawful purposes of the Comptroller in | ||||||
20 | enforcing this Act.
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21 | (5) A current statement of the licensee's assets and | ||||||
22 | liabilities. | ||||||
23 | (6) The current name and address of the licensee's | ||||||
24 | principal place of business at which the books, accounts, | ||||||
25 | and records are available for examination by the | ||||||
26 | Comptroller as required by this Act. |
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1 | (7) The current names and addresses of the licensee's | ||||||
2 | branch locations at which pre-need sales are conducted and | ||||||
3 | that operate under the same license number as the | ||||||
4 | licensee's principal place of business. | ||||||
5 | (8) The name of the current trustee and, if applicable, | ||||||
6 | the names of the advisors to the trustee, including a copy | ||||||
7 | of the current trust agreement under which the trust funds | ||||||
8 | are held as required by this Act. | ||||||
9 | (9) Such other information as the Comptroller may | ||||||
10 | reasonably require in order to determine whether the | ||||||
11 | licensee's renewal application qualifies under this Act. | ||||||
12 | (225 ILCS 45/3a-3 new)
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13 | Sec. 3a-3. Remedy for delinquent license renewal. | ||||||
14 | (a) If a licensee continues to conduct activities requiring | ||||||
15 | a license, but fails to submit a completed license renewal | ||||||
16 | application to the Comptroller within the time specified in | ||||||
17 | this Act, then the Comptroller shall impose upon the licensee a | ||||||
18 | penalty in the amount of $5 per day for each day the renewal | ||||||
19 | statement is not submitted. The Comptroller may abate all or | ||||||
20 | part of the $5 daily penalty for good cause shown. | ||||||
21 | (b) In the event the renewal application is denied by the | ||||||
22 | Comptroller, the renewal fee paid is not refundable. | ||||||
23 | (225 ILCS 45/3a-4 new)
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24 | Sec. 3a-4. License renewal process. Once the licensee has |
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1 | filed for license renewal, the expiring license shall remain in | ||||||
2 | effect until the renewal has been issued. Upon approval of the | ||||||
3 | Comptroller, the Comptroller shall issue a license renewal to | ||||||
4 | be posted in the place of business of the licensee.
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5 | (225 ILCS 45/3a-5)
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6 | Sec. 3a-5. License requirements.
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7 | (a) Every license issued by the Comptroller shall state
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8 | number of the license, the business name and address of
the | ||||||
9 | licensee's principal place of business, each branch
location | ||||||
10 | also operating under the license, and the
licensee's parent | ||||||
11 | company, if any. The license shall be
conspicuously posted in | ||||||
12 | each place of business operating
under the license. The | ||||||
13 | Comptroller may issue such
additional licenses as may be | ||||||
14 | necessary for licensee branch
locations upon compliance with | ||||||
15 | the provisions of this Act
governing an original issuance of a | ||||||
16 | license for each new
license.
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17 | (b) Individual salespersons representing a licensee
shall | ||||||
18 | not be required to obtain licenses in their
individual | ||||||
19 | capacities, but must acknowledge, by affidavit,
that they have | ||||||
20 | been provided with a copy of and have read
this Act. The | ||||||
21 | licensee shall retain copies of the affidavits
of its sellers | ||||||
22 | for its records and shall make the affidavits
available to the | ||||||
23 | Comptroller for examination upon request.
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24 | (c) The licensee shall be responsible for the activities
of | ||||||
25 | any person representing the licensee in selling or
offering a |
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1 | pre-need contract for sale.
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2 | (d) Any person not selling on behalf of a licensee shall
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3 | obtain its own license.
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4 | (e) No license shall be transferable or assignable
without | ||||||
5 | the express written consent of the Comptroller. A
transfer of | ||||||
6 | more than 50% of the ownership of any business
licensed | ||||||
7 | hereunder shall be deemed to be an attempted
assignment of the | ||||||
8 | license originally issued to the licensee
for which consent of | ||||||
9 | the Comptroller shall be required.
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10 | (f) Every license issued hereunder shall remain in force
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11 | until it expires or has been suspended, surrendered, or revoked | ||||||
12 | in
accordance with this Act. The Comptroller, upon the request
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13 | of an interested person or on his own motion, may issue new
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14 | licenses to a licensee whose license or licenses have been
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15 | revoked, if no factor or condition then exists which would
have | ||||||
16 | warranted the Comptroller to originally refuse the
issuance of | ||||||
17 | such license.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02 .)
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19 | (225 ILCS 45/3f)
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20 | Sec. 3f. Revocation of license.
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21 | (a) The Comptroller, upon determination that grounds
exist | ||||||
22 | for the nonrenewal, revocation or suspension of a license | ||||||
23 | issued
under this Act, may refuse to renew, revoke or suspend, | ||||||
24 | if appropriate, the license issued to
a licensee or to a | ||||||
25 | particular branch office location with respect to which
the |
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1 | grounds for the nonrenewal, revocation or suspension may occur | ||||||
2 | or exist.
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3 | (b) Whenever a license is not renewed or is revoked by the
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4 | Comptroller, he or she shall apply to the Circuit Court of the | ||||||
5 | county wherein
the licensee is located for a receiver to | ||||||
6 | administer the trust funds of the
licensee or to maintain the | ||||||
7 | life insurance policies and tax-deferred annuities
held by the | ||||||
8 | licensee under a pre-need contract.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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10 | Section 10. The Crematory Regulation Act is amended by | ||||||
11 | changing Sections 11, 11.5, 13, and 62.10 and by adding | ||||||
12 | Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 as follows:
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13 | (410 ILCS 18/10.1 new)
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14 | Sec. 10.1. Term of license.
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15 | (a) Any license that was issued under this Act before the | ||||||
16 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
17 | Assembly shall expire according to a schedule developed by the | ||||||
18 | Comptroller pursuant to the original date of issuance and must | ||||||
19 | thereafter be renewed as provided in this Act. Beginning on the | ||||||
20 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
21 | Assembly, a license or license renewal shall be issued for a | ||||||
22 | 5-year term, which shall expire as provided in this Act. | ||||||
23 | (b) The Comptroller by rule may adopt a system under which | ||||||
24 | licenses must be renewed by various dates during the year, |
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1 | coinciding with the due date of the annual report of the | ||||||
2 | licensee or any extensions thereof. | ||||||
3 | (410 ILCS 18/10.2 new)
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4 | Sec. 10.2. Requirements for license renewal. In order to | ||||||
5 | complete the license renewal process, the licensee shall submit | ||||||
6 | a license renewal application to the Comptroller in writing on | ||||||
7 | forms furnished by the Comptroller upon the date of renewal. | ||||||
8 | The Comptroller may prescribe abbreviated license renewal | ||||||
9 | application forms for persons holding multiple licenses issued | ||||||
10 | by the Comptroller. Each renewal application (except | ||||||
11 | abbreviated applications) shall contain all of the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) An affirmative statement indicating the licensee's | ||||||
13 | desire for renewal and continued agreement to abide by all | ||||||
14 | applicable statutes and rules. | ||||||
15 | (2) A $25 nonrefundable renewal fee. | ||||||
16 | (3) A completed annual report. | ||||||
17 | (4) The current name and address (both residence and | ||||||
18 | business) of the licensee, if the licensee is an | ||||||
19 | individual; the full name and address of every member, if | ||||||
20 | the licensee is a partnership; the full name and address of | ||||||
21 | every member of the board of directors, if the licensee is | ||||||
22 | an association; and the name and address of every officer, | ||||||
23 | director, and shareholder holding more than 25% of the | ||||||
24 | corporate stock, if the licensee is a corporation. | ||||||
25 | (5) A description of the type of structure and |
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1 | equipment used in the operation of the crematory, including | ||||||
2 | the operating permit number issued to the cremation device | ||||||
3 | by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. | ||||||
4 | (6) An updated attestation by the owner that cremation | ||||||
5 | services shall be by a person trained in accordance with | ||||||
6 | the requirements of Section 22 of this Act. | ||||||
7 | (7) A copy of the certifications issued by the | ||||||
8 | certification program to the person or persons who operate | ||||||
9 | the cremation device. | ||||||
10 | (8) Any further information that the Comptroller | ||||||
11 | reasonably may require. | ||||||
12 | (410 ILCS 18/10.3 new)
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13 | Sec. 10.3. Remedy for delinquent license renewal. | ||||||
14 | (a) If a licensee continues to conduct activities requiring | ||||||
15 | a license, but fails to submit a completed license renewal | ||||||
16 | application to the Comptroller within the time specified in | ||||||
17 | this Act, then the Comptroller shall impose upon the licensee a | ||||||
18 | penalty of $5 for each day the licensee remains delinquent in | ||||||
19 | submitting the renewal application. The Comptroller may abate | ||||||
20 | all or part of the $5 daily penalty for good cause shown. | ||||||
21 | (b) In the event the renewal application is denied by the | ||||||
22 | Comptroller, the renewal fee paid is not refundable. | ||||||
23 | (410 ILCS 18/10.4 new)
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24 | Sec. 10.4. License renewal process. Once the licensee has |
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1 | filed for license renewal, the expiring license shall remain in | ||||||
2 | effect until the renewal has been issued. Upon approval of the | ||||||
3 | Comptroller, the Comptroller shall issue a license renewal to | ||||||
4 | be posted in the place of business of the licensee.
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5 | (410 ILCS 18/11)
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6 | Sec. 11. Grounds for refusal of license or license renewal
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7 | or suspension or revocation of
license.
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8 | (a) In this Section, "applicant" means a person who has | ||||||
9 | applied for a
license
or license renewal under
this Act.
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10 | (b) The Comptroller may refuse to issue or renew a license | ||||||
11 | under this Act, or may
suspend
or revoke a license issued under | ||||||
12 | this Act, on any of the following grounds:
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13 | (1) The applicant or licensee has made any | ||||||
14 | misrepresentation or false
statement or concealed any | ||||||
15 | material fact in connection with a license
application or | ||||||
16 | licensure under this Act.
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17 | (2) The applicant or licensee has been engaged in | ||||||
18 | business practices that
work a fraud.
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19 | (3) The applicant or licensee has refused to give | ||||||
20 | information required
under this Act to be disclosed to the
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21 | Comptroller.
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22 | (4) The applicant or licensee has conducted or is about | ||||||
23 | to conduct
cremation
business in a fraudulent manner.
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24 | (5) As to any individual listed in the license or | ||||||
25 | license renewal application as required
under Section 10 or |
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1 | 10.2 , that individual has conducted or is about to conduct | ||||||
2 | any
cremation business on behalf of the applicant in a | ||||||
3 | fraudulent manner or has
been
convicted
of any felony or | ||||||
4 | misdemeanor an essential element of which is fraud.
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5 | (6) The applicant or licensee has failed to make the | ||||||
6 | annual report
required
by this Act or to comply with a | ||||||
7 | final order, decision, or finding of the
Comptroller
made | ||||||
8 | under this Act.
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9 | (7) The applicant or licensee, including any member, | ||||||
10 | officer, or director
of
the applicant or licensee if the | ||||||
11 | applicant or licensee is a firm, partnership,
association, | ||||||
12 | or corporation and including any shareholder holding more | ||||||
13 | than 25%
of the corporate stock of the applicant or | ||||||
14 | licensee, has violated any provision
of
this Act or any | ||||||
15 | regulation or order made by the Comptroller under this Act.
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16 | (8) The Comptroller finds any fact or condition | ||||||
17 | existing that, if it had
existed at the time of the | ||||||
18 | original application for a license or license renewal under | ||||||
19 | this Act,
would
have warranted the Comptroller in refusing | ||||||
20 | the issuance of the license.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 92-675, eff. 7-1-03.)
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22 | (410 ILCS 18/11.5)
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23 | Sec. 11.5. License revocation or suspension; surrender of | ||||||
24 | license.
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25 | (a) Upon determining that grounds exist for the nonrenewal,
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1 | revocation , or suspension of
a
license issued under this Act, | ||||||
2 | the Comptroller, if appropriate, may revoke ,
or
suspend , or | ||||||
3 | refuse to renew the
license issued to the licensee.
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4 | (b) Upon the nonrenewal, revocation , or suspension of a | ||||||
5 | license issued under this Act,
the
licensee must immediately | ||||||
6 | surrender the license to the Comptroller. If the
licensee fails | ||||||
7 | to
do so, the Comptroller may seize the license.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 92-675, eff. 7-1-03.)
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9 | (410 ILCS 18/13)
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10 | Sec. 13. License; display; transfer; duration.
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11 | (a) Every license issued under this Act must state the | ||||||
12 | number of the
license, the
business name and address of the | ||||||
13 | licensee's principal place of business, and
the licensee's
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14 | parent company, if any. The license must be conspicuously | ||||||
15 | posted in the place
of business
operating under the license.
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16 | (b) No license is transferable or assignable without the | ||||||
17 | express
written
consent of the Comptroller. A transfer of more | ||||||
18 | than 50% of the ownership of any
business licensed under this | ||||||
19 | Act shall be deemed to be an attempted assignment
of
the | ||||||
20 | license
originally issued to the licensee for whom consent of | ||||||
21 | the Comptroller is
required.
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22 | (c) Every license issued under this Act shall remain in | ||||||
23 | force until it expires or has
been
surrendered, suspended, or | ||||||
24 | revoked in accordance with this Act.
Upon
the request of an | ||||||
25 | interested person or on the Comptroller's own motion, the
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1 | Comptroller may
issue a new
license to a licensee whose license | ||||||
2 | has been revoked under this Act if no
factor or
condition then | ||||||
3 | exists which would have warranted the Comptroller in
originally | ||||||
4 | refusing
the issuance of the license.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 92-675, eff. 7-1-03.)
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6 | (410 ILCS 18/62.10)
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7 | Sec. 62.10. Investigation of actions; hearing.
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8 | (a) The Comptroller shall make an investigation
upon
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9 | discovering facts that, if proved, would constitute grounds for | ||||||
10 | refusal , denial ,
suspension, or
revocation of a license under | ||||||
11 | this Act.
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12 | (b) Before refusing to issue or renew , and before | ||||||
13 | suspending or revoking, a license
under
this Act, the | ||||||
14 | Comptroller shall hold a hearing to determine whether the
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15 | applicant for a
license or the licensee ("the respondent") is | ||||||
16 | entitled to hold such a license.
At least 10
days before the | ||||||
17 | date set for the hearing, the Comptroller shall notify the
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18 | respondent in
writing that (i) on the designated date a hearing | ||||||
19 | will be held to determine the
respondent's
eligibility for a | ||||||
20 | license and (ii) the respondent may appear in person or by
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21 | counsel. The
written notice may be served on the respondent | ||||||
22 | personally, or by registered or
certified
mail sent to the | ||||||
23 | respondent's business address as shown in the respondent's
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24 | latest
notification to the Comptroller. The notice must include | ||||||
25 | sufficient information
to inform
the respondent of the general |
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1 | nature of the reason for the Comptroller's
action.
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2 | (c) At the hearing, both the respondent and the complainant | ||||||
3 | shall be
accorded
ample opportunity to present in person or by | ||||||
4 | counsel such statements,
testimony,
evidence, and argument as | ||||||
5 | may be pertinent to the charge or to any defense to
the charge. | ||||||
6 | The
Comptroller may reasonably continue the hearing from time | ||||||
7 | to time. The
Comptroller
may subpoena any person or persons in | ||||||
8 | this State and take testimony orally, by
deposition, or by | ||||||
9 | exhibit, in the same manner and with the same fees and
mileage | ||||||
10 | as
prescribed in judicial proceedings in civil cases. Any | ||||||
11 | authorized agent of the
Comptroller
may administer oaths to | ||||||
12 | witnesses at any hearing that the Comptroller is
authorized to
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13 | conduct.
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14 | (d) The Comptroller, at the Comptroller's expense, shall | ||||||
15 | provide a certified
shorthand reporter to take down the | ||||||
16 | testimony and preserve a record of every
proceeding at
the | ||||||
17 | hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a | ||||||
18 | license under this
Act, the
suspension or revocation of such a | ||||||
19 | license, the imposition of a monetary
penalty, or the
referral | ||||||
20 | of a case for criminal prosecution. The record of any such | ||||||
21 | proceeding
shall
consist of the notice of hearing, the | ||||||
22 | complaint, all other documents in the
nature
of pleadings
and | ||||||
23 | written motions filed in the proceeding, the transcript of | ||||||
24 | testimony, and
the report and
orders of the Comptroller. Copies | ||||||
25 | of the transcript of the record may be
purchased from
the | ||||||
26 | certified shorthand reporter who prepared the record or from |
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1 | the
Comptroller.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 92-675, eff. 7-1-03.)
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3 | Section 15. The Cemetery Care Act is amended by changing | ||||||
4 | Sections 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 15.3, 15.4, and 18 and by adding | ||||||
5 | Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 12.1 as follows:
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6 | (760 ILCS 100/7) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.7)
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7 | Sec. 7. License to hold care funds.
No cemetery authority | ||||||
8 | owning, operating, controlling or managing a
privately | ||||||
9 | operated cemetery may accept the care funds authorized by the
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10 | provisions of Section 3 of this Act without securing from the | ||||||
11 | Comptroller a
license to hold
the funds. The license shall be | ||||||
12 | secured by the
cemetery authority whether
the cemetery | ||||||
13 | authority is serving as trustee of the care funds or whether
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14 | the care funds are held by an independent trustee.
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15 | All licenses issued under the provisions of this Act by the | ||||||
16 | Department
of Financial Institutions prior to the time the | ||||||
17 | administration of this Act
was transferred to the Comptroller | ||||||
18 | shall remain valid for all purposes
unless such license expires | ||||||
19 | or is terminated, surrendered or revoked as provided in
this | ||||||
20 | Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 89-615, eff. 8-9-96.)
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22 | (760 ILCS 100/8) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.8)
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23 | Sec. 8. Every cemetery authority shall register with the |
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1 | Comptroller upon
forms furnished by him or her. Such | ||||||
2 | registration statement shall state whether
the cemetery | ||||||
3 | authority claims that the cemetery owned, operated, | ||||||
4 | controlled, or
managed by it is a fraternal cemetery, | ||||||
5 | municipal, State, or federal cemetery,
or religious cemetery, | ||||||
6 | or a family burying ground, as the case may be, as
defined in | ||||||
7 | Section 2 of this Act, and shall state the date of | ||||||
8 | incorporation if
a corporation and whether incorporated under | ||||||
9 | general or private act of the
legislature. Such registration | ||||||
10 | statement shall be accompanied by a fee of $5.
Such fee shall | ||||||
11 | be paid to the Comptroller and no registration statement shall
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12 | be accepted by him without the payment of such fee. Every | ||||||
13 | cemetery authority
that is not required to file an annual | ||||||
14 | report under this Act shall bear the
responsibility of | ||||||
15 | informing the Comptroller whenever a change takes place
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16 | regarding status of cemetery, name of contact person, and that | ||||||
17 | person's address
and telephone number.
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18 | Upon receipt of a registration statement, if a claim is | ||||||
19 | made that a
cemetery is a fraternal cemetery, municipal | ||||||
20 | cemetery, or religious
cemetery, or a family burying ground, as | ||||||
21 | the case may be, as defined in
Section 2 of this Act, and the | ||||||
22 | Comptroller shall determine that such
cemetery is not a | ||||||
23 | fraternal cemetery, a municipal cemetery, or a religious
| ||||||
24 | cemetery, or a family burying ground, as the case may be, as | ||||||
25 | defined in
Section 2 of this Act, the Comptroller shall notify | ||||||
26 | the cemetery authority
making the claim of such determination; |
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1 | provided, however, that no such
claim shall be denied until the | ||||||
2 | cemetery authority making such claim has
had at least 10 days' | ||||||
3 | notice of a hearing thereon and an opportunity to be
heard. | ||||||
4 | When any such claim is denied, the Comptroller shall within 20 | ||||||
5 | days
thereafter prepare and keep on file in his office the | ||||||
6 | transcript of the
evidence taken and a written order or | ||||||
7 | decision of denial of such claim and
shall send by United | ||||||
8 | States mail a copy of such order or decision of denial
to the | ||||||
9 | cemetery authority making such claim within 5 days after the | ||||||
10 | filing
in his office of such order, finding or decision. A | ||||||
11 | review of any such
order, finding or decision may be had as | ||||||
12 | provided in the Administrative
Review Law, as now or hereafter | ||||||
13 | amended.
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14 | Where no claim is made that a cemetery is a fraternal | ||||||
15 | cemetery,
municipal cemetery or religious cemetery or family | ||||||
16 | burying ground, as the
case may be, as defined in Section 2 of | ||||||
17 | this Act, the registration
statement shall be accompanied by a | ||||||
18 | fidelity bond in the amount required by
Section 9 of this Act. | ||||||
19 | Upon receipt of such application, statement and
bond, the | ||||||
20 | Comptroller shall issue a license to accept the care funds
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21 | authorized by the provisions of Section 3 of this Act to each | ||||||
22 | cemetery
authority owning, operating, controlling or managing | ||||||
23 | a privately operated
cemetery. However, the Comptroller shall | ||||||
24 | issue a license
without the filing of a bond where the filing | ||||||
25 | of a bond is excused by
Section 18 of this Act.
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26 | The license issued by the Comptroller shall remain in full |
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1 | force and
effect until it expires or is surrendered by the | ||||||
2 | licensee or revoked by the
Comptroller as hereinafter provided.
| ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 88-477.)
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4 | (760 ILCS 100/9.1 new)
| ||||||
5 | Sec. 9.1. Term of license. | ||||||
6 | (a) Any license that was issued under this Act before the | ||||||
7 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
8 | Assembly shall expire according to a schedule developed by the | ||||||
9 | Comptroller pursuant to the original date of issuance and must | ||||||
10 | thereafter be renewed as provided in this Act. Beginning on the | ||||||
11 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
12 | Assembly, a license or license renewal shall be issued for a | ||||||
13 | 5-year term, which shall expire as provided in this Act. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Comptroller by rule may adopt a system under which | ||||||
15 | licenses must be renewed by various dates during the year, | ||||||
16 | coinciding with the due date of the annual report of the | ||||||
17 | licensee or any extensions thereof. | ||||||
18 | (760 ILCS 100/9.2 new)
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19 | Sec. 9.2. Requirements for license renewal. In order to | ||||||
20 | complete the license renewal process, the licensee shall submit | ||||||
21 | a license renewal application to the Comptroller in writing | ||||||
22 | signed by the licensee and on forms furnished by the | ||||||
23 | Comptroller upon the date of renewal. The Comptroller may | ||||||
24 | prescribe abbreviated license renewal forms for persons |
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1 | holding multiple licenses issued by the Comptroller. Each | ||||||
2 | renewal application (except abbreviated applications) shall | ||||||
3 | contain all the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) An affirmative statement indicating the licensee's | ||||||
5 | desire for renewal and continued agreement to abide by all | ||||||
6 | applicable statutes and rules. | ||||||
7 | (2) A $25 nonrefundable renewal fee. | ||||||
8 | (3) A completed annual report. | ||||||
9 | (4) The following information for the licensee; each | ||||||
10 | partner, if the licensee is a partnership; each officer or | ||||||
11 | member of the board of directors or board of trustees, if | ||||||
12 | the licensee is an association; each officer or director, | ||||||
13 | if the licensee is a corporation; and each party owning 10% | ||||||
14 | or more of the cemetery authority and the parent company, | ||||||
15 | if any: | ||||||
16 | (A) Name and current address (both residence and | ||||||
17 | place of business).
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18 | (B) A detailed statement of the individual's | ||||||
19 | business experience for the 5 years immediately | ||||||
20 | preceding the application. | ||||||
21 | (C) Any present or prior connection between the | ||||||
22 | individual and any other cemetery or cemetery | ||||||
23 | authority. | ||||||
24 | (D) Any felony or misdemeanor convictions of which | ||||||
25 | fraud was an essential element, any judgment against | ||||||
26 | the person in a civil suit in which the complaint is |
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1 | based on fraud, and whether the person is, at the time | ||||||
2 | of application, a defendant in a civil suit in which | ||||||
3 | the complaint is based on fraud. | ||||||
4 | (E) Any failure of the individual to satisfy an | ||||||
5 | enforceable judgment entered against him or her based | ||||||
6 | upon fraud. | ||||||
7 | Because the information required by this item (4) and the | ||||||
8 | following item (5) may be confidential or contain | ||||||
9 | proprietary information, this information shall not be | ||||||
10 | available to other licensees or the general public and | ||||||
11 | shall be used only for the lawful purposes of the | ||||||
12 | Comptroller in enforcing this Act.
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13 | (5) A current statement of the licensee's assets and | ||||||
14 | liabilities. | ||||||
15 | (6) The current name and address of each cemetery for | ||||||
16 | which the care funds are entrusted and at which the books, | ||||||
17 | accounts, and records are available for examination by the | ||||||
18 | Comptroller as required by Section 13 of this Act; and the | ||||||
19 | legal boundaries of each cemetery for which the care funds | ||||||
20 | are entrusted if the boundaries have changed since the | ||||||
21 | license was issued. | ||||||
22 | (7) Any other information that the Comptroller may | ||||||
23 | reasonably require in order to determine whether the | ||||||
24 | licensee qualifies for license renewal under this Act. | ||||||
25 | (760 ILCS 100/9.3 new)
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1 | Sec. 9.3. Remedy for delinquent renewal. | ||||||
2 | (a) If a licensee continues to conduct activities requiring | ||||||
3 | a license, but fails to submit a completed license renewal | ||||||
4 | application to the Comptroller within the time specified in | ||||||
5 | this Act, then the Comptroller shall impose upon the licensee a | ||||||
6 | penalty of $5 for each day the licensee remains delinquent in | ||||||
7 | submitting the renewal application. The Comptroller may abate | ||||||
8 | all or part of the $5 daily penalty for good cause shown. | ||||||
9 | (b) In the event the renewal application is denied by the | ||||||
10 | Comptroller, the renewal fee paid is not refundable. | ||||||
11 | (760 ILCS 100/9.4 new)
| ||||||
12 | Sec. 9.4. License renewal process. Once the licensee has | ||||||
13 | filed for license renewal, the expiring license shall remain in | ||||||
14 | effect until the renewal has been issued. Upon approval of the | ||||||
15 | Comptroller, the Comptroller shall issue a license renewal to | ||||||
16 | be posted in the place of business of the licensee.
| ||||||
17 | (760 ILCS 100/10) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.10)
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18 | Sec. 10. Upon receipt of such application for license or | ||||||
19 | license renewal , the Comptroller shall
issue a license or | ||||||
20 | license renewal to the applicant unless the Comptroller | ||||||
21 | determines that:
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22 | (a) The applicant or licensee has made any | ||||||
23 | misrepresentations or false statements or
has concealed any | ||||||
24 | essential or material fact, or
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1 | (b) The applicant or licensee is insolvent; or
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2 | (c) The applicant or licensee is or has been using | ||||||
3 | practices in the conducting of the
cemetery business that work | ||||||
4 | or tend to work a fraud; or
| ||||||
5 | (d) The applicant or licensee has refused to furnish or | ||||||
6 | give pertinent data to
the Comptroller; or
| ||||||
7 | (e) The applicant or licensee has failed to notify the | ||||||
8 | Comptroller with respect
to any material facts required in the | ||||||
9 | application for license under the
provisions of this Act; or
| ||||||
10 | (f) The applicant or licensee has failed to satisfy any | ||||||
11 | enforceable judgment entered by
the circuit court in any civil | ||||||
12 | proceedings against such applicant; or
| ||||||
13 | (g) The applicant or licensee has conducted or is about to | ||||||
14 | conduct its business
in a fraudulent manner; or
| ||||||
15 | (h) The applicant or licensee or any individual listed
in | ||||||
16 | the license
or license renewal application has
conducted or is | ||||||
17 | about to conduct any business on behalf of the applicant in
a | ||||||
18 | fraudulent manner; or has been convicted of a felony or any | ||||||
19 | misdemeanor
of which an essential element is fraud; or has been | ||||||
20 | involved in any civil
litigation in which a judgment has been | ||||||
21 | entered against him or her based on
fraud; or has failed to | ||||||
22 | satisfy any enforceable judgment entered
by the circuit court | ||||||
23 | in any civil proceedings against such individual; or has
been | ||||||
24 | convicted of any felony of which fraud is an essential element; | ||||||
25 | or has
been convicted of any theft-related
offense;
or has | ||||||
26 | failed to comply with the requirements of this Act;
or has |
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1 | demonstrated a pattern of
improperly failing to honor a
| ||||||
2 | contract with a consumer; or
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3 | (i) The applicant or licensee has ever had a license | ||||||
4 | involving cemeteries or funeral
homes revoked, suspended, or | ||||||
5 | refused to be issued in Illinois or elsewhere.
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6 | If the Comptroller so determines, then he or she shall | ||||||
7 | conduct a hearing to
determine whether to deny the application | ||||||
8 | for license or license renewal . However, no application for | ||||||
9 | license or license renewal shall be
denied unless the applicant | ||||||
10 | or licensee has had at least 10 days' notice of a hearing on
| ||||||
11 | the application and an opportunity to be heard thereon. If the | ||||||
12 | application for license or license renewal is
denied, the | ||||||
13 | Comptroller shall within 20 days thereafter prepare and keep on
| ||||||
14 | file in his or her office the transcript of the evidence taken | ||||||
15 | and a written
order of denial thereof, which shall contain his | ||||||
16 | or her findings with respect
thereto and the reasons supporting | ||||||
17 | the denial, and shall send by United States
mail a copy of the | ||||||
18 | written order of denial to the applicant at the address set
| ||||||
19 | forth in the application for license or license renewal , within | ||||||
20 | 5 days after the filing of such order. A
review of such | ||||||
21 | decision may be had as provided in Section 20 of this Act.
| ||||||
22 | The license or license renewal issued by the Comptroller | ||||||
23 | shall remain in full force and
effect until it expires or is | ||||||
24 | surrendered by the licensee or revoked by the
Comptroller as | ||||||
25 | hereinafter provided.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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1 | (760 ILCS 100/11) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.11)
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2 | Sec. 11. Issuance and display of license. A license issued | ||||||
3 | under this Act authorizes the
cemetery authority to accept care | ||||||
4 | funds for the cemetery
identified in the license. If a license
| ||||||
5 | application seeks licensure to accept care funds on behalf
of | ||||||
6 | more than one cemetery location, the Comptroller, upon
approval | ||||||
7 | of the license application, shall issue to the
cemetery | ||||||
8 | authority a separate license for each cemetery
location | ||||||
9 | indicated on the application. Each license issued
by the | ||||||
10 | Comptroller under this Act is independent of any
other license | ||||||
11 | that may be issued to a cemetery authority
under a single | ||||||
12 | license application.
| ||||||
13 | Every license issued by the Comptroller shall state the | ||||||
14 | number of the
license and the address at which the business is | ||||||
15 | to be conducted. Such
license shall be kept conspicuously | ||||||
16 | posted in the place of business of the
licensee and shall not | ||||||
17 | be transferable or assignable.
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18 | No more than one place of business shall be maintained | ||||||
19 | under the same
license, but the Comptroller may issue more than | ||||||
20 | one license to the same
licensee upon compliance with the | ||||||
21 | provisions of this Act governing an
original issuance of a | ||||||
22 | license, for each new license.
| ||||||
23 | Whenever a licensee shall wish to change the name as | ||||||
24 | originally set
forth in his license, he shall give written | ||||||
25 | notice thereof to the
Comptroller together with the reasons for |
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1 | the change and if the change is
approved by the Comptroller he | ||||||
2 | shall issue a new license.
| ||||||
3 | A license issued by the Comptroller shall remain in full
| ||||||
4 | force and effect until it expires or is surrendered by the | ||||||
5 | licensee or
suspended or revoked by the Comptroller as
provided | ||||||
6 | in this Act.
| ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)"; and
| ||||||
8 | on page 4, immediately below line 17, by inserting the | ||||||
9 | following:
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10 | "(760 ILCS 100/15) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.15)
| ||||||
11 | Sec. 15. The Comptroller may, upon 10 days' notice to the | ||||||
12 | licensee, by
United
States mail directed to the licensee at the | ||||||
13 | address set forth in the
license, stating the contemplated | ||||||
14 | action and, in general, the grounds
therefor, and upon | ||||||
15 | reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to such action,
revoke | ||||||
16 | or fail to renew any license issued hereunder if he finds that:
| ||||||
17 | (a) The licensee has failed to make the annual report
or to | ||||||
18 | maintain in effect the required bond or to comply with an | ||||||
19 | order,
decision, or finding of the Comptroller made pursuant to | ||||||
20 | this Act; or that
| ||||||
21 | (b) The licensee has violated any provision of this Act or | ||||||
22 | any
regulation or direction made by the Comptroller under this | ||||||
23 | Act; or that
| ||||||
24 | (c) Any fact or condition exists which would constitute |
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1 | grounds for
denying an application for a new license or license | ||||||
2 | renewal .
| ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 91-7, eff. 6-1-99.)
| ||||||
4 | (760 ILCS 100/15.3) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.15-3)
| ||||||
5 | Sec. 15.3. Every license issued hereunder shall remain in | ||||||
6 | force until the same expires or has
been surrendered or revoked | ||||||
7 | in accordance with this Act, but the
Comptroller may on his own | ||||||
8 | motion, issue new licenses to a licensee whose
license or | ||||||
9 | licenses have been revoked if no fact or condition then exists
| ||||||
10 | which clearly would have warranted the Comptroller in refusing | ||||||
11 | originally
the issuance of such license under this Act.
| ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 78-592.)
| ||||||
13 | (760 ILCS 100/15.4) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.15-4)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 15.4. No license shall be revoked or not renewed until | ||||||
15 | the licensee has had at least
10 days' notice of a hearing | ||||||
16 | thereon and an opportunity to be heard. When any
license is so | ||||||
17 | revoked or not renewed , the Comptroller shall within 20 days | ||||||
18 | thereafter,
prepare and keep on file in his office the | ||||||
19 | transcript of the evidence taken
and a written order or | ||||||
20 | decision of revocation, and shall send by United
States mail a | ||||||
21 | copy of such order or decision of revocation or failure to | ||||||
22 | renew to the licensee
at the address set forth in the license | ||||||
23 | within 5 days after the filing in
his office of such order, | ||||||
24 | finding or decision. A review of any such order,
finding or |
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1 | decision may be had as provided in Section 19 of this Act.
| ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 83-333.)
| ||||||
3 | (760 ILCS 100/18) (from Ch. 21, par. 64.18)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 18. Application; when bond is unnecessary. The | ||||||
5 | provisions of this Act as
to the (a) registration, (b) | ||||||
6 | application for license or license renewal , (c) filing of a | ||||||
7 | fidelity
bond, (d) filing of an annual report, and (e) | ||||||
8 | examination by the Comptroller,
apply to a cemetery authority | ||||||
9 | owning, operating, controlling or managing a
privately | ||||||
10 | operated cemetery whether the care funds are held by such | ||||||
11 | cemetery
authority as trustee or by any independent trustee for | ||||||
12 | the same.
However, no bond need be filed with
the Comptroller | ||||||
13 | as to care funds of such cemetery authority held as trustee by
| ||||||
14 | a bank or trust company authorized to do business in this State | ||||||
15 | as a trust
company in accordance with Section 2-10 of the | ||||||
16 | Corporate Fiduciary Act or held
by an investment company.
| ||||||
17 | Upon application by such cemetery authority to the | ||||||
18 | Comptroller, and upon
a showing that all of the care funds of | ||||||
19 | such cemetery authority are held by
such bank or trust company | ||||||
20 | as trustee for such cemetery authority pursuant to
an agreement | ||||||
21 | in writing approved from time to time by the Comptroller for | ||||||
22 | the
handling and management of all of the care funds of such | ||||||
23 | cemetery authority, or
are held by an investment company, the | ||||||
24 | Comptroller in writing may permit the
licensee to operate | ||||||
25 | without the filing of any bond as to such care funds except
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1 | such fidelity bond as he or she may require for the protection | ||||||
2 | of such cemetery
authority against defaults by its employees | ||||||
3 | engaged in the handling and
collection of funds.
| ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 88-477; 89-615, eff. 8-9-96.)
| ||||||
5 | Section 20. The Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Sections 7, 8, 9, and 12 and by adding | ||||||
7 | Sections 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d as follows: | ||||||
8 | (815 ILCS 390/6a new)
| ||||||
9 | Sec. 6a. Term of license. | ||||||
10 | (a) Any license that was issued under this Act before the | ||||||
11 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
12 | Assembly shall expire according to a schedule developed by the | ||||||
13 | Comptroller pursuant to the original date of issuance and must | ||||||
14 | thereafter be renewed as provided in this Act. Beginning on the | ||||||
15 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||||||
16 | Assembly, a license or license renewal shall be issued for a | ||||||
17 | 5-year term, which shall expire as provided in this Act. | ||||||
18 | (b) The Comptroller by rule may adopt a system under which | ||||||
19 | licenses must be renewed by various dates during the year, | ||||||
20 | coinciding with the due date of the annual report of the | ||||||
21 | licensee or any extensions thereof. | ||||||
22 | (815 ILCS 390/6b new)
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23 | Sec. 6b. Requirements for license renewal. In order to |
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1 | complete the license renewal process, the licensee shall submit | ||||||
2 | a license renewal application to the Comptroller in writing | ||||||
3 | under oath, signed by the licensee and in the form furnished by | ||||||
4 | the Comptroller upon the date of renewal. The Comptroller may | ||||||
5 | prescribe abbreviated license renewal application forms for | ||||||
6 | persons holding multiple licenses issued by the Comptroller. | ||||||
7 | Each renewal application (except abbreviated applications) | ||||||
8 | shall contain all of the following: | ||||||
9 | (1) An affirmative statement indicating the licensee's | ||||||
10 | desire for renewal and continued agreement to abide by all | ||||||
11 | applicable statutes and rules. | ||||||
12 | (2) A $25 nonrefundable renewal fee. | ||||||
13 | (3) A completed annual report. | ||||||
14 | (4) The following information for the licensee, and | ||||||
15 | each partner, member of the board, officer, and director | ||||||
16 | thereof, if the licensee is a firm, partnership, | ||||||
17 | association, or corporation, and each shareholder holding | ||||||
18 | more than 10% of the corporate stock, if the licensee is a | ||||||
19 | corporation: | ||||||
20 | (A) His or her name and current address (both | ||||||
21 | residence and place of business).
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22 | (B) A detailed statement of the individual's | ||||||
23 | business experience for the 5 years immediately | ||||||
24 | preceding the application. | ||||||
25 | (C) Any present or prior connection between the | ||||||
26 | individual and any other person engaged in pre-need |
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1 | sales. | ||||||
2 | (D) Any felony or misdemeanor convictions of which | ||||||
3 | fraud was an essential element and any charges or | ||||||
4 | complaints lodged against the individual of which | ||||||
5 | fraud was an essential element and that resulted in | ||||||
6 | civil or criminal litigation. | ||||||
7 | (E) Any failure of the individual to satisfy an | ||||||
8 | enforceable judgment entered against him or her based | ||||||
9 | upon fraud. | ||||||
10 | (F) Any other information requested by the | ||||||
11 | Comptroller relating to past
business practices of the | ||||||
12 | individual. | ||||||
13 | Because the information required by this item (4) and item | ||||||
14 | (5) may be confidential or contain proprietary | ||||||
15 | information, this information shall not be available to | ||||||
16 | other licensees or the general public and shall be used | ||||||
17 | only for the lawful purposes of the Comptroller in | ||||||
18 | enforcing this Act.
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19 | (5) A detailed statement of the licensee's current | ||||||
20 | assets and liabilities. | ||||||
21 | (6) The current name and address of the licensee's | ||||||
22 | principal place of business at which the books, accounts, | ||||||
23 | and records are available for examination by the | ||||||
24 | Comptroller as required by this Act. | ||||||
25 | (7) The current name and address of the licensee's | ||||||
26 | branch locations at which pre-need sales are conducted and |
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1 | that operate under the same license number as the | ||||||
2 | licensee's principal place of business. | ||||||
3 | (8) A current copy of the trust agreement under which | ||||||
4 | the trust funds are to be held as required by this Act. | ||||||
5 | (9) Such other information as the Comptroller may | ||||||
6 | reasonably require in order to determine whether the | ||||||
7 | licensee's renewal application qualifies under this Act. | ||||||
8 | (815 ILCS 390/6c new)
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9 | Sec. 6c. Remedy for delinquent license renewal. | ||||||
10 | (a) If a licensee continues to conduct activities requiring | ||||||
11 | a license, but fails to submit a completed license renewal | ||||||
12 | application to the Comptroller within the time specified in | ||||||
13 | this Act, then the Comptroller shall impose upon the licensee a | ||||||
14 | penalty of $5 for each day the licensee remains delinquent in | ||||||
15 | submitting the application. The Comptroller may abate all or | ||||||
16 | part of the $5 daily penalty for good cause shown. | ||||||
17 | (b) In the event the renewal application is denied by the | ||||||
18 | Comptroller, the renewal fee paid is not refundable. | ||||||
19 | (815 ILCS 390/6d new)
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20 | Sec. 6d. License renewal process.
Once the licensee has | ||||||
21 | filed for license renewal, the expiring license shall remain in | ||||||
22 | effect until the renewal has been issued. Upon approval of the | ||||||
23 | Comptroller, the Comptroller shall issue a license renewal to | ||||||
24 | be posted in the place of business of the licensee.
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1 | (815 ILCS 390/7) (from Ch. 21, par. 207)
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2 | Sec. 7. The Comptroller may refuse to issue or renew a | ||||||
3 | license or may suspend or revoke
a license on any of the | ||||||
4 | following grounds:
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5 | (a) The applicant or licensee has made any | ||||||
6 | misrepresentations or false
statements or concealed any | ||||||
7 | material fact;
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8 | (b) The applicant or licensee is insolvent;
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9 | (c) The applicant or licensee has been engaged in business | ||||||
10 | practices that
work a fraud;
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11 | (d) The applicant or licensee has refused to give pertinent | ||||||
12 | data to the
Comptroller;
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13 | (e) The applicant or licensee has failed to satisfy any | ||||||
14 | enforceable
judgment or decree rendered by any court of | ||||||
15 | competent jurisdiction against
the applicant;
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16 | (f) The applicant or licensee has conducted or is about to | ||||||
17 | conduct
business in a fraudulent manner;
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18 | (g) The trust agreement is not in compliance
with State or | ||||||
19 | federal law;
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20 | (h) The pre-construction performance bond, if applicable, | ||||||
21 | is not
satisfactory to the Comptroller;
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22 | (i) The fidelity bond is not satisfactory to the | ||||||
23 | Comptroller;
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24 | (j) As to any individual listed in the license application | ||||||
25 | for license or license renewal as required
pursuant to Section |
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1 | 6 or 6b , that individual has conducted
or is
about to conduct | ||||||
2 | any business on behalf of the applicant in a fraudulent
manner, | ||||||
3 | has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor an essential
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4 | element of which is fraud, has had a judgment rendered against | ||||||
5 | him or her
based on
fraud in any civil litigation, has failed | ||||||
6 | to satisfy any enforceable
judgment or decree rendered against | ||||||
7 | him by any court of competent
jurisdiction, or has been | ||||||
8 | convicted of any felony or any theft-related
offense;
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9 | (k) The applicant or licensee has failed to make the annual | ||||||
10 | report
required by this Act or to comply with a final order, | ||||||
11 | decision, or finding
of the Comptroller made pursuant to this | ||||||
12 | Act;
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13 | (l) The applicant or licensee, including any member, | ||||||
14 | officer, or director
thereof if the applicant or licensee is a | ||||||
15 | firm, partnership, association, or
corporation and any | ||||||
16 | shareholder holding more than 10% of the corporate stock,
has | ||||||
17 | violated any provision of this Act
or
any regulation or order | ||||||
18 | made by the Comptroller under this Act; or
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19 | (m) The Comptroller finds any fact or condition existing | ||||||
20 | which, if it
had existed at the time of the original | ||||||
21 | application for such license or renewal of such license would
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22 | have warranted the Comptroller in refusing the issuance or | ||||||
23 | renewal of the license.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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25 | (815 ILCS 390/8) (from Ch. 21, par. 208)
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1 | Sec. 8. (a) Every license issued by the Comptroller shall | ||||||
2 | state the
number of the license, the business name and address | ||||||
3 | of the licensee's
principal place of business, each branch | ||||||
4 | location also operating under the
license, and the licensee's | ||||||
5 | parent company, if any. The license shall be
conspicuously | ||||||
6 | posted in
each place of business operating under the license. | ||||||
7 | The Comptroller may issue
additional licenses as may be | ||||||
8 | necessary for license branch locations upon compliance with the | ||||||
9 | provisions of this Act
governing an original issuance of a | ||||||
10 | license for each new license.
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11 | (b) Individual salespersons representing a licensee
shall | ||||||
12 | not be required
to obtain licenses in their individual | ||||||
13 | capacities
but must acknowledge, by affidavit, that they have
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14 | been provided a copy of and have read this Act. The licensee | ||||||
15 | must
retain copies of the affidavits of its salespersons for | ||||||
16 | its
records and must make the affidavits available to the
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17 | Comptroller for examination upon request.
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18 | (c) The licensee shall be responsible for the activities of | ||||||
19 | any person
representing the licensee in selling or offering a | ||||||
20 | pre-need contract for sale.
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21 | (d) Any person not selling on behalf of a
licensee
shall be | ||||||
22 | required to obtain his or her own license.
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23 | (e) Any person engaged in pre-need sales, as defined | ||||||
24 | herein, prior to
the effective date of this Act may continue | ||||||
25 | operations until the application
for license under this Act is | ||||||
26 | denied; provided that such person shall make
application for a |
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1 | license within 60 days of the date that application forms
are | ||||||
2 | made available by the Comptroller.
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3 | (f) No license shall be transferable or assignable without | ||||||
4 | the express
written consent of the Comptroller. A transfer of | ||||||
5 | more than 50% of the
ownership of any business licensed | ||||||
6 | hereunder shall be deemed to be an attempted
assignment of the | ||||||
7 | license originally issued to the licensee for which consent
of | ||||||
8 | the Comptroller shall be required.
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9 | (g) Every license issued hereunder shall remain in force | ||||||
10 | until the same
expires or has been suspended, surrendered or | ||||||
11 | revoked in accordance with this Act,
but the Comptroller, upon | ||||||
12 | the request of an interested person or on his
own motion, may | ||||||
13 | issue new licenses to a licensee whose license or licenses
have | ||||||
14 | been revoked, if no factor or condition then exists which would | ||||||
15 | have
warranted the Comptroller in refusing originally the | ||||||
16 | issuance of such license.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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18 | (815 ILCS 390/9) (from Ch. 21, par. 209)
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19 | Sec. 9. The Comptroller may upon his own motion investigate | ||||||
20 | the actions
of any person providing, selling, or offering | ||||||
21 | pre-need sales contracts
or of any applicant
or any person or | ||||||
22 | persons holding or claiming to hold
a license under this Act. | ||||||
23 | The Comptroller shall make such an investigation
on receipt of | ||||||
24 | the verified written complaint of any person setting forth
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25 | facts which, if proved, would constitute grounds for refusal to |
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1 | issue or renew , suspension,
or revocation of a license.
Before | ||||||
2 | refusing to issue or renew , and before suspension or revocation | ||||||
3 | of a license,
the Comptroller shall hold a hearing to determine | ||||||
4 | whether the applicant or
licensee,
hereafter called the | ||||||
5 | respondent, is entitled to hold
such a license. At
least 10 | ||||||
6 | days prior to the date set for such hearing, the Comptroller | ||||||
7 | shall
notify the respondent in writing that on the date | ||||||
8 | designated a hearing
will be held to determine his eligibility | ||||||
9 | for a license and that he may
appear in person or by counsel. | ||||||
10 | Such written notice may be served on the
respondent personally, | ||||||
11 | or by registered or certified mail sent to the
respondent's
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12 | business address as shown in his latest notification to the | ||||||
13 | Comptroller and
shall include sufficient information to inform | ||||||
14 | the respondent of the general
nature of the charge. At the | ||||||
15 | hearing, both the respondent and the complainant
shall be | ||||||
16 | accorded ample opportunity to present in person or by counsel | ||||||
17 | such
statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be | ||||||
18 | pertinent to the
charges or to any defense thereto. The | ||||||
19 | Comptroller may reasonably continue
such hearing from time to | ||||||
20 | time.
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21 | The Comptroller may subpoena any person or persons in this | ||||||
22 | State and take
testimony orally, by deposition or by exhibit, | ||||||
23 | in the same manner and with
the same fees and mileage as | ||||||
24 | prescribed in judicial proceedings in civil cases.
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25 | Any authorized agent of the Comptroller may administer | ||||||
26 | oaths to witnesses
at any hearing which the Comptroller is |
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1 | authorized to conduct.
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2 | The Comptroller, at his expense, shall provide a certified | ||||||
3 | shorthand reporter
to take down the testimony and preserve a | ||||||
4 | record of all proceedings at the
hearing of any case involving | ||||||
5 | the refusal to issue or renew a license, the suspension
or | ||||||
6 | revocation of a license, the imposition of a monetary penalty, | ||||||
7 | or the
referral
of a case for criminal prosecution. The record | ||||||
8 | of any such proceeding shall
consist of the notice of hearing, | ||||||
9 | complaint, all other documents in the
nature of pleadings and | ||||||
10 | written motions filed in the proceedings, the
transcript
of | ||||||
11 | testimony and the report and orders of the Comptroller. Copies | ||||||
12 | of the
transcript of such record may be purchased from the | ||||||
13 | certified shorthand
reporter
who prepared the record or from | ||||||
14 | the Comptroller.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)
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16 | (815 ILCS 390/12) (from Ch. 21, par. 212)
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17 | Sec. 12. License nonrenewal, revocation , or suspension.
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18 | (a) The Comptroller may, upon determination that grounds
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19 | exist for the revocation or suspension or nonrenewal of a | ||||||
20 | license issued
under this Act, revoke ,
or suspend , or fail to | ||||||
21 | renew , if appropriate, the license issued to a
licensee or to a
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22 | particular branch office location with respect to which the
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23 | grounds for revocation ,
or suspension , or failure to renew may | ||||||
24 | occur or exist.
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25 | (b) Upon the nonrenewal, revocation , or suspension of any |
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1 | license, the
licensee shall immediately surrender the license | ||||||
2 | or licenses to the Comptroller. If the licensee fails to do so, | ||||||
3 | the
Comptroller has the right to seize the license or licenses.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 92-419, eff. 1-1-02.)".
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