Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 5/12/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2335

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2335, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Limited Liability Company Act is amended by
6 adding Section 1-26 as follows:
 
7     (805 ILCS 180/1-26 new)
8     Sec. 1-26. Certificate of Registration; Department of
9 Financial and Professional Regulation. This Section applies
10 only to a limited liability company that intends to provide, or
11 does provide, professional services that require the
12 individuals engaged in the profession to be licensed by the
13 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. A limited
14 liability company covered by this Section shall not open,
15 operate, or maintain an establishment for any of the purposes
16 for which a limited liability company may be organized under

 

 

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1 this Act without obtaining a certificate of registration from
2 the Department.
3     Application for such registration shall be made in writing
4 and shall contain the name and address of the limited liability
5 company and such other information as may be required by the
6 Department. Upon receipt of such application, the Department
7 shall make an investigation of the limited liability company.
8 If the Department finds that the organizers, managers, and
9 members are each licensed pursuant to the laws of Illinois to
10 engage in the particular profession or related professions
11 involved (except that an initial organizer may be a licensed
12 attorney) and if no disciplinary action is pending before the
13 Department against any of them and if it appears that the
14 limited liability company will be conducted in compliance with
15 the law and the rules and regulations of the Department, the
16 Department shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of
17 $50, a certificate of registration.
18     Upon written application of the holder, the Department
19 shall renew the certificate if it finds that the limited
20 liability company has complied with its regulations and the
21 provisions of this Act and the applicable licensing Act. This
22 fee for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall be
23 calculated at the rate of $40 per year. The certificate of
24 registration shall be conspicuously posted upon the premises to
25 which it is applicable, and the limited liability company shall
26 have only those offices which are designated by street address

 

 

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1 in the articles of organization, or as changed by amendment of
2 such articles. A certificate of registration shall not be
3 assignable.
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.".