Full Text of HB2752 100th General Assembly
HB2752ham003 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Filed: 4/6/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2752
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2752, AS AMENDED, by | 3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by | 6 | | changing Section 12 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2630/12)
| 8 | | Sec. 12. Entry of order; effect of expungement or sealing | 9 | | records.
| 10 | | (a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the | 11 | | Department of
Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other | 12 | | prosecutors, and as provided in Section 13 of this Act, an | 13 | | expunged or sealed
record may not be considered by any private | 14 | | or
public entity in employment matters, certification, | 15 | | licensing, revocation
of certification or licensure, or | 16 | | registration. Applications for
employment must contain |
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| 1 | | specific language which states that the
applicant is not | 2 | | obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of
conviction | 3 | | or arrest. The entity authorized to grant a license, | 4 | | certification, or registration shall include in an application | 5 | | for licensure, certification, or registration specific | 6 | | language stating that the applicant is not obligated to | 7 | | disclose sealed or expunged records of a conviction or arrest; | 8 | | however, if the inclusion of that language in an application | 9 | | for licensure, certification, or registration is not | 10 | | practical, the entity shall publish on its website instructions | 11 | | specifying that applicants are not obligated to disclose sealed | 12 | | or expunged records of a conviction or arrest. Employers may | 13 | | not ask if an applicant has had
records expunged or sealed.
| 14 | | (b) A person whose records have been sealed or expunged is | 15 | | not entitled to
remission of any fines, costs, or other money | 16 | | paid as a consequence of
the sealing or expungement. This | 17 | | amendatory Act of the 93rd General
Assembly does not affect the | 18 | | right of the victim of a crime to prosecute
or defend a civil | 19 | | action for damages. Persons engaged in civil litigation
| 20 | | involving criminal records that have been sealed may
petition | 21 | | the court to open the records for the limited purpose of using
| 22 | | them in the course of litigation.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 93-211, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1084, eff. 6-1-05 .)
| 24 | | Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | 25 | | changing Sections 500-30, 500-70, 1525, and 1555 and by adding |
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| 1 | | Sections 500-76 and 1550 as follows:
| 2 | | (215 ILCS 5/500-30)
| 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
| 4 | | Sec. 500-30. Application for license.
| 5 | | (a) An individual applying for a resident insurance | 6 | | producer license must
make
application on a form specified by | 7 | | the Director and declare under penalty of
refusal, suspension,
| 8 | | or revocation of the license that the statements made in the | 9 | | application are
true, correct, and
complete to the best of the | 10 | | individual's knowledge and belief. Before
approving the | 11 | | application,
the Director must find that the individual:
| 12 | | (1) is at least 18 years of age;
| 13 | | (2) has not committed any act that is a ground for | 14 | | denial, suspension, or
revocation set forth in Section | 15 | | 500-70 or 500-76 or the individual who committed the act | 16 | | has been sufficiently rehabilitated ;
| 17 | | (3) has completed, if required by the Director, a | 18 | | pre-licensing course
of
study before the insurance exam for | 19 | | the lines of authority for which the individual has applied | 20 | | (an
individual who
successfully completes the Fire and | 21 | | Casualty pre-licensing courses also meets
the
requirements | 22 | | for Personal Lines-Property and Casualty);
| 23 | | (4) has paid the fees set forth in Section 500-135; and
| 24 | | (5) has successfully passed the examinations for the | 25 | | lines of authority
for
which the person has applied.
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| 1 | | (b) A pre-licensing course of study for each class of | 2 | | insurance for which
an insurance
producer license is requested | 3 | | must be established in accordance with rules
prescribed by the
| 4 | | Director and must consist of the following minimum hours:
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5 | | Class of Insurance |
Number of |
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Hours |
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7 | | Life (Class 1 (a)) |
20 |
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8 | | Accident and Health (Class 1(b) or 2(a)) |
20 |
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9 | | Fire (Class 3) |
20 |
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10 | | Casualty (Class 2) |
20 |
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11 | | Personal Lines-Property Casualty |
20 |
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12 | | Motor Vehicle (Class 2(b) or 3(e)) |
12.5 |
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13 | | 7.5 hours of each pre-licensing course must be completed in | 14 | | a classroom setting, except Motor Vehicle, which would require | 15 | | 5 hours in a classroom setting. | 16 | | (c) A business entity acting as an insurance producer must | 17 | | obtain an
insurance
producer license. Application must be made | 18 | | using the Uniform Business Entity
Application.
Before | 19 | | approving the application, the Director must find that:
| 20 | | (1) the business entity has paid the fees set forth in | 21 | | Section 500-135;
and
| 22 | | (2) the business entity has designated a licensed | 23 | | producer responsible for
the
business entity's compliance | 24 | | with the insurance laws and rules of this State.
| 25 | | (d) The Director may require any documents reasonably | 26 | | necessary to verify
the
information contained in an |
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| 1 | | application.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 96-839, eff. 1-1-10 .)
| 3 | | (215 ILCS 5/500-70)
| 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
| 5 | | Sec. 500-70. License denial, nonrenewal, or revocation.
| 6 | | (a) The Director may place on probation, suspend, revoke, | 7 | | or refuse to issue
or renew
an insurance producer's license or | 8 | | may levy a civil penalty in accordance with
this Section or
| 9 | | take any combination of actions, for any one or more of the | 10 | | following causes:
| 11 | | (1) providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or | 12 | | materially untrue
information in the license application;
| 13 | | (2) violating any insurance laws, or violating any | 14 | | rule, subpoena, or
order of
the Director or of another | 15 | | state's insurance commissioner;
| 16 | | (3) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through | 17 | | misrepresentation
or
fraud;
| 18 | | (4) improperly withholding, misappropriating or | 19 | | converting any moneys or
properties received in the course | 20 | | of doing insurance business;
| 21 | | (5) intentionally misrepresenting the terms of an | 22 | | actual or proposed
insurance
contract or application for | 23 | | insurance;
| 24 | | (6) for licensees, having been convicted of a felony , | 25 | | unless the individual demonstrates to the Director |
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| 1 | | sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust ;
| 2 | | (7) having admitted or been found to have committed any | 3 | | insurance unfair
trade practice or fraud;
| 4 | | (8) using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest | 5 | | practices, or demonstrating
incompetence, | 6 | | untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the | 7 | | conduct of
business in
this State or elsewhere;
| 8 | | (9) having an insurance producer license,
or its | 9 | | equivalent, denied, suspended,
or revoked in any other | 10 | | state, province, district or territory;
| 11 | | (10) forging a name to an application for insurance or | 12 | | to a document
related
to
an insurance transaction;
| 13 | | (11) improperly using notes or any other reference | 14 | | material to complete an
examination for an insurance | 15 | | license;
| 16 | | (12) knowingly accepting insurance business from an | 17 | | individual who is not
licensed;
| 18 | | (13) failing to comply with an administrative or court | 19 | | order imposing a
child
support obligation;
| 20 | | (14) failing to pay state income tax or penalty or | 21 | | interest or comply with
any
administrative or court order | 22 | | directing payment of state income tax or failed
to file a
| 23 | | return or to pay any final assessment of any tax due to the | 24 | | Department of
Revenue;
| 25 | | (15) failing to make satisfactory repayment to the | 26 | | Illinois Student
Assistance
Commission for a delinquent or |
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| 1 | | defaulted student loan; or
| 2 | | (16) failing to comply with any provision of the | 3 | | Viatical Settlements Act of 2009. | 4 | | (b) If the action by the Director is to nonrenew, suspend, | 5 | | or revoke a
license or to
deny an application for a license, | 6 | | the Director shall notify the applicant or
licensee and advise, | 7 | | in
writing, the applicant or licensee of the reason for the | 8 | | suspension,
revocation, denial or
nonrenewal of the | 9 | | applicant's or licensee's license. The applicant or licensee
| 10 | | may make written
demand upon the Director within 30 days after | 11 | | the date of mailing for a hearing
before the
Director to | 12 | | determine the reasonableness of the Director's action. The | 13 | | hearing
must be held
within not fewer than 20 days nor more | 14 | | than 30 days after the mailing of the
notice of hearing
and | 15 | | shall be held pursuant to 50 Ill. Adm. Code 2402.
| 16 | | (c) The license of a business entity may be suspended, | 17 | | revoked, or refused
if the
Director finds, after hearing, that | 18 | | an individual licensee's violation was
known or should have
| 19 | | been known by one or more of the partners, officers, or | 20 | | managers acting on
behalf of the
partnership, corporation, | 21 | | limited liability company, or limited liability
partnership | 22 | | and the
violation was neither reported to the Director nor | 23 | | corrective action taken.
| 24 | | (d) In addition to or instead of any applicable denial, | 25 | | suspension, or
revocation of a
license, a person may, after | 26 | | hearing, be subject to a civil penalty of up to
$10,000 for |
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| 1 | | each cause for
denial, suspension, or revocation, however, the | 2 | | civil penalty may total no more
than $100,000.
| 3 | | (e) The Director has the authority to enforce the | 4 | | provisions of and impose
any penalty
or remedy authorized by | 5 | | this Article against any person who is under
investigation for | 6 | | or charged
with a violation of this Code or rules even if the | 7 | | person's license or
registration has been
surrendered or has | 8 | | lapsed by operation of law.
| 9 | | (f) Upon the suspension, denial, or revocation of a | 10 | | license, the licensee or
other
person having possession or | 11 | | custody of the license shall promptly deliver it to
the | 12 | | Director in
person or by mail. The Director shall publish all | 13 | | suspensions, denials, or
revocations after the
suspensions, | 14 | | denials, or revocations become final in a manner designed to
| 15 | | notify interested
insurance companies and other persons.
| 16 | | (g) A person whose license is revoked or whose application | 17 | | is denied
pursuant to this
Section is ineligible to apply for | 18 | | any license for 3 years after the revocation
or denial. A | 19 | | person
whose license as an insurance producer has been revoked, | 20 | | suspended, or denied
may not be
employed, contracted, or | 21 | | engaged in any insurance related capacity during the
time the
| 22 | | revocation, suspension, or denial is in effect.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 96-736, eff. 7-1-10 .)
| 24 | | (215 ILCS 5/500-76 new) | 25 | | Sec. 500-76. Applicant convictions. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Director and the Department shall not require | 2 | | applicants to report the following information and shall not | 3 | | collect and consider the following criminal history records in | 4 | | connection with an insurance producer license application: | 5 | | (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as | 6 | | defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, | 7 | | subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of | 8 | | that Act. | 9 | | (2) Law enforcement records, court records, and | 10 | | conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old at | 11 | | the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014, unless | 12 | | the nature of the offense required the individual to be | 13 | | tried as an adult. | 14 | | (3) Records of arrest not followed by a formal charge | 15 | | or conviction. | 16 | | (4) Records of arrest where charges were dismissed | 17 | | unless related to the duties and responsibilities of an | 18 | | insurance producer. However, applicants shall not be asked | 19 | | to report any arrests, and any arrest not followed by a | 20 | | conviction shall not be the basis of a denial and may be | 21 | | used only to assess an applicant's rehabilitation. | 22 | | (5) Convictions overturned by a higher court. | 23 | | (6) Convictions or arrests that have been sealed or | 24 | | expunged. | 25 | | (b) The Director, upon a finding that an applicant for a | 26 | | license under this Act was previously convicted of a felony, |
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| 1 | | shall consider any mitigating factors and evidence of | 2 | | rehabilitation contained in the applicant's record, including | 3 | | any of the following factors and evidence, to determine if the | 4 | | prior conviction will impair the ability of the applicant to | 5 | | engage in the position for which a license is sought: | 6 | | (1) the bearing, if any, of the offense for
which the | 7 | | applicant was previously convicted on the duties and | 8 | | functions of the position for which a license is sought; | 9 | | (2) whether the conviction suggests a future | 10 | | propensity to endanger the safety and property of others | 11 | | while performing the duties and responsibilities for which | 12 | | a license is sought; | 13 | | (3) whether 5 years since a felony conviction or 3 | 14 | | years since release from confinement for the conviction, | 15 | | whichever is later, have passed without a subsequent | 16 | | conviction; | 17 | | (4) if the applicant was previously licensed or | 18 | | employed in this State or other states or jurisdictions, | 19 | | then the lack of prior misconduct arising from or related | 20 | | to the licensed position or position of employment; | 21 | | (5) the age of the person at the time of the criminal | 22 | | offense; | 23 | | (6) successful completion of sentence and, for | 24 | | applicants serving a term of parole or probation, a | 25 | | progress report provided by the applicant's probation or | 26 | | parole officer that documents the applicant's compliance |
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| 1 | | with conditions of supervision; | 2 | | (7) evidence of the applicant's present fitness and | 3 | | professional character; | 4 | | (8) evidence of rehabilitation or rehabilitative | 5 | | effort during or after incarceration or during or after a | 6 | | term of supervision, including, but not limited to, a | 7 | | certificate of good conduct under Section 5-5.5-25 of the | 8 | | Unified Code of Corrections or certificate of relief from | 9 | | disabilities under Section 5-5.5-10 of the Unified Code of | 10 | | Corrections; and | 11 | | (9) any other mitigating factors that contribute to the | 12 | | person's potential and current ability to perform the | 13 | | duties and responsibilities of an insurance producer. | 14 | | (c) If a nonresident licensee meets the standards set forth | 15 | | in items (1) through (4) of subsection (a) of Section 500-40 | 16 | | and has received consent pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1033(e)(2) from | 17 | | his or her home state, the Director shall grant the nonresident | 18 | | licensee a license. | 19 | | (d) If the Director refuses to issue a license to an | 20 | | applicant based, in whole or in part, upon a conviction or | 21 | | convictions, then the Director shall notify the applicant of | 22 | | the denial in writing with the following included in the notice | 23 | | of denial: | 24 | | (1) a statement about the decision to refuse to issue a | 25 | | license; | 26 | | (2) a list of convictions that the Director determined |
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| 1 | | will impair the applicant's ability to engage in the | 2 | | position for which a license is sought; | 3 | | (3) a list of the convictions that were the sole or | 4 | | partial basis for the refusal to issue a license; and | 5 | | (4) a summary of the appeal process or the earliest the | 6 | | applicant may reapply for a license, whichever is | 7 | | applicable. | 8 | | (215 ILCS 5/1525)
| 9 | | Sec. 1525. Resident license. | 10 | | (a) Before issuing a public adjuster license to an | 11 | | applicant under this Section, the Director shall find that the | 12 | | applicant: | 13 | | (1) is eligible to designate this State as his or her | 14 | | home state or is a nonresident who is not eligible for a | 15 | | license under Section 1540; | 16 | | (2) is sufficiently rehabilitated in cases in which the | 17 | | applicant has not committed any act that is a ground for | 18 | | denial, suspension, or revocation of a license as set forth | 19 | | in Section 1555; | 20 | | (3) is trustworthy, reliable, competent, and of good | 21 | | reputation, evidence of which may be determined by the | 22 | | Director; | 23 | | (4) is financially responsible to exercise the license | 24 | | and has provided proof of financial responsibility as | 25 | | required in Section 1560 of this Article; and |
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| 1 | | (5) maintains an office in the home state of residence | 2 | | with public access by reasonable appointment or regular | 3 | | business hours. This includes a designated office within a | 4 | | home state of residence. | 5 | | (b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of | 6 | | subsection (a) of this Section, an individual shall: | 7 | | (1) be at least 18 years of age; | 8 | | (2) have successfully passed the public adjuster | 9 | | examination; | 10 | | (3) designate a licensed individual public adjuster | 11 | | responsible for the business entity's compliance with the | 12 | | insurance laws, rules, and regulations of this State; and | 13 | | (4) designate only licensed individual public | 14 | | adjusters to exercise the business entity's license. | 15 | | (c) The Director may require any documents reasonably | 16 | | necessary to verify the information contained in the | 17 | | application.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1332, eff. 1-1-11.) | 19 | | (215 ILCS 5/1550 new) | 20 | | Sec. 1550. Applicant convictions. | 21 | | (a) The Director and the Department shall not require | 22 | | applicants to report the following information and shall not | 23 | | collect or consider the following criminal history records in | 24 | | connection with a public adjuster license application: | 25 | | (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as |
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| 1 | | defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, | 2 | | subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of | 3 | | that Act. | 4 | | (2) Law enforcement records, court records, and | 5 | | conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old at | 6 | | the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014, unless | 7 | | the nature of the offense required the individual to be | 8 | | tried as an adult. | 9 | | (3) Records of arrest not followed by a formal charge | 10 | | or conviction. | 11 | | (4) Records of arrest where charges were dismissed | 12 | | unless related to the duties and responsibilities of a | 13 | | public adjuster. However, applicants shall not be asked to | 14 | | report any arrests, and any arrest not followed by a | 15 | | conviction shall not be the basis of a denial and may be | 16 | | used only to assess an applicant's rehabilitation. | 17 | | (5) Convictions overturned by a higher court. | 18 | | (6) Convictions or arrests that have been sealed or | 19 | | expunged. | 20 | | (b) The Director, upon a finding that an applicant for a | 21 | | license under this Act was previously convicted of any felony | 22 | | or a misdemeanor directly related to the practice of the | 23 | | profession, shall consider any mitigating factors and evidence | 24 | | of rehabilitation contained in the applicant's record, | 25 | | including any of the following factors and evidence, to | 26 | | determine if the prior conviction will impair the ability of |
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| 1 | | the applicant to engage in the position for which a license is | 2 | | sought: | 3 | | (1) the bearing, if any, of the offense for which the | 4 | | applicant was previously convicted on the duties, | 5 | | functions, and responsibilities of the position for which a | 6 | | license is sought; | 7 | | (2) whether the conviction suggests a future | 8 | | propensity to endanger the safety and property of others | 9 | | while performing the duties and responsibilities for which | 10 | | a license is sought; | 11 | | (3) if the applicant was previously licensed or | 12 | | employed in this State or other states or jurisdictions, | 13 | | then the lack of prior misconduct arising from or related | 14 | | to the licensed position or position of employment; | 15 | | (4) whether 5 years since a felony conviction or 3 | 16 | | years since release from confinement for the conviction, | 17 | | whichever is later, have passed without a subsequent | 18 | | conviction; | 19 | | (5) successful completion of sentence and, for | 20 | | applicants serving a term of parole or probation, a | 21 | | progress report provided by the applicant's probation or | 22 | | parole officer that documents the applicant's compliance | 23 | | with conditions of supervision; | 24 | | (6) evidence of the applicant's present fitness and | 25 | | professional character; | 26 | | (7) evidence of rehabilitation or rehabilitative |
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| 1 | | effort during or after incarceration or during or after a | 2 | | term of supervision, including, but not limited to, a | 3 | | certificate of good conduct under Section 5-5.5-25 of the | 4 | | Unified Code of Corrections or certificate of relief from | 5 | | disabilities under Section 5-5.5-10 of the Unified Code of | 6 | | Corrections; and | 7 | | (8) any other mitigating factors that contribute to the | 8 | | person's potential and current ability to perform the | 9 | | duties and responsibilities of a public adjuster. | 10 | | (c) If a nonresident licensee meets the standards set forth | 11 | | in items (1) through (4) of subsection (a) of Section 1540 and | 12 | | has received consent pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1033(e)(2) from his | 13 | | or her home state, the Director shall grant the nonresident | 14 | | licensee a license. | 15 | | (d) If the Director refuses to issue a license to an | 16 | | applicant based, in whole or in part, on a conviction or | 17 | | convictions, then the Director shall notify the applicant of | 18 | | the denial in writing with the following included in the notice | 19 | | of denial: | 20 | | (1) a statement about the decision to refuse to issue a | 21 | | license; | 22 | | (2) a list of convictions that the Director determined | 23 | | will impair the applicant's ability to engage in the | 24 | | position for which a license is sought; | 25 | | (3) a list of the convictions that were the sole or | 26 | | partial basis for the refusal to issue a license; and |
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| 1 | | (4) a summary of the appeal process or the earliest the | 2 | | applicant may reapply for a license, whichever is | 3 | | applicable. | 4 | | (215 ILCS 5/1555)
| 5 | | Sec. 1555. License denial, nonrenewal, or revocation. | 6 | | (a) The Director may place on probation, suspend, revoke, | 7 | | deny, or refuse to issue or renew a public adjuster's license | 8 | | or may levy a civil penalty or any combination of actions, for | 9 | | any one or more of the following causes: | 10 | | (1) providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or | 11 | | materially untrue information in the license application; | 12 | | (2) violating any insurance laws, or violating any | 13 | | regulation, subpoena, or order of the Director or of | 14 | | another state's Director; | 15 | | (3) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through | 16 | | misrepresentation or fraud; | 17 | | (4) improperly withholding, misappropriating, or | 18 | | converting any monies or properties received in the course | 19 | | of doing insurance business; | 20 | | (5) intentionally misrepresenting the terms of an | 21 | | actual or proposed insurance contract or application for | 22 | | insurance; | 23 | | (6) for licensees, having been convicted of a felony or | 24 | | misdemeanor involving dishonesty or fraud, unless the | 25 | | individual demonstrates to the Director sufficient |
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| 1 | | rehabilitation to warrant the public trust; | 2 | | (7) having admitted or been found to have committed any | 3 | | insurance unfair trade practice or insurance fraud; | 4 | | (8) using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest | 5 | | practices; or demonstrating incompetence, | 6 | | untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility in the | 7 | | conduct of business in this State or elsewhere; | 8 | | (9) having an insurance license or public adjuster | 9 | | license or its equivalent, denied, suspended, or revoked in | 10 | | any other state, province, district, or territory; | 11 | | (10) forging another's name to an application for | 12 | | insurance or to any document related to an insurance | 13 | | transaction; | 14 | | (11) cheating, including improperly using notes or any | 15 | | other reference material, to complete an examination for an | 16 | | insurance license or public adjuster license; | 17 | | (12) knowingly accepting insurance business from or | 18 | | transacting business with an individual who is not licensed | 19 | | but who is required to be licensed by the Director; | 20 | | (13) failing to comply with an administrative or court | 21 | | order imposing a child support obligation; | 22 | | (14) failing to pay State income tax or comply with any | 23 | | administrative or court order directing payment of State | 24 | | income tax; | 25 | | (15) failing to comply with or having violated any of | 26 | | the standards set forth in Section 1590 of this Law; or |
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| 1 | | (16) failing to maintain the records required by | 2 | | Section 1585 of this Law. | 3 | | (b) If the action by the Director is to nonrenew, suspend, | 4 | | or revoke a license or to deny an application for a license, | 5 | | the Director shall notify the applicant or licensee and advise, | 6 | | in writing, the applicant or licensee of the reason for the | 7 | | suspension, revocation, denial, or nonrenewal of the | 8 | | applicant's or licensee's license. The applicant or licensee | 9 | | may make written demand upon the Director within 30 days after | 10 | | the date of mailing for a hearing before the Director to | 11 | | determine the reasonableness of the Director's action. The | 12 | | hearing must be held within not fewer than 20 days nor more | 13 | | than 30 days after the mailing of the notice of hearing and | 14 | | shall be held pursuant to 50 Ill. Adm. Code 2402. | 15 | | (c) The license of a business entity may be suspended, | 16 | | revoked, or refused if the Director finds, after hearing, that | 17 | | an individual licensee's violation was known or should have | 18 | | been known by one or more of the partners, officers, or | 19 | | managers acting on behalf of the business entity and the | 20 | | violation was neither reported to the Director, nor corrective | 21 | | action taken. | 22 | | (d) In addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial, | 23 | | suspension or revocation of a license, a person may, after | 24 | | hearing, be subject to a civil penalty. In addition to or | 25 | | instead of any applicable denial, suspension, or revocation of | 26 | | a license, a person may, after hearing, be subject to a civil |
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| 1 | | penalty of up to $10,000 for each cause for denial, suspension, | 2 | | or revocation, however, the civil penalty may total no more | 3 | | than $100,000. | 4 | | (e) The Director shall retain the authority to enforce the | 5 | | provisions of and impose any penalty or remedy authorized by | 6 | | this Article against any person who is under investigation for | 7 | | or charged with a violation of this Article even if the | 8 | | person's license or registration has been surrendered or has | 9 | | lapsed by operation of law. | 10 | | (f) Any individual whose public adjuster's license is | 11 | | revoked or whose application is denied pursuant to this Section | 12 | | shall be ineligible to apply for a public adjuster's license | 13 | | for 5 years. A suspension pursuant to this Section may be for | 14 | | any period of time up to 5 years.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1332, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 17 | | 1, 2018.".
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