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| Public Act 094-0132 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 18 and 37 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 320/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1117)
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Sec. 18. Local regulation; Department standards.
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(1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State | ||||
that each
city, town, village, township or county with a
water | ||||
supply system or sewage disposal system or both should so soon | ||||
after
the enactment of this Act as practicable, with the advice | ||||
of the State
Department
of Public Health, provide by ordinance, | ||||
bylaws or rules and regulations for
the
materials, | ||||
construction, alteration, and inspection of all plumbing | ||||
placed
in or in connection with any building in any such city, | ||||
town, village,
township,
or county and to provide
for and | ||||
appoint a competent Plumbing Inspector or more as required.
The | ||||
Department may by rule establish voluntary standards for the | ||||
content and
conduct of local plumbing regulation and inspection | ||||
programs and may evaluate
and certify local programs that are | ||||
in compliance with the voluntary standards.
The
Department may | ||||
by rule establish voluntary education, training, and
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experience standards for Plumbing Inspectors and may certify | ||||
Plumbing
Inspectors who are in compliance with the voluntary | ||||
standards.
Nothing
contained in this Act shall prohibit any | ||||
city, town, village, township or
county from providing for a | ||||
Plumbing Inspector or from requiring permits
for the | ||||
installation and repair of plumbing and
collecting a fee | ||||
therefor, but a city, town, village, township, or county that | ||||
requires a permit for installation and repair of plumbing may | ||||
not issue that permit without verification that the applicant | ||||
has a valid plumbing license or that the applicant is the owner | ||||
occupant of a single family residence that is the subject of | ||
the permit. For the purpose of this Section, the term | ||
"occupant" has the same meaning as in subsection (2) of Section | ||
3 of this Act. No person shall be appointed as a Plumbing
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Inspector
who is not a licensed plumber under this Act, | ||
including persons employed
as Plumbing Inspectors in home rule | ||
units.
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(2) The Department of Public Health shall conduct inquiry | ||
in any city,
town, village, township, or county or at any other | ||
place in the State when
reasonably necessary in the judgment of | ||
the Director of the Department of
Public Health to safeguard | ||
the health of any person or persons in this
State, on
account | ||
of piping or appurtenant appliances within any building, or | ||
outside,
when such piping and appliances are for the use of | ||
plumbing as defined in
this Act and for the use of carrying | ||
sewage or waste within or from any
building.
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The Department of Public Health may conduct such inquiries | ||
in any city,
town, village, township or county in this State by | ||
directing the Plumbing
Inspector thereof to aid in or conduct | ||
such inquiry or investigation in
behalf of the Department of | ||
Public Health or the Department of Public Health
may designate | ||
some other person or persons to conduct such investigation.
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(Source: P.A. 90-714, eff. 8-7-98.)
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(225 ILCS 320/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 1135)
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Sec. 37. Each governmental unit which is authorized to | ||
adopt and has adopted
any ordinance or resolution regulating | ||
plumbing may provide for its administration
and enforcement
by | ||
requiring permits for any plumbing system installation, the | ||
inspection of plumbing
system installations by inspectors who | ||
are licensed as plumbers in accordance with the
Illinois | ||
Plumbing License Law, and the issue of certificates of approval
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or compliance which
shall be evidence that a plumbing system | ||
has been installed in compliance with the Code
of standards so | ||
adopted.
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A letter of intent shall be included with all plumbing | ||
permit applications. The letter shall be written on the | ||
licensed plumber of record's business stationery and shall | ||
include the license holder's signature and, if the license | ||
holder is incorporated, the license holder's corporate seal. If | ||
the license holder is not incorporated, the letter must be | ||
notarized.
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A governmental unit authorized to adopt regulations may, by | ||
ordinance or resolution,
prescribe reasonable fees for the | ||
issue of permits for installation work, the issue of
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certificates of compliance or approval, and for the inspection | ||
of plumbing
installations.
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(Source: P.A. 79-1000.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||