State of Illinois
Public Acts
92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0104

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    AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Regulatory  Sunset  Act  is  amended by
changing Section 4.12 as follows:

    (5 ILCS 80/4.12) (from Ch. 127, par. 1904.12)
    Sec. 4.12.  The following Acts are repealed December  31,
2001:
    The Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act.
    The Interior Design Profession Title Act.
    The Detection of Deception Examiners Act.
    The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License
Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1404; 86-1475; 87-703.)

    Section   10.  The  Regulatory  Sunset  Act is amended by
adding Section 4.22 as follows:

    (5 ILCS 80/4.22 new)
    Sec.  4.22.   Act  repealed  on  January  1,  2012.   The
following Act is repealed on January 1, 2012:
    The Interior Design Title Act.

    Section 15.  The Interior Design Profession Title Act  is
amended by changing Sections 1 and 4.5 as follows:

    (225 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 8201)
    Sec.  1.   Short  title.   This  Act  may be cited as the
Interior Design Profession Title Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1404.)
    (225 ILCS 310/4.5)
    Sec.  4.5.  Unregistered   practice;   violation;   civil
penalty.
    (a)  Any   person  who  practices,  offers  to  practice,
attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself oneself out
to  be  practice  as  an  interior  designer  without   being
registered  under  this  Act  shall, in addition to any other
penalty  provided  by  law,  pay  a  civil  penalty  to   the
Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
as  determined by the Department.  The civil penalty shall be
assessed by  the  Department  after  a  hearing  is  held  in
accordance   with  the  provisions  set  forth  in  this  Act
regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of  a
licensee.
    (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
investigate any illegal use of the title of interior designer
or residential interior designer and all unlicensed activity.
    (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
the  effective  date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
The order shall constitute a judgment and may  be  filed  and
execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
any court of record.
(Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 03, 2001.
    Approved July 20, 2001.