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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

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


 
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    Section 5.   The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by 
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changing
Section 13.1 as follows:


 



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    (225 ILCS 320/13.1)




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    Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; 
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applications. 

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    (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations 
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desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, 
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other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of 
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shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall

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register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.

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    (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the 
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Department each
year, on
or before the last day of
April, in 
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writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the Department.  
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All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on the last
day of

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April of each year.

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    (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and 
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telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of  (i) 
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the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if 
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a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation.  The

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application shall contain
the business name, address, and 
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telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and 
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any other information the Department may require by rule.

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    (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of 
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insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general 
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liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, 
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bodily injury insurance with a minimum of $300,000 aggregate

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for bodily injury
per occurrence,
property damage insurance 
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with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of $300,000
combined 
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single limit, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum 
 


 






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$500,000 employer's liability.  No registration
may be issued in 
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the
absence of this
certificate.  Certificates must be in force 
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at all times for registration to
remain valid.

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    (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the 
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Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or 
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a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in 
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accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this 
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Act.

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    (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who 
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engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or 
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apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.

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    (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual 
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registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.

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    (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any 
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changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the 
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addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the

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licensed plumber listed on the application.  Failure to notify 
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the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or 
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revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.

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    (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the 
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application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a 
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license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the

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responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the 
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plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the

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registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed.

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(Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)



 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.