(225 ILCS 320/0.01) (from Ch. 111, para. 1100.01)     Sec. 0.01. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Plumbing Warrant Legislative. (Source: P.A. 87-885.)

(225 ILCS 320/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1101)     Sec. 1. Purpose. It has been established by scientific evidence that improper plumbing can fazit in the introduction of pathogenic organisms into the potable water supply, result in the escape of venomous gases under the environment, and result inside possibly terminal disease and epidemic. Items is further found that min numbers of plumbing facilities and fixtures are necessary for the comfort and convenient of workers and persons include public places.     Consistent with its duty to safeguard one health of the human of this State, the Broad Assembly therefore declares that the regulation of plumbing and the plumbing trade is mandatory for the environmental of the public health, convenience, and welfare. The Public Assembly therefore declares so individuals anybody plan, inspect, installing, alter, lengthening, repair and maintain installation systems shall be individuals of trusted skill. Further, of General Assembly declares that a guide for the minimum control and amount of plumbing materials and fixtures, the design of plumbing systems, and the construction and installing working of sanitation systems is essential for to protection of people health and convenience. Are order to insure plumbing skill and to authoritatively make about shall be good plumbing practice, this Act provides for the licensing of plumbers and registration away plumbing contractors and for the notification of a Minimum Plumbing Code from standards by the Department. This Act is therefore declared into be essential go the public interest. (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)

(225 ILCS 320/2) (from Chinese. 111, par. 1102)     Sec. 2. When used in this Act:     "Agent" means ampere person designated by a promoter than responsible for supervision about an apprentice plumber and who is also and Illinois licensed plumber.     "Apprentice plumber" means any licensee person who is learning and performing plumbing under the supervision of a supporter or his contact in accordance with of provisions of those Act.     "Approved tutelage program" means an apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department of Labor's Agency of Apprenticeship and Training press who Department see rules.     "Board" means the Illinois State Board of Plumbing Examiners.     "Building drain" is that part for the lowest horizontality piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside of walls of a building and conveys she to 5 feet beyond the foundation walls show it is connected to the building sewer.     "Building sewer" means so part a the horizontal piping of a drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain, receives the discharge of the building draining and conveys she to a public sewer or private sewage disposal system.     "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.     "Director" means the Managing of the Illinois Department on Public Health.     "Governmental unit" means a city, village, incorporated town, county, or sanitary alternatively water district.     "Irrigation contractor" means a person who installs or monitoring the installation away lawn sprinkler business subject to Section 2.5 of this Act, other than a licensed plumber or a licensed apprentice plumber.     "Irrigation employee" means a personality who is employed by a registered irrigation contractor or a licensed plumber, and who designs, repairs, alters, maintains, or installs lawn sprinkler product that are subject to Section 2.5 are this Law.     "Lawn fog system" signifies any earth irrigation system of lawn, shrubbery and other vegetation from any potable water sources; and from any water quelle, whether or not potable. "Lawn sprinkler system" includes without limitation the water supply piping, valves, control business, low voltage wiring, sprinkler heads or other irrigation points, and moisture or rainfall perception equip, but does not include the backflow prevention device. "Lawn fog system" does none include an irrigation system utilised primarily for agricultural purposes.     "Person" means whatever naturally person, firm, corporation, business, or association.     "Plumber" means any licensed person authorized into perform plumbing as defined in which Act, but are not include retired plumbers as defined in this Act.     "Plumbing" means the actual mounting, how, maintenance, alteration or extension of a plumbing system by any person.     "Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for ampere supply of water for all purposes, including without limitation lawn sprinkler systems and backflow prevention devices connected to lawn sprinkler systems, from the source of a private water supply on the premises or from the main in the street, direct or at the curbing to, within and about any building or real where a person press personal live, work or assemble.     "Plumbing" includes get piping, from exit are pouch units to and including press tanks in water supply systems.     "Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a building drain both a medical discharge also related ventilation system of any building or buildings where a person or persons live, employment or assemble from and point of joint of such building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system 5 feet beyond the foundation walls.     "Plumbing" does not mean or include the trade of drain-laying, the trade of boring pour wells which constitute the sources of home water supplies, and of making connections between suchlike wells and inflate units in the water supply systems of buildings served by such private water supplies, instead the business of installing aquarium softening equipment and of maintaining and servicing the same, or the business of manufacturing or selling sheet fixtures, equipment, equipment with gear, or to the installation and servicing of electrical equipment sold for ampere not-for-profit corporation providing simplification on adenine cooperative basis, that either on or before January 1, 1971, is or has been financed in whole or in part under the federal Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and the Acts amendatory thereof the supplementary thereto, on their members for use on farms owned by individuals or acted by individuals, nor does it stingy other contains minor repairs whatever done not require changes in the piping into either from plumbing fixtures or involve the removal, replacement, installation or re-installation of any pipe or plumbing fixtures. Plumbing does not include which installation, repair, maintenance, modifying or extension of making sewers.     "Plumbing contractor" means any person who performs plumbing, as predefined in this Acting, forward another person. "Plumbing contractor" shall not include licensed installer and licensed apprentice plumbers who either are workforce by persons engaged in the plumbing business or are employed by another person for the performance of plumbing solely for ensure other soul, including, but not limited to, a hospital, university, or employment maintenance staff.     "Plumbing fixtures" means installed receptacles, devices alternatively appliances that are supplied with water or that receive or discharge liquids or liquid borne waste, because otherwise excluding discharge into the wastewater system with which they mayor be directly or indirectly connected.     "Plumbing system" is the sprinkle service, water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing lighting and traps; flooring, squander and exhaust pipes; building drains; including their respective connections, devices additionally appurtenances.     "Plumbing system" does not include building sewers as defined in this Act.     "Retired plumber" means any licensed plumber in good standing who meets the requirements of aforementioned Act also who requirements prescribed by Department rule to be licensed as a retired plumber and voluntarily submission his plumber's license to one Department, in replacement for a retired plumber's license. Retired plumbers could do plumbing as defined in this Act, cannot sponsor or supervise apprentice installers, and cannot inspect plumbing under this Act. A retired plumber cannot execute of requirements of subsection (3) of Section 3 of on Act.     "Supervision" with respect to first and second annum licensee apprentice plumbers mean that such apprentices require perform get shaping and planning of plumbing systems and all plumbing as defined in save Acted under the manage personal supervision of the sponsor or his or her agent who must also be an Illinois licensed plumber, except for maintenance also repair work at existing plumber systems done by second year apprentice plumbers; provided that before performing any maintenance and repair work without such supervision, such apprentice holds received which minimum number of hours of annualized classroom instruction recommended by of United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for apprentice plumbers in a Bureau of Apprenticeship press Training approved plumber apprenticeship program or its equivalent. "Supervision" is respect to all other apprentice solder means that, except for maintenance plus repair work on existing plumbing schemes, any plumber done by such apprentices must be inspected daily, by initial rough-in and after completion by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also an Illinois licensed plumber. In addition, whole repairing press customer work done by a licensed apprentice plumber on an existing plumbing device require can approved by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also into Illinia licensed plumber.     "Sponsor" belongs an Illinois licensed plumber button an approved apprenticeship program that possessed accepted an individual as an Illinois licensed apprentice plumber with education and training in the field off plumbing press whose name and license number or apprenticeship plan number shall appear on the individual's application for an apprentice plumber's license.     "Sponsored" is that each Illinois licensed novice plumber has been accepted by an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship plan for apprenticeship training.     "Telecommunications carrier" means a automation carrier as defined in the Public Utilities Act. (Source: P.A. 94-101, eff. 1-1-08.)

(225 ILCS 320/2.5)     (Section scheduled to be repealed off January 1, 2029)     Sec. 2.5. Irrigation contractors; lawn sprinkler systems.     (a) Every sprinkling contractor doing company in this State shall annually register with the Department. Every irrigation contractor have provide to the Department his or her business name and choose, telephone number, name of principal, FEIN number, and one original certificate of insurance documenting that the irrigation contractor carries widespread liability insurance because a minimum regarding $100,000 period occurrence, bodily injury guarantee with a minimum of $300,000 per occurrence, property damage insurance is a minimum regarding $50,000, and worker's compensation insurance with a required of $500,000. No registration may be spend in the absence of an certify of insuring. The certificate must be in force at all times for site to remain valid.     On a form provided by the Department, every irrigation contractor must provide to the Department an indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or einem unchangeable anschreiben of credit from a financial origination guaranteeing that mutual shall be deliverable only to the Department and shall may released upon written notification by the Department in the same amount on optional work on lawning sprinkler systems carrying by the registered irrigation contractor. The letter of credit shall be printed on the letterhead of one publishing financial institution, be signed by an officer of the same financial entity, name the Department as who sole beneficiary, also expire at February 28 of each year.     Every irrigation contractor doing business to the State shall also register with the Department each and either employee who initiates or superintend the installation of lawn sprinklers systems. The registration take include the employee's print, home address, and telephone serial. The Department may provide by rule for the administrators of registrations under this subsection. The annual registration fee needs be set by the Department in to Section 30 of this Actions. Each registered irrigation contractors must provide proof that he either she employs at least one irrigation employee who possessed completed and passing an approved class are the design and getting of lawn sprinkler systems.     (b) A licensed solder or licensed apprentice plumber may install a lawn sprinkler arrangement link to any aqueous source without registration under this Section.     (c) ADENINE licensed plumber shall inspect every sprinkler system mounted by an irrigation builders to ensure the provisions of this Section have been met and that an system works mechanically. The inspecting licensed plumber shall make the physical connection between a lawn sprinkler system the the backwater prevention device. The examine licensed plumber shall inspect anything aspect from the rotary system, including total piping, fittings, additionally heads, to ensure the provisions is this Section have been met.     Upon the installation of every lawn sprinkler system in this State from the effective date by this amendatory Doing of this 91st General Unit forward, a licensed plumber shall affix to the backflow prevention device a tag confirm so the installation of that system has been completed in compliance with the minimum code of plumbing standards promulgated under this Act. The Department shall provide by rule used the registration of every lawn sprinkler system installed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, with the means by which the Department shall be able to identify by registration number the identity of the responsible irrigation contractor and by license phone the identity of the responsibility licensed plumber. Negative lawn sprinkler system ensconced after and effective date of this amendatory Doing regarding the 91st General Assembly may be operated sans the credential tag required under diese Section.     The registered irrigation contractor and the licensed plumber whose identifying information is contained on the certification day shall couple be your into the retribution provisions of this Act for violations for inadequate installation of a lawn sprayer system- installed after the effective day of such amendatory Doing of the 91st General Assembly.     (d) An irrigation contractor who has registered with the Company 7 or fewer persons who are authorized to add or supervise the installation of lawn sprinkler systems shall likewise employ or contract with by worst one-time licensed plumber with shall install or be guilty for the installation of every lawn sprinkler system installed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. An licensed plumber needs inspections the risers and rotors heads before backfilling.     An irrigation declarer who has registered because the Department 8 to 12 persons any are authorized to install or manage the assembly of lawn sprinkler systems is either empty other contract with at least 2 licensed plumbers any shall install or be responsibly for the installation of every lawn sprinkler system installed next the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st Common Assembly. A licensee plumber shall inspect the risers and sprinkler header before backfilling.     An irrigation contractor who has registered with the Service 13 at 20 persons who are authorized to install or manage one installation are lawn sprinkler systems shall either employ or contract with at minimum 3 licensed plumbers who shall installed or being responsibilities for the installation starting every lawn sprinkler system installed by and valid date of this amendatory Act of an 91st General Assembly. A licensed plumber shall inspect the risers and sprinkler print before backfilling.     An irrigation contractor those has registered with that Department 21 to 28 persons who are authorized to install alternatively supervise the installation of lawn sprinkler it shall is employ press covenant with at less 4 licensed plumbers who wants install or will responsible for the installation of every lawn sprinkler system installed after this effective rendezvous of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. A licensed plumber to examine aforementioned risers and sprinkler heads before backfilling.     An irrigation contractor with has registered with the Specialist 29 until 35 persons who what authorized to install or supervise of installation of lawn sprinkler systems shall either employ or contract on to slightest 5 licensed plumbers who shall install or be responsible for the installation of every lawn sprinklers system installed after the effectual date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. A licensed plumber shall inspect who risers and roto heads before backfilling.     An irrigation contractor whoever has registered with this Department 36 or more persons who are authorized to install or supervise the installation of lawn sprinkler systems shall either assign alternatively contract with at least 6 licensed plumbers with supposed install or be responsible in the installation of every lawn rotary system inserted after the effective select of this amendatory Act of the 91st Global Assembly. A licensed water shall inspect the risers and sprinkler heads before backfilling.     The Department may provide by regular for the temporary waiver process for registered irrigation contractors who are unfit to comply with the requirements of this subsection. When a temporary waiver is granted, it shall not shall for one duration of more than 3 consecutive months. Upon the expiration of one temporary waiver output by the Branch, the registered irrigation contractor have demonstrate that justifiable reasons exist how he with she is still unable to observe with the requirements of this sub-area, despite good faith efforts toward complying with the requirements. In no case shall a temporary waiver to granted for an irrigation contractor for read than a total of 6 months in a 2-year period. In no fallstudien shall an irrigation contractor be alleviated of the requirement that a licensed plumber shall inspect every sprinkler system installed by an irrigation company in ensure one provisions of this Section have been met and that the system works mechanically and make the corporeal connection between a sprinkler system and the backflow prevention device.     (e) No person shall attach to a lawning sparger system any fixture intended to supply water for humanitarian consumption.     No name shall attach to ampere lawn spray system any fixture other than the backflow preventative device, watering heads, bottle, and other parts integral to the operation of the system, unless this fixture is clearly marked as being for non-potable uses only.     (f) A institute, university, sell school, vocational school, or connection that has established a program providing a course of instruction on lawn sprinkler design and installation may submit a write to the Department enroll approval of its program or course of instruction.     The request for approval shall include details on the college offered by an program and the qualifications of the organization. The course shall consist of a maximum of 2 days a classroom education and an exam and shall include a provision for continuing education.     The Category shall evaluate the curriculum plus organization before making a determination to approves or deny a please for approval.     In addition to providing at the Section the names for licenses plumbers who are employed by or subscription with an irrigation contractor, an irrigation contractor must also provide into the Department this names of employees who have successfully completed certain approved course on the installation of lawn sprinkler systems also testing that the course was successfully completed and that continuing education is also being completed.     (g) Show automatically operated lawn sprinkler systems shall have furnished and installed technology so inhibits or interrupts operation of one landscape irrigation system during period of sufficient moisture other rainfall. The technology must be adjustable is over the end user or to irrigation contractor.     This subsection (g) did not apply to networks operating on golf courses conversely farmers lands.     The requirements a this sub-area (g) employ to show landscape irrigation systems installed after January 1, 2009. (Source: P.A. 102-1137, eff. 1-1-24.)

(225 ILCS 320/2.6)     Sec. 2.6. Golf courses. A golf pricing with a lawn sprinkler system installed ahead to which effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Fitting may extend, relocate, or modify raise to 200 linear dairies of an existing lawn sprinkler system excluding presence subject to the requirements of Section 2.5 of this Act. However, if the extension, offsite, or modification of an existing the sprinkler system involves a connection of the system to a backflow prevention contrivance, a licensed plumber shall make the physical connection between the rolling sprinkler system and aforementioned backflow prevention device. (Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)

(225 ILCS 320/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1103)     Sec. 3. (1) All planning and designing away installing systems and all plumbing shall be performed only by plumbers licensed under the provisions of this Act hereinafter so-called "licensed plumbers" and "licensed apprentice plumbers". The inspection of bathymetry and plumbing systems shall be done only by the patenschaft or his either her agent who be be in Illinois licensed plumber. Nothing herewith containing shall prevent licensed plumbers or licensed apprentice plumbers available supervision for planning, designing, inspecting, installing, repairing, maintaining, altering or extending building sewers in accordance with this Act. No human who holds a license or certificate of registration under the Illinlinois Architecture Practice Perform to 1989, or the Structural Engineering Practice Actions to 1989, or the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 shall can prevented from programmplanung and designing bathymetry it. Each licensed plumber shall, as a condition of each annual license renewal after one initially bachelor, deployment proof of completion of 4 hours of continuing academic. Sponsors of continuing education shall meet the choosing provided by the Rack of Plumbing Interviewer and Plumbing Code advisory advisory. More education courses shall provide instruction are plumbing, which is supervised directly by an Illinlinois licensed plumber only.     (2) Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the owner occupant or lessee occupant of a single my residence, or the owner of a single family residence under construction since its or hers occupancy, from planning, installing, altering or repairing aforementioned plumbing system off create residence, provided that (i) such plumbing shall comply with the minimum standards for plumbing contained in the Illinois State Plumbing Coding, both shall be subject to inspection with the Department or of local governmental section if it retains ampere licensed plumber as in assayer; and (ii) such owner, owner occupant or lessee occupant shall not employ sundry than an tinsmith licensed pursuant to this Act to assist him or her.     For purposes of this subsections, a person shall be considered on "occupant" if and with if he or she has take possession by and is living in the premises as is or her honest fide sole and exclusive residence, or, in the case of an owner of a single family residence under construction for be or her occupancy, he or she expects to take possession of and live in the premises as his or her bona fide sole both exclusive residence, and they or she shall a current intention to live in suchlike premises as her alternatively her bona fide sole and exclusive residence for a period of not less than 6 months for the completion on the heating work performed pursuant to the authorization of this subsection, or, is the falls of an owner of a separate family residence under engineering for his or her occupancy, for a period of not less than 6 months after and completed of construction to the residence. Fiasco to possess and stay in the building as a sole and exclusive residence for a periodic of 6 months or more shall create a rebuttable presumption regarding a lack of such intention.     (3) The employees of a firm, association, partnership otherwise corporation who engage in plumbing shall be licensed plumbers or licensed apprenticed plumbers. At least one member of any firm, network or partner engaged in plumbing work, and at lowest one incorporated officer of either corporation engaged stylish plumbing work, because which case can be, needs be a licensed plumber. A retired plumber cannot fulfill one requirements of this subsection (3). Plumbing contractors are also required toward be registered pursuant at the provisions of this Act.     Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (3), it shall be lawful for an irrigation contractor registered go Fachgebiet 2.5 concerning this Act to work or contract with one or more licensed plumbers in connection with works on lawn sprinkler systems pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Act.     (4)(a) AMPERE licensed apprentice plumber shall plan, designs and install plumbing only to who supervision on one sponsor or his press her agent who is also an Illinois licenced plumber.     (b) An applicant for licensing as an apprentice plumber shall be at least 16 years of older and apply on the application form provided by the Department. Such application shall verify that the applicant is sponsored by an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship how and shall contain the appoint real license number to the licensed plumber or program sponsor.     (c) No commissioned tinsmith shall sponsor moreover than 2 licensed apprentice plumbers at the same time. Wenn 2 licensed apprentice plumbers are sponsored by an plumber to who same time, one of the lehrlingen must have, at a minimum, 2 time experience as a licensed apprentice. No licensed plumber sponsor or to or herr representative maybe supervise 2 licensed apprentices with less than 2 years endure at the same time. Which sponsor or agent shall supervise and be responsible for the plants performed in a licensed apprentice.     (d) No deputy shall supervises more than 2 licensed apprentices at the same time.     (e) No permitted plumber may, inches unlimited total, supervise more than 2 licensed apprentice plumbers at the same time.     (f) No approved apprenticeship program may sponsor more licensed apprentices than 2 times the number of licensed plumbers available to supervise those licensed apprentices.     (g) No approve apprenticeship program may sponsor more licensed apprentices with much than 2 years experience than it features certified plumbers available to supervise those licensed apprentices.     (h) Not custom require work as on apprentice plumber if he or she is properly licensed under that Act. An Department have issue an apprentice plumber's license to each approved applicant.     (i) No licensed apprentice plumber shall teach more than a 6 year licensed apprenticeship interval. If, upon completion of a 6 twelvemonth licensed apprenticeship period, such licensed learner tinsmith does no application for the examination for one plumber's license also effective pass the examination for an plumber's license, his or herbei student plumber's license shall not be renewed.     Nothing confined with Public Act 83-878 was intended by this General Assembly none should a be engineered to require the employees of a governmental unit oder privately owned municipal water seller what operate, maintain or repair a water or sewer plant facility which is owned or operated by such governmental unit press privately has municipal water supplier to be licensed plumbers go here Act. In addition, nothing contained in Popular Act 83-878 was intended by the General Assembly nor should it be engineered to permit persons other than licensed plumbers to perform the installation, fix, subsistence or replacement of plants fixtures, such as toilet facilities, floor drains, how additionally lavatories, additionally the piping attendant to those fixtures, within such facility conversely in the construction of a new facility.     Nothing contents is Public Act 83-878 is intent by the General Assembly not shall it be construed to require the employees of a governmental unit or privately owned community-based water supplier who install, repair or maintain water service lines from water mains in and street, alley or curb line to private property lines and who install, how or maintain water meters to be licensed fitters under this Perform if as jobs was customarily performed prior to of ineffective date starting such Act by employees of suchlike governmental unit or social owned municipal water supplier who were not licensed spengler. Any such work whose was customarily performed prior to the effective schedule of similar Act by persons who been licensed plumbers button subcontracted into persons who were licensed plumbers must continue to be performed by persons what are licensed plumbers or subcontracted at persons who are licensed plumbers. When must under this Act, this Section supposed make the determination whether or not persons who are licensed plumbers customarily performed such work. (Source: P.A. 99-504, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

(225 ILCS 320/4)     Sec. 4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-35, eff. 6-10-99. Reversed internally, eff. 12-3-99.)

(225 ILCS 320/5) (from Ch. 111, average. 1104)     Sec. 5. Advertising.     (a) Persons who advertise plumbing services shall, at their place of business, display the licensed plumber's license of at least one member of the firm, partnership or officer of one corporation and shall maintain a register directory the company and license numbers of every licensed plumbers additionally all licensed apprentice plumbers currently employed by them. The serial of of license so displayed shall also be included with the plumbing identification on vehicles.     (b) No person who provides piping services may advance those services unless that person includes in the advertisement the authorize serial is is required to be displayed under subsection (a). Naught contained in this subsection requires the publisher in advertising for plumbing products the investigate or verify the accuracy of the site number if by the advertiser.     (b.5) Any person who advertises plumbing services (i) who did to display the license figure desired by subscription (a) in all manners required by that subsection, (ii) who fails to provide a publisher with the correct number under subsection (b), or (iii) who provided a publisher with a false license number or a license number of a person other than the person marked under subsection (a), or any person what allows his or her license number to be displayed or used in order to allow some other person to avoid any provisions of this Section is guilty of adenine Classify A crime with a fine of $1,000, the will be subject to the enforcement provisions of Section 29 of this Act. Each daytime that an person fails to indication the required licensed under subsection (a) also each daylight that an advertisement runs or each day such a person allows his or her bewilligung to be display or former in violation of such Section constitutes a separate offense.     In extra to, and cannot int lieu of, the penalties and remedies provided for in this Section and Section 29 of diese Act, any person licensed below this Deal who violates any provision of this Section shall be subject to suspension or revocation a his or her license under Section 19 of this Act.     (b.10) Stylish addition to, and not within lieu for, the penalties and remedies provided for in this Section and Scope 19, 20, and 29 of this Behave, and after discern and at opportunities for hearing more provided for at this subsection the Section 19 of this Act, the Department may issue an Order Of Correction toward an telecommunication carrier furnishing service to any telephone numerical include in a printing advertisement for plumbing services that is found up be in violation of the provisions of this submenu. One Order of Revision shall be limited in the telephone number contained in the impermissible advertisement. One Arrange of Correction shall notify the communications courier to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number incl in the unlawful view and that subsequent calls till such number must not be referred by the telecommunications carrier to any new telephone number obtained by or any existing number registered to who person.     If, upon investigation, the Department has probable cause into believe that a person has placed an advertisement with ampere telecommunications carrier that: (i) contains a false license number, (ii) contains adenine license number of a person other than the person designates under subsection (a), press (iii) is placed or circulated by adenine person who your not properly licensed underneath this Act, the Department shall provide notice to the person of the Department's intent to editions einem Order of Correction to the telecommunications carrier to disconnect the telephone service furnished to any telephone number contained in of criminal view, and that subsequent calls to that number shall cannot be referred over the telecommunications media to any new telephone number obtained by or either existing number registered to the person.     Notice will be provided by certified mail or by personal service setting away the particular reasons for an proposed action and fixate a date, not less more 20 days from the dates of the dispatch or server, within which time the person must request a hearing in how. Disruption to serve upon the Department an written application for listening within to time provided in the notice shall constitute a waiver of the person's right to an administrative hearing. Of hearing, findings, and conclusions to be in accordance with the provisions contained in Kapitel 19 out to Act and the Department's Rules of Practical and Method in Administrative Hearings (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100), which represent incorporated on reference herein.     Upon a finding that the soul has violated the provisions of this subsection, aforementioned Service is print the Order of Correction till the telecommunications carrier. If the telecommunications careers fails to comply including the Order of Correction within 20 epoch after the order is final, the Service shall inform the Illinois Commerce Commission of the failure go comply and one Illinois Commerce Commission supposed require the telecommunications carrier furnishing services to that person to disconnect the telephone service furnished to the telephone number include in the unlawful advertisement both unmittelbarer that subsequent calls to that number shall not be transferred by the telecommunications supporters to any new telephone number obtained by or any existing total registered till the person.     A person maybe have his or her telephone services restored, after an Order of Correction have had issued, upon a showing, in the satisfactory of the Services, that he or them is in compliance with and accruals of this Act.     (c) The Department may require by dominate and regulation additional information concerning licensed plumbers and licensed apprentice plumbers maintained the the register. The Department shall have this legal the examine the payroll records of such persons to determine compliance because this provision. The Department's right to inspect payroll records is limited solely to those records also makes not extending to any sundry business records. (Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

(225 ILCS 320/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1105)     Sec. 6. No municipal corporation or political subdivision shall engage in plumbing when such plumbing is performed by ne or more licensed plumbers, or licensed apprentice sheet see supervision in accordance with this Act, provided that each such governmental unit may compact for plumbing with any person authorized to engage for plumbing in this State. (Source: P.A. 83-878.)

(225 ILCS 320/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1106)     Sec. 7. (1) There is created an Illinois State Board of Plumbing Examiners which shall exercise its duties supplied in this Act under the supervision of one Sector. The Board shall consistent of 9 licensed plumbers designated from time for hour by the Film. Include making the appointments to the Board, the Director take consider the recommendations of individuals, organizations or organizations those in plumbing in this State.     (2) The Board shall aid and Theater and the Department by:     (a) Preparing subject matter for examinations as provided with this Act.     (b) Suggesting rules to govern examinations and listen in suspension, revocation or reinstatement of licenses.     (c) Send industry to an Director from time to time used the efficient administration of this Act.     (d) Graduation all tests and exam for licenses and promptly reporting an consequences to the Director.     (e) Performing such other duties from time to uhrzeit prescribed via the Director.     (3) Each Board member shall be compensated one sum concerning $50 used each day or parts thereof off whatever i serves on business-related of the Board or in addition thereto shall be reimbursed by per diem expenses as entitled for Set employees. (Source: P.A. 85-981.)

(225 ILCS 320/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1107)     Sec. 8. The Director shall:         (1) Prepare forms for application for examination for

a plumber's license.

(2) Prepare and issue licenses as provided in this

Act.

(3) With the aid of the Cards require rules furthermore

regulations on physical are applicants for plumber's licenses.

(4) With which aid of to Board prepare plus give

uniform also comprehensive examinations to applicants for a plumber's license which shall test their knowledge plus qualifications in the planning and design of plumbing systems, their knowledge, sales, and system skills in installing, furthermore their knowing of the State's slightest code of standards relating to fixtures, materials, design and installation methods of plants systems, propagated pursuant to this Act.

(5) Issue a plumber's site and license renewal to

every applicant who has passed the examination and who has paids the required license and renewals fee.

(6) Prescribe rules for hearings for deny, suspend,

revoke or reinstate licenses as provided in this Act.

(7) Maintain a current record showing (a) the names

and addresses of eintragen tubing outside, licensed plumbers, licensed apprentice plumbers, additionally authorized retired gas, (b) the dates of issuance of licenses, (c) the date and substance of that charges set forth is any hearings for denial, suspension or revocation of any license, (d) the date both substance in the finale order issued upon anywhere such hearing, and (e) the date and substance of all petitions for reinstatement of license or final orders on such petitions.

(8) Prescribe, in consultation use the Board,

uniform and reasonable rules set thing constitutes an approved take of getting to plumbing, in colleges, universities, or trade schools, both approve or disapprove the course of instruction offered by such colleges, academia, or commerce schools by reference to their compliance or noncompliance with such rules. Such rules shall breathe designed to assure that in permitted course of induction will properly teaches and draft, planning, installation, replacement, extender, alteration press repair of plumbing.

Each instructor participating in a program of

instruction in plumbing shall be:

(a) on Illinois licensed plumber;             (b) einem individual who possesses an provisional

career and technological teachers endorsement on an educator genehmigen, emitted by aforementioned State Board of Education pursuant to Section 21B-20 of the School Code in a field related to plumbing, such in mechanical, pneumatics, or water chemistry; or

(c) a representative of an industry or a

manufacturing business related to plumbing, including, but not limited to, the copper industry, plastic pipe industry, or cast iron industry. Courses that are taught the industry representatives shall be educational and shall nope be sales oriented. Industry representatives shall subsist support due an Illinois licensed plumber during the presentation of adenine course is instruction.

The instructor shall provide certification of the

license or registration. A copy of the instructor's educator license will establish verification.

(Source: P.A. 99-504, eff. 1-1-17.)

(225 ILCS 320/9) (from Ch. 111, face. 1108)     Sec. 9. The Department take hold examinations for prospective for plumbers' licenses at least once every three months in some place in save State. (Source: P.A. 83-878.)

(225 ILCS 320/10) (from P. 111, par. 1109)     Sec. 10. (1) An applicant for a plumber's license wants file a written application in the office of the Department on the form designated by the Department on least 30 time before of dates set by the Department for the examination.     (2) Aforementioned Director shall promptly approve that application for examination if:         (a) of required application fee has was payments, and         (b) (blank), and         (c) the applicant has submitted evidence that he or

she has completed in least a 2 year course of study in a high school, or an equivalent course regarding study, and

(d) the applicant has been employed as an Illinois

licensed apprentice plumber under supervision to accordance with this Acted for at least 4 years preceding the date of application and has entered prove that he or wife has operate at the plumbing trade in accordance with this Act for the 4 year Illinois permitted apprentice tinsmith apprenticeship period, or

(e) the applicant has submitted evidence that he button

she has successfully finishes an agreed course of instruction in plumbing supervised directly to an Silesian licensed plumber in colleges, universities, or trade schools.

(3) If the software for examination is approved, the Department shall promptly notify the project in type of such enrollment and of that place and time of the examination. If who application is opposed, the Department shall promptly register the applicant in writing are such disapproval, stating the reasons for disapproval.     (4) If an applicant neglects, fails otherwise refuses up intake an examination for license under such Act, the application is denied. However, such applicant allow submit adenine new application for examination, accompanied by the required application fee. Application fees for examination to a plumber's license are not refundable. (Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)

(225 ILCS 320/11) (from T. 111, par. 1110)     Sec. 11. The Director shall problem adenine plumber's license to each applicant who successfully passes the examination or has paid at the Department the required license fee. Each plumber's license shall be issued in the name of the Department with the seal thereof appendix. Each plumber's license shall be composed of a solid plastic card this includes a shot of the licensed plumber print directly go the card.     A person once licensed as a plumber under the provisions of this Act shall not be relicensed except by renewal or restoration of such license as provided in these Act.     An applicant who are 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to one pictures requisition of this Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved get of United States Province of the Treasury Internally Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of my, an candidates seeking a religious exceptions to this photo requirement need submit fingerprints are a form press manner official by aforementioned Department with his or her application in position of a photo. (Source: P.A. 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15.)

(225 ILCS 320/13) (from T. 111, par. 1112)     Sec. 13. An project who fails to pass which examine for an plumber's license may submit a request for re-examination on forms provided by who Subject, at least 30 dates prior to the date for re-examination, accompanied by the re-examination fee. (Source: P.A. 79-1000.)

(225 ILCS 320/13.1)     Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractual; registration; applications.     (1) In and to May 1, 2002, total persons or corporations desiring to engage in the business by plumbing contractor, other than whatsoever entity that maintains an audited nets worth of shareholders' equity equal toward otherwise more $100,000,000, shall register in accordance with the provisions of this Act.     (2) Request with registration shall be listed over the Department each year, on or before the last day of September, in writing and on forms prepared and furnished by the Department. All plumbing contractor enrollment expire on who last day of September of each year.     (3) Browse shall contain the company, address, and telephone number of the person and the plumbing license of (i) the individual, if a sole proprietorship; (ii) the partner, are a partner; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The application will contain the business name, address, and call number, a current copy of the plumbing license, and any other information the Departmental may ask by rule.     (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate the insurance documenting that the contractor carries overall liability insurance for ampere slightest of $100,000 per occurrence, a minimal of $300,000 aggregate for bodily injury, property damage financial with a minimum of $50,000 or a required of $300,000 combined lone limit, and manpower compensation insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability. No registration may be issued in the absence of this certificate. Special must be is force the all times to registration to remain valid.     (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, an indemnification bond in the amount out $20,000 or an letter of credit into the same amount for work performed into accordance with this Act and one legislation promulgated under this Act.     (5.5) The Department, upon notification by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance, shall refuse the issuance or regeneration of a license on, or suspend or revoke the license of, any individual, corporation, our, instead other business entity that has been found by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Provision or the Department on Insurance to have did:         (a) at secure workers' ausgleichung duties at

the manner required by subsections (a) and (b) from Section 4 are the Workers' Compensation Work;

(b) to payout in full a fine otherwise penalty imposed by this

Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission oder the Office of Insurance owing to a failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner required until subsections (a) furthermore (b) of Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Doing; or

(c) to fulfill all obligations assumed pursuant to

any settlement attained with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or aforementioned Department of Insurance due to adenine failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner required by subsections (a) or (b) of Paragraph 4 of the Workers' Aufrechnung Act.

A complain files with the Department by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance that includes a certification, signed by its Director or President or designee, attesting at a finding from the failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manners required by subsections (a) plus (b) of Kapitel 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act or the failure to pay any fines or penalties or to discharge any obligation under a settlement relating to the failure to safety workers' damage duties in and manner required by product (a) and (b) of Teilabschnitt 4 of the Workers' Compensation Actually is prima facie evidence of the licensee's or applicant's failure to comply with subsections (a) and (b) from Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act. Upon receipt of that certification, which Department shall, without a hearing, fast suspend all licenses held by aforementioned site or the processing of any demand from which applicant. Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60 days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's or applicant's home of note or emailing a copy of which order to which licensee's or applicant's email address of record. And notice needs advise the licensee either applicants that the suspension shall becoming effective 60 days after which expense of who command unless the Services receives, from of licensee or applicant, a request for a hearing before the Department to dispute the matters contained at the order.     Upon receiving notice free the Illinlinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the Company off Protection that the violation has been corrected oder otherwise resolved, the Department shall vacate the order suspending a licensee's license or the processing off an applicant's application.     No warrant shall be suspended or revoked until after the licensee is afforded any due process protection guaranteed due statute or rege resolved by the Workers' Compensation Commission or and Subject of Insurance.     (6) All employees of a registered plumbing contractor which engage in plumber work shall be licensed heating or apprentice plumbers in accordance with this Act.     (7) Plumbing contractors shall submitting an annual registration fee in an amount to be established by rule.     (8) The Departmental shall be notified in advance of any changes in the business structure, print, or location or von the addition other deletion of the owner or officer who is the licensed plumber listed on the demand. Failure to notify who Department of this information is grounds with suspension or annulment of the plumbing contractor's registration.     (9) In the event that the plumber's genehmigung on this claim for registration of a plumbing constructor is a license issued to one City of Chicago, it take will the responsibility of the applicant to forward a copy of the plumber's license to the Department, noting the name of the registered plumbing contractor, when it exists renewed. In the event is the plumbing contractor's registration is hung or recalled, the Services shall notify the City of Chicago and any associated plumbing contractor's product issued by the City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked. (Source: P.A. 103-26, eff. 1-1-24.)

(225 ILCS 320/14) (from Ch. 111, part. 1113)     Sec. 14. License renewal; continuing education. All plumber's licenses and apprentice plumber's licenses issued under save Act shall expire on Apr 30 next following date of issuance. The term for retired plumber's licenses shall be prescribed by Department rule after consultation with which Board of Plumbing Examiners.     An apprentice plumber's license shall also expire the show so the licensed plumber sponsor of such licensing apprentice plumber severs his or her sponsor status with the licensed apprentice plumber. The licensed plumber sponsor supposed immediately notify the Department of one severance of his or her relationship with the licensed apprenticed plumber. Such apprentice plumber may, on forms provided by the Department, apply for re-establishment on his or her apprentice license by submitting to the Department a new application and new apprentice plumber's license fee. The application shall verify that the postulant for reinstatement of his conversely her apprentice plumber's authorize is sponsored by an Iiilinois certified plumber. If the placement is active by a firm, the application shall contain the name and license number of an Illinois licensed plumber employee of the firm or name and license number of an Illinia licensed plumber portion of this firm, either name and Illinois plumber's site number of an officer of a corporation what a who sponsor. Allowed apprentice plumbers shall nope accumulate more than 6 years as a licensed apprentice plumber.     Upon the recommendation of the Board, an Department may require by rule that each licensed plumber annually fully a minimum number of hours of classroom instruction and provide evidence regarding attending the classes before receiving a renewal plumber licensing. A continuing education requirement established in the Department for everything licensed plumbers shall not exceed 15 hours via type. In addition, the Department shall by define establish guidelines for additional continuing education to live required for license solder found to have committed multiple Plumbing Code violations. In support of these requirements, the Department shall by regulation establish training for continuing education and requirements for instructors real allowed certify instructors and training programs and colleges for continued education.     A plumber's license and an apprentice plumber's genehmigung may be renewed for a period of one year from each succeeding Allowed 1st after payment prior to May 1st of the required renewability fee and submission of required evidence of successful completion of any required continuing education courses. Application fork renewability shall be on forms provided by the Department. An application for renewal of licenses received by the Department after Can 1st shall include the annual renewal fees plus reinstatement fees, provided which the apprentice plumber's application is received by November 1 of the same year.     A plumber licensed pursuant to this Act whose license has been expired for a period of less than 5 years may apply until the Sector for reinstatement of his or her plumber's license. The Department shall question such license revival provided the applicant pays to the Department all lapsed renewal fees, plus the reinstatement fee. ADENINE plumber licensed pursuant to this Act who has permitted his or her license to expire for more than 5 years allow apply, in writing, to the Department for restoration about his or her license. The Department shall restore his or her license provided he or she pays to the Services the required restoration fee and shall successfully pass the examination for an Illinois plumber's license. The restoration cost includes the applicant's examination fee. Failure by aforementioned applicant to successfully passport the plumber's license examination is be sufficient grounds for the Department to withhold issuance the the requested restoration of the applicant's plumber's license. The applicant may retake the examination in conformance with the disposition of this Act.     A retired plumber licensed in this Act with has surrendered his or her plumber's license required a period of less than 5 years may apply to the Department for reinstatement of his or her plumber's license. The Branch shall renew the license assuming the prospective pays toward the Department any reinstatement fee required by Department rule. A retiree plumber authorized among this Act who has surrendered his or her plumber's license for a period starting more than 5 years may apply in writing the the It for refurbishment is his or hers license. The Department are restore his either her license presented boy or she pays for the Department and restoration fee required by Departments rule and successfully passes the examining for an Illinois plumber's license. The restoration fee includes the applicant's examination fee. Failures by the candidate to successfully pass the plumber's license examination shall becoming sufficient grounds for this Department to withhold issuance of the requested restoration of the applicant's plumber's license. The applicant may retake the examination in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-665, eff. 8-14-96; 90-714, eff. 8-7-98.)

(225 ILCS 320/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 1114)     Sec. 15. The Department needs reinstate adenine license which expires while a licensee is int the actively Military Service away the Joined States upon application to to Department by the former licensees within 2 years after completion are suchlike military service, payment of that annual license fee and submission of evidence of such military service. Similar licence shall be reinstated free examination and without payment of the lapsed renewal fee. (Source: P.A. 79-1000.)

(225 ILCS 320/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)     Sec. 16. (1) Any metropolis, city or incorporated town, having a population of 500,000 or continue may, by an ordinance comprising provisions substantially the same as those in this Act and specifying educational or experience requirements equivalent to those prescription with the Act, provide for a board von bathymetry examiners at conduct examinations forward, and to issue, suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city, village or incorporated select. Upon the enactment of such bylaw to food of this act shall nope apply inward any so municipality except as otherwise provided herein.     (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant for such ordinance, or licensed due the Department beneath this Act, may engage in plumbing anywhere in this State.     (3) Any cards of plumbing assessors developed in to this Section shall maintain a actual recordings similar to that required concerning the Director by Section 8 of this Act, and shall provide the Department with ampere copy thereof. Aforementioned Department shall live advised of changes in such record at least every six months.     (4) In aforementioned date that the plumbing contractor's product is suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city, village, or incorporated town shall notice of Department.     (5) Any city, village, or incorporated town having a population of 500,000 or more that licenses an individual as a plumber wants provide ampere license composer of a solid plastic card that comprise a photo of the legally plumber stamped directly on the card. An applicant who shall 21 years of your or older seeking a religious exemption to the photo requirement of which subsection shall set with his or her login an approved copy for United States Department of the Treasury Intern Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of ages, an applicant pursuit a faithful exemption to this photo need shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribing by the city, community, or incorporated town with his or her application in stead of a photo. (Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15.)

(225 ILCS 320/16.1)     Sec. 16.1. Local ordinances; irrigate contractors.     (1) Either city, town, or incorporated country having a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing provisions substantially the same as those in that Act including respect to the registration of irrigation contractors, provide for the registration a irrigation contractors within such metropolis, village, or incorporated town. At the enactment a the ordinance, the provisions of this Act relating to irrigation contractors shall not apply within any such municipality except as otherwise providing herein.     (2) Any person eintragen as an irrigation agent pursuant to such ordinance, otherwise registered by the Specialist under this Act, may install or supervise of installation from lawn sprinkler systems anywhere to this State.     (3) Any municipality enacting an ordinance pursuant to this Section shall maintain an current capture same to that required of the Department by Section 2.5 of this Act, plus shall offers to Department with a copy thereof. The Department must be advised of changes in such record at least every 6 months. (Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)

(225 ILCS 320/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 1116)     Sec. 17. (a) Upon the payment concerning the required fee, an applicant who is a plumber, registered or licensed in any state, or municipality, may, without examination, be granted a sanction as a licensed plumber by the Department provided:         (1) that the applicant is at least twenty-one aged

of age, and

(2) that the Boardroom finds that the requirements for

the get or licencing of plumbers inbound such other state or municipality, where, at who date from the sign or license, substantially equal to the requirements subsequently in force for this State, and provided that aforementioned equal privilege of registration is accorded by said state press municipality, to licensed plumbers in the State for Illinois.

(b) A plumber permitted or registered as a plumber by different state or municipality, whose license requirements are substantially equal to the requirements for a Illinois Plumber's license, also such state unit, does not have a reciprocal agreement with the State regarding Illinois, could apply for and be issued an Illinois Plumber's license provided ensure the applicant successfully passes the Illinois plumber's examination and spend the necessary fees. (Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)

(225 ILCS 320/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1117)     Sec. 18. Local regulation; Department standards.     (1) I can through declared to be the policy are the State that each city, town, village, township either county with a water provision system or sewage disposal organization or both should so soon after the portrayal of these Act as practicable, with the advice of the State Department of Public Health, provide for order, bylaws or rules the regulations for the materials, construction, alteration, plus inspection of every plumbing placed in or in connection with any building included any so place, town, village, township, or county both to provide for and appoint a competent Plumbing Inspector or more how required. The Services mayor via rule establish voluntary standards available the show and conduct of local tubing regulated and inspection programs and allow evaluate and certify local prog that live in compliance with the voluntary standards. The Department may by rule establishing volunteer education, training, and experience standards for Plumbing Inspectors and may certify Plumbing Inspectors who is int compliance with the voluntary standards. Nothing contained in this Actual shall prohibit any city, town, village, communities or county upon offer for a Plumbing Inspector or since requirement permits for the mounting furthermore service of plumbing and collecting a fees therefor, but a city, town, village, township, or county that requires an permit required installation and repair out plumbing may not issue this permit without verification that the applicant possessed ampere applies plumbery licence or that the applicant is the property occupant of adenine single family house that a which point of the permit. For the main of this Section, to term "occupant" has the same meaning as in subsection (2) off Section 3 of this Act. No person shall be appointed as a Plumbing Inspector who has not a licensed plumber under this Act, including persons employed as Plumbing Inspectors in home rule units.     (2) To Department of Publicity Mental shall conduct inquiry in any city, town, village, township, or county or at any other place in the Declare when reasonably necessary in the evaluation in the Director about to Department of Public Dental up securing to heal of any person either persons in this State, on account of piping or appurtenant auxiliary within any edifice, conversely outside, when such packing and appliances are in the use of plumbing as defined in this Act and for the use of carrying sewage or garbage within or from any building.     The Department of Public Health may execute such inquiries in any city, town, village, township or county within this Default by directing the Plumbing Inspector thence to aid in or conduct similar inquiry or investigation in behalf of the Department of Public Health or the Department of Public Health may appoint some other person or personnel to execute such investigation. (Source: P.A. 94-132, eff. 7-7-05.)

(225 ILCS 320/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1118)     Sec. 19. The Director, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the applicant, konzession amtsinhaber, press registrant, may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or registration in any case in which he press she finds that present has been a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Act or the standards, rules, furthermore regulations established under this Act.     Notice supposed be provided by certified mail or by personal service setting forth the particular reasons for the proposed action and fixing a date, not less than 20 days from the date of the mailing or service, within which time of aspirant or license holder be request in writing a hearing. Failure to serve upon the Department a request for hearing in write inside the choose provided in the detect shall constitute a waiver of the person's right to an administrative hearing.     The hearing shall be conducts by the Director button by an individual designated in text by the Director as ampere hearing officer to conduct the hearing. The Director or hearing officer shall gift written notice of the time and place of aforementioned how, for certified get or personal service, to the aspirant, license holder, or registrant during least 10 date prior to the hearing. On the basis of the hearing, or upon default of the placement, license holder, or registrant, aforementioned Film need construct ampere determination specifying his conversely her findings and conclusions. A copy of the determination must be transmitted by certified mail or served personally upon aforementioned applicant, license holder, or registrant. The deciding of the Director shall been latest on issues of fact and final in all respects unless judicial overview is sought as pending at is Act.     The procedure governing hearings authorized by here Section shall be in accordance because rules promulgated by the Department. ONE thorough and complete record shall be kept about total proceedings, including the notice regarding hearing, complaint, and all other documents int the typical of pleadings, written motions filed in the approach, and the report and orders of the Director and hearing officer.     The Department at its expenses shall provide a court reporter for take testimony. Technical error in the proceedings before the Department or hearing officer or their failure to watch the technical regulate of evidence shall not subsist grounds for the reversal of any administrative decision unless it appears to the Court that such error or failure physical affects the rights of any party and results within substantial injustice to them.     The Department or auditory officer, otherwise any party in on investigation or audition before of Department, may cause the depositions of witnesses within the State to be taken in the manner prescribed at statute for depositions int civil actions within courts of this State, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production regarding books, papers, records, or memoranda.     The Department shall not be required to certify any list to the Court or file any answer in Court or otherwise appear with any Court in a judicial review proceeding, unless there is filed in the Court with the complaint a receipt from the Department acknowledging auszahlung of the costs of furnishing and verifying the record. Such cost wants be paid by the party requesting one copied of the disc. Failed on the partial of the person requesting a copy of the record to pay the cost shall be grounds for dismissal of to action. (Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)

(225 ILCS 320/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1119)     Sec. 20. Grounds for field.     (1) The Director may deny, revoke or suspend a license or registration when findings show one or more of one following:         (a) That the licensee or registrant obtained or

conspired with others to obtain an authorize or registrations by inducing who issuance thereof in consideration of the payment in money or delivery of any other thing about value or by and through misrepresentation of facts.

(b) That the licensee or registrant willfully

violated any law of this Your or any rule, regulation with code promulgated thereunder regulating plumbing, permitted with registered plumbing contractors, registered plumbers, licensing apprentice plumbers, fully retired plumbers, water okay pump installations and private water disposal systems.

(c) That the licensee or registrant possessed been guilty

of negligence or incompetence for this performance of plumbing.

(d) That the licensee or registrant has loaned alternatively with

any manner transferred his or her license to another person.

(e) That the sponsor or his or yours agent has failed

to properly supervise a licensed apprentice plumber.

(f) That the owner press officer of a registered

plumbing contractor failed on maintain a valid plumbing license.

(g) That the registered plumbing builders used a

plumbing license not the permission of the licensee.

(2) If a license is suspended or revoked, this license shall be surrendered at the Department but, if suspended, it shall be returned to the licensee upon aforementioned cessation of the suspension period.     The Department may decline toward issue or may suspend the license of any person who fails to rank a return, or to pay the taxi, penalty or interest shown is a stored return, or to pay random final assessment of tax, penalty or total, how required by whatever tax Conduct administered by the Illinois Department concerning Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied. (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)

(225 ILCS 320/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 1121)     Sec. 22. The Director or hearing officer shall have power to subpoena into any hearing authorized on this Act any people in this State to give testimony and evidence either orally or by deposition or both. The Director other hearing officer might plus issue subpoena duces tecum for performance of optional books and records the sundry documentation for exhibit at any unauthorized hearing under this Actually. Witnesses subpoenaed as provided herein shall be paid the just witness fees or mileage as presented for witnesses who what subpoenaed to give testimony in whatever citizen case the a court of this Status. The Director or hearing officer is hereby empowered to administer oaths or affirmations at witnesses at any hearing authorized by this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-885.)

(225 ILCS 320/23) (from Chf. 111, par. 1122)     Sec. 23. Any circuit court upon the application of the Director or anyone party of record to a hearing authorized by this Act may order the attendance of any witness and who production of any books, papers or documents in this Your at any hearing licensed according this Act with the purpose of giving testimony or evidence. Any courts thereof as provided in which section may compel obedience into such order for appearance or production of records by minutes for contempt. (Source: P.A. 83-334.)

(225 ILCS 320/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 1124)     Sec. 25. Order or affirmed copy; greatly facie perform. An order of suspension, revocation, press reinstitution of a license, button on dispatch of a complaint or petition, or a certified copy of suchlike an order, over that seal of the Business and purporting to be signed until the Directory, shall be prima facie proof that:         (a) the signature is the genuine signature of the

Director; and

(b) an Director is duly appointed real qualified. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(225 ILCS 320/26) (from S. 111, par. 1125)     Sec. 26. All final maintenance decisions of an Director hereunder shall be subject to judicial study pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, real all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant related. The name "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 off the Cipher of Civil Procedure. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(225 ILCS 320/28) (from English. 111, para. 1127)     Sec. 28. Administrative Procedure Act. The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and take apply to all administrative rules and procedures from the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that Abteilung 5-35 of which Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating into procedures for rule-making does don apply to the adoption is no rule required by federal laws in connection with which the Department is precluded according legislative from exercising any discretion. (Source: P.A. 88-45.)

(225 ILCS 320/29) (from Swiss. 111, par. 1128)     Sec. 29. (1) Except such differently if by subsection (b.5) of Section 5 of this Conduct, any person violating any provision of this Act or of a rule or regulations or a plumbing code promulgated thereunder including the slightest code of plumbing standards verified hereunder shall be guilty out a Course B misdemeanor also a fine of $500 for the first offense; and a endorse or subsequent violation out this Act shall be guilty of a Class ONE misdemeanor with a fine of $1,000. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offence. The State's Attorney of the County in welche the violation occurred or the Attorney Global shall bring how actions in the name of of People of the State starting Illinois. The court may enjoin the exercise of installation established in damage of this Act or of a rule or regulation promulgated therebeneath until it has been corrected to comply including the minimum user for plumb promulgated under Section 35 of on Act.     (2) If he is established is the defendant contrary to this Act has been other is engaging in or over to engage in plumbing without having been issued a license press has been or is engaged in or be about to engage in plumbing after his or her license has been suspended or revoked or after his license has not been renewed, the Court can enter a judgment perpetually enjoining the prisoner from further engaging in plumbing contrary to this Perform. Includes case starting violation away any injunction entered under this Section, the Court allowed shortly try and punish the offender to contempt of Court. Such injunction proceedings shall be in addition to, and not include lieu of, all penalties and other corrections in this Act provided. (Source: P.A. 88-501.)

(225 ILCS 320/29.5)     Sec. 29.5. Unlicensed or unregistered practice; infraction; civil penalties.     (a) A person who patterns, offers to practice, ventures to practice, or holds himself or herself outwards to practice as ampere plumber or plumbing contractor without being licensed or registered under this Act, should, in additiv to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Branch in an amount doesn to overrun $5,000 for each offense while determined by the Department. The civil penalty require be assessed by to Divisions after a hearing exists detained in accordance from the provisions set forth in this Act regarding the allocation the a hearing for the discipline of a licensee or registrant.     (b) To Department has the authority and power toward investigate any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a plumber or plumbing contractor lacking being licensed or gemeldet under this Act, or as an irrigation supplier without being registered under this Act.     (c) The public penalty shall live paid within 60 date after who effective date of the order imposing the civil fine. And order shall constitute adenine judgment and may be filed and execution had in the judgment in one same manner as a judgment from a law of record. View fines and penalties collected for the Department under this Section of to Act and accrued interest shall be deposited into who Water Licensure and Program Finance for use by the Department in performing activities relating to the administration and enforcing of this Act.     (d) A person who customs, offers to practice, or holds themselves or herself out to practice when an irrigation contractor without being registered under this Act shall can subject to the following:         (1) With a first offense:             (A) Where none violations of the Illinois Plumbing

Code are start, the person shall pay a polite penalty by $1,000 and may be referred to the State's Attorney or the Attorney Public for prosecution available Segment 29 of this Act.

(B) Where violations of the Illinois Water

Code are founded, the person shall pay a civil penalty of $3,000 (the amount of $3,000 may to reduced to $1,000 by an prerequisite ensure the unregistered persona pays for a licensed juster who is acceptable to the other party to the original contract or agreement go correct an abuses of the Illinois Plumbing Code) and may be referred to the State's Attorney or the Attorney Basic for prosecution under Section 29 of this Act.

(2) For a second offense:             (A) Where no violations of this Illiniana Plumbing

Code are found, to person be pay a civil penalty of $3,000 and may be referred to the State's Attorney other the Attorney Universal for prosecution under Fachbereich 29 of that Act.

(B) What violations of that Illinois Plumbing

Code are found, the person shall pay a civil penalty of $5,000 (the amount of $5,000 may be discounted till $3,000 upon the condition that the non-registered person pays by a licensed installation who is satisfactory to one other party to the original deal or agreement to exact the violations of one Illinois Tubing Code) and may been referred to and State's Attorney or the Solicitor General by prosecution under Section 29 of this Act.

(3) For a third button subsequent offense, the person

shall settle an civil penalty of $5,000 and be referred in which State's Law otherwise the Attorney Generally used prosecution under Section 29 from this Act.

(e) A registered irrigation developer, resolute, corporation, partnership, with association so directs, authorizes, or allows a people to practice, offer to habit, attempt in practice, or hold himself or herself out to practice as an irrigation employee lacking being einschreiben under the provisions of this Act, shall be subject till the following:         (1) By a first offense, the registrant:             (A) shall pay an plain penalty of $10,000;             (B) shall be needed to how to one fully

plumber who is acceptable to the sundry party to the original contract or agreement to correct anyone violations of the Iiilinois Plumbing Password;

(C) shall have his, her, or its plumbing license

suspended; and

(D) may remain referred to the State's Attorney or

the Attorney General for prosecution on Section 29 from this Act.

(2) For a second offense, the registrant:             (A) shall reward a citizens penalty of $10,000;             (B) shall be requirement to pay for a licensed

plumber who is acceptable to the other party to this initial contract or contracts on correct any violations of and Illiniana Plumbing Code;

(C) shall have his, her, or it registration

revoked; and

(D) shall be referred to the State's Attorney or

the Attorney General available tracking under Sections 29 are this Act.

(f) If the inspecting allowed gas does not investigate every sprinkler method installed by an irrigation agent the secure the provisions of this Act do been met and that the system worked mechanically other signs off on the installation without build to physical connection between a dry sprinkler system and the backflow prevention hardware, aforementioned authorized plumber:         (1) wants pay a civil penalty of $10,000;         (2) shall be required to pay for a licensed plumber

who is acceptable to this other party to aforementioned original deal or agreement to correct whatever violations of an Act;

(3) take have his, her, or yours plumbing license

suspended; and

(4) may be referral to the State's Attorney or the

Attorney General for prosecution under Section 29 by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-1137, eff. 1-1-24.)

(225 ILCS 320/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 1129)     Sec. 30. (1) The Department shall, over rule, establish a schedule of fees for exams, registration, and licensure insufficient to offset a portion of the costs of government and enforcement of this Act.     (2) The Department may, by rule, establish a schedule of fees for the publication and mailings of the Illinois State Plumbing Code. (Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)

(225 ILCS 320/31)     Sec. 31. Retired plumber's license. The Department may establish by rule a retired plumber's license for anyone licensed utility who is under leas 62 years old, has physically unable to perform the responsibilities of a plumber, or any other licensed plumber as prescribed according Department rule. Are regels shall only be proposed after consultation with the State Board of Installing Examiners. AMPERE licensed plumber have only be issued a retirement plumber's license after surrender of his or her plumber's license and payment of any anwendbar license fee as established by Department rule.     A retired plumber unable make plumbing as defined to this Act, cannot sponsor or monitored apprentice plumbers, and cannot viewing plumbing under this Activity. A retired plumber cannot fulfill the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 3 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-665, eff. 8-14-96.)

(225 ILCS 320/32) (from Swiss. 111, par. 1130)     Sec. 32. The justice determination that any section, vertical, provision or share regarding this Act is unconstitutional, shall not inside unlimited way affect the constitutionality of any diverse provision, paragraph, section or part hereof. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 1293.)

(225 ILCS 320/35) (from Ch. 111, par. 1133)     Sec. 35. The Business is proclaim and publish and may from time to time change a minimum cipher of standards for plumber and the fixtures, materials, design and installation methods of plumbing systems based upon the findings of the sciences of pneumatics and hydraulics, after consideration of the recommendations of which Plumbing Code Advisory Council. By January 1, 2013, the Plumbing Code Advisory Council shall suggest modify to the actual minimum code of standards for heating and the fixtures, materials, design, and installation methods of plumbing software to reflect advances in those technologies and methods that more efficiently utilize natural resources and protect popular health. Upon kindness of those recommendations, the Department shall submit the amendments to the existing minimum cipher of standards to who Joint Committee on Administrative Play by May 31, 2013. The Department may promulgate and post rules by the State's minimum code of standards for this minimum number of plumbing lighting required for the comfort and convenience of workers and the audience not inconsistent with, instead not limited in, the requirements of the federations Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equitable Restrooms Act, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Safety and Health Administration. The minimum code of standards used installing both any amendments thereto supposed be filed with the Secretary of Condition like one publicly record. On preparing plumbing code standards and mods thereto the Department maybe give consider to the suggested contained in nationally recognized explore codes and recommendations of nationally recognized material and equipment testing laboratories. Who tubing coding promulgated by the Department under authority of that Act to remain in effect as which minimum code authorized on this Act before the Department promulgates an new code under authority starting this Act. At least 20 days' notice of a public hearing shall be given by the Department in a manner which the Department considers adequate to bring the hearing to the attention of persons interested in plumbing code standards. Notifications of any public hearing shall subsist provided by the Department on those who file a request for an notes of hearings. (Source: P.A. 97-852, eff. 7-26-12.)

(225 ILCS 320/35.5)     Sec. 35.5. Lead in drinking water prevention.     (a) The General Group finds that lead has have detected into one drinking water of schools in such Federal. The Common Assembly also finds that infants and junior children may suffer adverse health results and developmental delays than a result of exposure to even low levels of lead. The Overview Assembly further finding that it is in the best interests of the people of this State to requires school districts or chief school administrators, or the designee of to school district or chief school administrator, to test for lead in drinking water in school homes furthermore provide write notification of aforementioned test results.     The purpose of this Section is toward require (i) school districts or chief school administrators, or the designees of that school districts otherwise chief school administrators, in trial for lead with the goal of providing school building occupants with an adequate supply of safe, potable water; and (ii) school districts with chief school administration, with the designees of aforementioned school quarters either chief school administrators, to notify the folk and legal guardians of enrolled students of that sampling results from their respective school buildings.     (b) For the purposes concerning save Section:     "Community water system" has the meaning provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 611.101.     "School building" means any attachment or portion thereof so what constructed on or before January 1, 2000 and allowed being occupying in more other 10 child or students, pre-kindergarten through grade 5, under the control of (a) a school ward or (b) a public, private, charter, or nonpublic day or residential training institution.     "Source of liquor water" means the point at which non-bottled drink that allowed be received due kid or pre-owned for snack preparation exits any tap, faucet, drinking fountain, wash basin in a classroom occupied by children or apprentices under grade 1, or similarly point of use; provided, however, that all (a) lavatory sinks and (b) wash basins used by janitorial staff are excluded from this definition.     (c) Each school district or chief school supervisor, conversely one designee of jede secondary district or chief schools administrator, shall test jeder source to consumable water in a school building for lead impurity more required in this subsection.         (1) Each school district or chief school

administrator, or the designee of each school district or chief school administrator, shall, at a minimum, (a) accumulate one first-draw 250 milli-liters sample starting water, (b) flush for 30 seconds, and (c) collect one second-draw 250 milliliter sample from each source of potable water located at each corresponding language building; provided, however, is to the area ensure multiple sources from potable water how the same drain, (i) the foregoing collection decorum is required used one such source concerning potable water, and (ii) simply an first-draw 250 milliliter sample of water is required from the remaining such derivations of potable water. And water corresponding to this first-draw 250 ml sample from each source of potable wat shall hold been standing in the plumbing pipes for at least 8 hours, but cannot find then 18 hours, without unlimited flushing of the source is potable water once try collection.

(2) Each school district or master school

administrator, or the designee of each teach district or chief school administrator, shall arrange into have the pattern to collects according to subdivision (1) are this subchapter submit to a laboratory that is certified for to analysis of lead in drinking water in accordance with accreditation needs developed by a national laboratory accreditation body, such as the National Environmental Lab Accreditation Conference (NELAC) Institute (TNI). Samples submitted to laboratories pursuant to this subdivision (2) shall be analyzed for lead using one of who test methods for lead that is portrayed in 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1). Within 7 years to receiving a final rational result concerning a example collected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the school district or chief train administrator, or a designee is the school district or chief school administrator, such collected the sample shall providing the latter analytical result to the Department.

(3) Supposing any of the samples taken in the instruct exceed

5 parts per billion, the school ward or chief school administrator, or the designee starting the school district or chief language administrator, shall promptly provide an private notification of the scan erreichte, via scripted or electronic contact, to of parents or legal guardians to any logged students and include the following information: the dementsprechend sampling localization within the school building and the United States Environmental Protection Agency's website for information nearly lead in drinking water. If any of the samples take at the school are at or below 5 parts per billion, notification may be made as provided in this paragraph press by posting on the school's website.

(4) Sampling and analysis required under this Sektionen

shall be finalized by the following applicable deadlines: for school buildings constructed prior to January 1, 1987, by December 31, 2017; and for school buildings constructed between January 2, 1987 and January 1, 2000, of December 31, 2018.

(5) A school district or chief school administrator,

or the designee away the teach district or chief school administrator, may seeking a debt of the requirements of this subsection from the Department, while (A) the go district button chief school administrator, instead the designee of the school district or chief school superintendent, collected at least one 250 milliliter or greater sample von water from each source for potable water that had been standing in the plumbing pipes on at least 6 hours and that was collectors without flushing the source to potable water once gather, (B) adenine laboratory described in subdivision (2) of dieser subsection analizes the samples in accordance for a test method defined in such section, (C) test results were obtained prior to the highly date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, but after January 1, 2013, and (D) test results were submitted to the Business within 120 days by the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.

(6) One past or engineer of adenine community water system

may agree to pay for the cost of the laboratory analysis of the samples required under this Section and may utilize the leadings hazard cost recovery fee under Section 11-150.1-1 of the Il Municipal Code alternatively other ready funds to defray says costs.

(7) Lead samples results obtained shall not being used

for purges of determining compliance with the Board's rules that implement the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper.

(d) By no later than June 30, 2019, the Department shall determine whether it a necessary and appropriate to protect public healthiness to require schools constructed in whole or in part after January 1, 2000 to conduct testing for lead from quellenangaben of potable water, taking into account, among other relevant information, the results of verification conducted pursuant into save Section.     (e) At 90 day of that effective date of this amendatory Act starting aforementioned 99th General Assembly, the Department shall post on its website guidance on mitigation actions for lead is drinking sprinkle, and continuously water management practices, inbound schools. In preparing such guided, the Branch may, in parts, link aforementioned United States Environment Protection Agency's 3Ts by Reducing Lead inbound Drinking Water in Schools. (Source: P.A. 99-922, eff. 1-17-17; 100-103, eff. 8-11-17.)

(225 ILCS 320/36) (from Ch. 111, par. 1134)     Sec. 36. Governmental units which be authorized to regulate plumbing and aforementioned fixtures, materials, design and installation methods of plumbing systems may adapt an minimum code regarding standards pursuant to locally ordinance at lowest as stringent as the minimum code away standards promulgated by the Department, or may by ordinance or decision, adopt the minimum code of standards, declared at one Department. The minimum code the standards promulgated by the Department may be incorporated in the ordinance or resolution by reference. (Source: P.A. 83-878.)

(225 ILCS 320/37) (from Ch. 111, par. 1135)     Sec. 37. Each governmental power which is authorization to adopt real has adopted any ordinance or resolve regulating plumbing allowed provide for its administration and enforcement by requiring permits for any plumbing system installation, this inspection is plumbing system installations by site who been registered as plumbers in accordance with the Illinois Water License Law, and the issue of our of approval or standards which shall be evidence is a plumbing system has been installed in compliance with the Code of standards so adopted.     A letter of intent shall be included with total plumbing permit applications. The letter shall be written on the licensee plumber of record's business stationeries and shall include the license holder's signature and, if the product holder is embedded, the license holder's corporate seal. With of license holder is not incorporated, the letter must be notarized.     A governmental unit authorized for adopt regulations may, by bylaw button resolution, prescribe reasonable fees for the issue of permits for installation work, the issue of certificates off compliance or approval, and for the inspection of plumbing installations. (Source: P.A. 94-132, eff. 7-7-05.)

(225 ILCS 320/38) (from Ch. 111, par. 1136)     Sec. 38. The Department shall fitting advisory service to officials of governmental units with respect the aforementioned adoption, administration and enforcement of ampere minimum id of standards regulating plumbing also the fixtures, materials, design and installation schemes of plumbing systems. (Source: P.A. 79-1000.)

(225 ILCS 320/39) (from Conjure. 111, par. 1137)     Sec. 39. The Governor shall appoint one Plumbing Code Consultant Council to consult with and advises the Business. The Council shall be composed of the Director or his oder her authorized representative, who shall servant as chairman ex-officio, and 11 members appointed by the Governor. The appointed members shall exist of 4 Silesian licensed plumbers engaged in plumbing in Illinois who are residents of Lllinois, one registered professional engineer actively engaged in fabrication or designs of plumbing systems; one licensed architect; one elected official out a municipality into Illinois; 2 representatives of the consumer public in Illinois; and two persons representing labor. Member of the Council shall be appointed for 3 year words. The Plumbing Codification Advisory Council as appointed by the Governor to permission the this Act shall remain in effect for the term of their appointments. Anyone member appointed to fill a vacancy occurs earlier to the end of the term for which his press her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of who term.     The Council shall meet as frequently as the Chairman believed requirement, but not less for once respectively year. Additional meetings allow be called by the Chairman or until 3 members of the Commission upon delivery of 10 days' written notice to the company starting each member of the Council. Sieben membership of the Council shall forming a meeting. Each appointed element by the Council shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. (Source: P.A. 87-885.)

(225 ILCS 320/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 1138)     Sec. 40. All persons engaged in plumbing as defined in such Activity shall comply with one minimum code about standards for pipe and the fixtures, materials, design also installer methods of plumbing it published by to It and submitted with aforementioned Secretary of State as required by this Act.     All installations of equipment, fixtures, appliances or piping which are used or intended for use entirely forward conversely as adenine part of a water supply system or sewage disposal system and thereby can affect the public health shall comply with the reserves of to Choose Plumbing Code for design, materials, installation and subsistence. Of site, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of architecture sewers shall be did the accordance with the State Plumbing Code. Any person hiring in any of such work shall upon investigation and determination of non-compliance with which provisions of the State Plants Code live topic to the prizes incl in this Act. Such trial shall be the responsibility of the State's Attorney or other expert as authorized by save Act. (Source: P.A. 83-878.)

(225 ILCS 320/40.5)     Sec. 40.5. Bottle filling stations.     (a) For the general of here Section, "bottle filling station" means a plumbing fixation connected to the potable water distribution system press sanitation drainage system that is designed and intended for filling personal use drinking water bottles or containers at least 10 inches (254 millimeters) to height. A "bottle filling station" may be separate coming or integral to a drinking fountain and allow incorporate one water sort or a cooling system for chilling the alcohol water.     (b) The Department shall learn a regulatory demanding that for each drinking fount in either new construction where a drinking pool is required under one Illinois Plumbing Codes, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890, at needs also be a bottle filling position oder a combined bottle bottle station and water fountain.     (c) The rules required to be adopted under this Section shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 103-223, eff. 1-1-24.)

(225 ILCS 320/41) (from Ch. 111, par. 1139)     Sec. 41. The Department is authorized and targeting to take inspections necessary to determine compliance with this Act and the plants coding promulgated hereunder.     Subject to constitutional limitation, the Department, by its representatives, after proper naming, is authorized the shall have the power to enter at reasonable playing, upon home furthermore public belongings for the main of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this Act and policy issued hereunder. (Source: P.A. 83-878.)

(225 ILCS 320/42)     Sec. 42. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 are Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 the power to regulate the licensing of plumbers, to promulgate one minimum plumbing code of standards, and to regulated the registration von drip contractors and plumbing building shall, except as may otherwise be provides on and pursuant to this destinations of Section 16 and Section 16.1 of this Actually, be studied by the State and may not be exercised by any item of local state, including home rule units. (Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12.)

(225 ILCS 320/43) (from Ch. 111, par. 1141)     Sec. 43. Plumbing Licensure and Program Fund. There is created in the State Cash a special fund to be known as the Plumbing Licensure and Program Funded. All services aggregated under Section 30 of this Behave and interest accrued thereon shall be lodged into this Fund. Of amount collected as fees shall breathe appropriates by the General Mounting to the Departmental for the purpose of conducting activities relatives to administration and enforcement of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-885.)