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225 ILCS 411/25-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-25. Investigations, notice, hearings.(a) The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person or entity holding or claiming to hold a license under this Act.(b) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant or licensee, at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing: (i) notify, in writing, the accused of the charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to the charges under oath within 20 days after service of the notice, and (iii) inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an answer will result in a default being entered against the applicant or licensee.(c) Written or electronic notice, and any notice in the subsequent proceedings, may be served by personal delivery, by email, or by mail to the applicant or licensee at his or her address of record or email address of record.(d) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present any statement, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The hearing officer may continue the hearing from time to time.(e) In case the licensee or applicant, after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or be subject to whatever disciplinary action the Secretary considers proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or imposition of a fine, without hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for the action under this Act.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-26
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-26. Hearing officer. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the Secretary has the authority to appoint an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license or discipline a license. The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Secretary.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-30. Hearing; motion for rehearing.(a) The hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall hear evidence in support of the formal charges and evidence produced by the licensee. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written report of his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee, either personally or as provided in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 calendar days after such service, the applicant or licensee may present to the Department a motion, in writing, for a rehearing which shall specify the particular grounds for rehearing. The Department may respond to the motion for rehearing within 20 calendar days after its service on the Department. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or upon denial of a motion for rehearing, the Secretary may enter an order in accordance with the recommendations of the hearing officer. If the applicant or licensee orders from the reporting service and pays for a transcript of the record within the time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 calendar day period within which a motion may be filed shall commence upon delivery of the transcript to the applicant or licensee.(c) If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the report of the hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an order contrary to the report.(d) Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial justice has been done, the Secretary may order a hearing by the same or another hearing officer.(e) At any point in any investigation or disciplinary proceeding provided for in this Act, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final upon signature of the Secretary.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-35. Record of proceedings.(a) The Department, at its expense, shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at the hearing of any case in which a licensee may be revoked, suspended, placed on probationary status, reprimanded, fined, or subjected to other disciplinary action with reference to the license when a disciplinary action is authorized under this Act and rules. The notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents in the nature of pleadings and written portions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of the testimony, the report of the hearing officer, and the orders of the Department shall be the record of the proceedings. The record may be made available to any person interested in the hearing upon payment of the fee required by Section 2105-115 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law.(b) The Department may contract for court reporting services, and, if it does so, the Department shall provide the name and contact information for the certified shorthand reporter who transcribed the testimony at a hearing to any person interested, who may obtain a copy of the transcript of any proceedings at a hearing upon payment of the fee specified by the certified shorthand reporter.(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-40. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.(a) The Department has the power to subpoena documents, books, records, or other materials and to bring before it any individual and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this State.(b) The Secretary and the designated hearing officer have the power to administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the Department is authorized to conduct and any other oaths authorized in any Act administered by the Department.(c) Every individual having taken an oath or affirmation in any proceeding or matter wherein an oath is required by this Act, who shall swear willfully, corruptly, and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question, or shall suborn any other individual to swear as aforesaid, shall be guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury, as the case may be and shall be punished as provided by State law relative to perjury and subornation of perjury.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-45. Compelling testimony.  Any circuit court, upon application of the Department or designated hearing officer may enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony, and the production of documents, papers, files, books, and records in connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-50. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-55. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-60. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-65. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof.  An order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is prima facie proof that:(1) the signature is the genuine signature of the     Secretary;(2) the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified; and(3) the hearing officer is qualified to act.    (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-70. Receivership.  In the event a cemetery authority license is suspended or revoked or where an unlicensed person has conducted activities requiring cemetery authority licensure under this Act, the Department, through the Attorney General,  may petition the circuit courts of this State for appointment of a receiver to operate the cemetery.(a) The court shall appoint a receiver if the court  determines that a receivership is necessary or advisable:(1) to ensure the orderly and proper conduct of a     licensee's professional business and affairs during or in the aftermath of the administrative proceeding to revoke or suspend the cemetery authority's license;(2) for the protection of the public's interest and     rights in the business, premises, or activities of the person sought to be placed in receivership;(3) upon a showing of actual or constructive     abandonment of premises or business licensed or which was not but should have been licensed under this Act;(4) upon a showing of serious and repeated violations     of this Act demonstrating an inability or unwillingness of a licensee to comply with the requirements of this Act;(5) to prevent loss, wasting, dissipation, theft, or     conversion of assets that should be marshaled and held available for the honoring of obligations under this Act; or(6) upon proof of other grounds that the court deems     good and sufficient for instituting receivership action concerning the respondent sought to be placed in receivership.(b) A receivership under this Section may be temporary, or for the winding up and dissolution of the business, as the Department may request and the court determines to be necessary or advisable in the circumstances. Venue of receivership proceedings may be, at the Department's election, in Cook County or the county where the subject of the receivership is located. The appointed receiver shall be the Department or such person as the Department may nominate and the court shall approve.(c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/25-75
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-75. Cemetery Relief Fund.(a) A special income-earning fund is hereby created in the State treasury, known as the Cemetery Relief Fund.(b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, and occurring on an annual basis every year thereafter, three percent of the moneys in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund shall be transferred into the Cemetery Relief Fund.(c) All monies transferred into the fund together with all accumulated undistributed income thereon shall be held as a special fund in the State treasury. The fund shall be used solely for the purpose of providing grants to units of local government and not-for-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, not-for-profit cemetery authorities, to clean up cemeteries that have been abandoned, neglected, or are otherwise in need of additional care.(d) The grant program shall be administered by the Department.(e) In the event there is a structural surplus in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund, the Department may expend moneys out of the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund for the purposes described in subsection (c) of this Section.(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12; 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)
225 ILCS 411/25-80
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-80. Surrender of license.  Upon the revocation or suspension of a license under this Act, the licensee shall immediately surrender his or her license to the Department. If the licensee fails to do so, the Department has the right to seize the license.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-85
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-85. Inactive status.(a) Any licensed manager or customer service employee who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department as determined by rule, may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active status. Any licensed manager or licensed customer service employee requesting restoration from inactive status shall pay the current renewal fee and meet requirements as provided by rule. Any licensee whose license is in inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.(b) A cemetery authority license may only go on inactive status by following the provisions for dissolution set forth in Section 10-50 or transfer in Section 10-45.    (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-90
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-90. Restoration of license from discipline.(a) At any time after the successful completion of a term of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a license under this Act, the Department may restore the license to the licensee, unless after an investigation and a hearing the Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public interest.(b) Where circumstances of suspension or revocation so indicate, the Department may require an examination of the licensee prior to restoring his or her license.(c) No person whose license has been revoked as authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that license until such time as provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.(d) A license that has been suspended or revoked shall be considered non-renewed for purposes of restoration and a licensee restoring his or her license from suspension or revocation must comply with the requirements for restoration as set forth in Section 10-40.(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-95
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-95. Administrative review; venue.(a) All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for review resides, but if the party is not a resident of Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.(c) The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court, or to otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by the Department.(d) Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-100
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-100. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-105. Unlicensed practice; violations; civil penalty.(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or hold himself or herself out as a cemetery manager or customer service employee as provided in this Act without being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense, as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provision set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.(b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected unlicensed activity.(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record.(d) A person or entity not licensed under this Act who has violated any provision of this Act or its rules is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second and subsequent offenses.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-110. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-115
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 25-115. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; application.  The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision of paragraph (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which provides that at hearings the licensee has the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for retention or continuation or renewal of the license, is specifically excluded. The Department shall not be required to annually verify email addresses as specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 10-75 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For the purpose of this Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is considered sufficient when mailed to the address of record or emailed to the email address of record.   (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-120
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-120. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-125
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

(225 ILCS 411/25-125)Sec. 25-125. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/Art. 35 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 35 - Consumer Bill of Rights

   Article 35. Consumer Bill of Rights (Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/35-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 35 - Consumer Bill of Rights

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 35-5. Penalties.  Cemetery authorities shall respect the rights of consumers of cemetery products and services as put forth in this Article. Failure to abide by the cemetery duties listed in this Article or to comply with a request by a consumer based on a consumer's privileges under this Article may activate the disciplinary processes in Article 25 of this Act.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)