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225 ILCS 411/10-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 10 - Licensing and Registration Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 10-55. Fees.(a) Except as provided in this Section, the fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act shall be set by the Department by rule. The fees shall not be refundable.(b) Cemetery manager applicants and customer service employee applicants shall pay any certification program or continuing education program fee directly to the entity offering the program.(c) The Department may waive fees based upon hardship.(d) Nothing shall prohibit a cemetery authority from paying, on behalf of its cemetery managers or customer service employees, their application, renewal, or restoration fees.(e) All fees and other moneys collected under this Act shall be deposited in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.(f) The fee for application as a cemetery authority seeking a full exemption is $0.(g) The fee to renew registration as a fully exempt cemetery authority is $0.(h) The fee for application as a cemetery authority seeking a partial exemption is $150.(i) The fee to renew registration as a partially exempt cemetery authority is $150.(j) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a cemetery authority not seeking a full or partial exemption is $75.(k) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a cemetery manager is $25.(l) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a customer service employee is $25.(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/10-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 10 - Licensing and Registration Provisions

(225 ILCS 411/10-60)(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 10-60. Returned checks; fines.  Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on a non-renewed license. The Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the license or deny the application, without hearing.If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a license, then he or she shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of the license and pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an application for restoration of a license to pay all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary may waive the fines due under this Section in individual cases where the Secretary finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/Art. 15 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 15 - Trust Funds (Repealed)

(225 ILCS 411/Art. 15 heading)   Article 15. Trust Funds (Repealed)(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/Art. 20 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

   Article 20. Business Practice Provisions (Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-6. Cemetery Oversight Database.(a) Within 10 business days after an interment, entombment, or inurnment  of human remains, the cemetery manager shall cause a record of the interment, entombment, or inurnment to be entered into the Cemetery Oversight Database. The requirement of this subsection (a) also applies in any instance in which human remains are relocated.(b) Within 9 months after the effective date of this Act, the Department shall certify a database as the Cemetery Oversight Database. Upon certifying the database, the Department shall:(1) provide reasonable notice to cemetery authorities     identifying the database; and(2) immediately upon certification, require each     cemetery authority to use the Cemetery Oversight Database as a means of complying with subsection (a).(c) In certifying the Cemetery Oversight Database, the Department shall ensure that the database:(1) provides real-time access through an Internet     connection or, if real-time access through an Internet connection becomes unavailable due to technical problems with the Cemetery Oversight Database incurred by the database provider or if obtaining use of an Internet connection would be an undue hardship on the cemetery authority, through alternative mechanisms, including, but not limited to, telephone;(2) is accessible to the Department and to cemetery     managers in order to ensure compliance with this Act and in order to provide any other information that the Department deems necessary;(3) requires cemetery authorities to input whatever     information required by the Department;(4) maintains a real-time copy of the required     reporting information that is available to the Department at all times and is the property of the Department; and(5) contains safeguards to ensure that all     information contained in the Cemetery Oversight Database is secure.(d) A  cemetery authority may rely on the information contained in the Cemetery Oversight Database as accurate and is not subject to any administrative penalty or liability as a result of relying on inaccurate information contained in the database.(e) The Cemetery Oversight Database provider shall indemnify  cemetery authorities against all claims and actions arising from illegal, willful, or wanton acts on the part of the Database provider.  The Cemetery Oversight Database provider shall at all times maintain an electronic backup copy of the information it receives pursuant to subsection (a).(f) In the event the provider of the database imposes a fee for entries into the database, the fee shall be paid directly by the Department to the provider, and the fee may not be imposed upon cemetery authorities making entries into the database.   However, the provider need not refund any entry fees paid by cemetery authorities prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/20-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-8. Vehicle traffic control. A cemetery authority shall use its reasonable  best efforts to ensure that funeral processions entering and exiting the cemetery grounds  do not obstruct traffic on any street for a period in excess of 10 minutes, except where such funeral procession is continuously moving or cannot be moved by reason of circumstances over which the cemetery authority has no reasonable control. The cemetery authority shall use its reasonable  best efforts to help prevent multiple funeral processions from arriving at the cemetery simultaneously.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a cemetery authority that violates  the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a business offense and punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.      (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-10. Contract.  At the time cemetery arrangements are made and prior to rendering the cemetery services, a cemetery authority shall create a completed written contract to be provided to the consumer, signed by both parties by their actual written signatures on either paper or electronic form, that shall contain: (i) the date on which the arrangements were made; (ii) the price of the service selected and the services and merchandise included for that price; (iii) the supplemental items of service and merchandise requested and the price of each item; (iv) the terms or method of payment agreed upon; and (v) a statement as to any monetary advances made on behalf of the family. The cemetery authority shall maintain a copy of such written contract in its permanent records.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/20-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

Sec. 20-11. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/20-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-12. Method of payment; receipt.  No cemetery authority shall require payment for any goods, services, or easement by cash only.  Each cemetery authority subject to this Section shall permit payment by at least one other option, including, but not limited to, personal check, cashier's check, money order, or credit or debit card.  In addition to the contract for the sale of cemetery goods, services, or easements, the cemetery authority shall provide a receipt to the consumer upon payment in part or full, whatever the case may be.       (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-15. Interment or inurnment in cemetery.  No cemetery authority shall interfere with a licensed funeral director or his or her designated agent observing the final burial or disposition of a body for which the funeral director has a contract for services related to that deceased individual. No funeral director or his or her designated agent shall interfere with a licensed cemetery authority or its designated agent's rendering of burial or other disposition services for a body for which the cemetery authority has a contract for goods, services, or property related to that deceased individual.      (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-20. Display of license.  Every cemetery authority, cemetery manager, and customer service employee license issued by the Department shall state the number of the license and the address at which the business is to be conducted. Such license shall be kept conspicuously posted in the place of business of the licensee and shall not be transferable or assignable. Nothing in this Act shall prevent an individual from acting as a licensed cemetery manager or customer service employee for more than one cemetery.  A cemetery manager or customer service employee who works at more than one cemetery shall display an original version of his or her license at each location for which the individual serves as a cemetery manager or customer service employee.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

Sec. 20-25. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/20-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-30. Signage.   The Department shall create, and each cemetery authority shall conspicuously post signs in English and Spanish in each cemetery office that contain the Department's consumer hotline number, information on how to file a complaint, and whatever other information that the Department deems appropriate.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/20-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-35. Stacking; burial or interment of an unknown individual or unknown body part.(a) The stacking of caskets underground of any individual is limited to no more than 3 caskets in one grave space with the exception of an arrangement made pursuant to a lawful contract with a consumer that complies with the requirements of Section 20-10 of this Act.(b) Burials and interments of unknown individuals or unknown body parts must be entered into the Cemetery Oversight Database as provided in Section 20-6 of this Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/20-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 20 - Business Practice Provisions

(225 ILCS 411/20-40)(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 20-40. Burial of multiple persons. A cemetery authority shall not knowingly bury human remains from multiple persons, known or unknown, in the same casket or grave space with the exception of (1) human remains that are placed in individual containers, (2) a mass casualty event, either natural or man-made, or (3) an arrangement made pursuant to a lawful contract with a consumer that complies with the requirements of Section 20-10 of this Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/Art. 22 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 22 - Cemetery Associations (Repealed)

(225 ILCS 411/Art. 22 heading)   Article 22. Cemetery Associations (Repealed)(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/Art. 25 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

   Article 25. Administration and Enforcement (Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10.)
225 ILCS 411/25-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-1. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-3
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. 25-3. Exemption.  All cemetery authorities maintaining a partial exemption must submit to the following investigation procedure by the Department in the event of a consumer complaint:(a) Complaints to cemetery:(1) the cemetery authority shall make every         effort to first resolve a consumer complaint; and(2) if the complaint is not resolved, then the         cemetery authority shall advise the consumer of his or her right to file a complaint with the Department.(b) Complaints to the Department:(1) if the Department receives a complaint, the         Department shall make an initial determination as to whether the complaint has a reasonable basis and pertains to this Act;(2) if the Department determines that the         complaint has a reasonable basis and pertains to this Act, it shall inform the cemetery authority of the complaint and give it 30 days to tender a response;(3) upon receiving the cemetery authority's         response, or after the 30 days provided in subsection (2) of this subsection, whichever comes first, the Department shall attempt to resolve the complaint telephonically with the parties involved;(4) if the complaint still is not resolved, then         the Department shall conduct an investigation as provided for by rule;(5) if the Department conducts an on-site         investigation with the parties, then it may charge the cemetery authority a single investigation fee, which fee shall be set by rule and shall be calculated on an hourly basis; and(6) if all attempts to resolve the consumer         complaint as provided for in paragraphs (1) through (5) fail, then the cemetery authority may be subject to proceedings for penalties and discipline under this Article when it is determined by the Department that the cemetery authority may have engaged in any of the following: (i) gross malpractice; (ii) dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public; (iii) gross, willful, or continued overcharging for services; (iv) incompetence; (v) unjustified failure to honor its contracts; or (vi) failure to adequately maintain its premises. The Department may issue a citation or institute disciplinary action and cause the matter to be prosecuted and may thereafter issue and enforce its final order as provided in this Act.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-5
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. 25-5. Citations.(a)  The Department may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for non-frivolous complaints. The citation shall be issued to the licensee and shall contain the licensee's name and address, the licensee's license number, a brief factual statement, the Sections of the law allegedly violated, and the penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the licensee may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to request a hearing. If the licensee does not dispute the matter in the citation with the Department within 30 days after the citation is served, then the citation shall become a final order and shall constitute discipline. The penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by rule.(b)   The Department shall adopt rules designating violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall designate as citation violations those violations for which there is no substantial threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. Citations shall not be utilized if there was any significant consumer harm resulting from the violation.(c) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the reporting of a violation that is the basis for the citation.(d) Service of a citation may be made by personal service, regular mail, or email to the licensee at the licensee's address of record.  (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)
225 ILCS 411/25-13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 411/ - Cemetery Oversight Act.|Article 25 - Administration and Enforcement

Sec. 25-13. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/25-14
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. 25-14. Mandatory reports.(a) If a cemetery authority receives a consumer complaint that is not resolved to the satisfaction of the consumer within 60 days of the complaint, the cemetery authority shall advise the consumer of the right to seek investigation by the Department and may direct the consumer to the sign posted in its office as required by Section 20-30 of this Act. Cemetery authorities shall report to the Department within 30 days after the settlement of or final judgment in any cause of action that alleges negligence, fraud, theft, misrepresentation, misappropriation, or breach of contract.(b) The State's Attorney of each county shall report to the Department all instances in which an individual licensed as a cemetery manager or customer service employee, or any individual listed on a licensed cemetery authority's application under this Act, is convicted or otherwise found guilty of the commission of any felony. The report shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days after conviction or finding of guilty.  (Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/25-14.5
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. 25-14.5. Comptroller report. The Comptroller shall annually provide a report to the Department with the total amount of trust funds reported by a cemetery authority licensed under the Cemetery Care Act, the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, or the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act and provide other information about a cemetery authority upon the request of the Department.  Additionally, the Comptroller shall report to the Department any adverse action taken against a cemetery authority under the Cemetery Care Act, the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, or the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
225 ILCS 411/25-15
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. 25-15. Injunction; cease and desist order.(a) If any person or entity violates a provision of this Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, petition for an order enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition in such court, the court may issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such violation. If it is established that such person or entity has violated or is violating the injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided by this Act.(b) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person or entity violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against them. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately.    (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)