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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.130 - Approval and Notification

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a)
				General
1) The Authority's decision with
				respect to any completed application for a guaranteed participating loan shall
				be made either by the Board or the Executive Director pursuant to Section
				900.130(b)
				of this Part. Applicants will be notified in writing of the decision. If the
				application is approved, the notification to the financial intermediary shall
				constitute the Authority's commitment to make the guaranteed participating loan
				in the amount, at the interest rate, and pursuant to all the terms and
				conditions therein set forth.
2) An
				approved guaranteed participating loan shall be disbursed upon request of the
				financial intermediary but only during a period of 30 calendar days after the
				date of the commitment. If not so disbursed during such time, the commitment
				shall be null and void.
3) Approved
				applications for guaranteed participating loans may be accepted by a financial
				intermediary, and disbursements thereof may only be make after the financial
				intermediary has paid all fees and costs incurred or imposed pursuant to
				Section
				900.119 of this Part, within
				the time therein set forth.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.135 - Amendments to Guaranteed Participating Loan Agreements

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Requests for amendments to guaranteed participating loan
				  agreements shall be made in writing by the financial intermediary. Requests for
				  non-substantive changes in a guaranteed participating loan agreement shall be
				  acted on by the Executive Director within 30 days. All other changes may only
				  be made upon approval of the Board, which approval shall be granted, if at all,
				  as expeditiously as possible but in no event later than 6 months from the date
				  of the request. The Board shall grant such request if and only if the
				  guaranteed participating loan agreement, as so changed, would still comply with
				  Section
				  900.115.
				  For purposes of this Section
				  900.135,
				  a substantive change shall be any change in the obligations or duties of the
				  parties under the agreement. All other changes are
				  non-substantive.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.139 - Review of Denial of Guaranteed Participating Loans

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a) Where a guaranteed participating loan has
				been denied, the financial intermediary may petition the Board to review such
				denial. Such petition will be reviewed by the Board at one of the Board's next
				two regularly scheduled meetings.
b) The petition must be delivered by the
				financial intermediary to the Authority within 15 business days of the date of
				the notice of denial.
c) The
				Board's decision on the petition shall be based upon Section
				900.115.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.140 - Collateralization

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All on-loans supported by guaranteed participating loans must
				  be collateralized as follows:
a) The
				financial intermediary must have obtained a security agreement from the
				eligible exporter granting a first security interest in the collateral
				specified in the commitment, and assigned such interest to the Authority or its
				designee as set forth in Section
				900.115(k)
				of this Part. Such collateral may be the export receivable or other security
				acceptable to the Authority. If the collateral consists of the export
				receivable, then the gross invoice amount of such collateral must equal at all
				times at least 111.1111 % of the outstanding amount of the on-loan; and if, the
				collateral consists of security other than the export receivable, the value
				thereof, measured at the lesser of cost or market, must be equal at all times
				at least 111.1111% of the outstanding amount of the on-loan; and
b) The eligible exporter must have assigned
				to the Authority and the financial intermediary, as their interests may appear,
				100% of its right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of each and every
				policy or policies of insurance required by this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.145 - Responsibilities of Financial Intermediaries

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Each financial intermediary shall be responsible for:
a) Receiving on-loan applications from
				eligible exporters and making on-loan credit judgments;
b) Arranging for, and perfecting a security
				interest in, necessary collateral;
c) Disbursing and monitoring
				on-loans;
d) Collecting repayments
				of on-loans; and
e) Remitting
				payments to the Authority pursuant to the provisions of the guaranteed
				participating loan, the Act, and this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.150 - Disbursements

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a) A financial
				intermediary shall disburse its on-loan to the eligible exporter in full either
				prior to, or concurrently with, the disbursement by the Authority of the
				proceeds of the guaranteed participating loan. The financial intermediary's
				on-loan may be disbursed in multiple disbursements, however the Authority's
				guaranteed participating loan shall be disbursed in only one lump
				sum.
b) The individual designated
				by the financial intermediary as set forth in Section
				900.20(a)(1)
				of this Part shall certify in writing to the Authority that disbursements on
				pre-shipment on-loans are being made to finance pre-export activity; and, for
				post-shipment on-loans, that disbursements are being, or have been, made in
				relation to the particular export receivable being financed, and that the term
				of the guaranteed participating loan corresponds to the term of the related
				on-loan. In all cases, such certification shall include a warranty that
				collateral meeting the requirements of Section
				900.140 has
				been or will be secured by the financial intermediary prior to or concurrently
				with the disbursement of the proceeds of a guaranteed participating
				loan.
c) The financial intermediary
				shall keep accurate and complete records of all disbursements and collateral.
				These records shall be held by the financial intermediary for examination,
				inspection, review, audit and copying if and when requested by the Authority,
				its Staff, authorized agents or auditors, as specified in Section
				900.250
				of this Part.
d) The financial
				intermediary shall deliver to the Authority, prior to or concurrently with the
				disbursement of the guaranteed participating loan, a duplicate copy of the
				properly executed promissory note made by the eligible exporter to the
				financial intermediary, the security agreement, and any fees specified in
				Section
				900.119 of this Part not yet
				paid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.170 - Loan Repayment

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a) The
				financial intermediary shall be responsible for all servicing of its on-loan
				including, without limitation, notifying the eligible exporter of payments due,
				receiving all on-loan repayments, processing, crediting, and remitting such
				repayments, and enforcing any and all rights and remedies applicable
				thereto.
b) The financial
				intermediary shall, within 3 business days of its receipt from the eligible
				exporter of collected funds constituting payment of any obligation under an
				on-loan, pay to the Authority, as payments against the financial intermediary's
				obligations to the Authority under a guaranteed participating loan, a portion
				thereof as set forth in Section
				900.118(g)
				of this Part.
c) If default in any
				of the terms of an on-loan occurs based upon any risk defined under the policy
				of comprehensive export credit insurance, the financial intermediary may make
				claim to the Authority and request that it be excused from payment or to
				recover a payment made by the financial intermediary to the
				Authority.
d) The financial
				intermediary's obligation to pay under the guaranteed participating loan
				agreement associated with the claim will be excused to the extent of, a payment
				of a claim from the insurer to the Authority.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.176 - Moratorium

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a) At the time that
				a claim is made for a loss under the terms of the comprehensive export credit
				insurance policy, the financial intermediary may request a moratorium on the
				payment of principal sums due under its guaranteed participating loan. The
				Authority, based upon a review of the provisions of the comprehensive export
				credit insurance policy, shall determine whether the basis asserted in the
				claim appears to be for a covered loss. If the Authority determines that the
				basis asserted in the claim appears to be for a covered loss, then the
				Authority may, under the standards set forth in Section
				900.200 of this Part,
				grant a moratorium on payments under the associated guaranteed participating
				loan. The moratorium shall expire at the earlier of:
1) 180 days after the date that the
				moratorium is granted; or
2) Five
				(5) business days after the making of an offer of payment as settlement of the
				claim by the insurer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.178 - Defaults

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a) If the financial
				intermediary is late in any payment to the Authority of any sum due under a
				guaranteed participating loan, the financial intermediary shall be in default.
				All sums due the Authority under the guaranteed participating loan shall then
				be immediately due and payable, and the Authority shall have available to it
				all rights and remedies available in law or equity and under the guaranteed
				participating loan note and loan agreement. The Authority shall suspend any
				further disbursements to the defaulting financial intermediary and may declare
				all other guaranteed participating loans to the financial intermediary
				immediately due and payable.
b)
				Except as specifically set forth in Sections
				900.170 and
				900.176 of this Part,
				the financial intermediary's obligation to the Authority under the guaranteed
				participating loan is absolute and unconditional. The failure of the eligible
				exporter to fulfill its obligations under any on-loan, the failure of the
				insurer to honor or pay any claim under the policy of comprehensive export
				credit insurance, or any other event will not relieve the financial
				intermediary of its obligations under the guaranteed participating
				loan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAMS › Section 900.180 - Claim Payment

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a) Within 5
				business days of such time as a financial intermediary has actual knowledge of
				the happening of any event likely to cause a loss covered under the terms of
				the policy or policies of comprehensive export credit insurance, the financial
				intermediary shall notify the Authority of such event in writing. Failure to do
				so shall constitute a default under the guaranteed participating loan agreement
				and give the Authority any and all rights and remedies available to it
				thereunder.
b) The financial
				intermediary shall include with its notification, as required in Section
				900.180(a)
				of this Part, Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss full information regarding the
				basis for the claim, including copies of correspondence with the eligible
				exporter, a record of all attempts to collect the on-loan, and proof that the
				financial intermediary has taken all legal steps necessary to preserve the
				interest in the collateral, and such other documents as may be required by the
				insurer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart C - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 900.200 - Standards

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In administering its programs, the Authority shall, in those
				  instances where the Act or this Part require or permit the making of any
				  findings, determinations, or the exercise of discretion, in addition to any
				  criteria specifically set forth in the Act or in this Part, consider the
				  following factors:
a) The purpose of
				the Act;
b) The current financial
				condition of a particular financial intermediary, and the Authority's
				experience with loans to such financial intermediary;
c) The experience of a financial intermediary
				in making any on-loan to a particular eligible exporter;
d) The Authority's ability to
				borrow;
e) The Authority's ability
				to meet its financial obligations;
f) The Authority's obligations under the
				terms of any trust agreement or indenture;
g) The financial integrity of the Authority;
				and,
h) The standards of a prudent
				investor or prudent lender.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart C - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 900.210 - Forms

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The Authority may adopt, prepare, use, supplement and amend
				  such forms, agreements, and other documents as may be necessary to implement
				  the Authority's programs. The authority to approve the form of agreements and
				  other documents is delegated to the Executive Director.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart C - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 900.230 - Severability

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If any clause, sentence, paragraph, Subsection, Section, or
				  Subpart of this Part shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
				  to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
				  remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
				  sentence, paragraph, Subsection, Section, or Subpart thereof as to which such
				  judgment is rendered.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart C - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 900.240 - Equal Opportunity Lending

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A financial intermediary shall not deny an on-loan to any
				  eligible exporter or discriminate against any eligible exporter in fixing the
				  amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms and conditions thereof on
				  account of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, handicap, or
				  national origin.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 900 - PROGRAMS › Subpart C - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 900.250 - Inspection of Books and Records

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The Authority, its Staff, authorized agents or auditors, may
				  inspect, audit, examine, review, or copy the books, records, accounts, and loan
				  documentation of any financial intermediary or any eligible exporter during
				  normal business hours for the purpose of determining compliance with this Part,
				  the Act, any contract or agreement between the Authority and such financial
				  intermediary relating to the Authority's programs, or any contract or agreement
				  between a financial intermediary and any eligible exporter relating, directly
				  or indirectly, to the Authority's programs. Every financial intermediary and
				  every eligible exporter shall maintain such books, records, accounts, and loan
				  documentation for at least three years after the date on which the financial
				  intermediary's obligation to the Authority under the terms of a guaranteed
				  participating loan have been paid in full.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.10 - Applicability

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This Part shall apply to administrative hearings conducted by
				the Illinois Export Development Authority pursuant to the provisions of the
				Illinois Export Development Act of 1983 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 127, pars.
				2501 et seq., as now or hereafter amended), and 14 Ill. Adm. Code
				900.20(a)(7).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.20 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the following words or terms mean:
a) "Act", "Authority", "banking
			 organization", "Board", "executive director", "participating bank", and "Staff"
			 shall have the same meaning as set forth in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.10.
b) "Appellant": A banking organization,
			 which, pursuant to 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(5),
			 has received a notice of denial of eligibility to participate in the programs
			 of the Authority, or a participating bank which, pursuant to 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(5),
			 has received a notice of intent to revoke eligibility, and which banking
			 organization or participating bank has delivered a notice of appeal to the
			 Authority in manner and within the time set forth in 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(6).
c) "hearing": The proceeding conducted by a
			 hearing officer pursuant to 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(7).
d) "hearing officer": The person appointed by
			 the Board to conduct a hearing officer pursuant to 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(7).
e) "Party": The Appellant and the
			 Staff.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.30 - Hearings: Purpose; Notice; Location; Procedures

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a) Subsequent to the timely delivery by the
			 Appellant to the Authority of the notice of appeal pursuant to 14 Ill. Adm.
			 Code
			 900.20(a)(6),
			 and the designation of the hearing officer by the Board pursuant to 14 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 900.20(a)(7),
			 a hearing shall be conducted for the purpose of reviewing the basis for the
			 Staff's denial of eligibility of an applicant banking organization to
			 participate in the programs of the Authority, or the basis for the Staff's
			 issuance to a participating bank of the notice of intent to revoke such
			 eligibility, and the basis for the appeal as set forth by the
			 Appellant.
b) The hearing shall be
			 initiated by the issuance of a notice of hearing by the hearing officer. Said
			 notice shall be given to the Appellant and the executive director not less than
			 five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing.
c) The notice of hearing shall be a written
			 statement setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:
1) The name and address of the
			 Appellant;
2) The date, time and
			 place of the hearing;
3) A clear
			 and concise statement of the matters to be addressed at the hearing, along with
			 a reference to the section of the Act and the Authority's rules involved;
			 and
4) The name and address of the
			 hearing officer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.40 - Powers of Hearing Officer

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The hearing officer shall have, but not be limited to, the
				following powers:
a) The authority to
			 administer oaths;
b) The authority
			 to examine witnesses; and
c) The
			 authority to rule upon the admissibility of evidence.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.50 - Rules of Evidence

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The hearing need not be conducted according to the technical
				rules of evidence. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 12 of the
				Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 127, par.
				1012) will apply. Any relevant evidence may be admitted in a hearing held
				pursuant hereto if it is of the type relied upon by reasonable, prudent persons
				in the conduct of their affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law
				or statutory rule which would render it inadmissable over objection in civil
				actions. The rules pertaining to privileged communications shall be recognized
				in these hearings to the same extent as they are recognized in civil actions.
				Irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.60 - Continuances

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a) The Appellant
			 may, for good cause, request a continuance of the hearing. Said request shall
			 be in writing and shall set forth the grounds alleged therefore. Oral requests
			 will not be considered, unless made at the hearing for good cause
			 shown.
b) If good cause is shown,
			 the hearing will be rescheduled and all parties notified by the hearing
			 officer.
c) Good cause is shown
			 when it is demonstrated that a party or party's attorney has a real and
			 compelling need for additional time; for example, in the case of serious
			 illness or family death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 910 - HEARINGS › Section 910.70 - Judicial Review

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The provisions of the Administrative Review Law (Ill. Rev.
				Stat. 1985, ch. 110, pars. 3-101 et seq.) and all amendments thereto, shall
				apply to and govern the judicial review of the final administrative decision of
				the Board entered hereunder.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 1400 - ILLINOIS ELECTRONIC RECORDING COMMISSION › Section 1400.20 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

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a) Incorporations by Reference
The following materials are incorporated by reference in this
				Part:
Property Records Industry Association (PRIA)
2501 Aerial Center Parkway, Ste. 103
Morrisville NC 27560
Telephone: 919.459.2081; FAX: 919.459.2075
eRecording XML Implementation Guide for Version 2.4.1 DTD,
				Revision 2 (3/05/07);
URPERA Enactment and eRecording Standards Implementation Guide
				(1/4/06), sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3.
b) All incorporations by reference listed in
			 this Section are as of the date specified and include no later amendments or
			 editions.
c) Referenced Statutes
1) Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording
			 Act [765 ILCS 33 ].
2) Real Estate
			 Transfer Tax Law [35 ILCS 200 ].
3)
			 Counties Code [55 ILCS 5 ].
4)
			 Local Records Act [50 ILCS 205 ].
5) Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS
			 175 ].
6) Illinois Notary Public
			 Act [5 ILCS 312 ].
7) Electronic
			 Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ( 15 USC 96 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 1400 - ILLINOIS ELECTRONIC RECORDING COMMISSION › Section 1400.30 - Electronic Recording

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a)
			 Electronic recording is a delivery method for submitting documents to the
			 County Recorder. This Part applies to the handling of the document in that
			 electronic delivery process, its security and storage of the image and indexing
			 information by the Recorder. This Part does not override any Illinois
			 statute.
b) For electronic document
			 submission, reception, formatting and data fields, the State of Illinois adopts
			 PRIA standard 2.4.1, which is comprised of the following: Document Version
			 2.4.1 DTD, Notary Version 2.4.1, PRIA Request Version 2.4.2, and PRIA Response
			 Version 2.4.2.
c) The County
			 Recorder may determine which of the three types of e-recording the county will
			 accept, model one, two or three, as described in PRIA URPERA Enactment and
			 eRecording Standards Implementation Guide, sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3.
1) If a County Recorder utilizes model three
			 to accept e-recording, the Recorder must also accept documents filed in
			 accordance with models one and two.
2) If a County Recorder utilizes model two to
			 accept e-recording, the Recorder must also accept documents filed in accordance
			 with model one.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.1 - Definitions

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Conservation event - An event that furthers the mission of
				  the Department and that is in line with outdoor education or
				  conservation.
Department - The Illinois Department of Natural
				  Resources
Director - The Director of the Illinois Department of Natural
				  Resources
Encampment - An event which reenacts what life was like in
				  the State of Illinois during the time periods of the
				  18th and early 19th
				  centuries.
Event - An outing that is planned by the public on Department
				  property and seeks to claim parts of the site to conduct the outing during a
				  specified time.
Primitive camping - Any shelter that resembles a camping
				  structure as would have been used in the 18th
				  century and is being used during an encampment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.4 - Department Activity Permits, Site Charges, Facility Usage Fees and Special Events

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a) Activity
				Permits
1) It shall be unlawful for any group
				of more than 20 persons to use Department-owned, -leased or -managed property
				and facilities unless the group complies with this Section and obtains an
				activity permit.
2) All groups of
				more than 20 persons seeking to host an event on Department-owned, -leased or
				-managed property or facilities shall submit an activity permit application, on
				a form provided by the Department, and pay a $25 activity permit application
				fee at the time of submittal. The requirements to obtain an activity permit is
				in addition to any other permits or fees required under this Section.
A) For groups of persons under the age of 18,
				it is required that at least one adult (age 18 years or older) accompany no
				more than 15 minor individuals.
B)
				Any groups of more than 20 persons may be denied an activity permit if it is
				determined by the Site Superintendent that:
i)
				the site's physical layout and infrastructure is not suitable for the group
				activity, or
ii) may be detrimental
				to the public health and safety of other site visitors or the natural resources
				at the site.
C) The
				Department may also require a group of more than 20 persons to provide
				protection against liability claims by:
i)
				purchasing a liability insurance policy (at an amount set by the Department),
				which shall include Dram Shop coverage if alcohol of any type is being sold or
				served during a group's event; and
ii) agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless
				the Department, its officers, employees and agents for any damage to property
				and persons as a result of the willful and/or negligent acts of the group
				and/or its members and/or those in attendance. The Department will provide the
				Release, Waiver and Indemnification form for the group to sign and submit to
				the Site Superintendent.
D) The Site Superintendent will evaluate the
				availability of parking, conflicts with other visitor uses, acreage, toilet
				facilities and suitable roadways in determining whether to grant an activity
				permit for the requested group activity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.20 - Alcoholic Beverages - Possession, Consumption, Influence

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It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities for any person to possess or consume
				  intoxicating beverages, including beer or wine, in any Department-owned,
				  -leased or -managed property or facilities that is posted with signs indicating
				  that the possession or consumption is unlawful.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.30 - Animals - Pets, Dogs, Cats, Equine; Noisy, Vicious, Dangerous Animals; Livestock; Animal Waste

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It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities:
a)
				For any person to allow an unleashed dog, cat or other domesticated animal on
				any area and further for any person to allow any dog, cat or other domesticated
				animal in any area, on a leash longer than 10 feet, except that:
1) unleashed hunting dogs are allowed during
				the hunting season for all wildlife species except deer and wild turkey on any
				Department areas open to hunting and so posted;
2) at field trials unleashed dogs are allowed
				at sites designated by the Department in accordance with 17 Ill. Adm. Code
				910;
3) unleashed hunting dogs are
				allowed by individual permit for dog training at sites designated by the
				Department in accordance with 17 Ill. Adm. Code 950;
4) search and rescue dog training is allowed
				by activity permit. The permit will designate specific areas and times so as
				not to conflict with other site activities; and
5) dogs on a maximum 50 foot leash being used
				to track wounded deer are allowed at sites in accordance with
				520 ILCS
				5/2.26 and 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.40 - Boats and Other Watercraft

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of this Section, the term "watercraft" means a
				  watercraft or vessel as defined in the Boat Registration and Safety Act [625
				  ILCS 45]. It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or -managed
				  property:
a) For any person to operate
				any watercraft in any pond, lake, river, canal or other body of water where
				posting clearly indicates that certain specific boating usage is prohibited.
				However, Department employees operating watercraft in carrying out official
				duties and personnel of cooperating agents or agencies operating watercraft as
				authorized by the Department are exempt from boating regulations in this
				Section or specific site rules as determined by Department supervisory managers
				in order to provide management actions for enhancing or saving the resource
				base or the safety and welfare of the using public.
b) For any person to use a motor driven
				watercraft on any body of water under the jurisdiction of the Department that
				has less than 40 surface acres. However, this does not exclude the use of motor
				driven boats to gain access to duck blinds during blind building activities and
				during the waterfowl hunting season or electric trolling motors on these bodies
				of water.
c) For any person to
				operate a motor driven watercraft at greater than no wake speed on any body of
				water posted as no wake.
d)
				Horsepower restrictions shall not apply at posted boat launch ramps while
				loading or unloading a trailered watercraft, provided that the watercraft over
				the H.P. limit is operated at a nowake speed within 150 feet of the loading
				ramp itself.
e) For any person to
				allow watercraft to remain on any of the public recreational and fishing areas
				under the jurisdiction of the Department during the month of December each
				year.
f) For any person to remain
				on any Department lake after posted closing time.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.45 - Abandoned Watercraft

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a watercraft
				  on property owned, leased or managed by the Illinois Department of Natural
				  Resources.
a) Abandoned watercraft is
				defined as a watercraft left unattended for a single period longer than six
				hours on Department-managed land or water at an area which is not authorized
				for boat docking.
b) The Department
				shall have the power to remove any abandoned watercraft and store said
				watercraft until claimed by the owner and fees of $15.00 for removal and $5.00
				for each day's storage are paid. The fees paid for removal and storage are
				separate from any criminal penalty and do not affect criminal
				prosecution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.50 - Capacity of Areas - Usage Limitation

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It shall be unlawful:
a) For any person to violate the rules and
				regulations pertaining to posted usage capacity of campgrounds, picnic grounds,
				or other areas where limited facilities make it necessary to control use by
				persons and/or motor vehicles. Site Superintendents and Law Enforcement
				Officers of the Department of Natural Resources are authorized to close such
				facilities to additional persons until such time as the number of users falls
				below the capacity posted within the area.
b) For any person to violate the posted
				closing period for any site except as permitted in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
				130.90(a).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.60 - Camping - Campfires - Firewood

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It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities:
a)
				For any person to use a tent or trailer, or any other type of camping device,
				except in designated camping areas. Persons camping in designated areas shall
				obtain a camping authorization slip from authorized site personnel as provided
				by 17 Ill. Adm. Code 130 or for encampments, approval of the Primitive Camping
				application and instructions as to where the approved applicant is permitted to
				camp.
b) For any person to build
				any fire:
1) in any area except in camp stoves
				provided by the Department or in charcoal or other types of metal grills
				furnished by the visitor at a specific designated campfire site; or
2) where bans on open fires are posted by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.70 - Destruction of Property - Flora - Fauna - Man-Made and Inanimate Natural Objects - Collection of Artifacts

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities:
a)
				For any person to injure or remove any animal, plant or part thereof, or
				attempt to disturb any agricultural crop, except:
1) as otherwise provided by permit, law or
				regulation;
2) as provided by a
				Department-sponsored program or activity under the direct supervision of an
				authorized employee; or
3) in the
				collection of edible fungi, nuts and berries (not including ginseng berries,
				removal of which will remain unlawful) on Department-owned, -leased or -managed
				lands where the collection would not be incompatible with resource management
				activities or recreational programs at the site. Collection shall not be in
				conflict with the Natural Areas Preservation Act [525 ILCS 30] and shall occur
				only when the collection is for personal use only and not for re-sale.
A) Collection hours for edible fungi, nuts
				and berries shall be allowed during the site's regular hours of operation only,
				except collection is not permitted at any site during the open hours of
				established hunting seasons at that site.
B) Collection contests shall not be allowed
				on any State site.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.95 - Demonstrations

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The holding or conducting of any public protest,
				  demonstration, public meeting, gathering or parade to express opinions of
				  governmental policies or practices and views on public issues on Department
				  -owned, -leased or -managed property or facilities is prohibited unless a
				  permit for such activity is issued by the Department.
a) A written request addressed to the Site
				Superintendent must be submitted at least 5 days in advance of the event. The
				written request shall state the name of the individual, organization,
				corporation, association, society, club, or group of whatever kind or nature
				seeking to use Department -owned, -leased or -managed property. The request
				shall also list the names and addresses of all officers or leaders, the dates
				and times sought, equipment to be used, if any, and the estimated number of
				participants.
b) Any group seeking
				a permit for 100 or more participants shall guarantee one person per 25
				participants identified as marshals who will be responsible for meeting the
				conditions of the permit, ensure the demonstration remains peaceful and orderly
				and the participants remain within the physical boundaries of the
				permit.
c) The Department may
				refuse to issue a permit for the intended activity if it is determined that the
				intended activity will:
1) create or cause a
				safety hazard to the participants or other visitors to the site or create a
				hazard to the natural resources protected by the Department;
2) impede the performance of public business
				to be conducted in the area;
3)
				conflict in date, time, and place with a previously scheduled activity of
				another group; or
4) damage or
				threaten to damage physical property, cultural resources or other physical
				attributes of the site.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.100 - Littering

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities:
a)
				For any person using Department facilities to discard, abandon, place, or
				deposit on Department properties, except in containers provided, any wire,
				cans, bottles, glass, shotgun shells, paper trash, rubbish, garbage, cardboard,
				wood boxes or other insoluble animal, vegetable, metal, or mineral materials.
				This prohibition shall not apply to the scattering of cremated human remains in
				accordance with a valid permit issued pursuant to Section
				110.105.
b) For any person to bring onto
				Department-owned, -leased or -managed property any of the items listed in
				subsection (a), with the express purpose of disposing, abandoning, or leaving
				any of these types of materials on Department-owned, -leased or -managed
				property, whether they are left or placed in proper containers or
				not.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.105 - Scattering of Cremated Human Remains

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a) The scattering of cremated human remains
				is prohibited, except pursuant to the terms and conditions of a permit issued
				by the Department. The scattering of cremated human remains shall not be
				permitted within 100 feet of archaeological sites, within Illinois nature
				preserves, Illinois land and water reserves, and Illinois Natural Areas
				Inventory sites, or at State Historic Sites, State Memorials, and Miscellaneous
				Properties designated pursuant to
				20 ILCS
				3405/6.
b)
				A person seeking a permit for scattering cremated human remains shall submit an
				application to the Department, on a form approved by the Department, at least
				14 days before the requested scattering date, to allow for Department review of
				the proposed scattering location and to avoid significant archaeological sites
				and/or environmentally sensitive areas. Applications for a permit for
				scattering cremated human remains shall be available on the Department's
				website, at Department headquarters and regional offices, and at State park
				offices.
c) The following
				conditions apply to the permitted scattering of cremated human remains, in
				addition to any terms and conditions specified in the permit:
1) The proposed scattering location must be
				out of sight of any public use areas, including, but not limited to, roads,
				walkways, trails, picnic areas, campgrounds and parking lots;
2) The proposed scattering location must be
				at least 200 feet from any lake, stream, watercourse or creek bed (running or
				dry);
3) Persons conducting the
				scattering of cremated human remains shall have a copy of the permit in their
				possession at all times during scattering activities;
4) Scattering of cremated human remains shall
				be conducted so as not to disturb other park users;
5) Ashes from cremated human remains must be
				spread over an area large enough to avoid leaving an identifiable accumulation
				or remains. The cremation identification disc must not be dispensed or left on
				site during or after scattering activity;
6) No container, urn, cross, symbol or
				memorial markers of any kind may be left on Department-owned, -leased or
				-managed property. The placement or planting of real or artificial flowers
				and/or memorial trees is also prohibited; and
7) Nothing in the permit shall relieve
				persons conducting the scattering of cremated human remains from the obligation
				to comply with any and all other applicable laws and regulations affecting the
				disposal of human remains and the use of Department-owned, -leased or -managed
				property.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.110 - Prohibited Fishing Areas - Cleaning of Fish

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person to take fish from the
				  waters of any Department-owned, -leased or -managed property or facilities
				  contrary to the rules and regulations of the Department at 17 Ill. Adm. Code
				  810, and further, any fish or parts of fish remaining from cleaning must be
				  placed in a proper refuse container with a tight-fitting lid or removed from
				  the area upon leaving.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.120 - Restricted Areas

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful, on Department-owned, -leased or
				  -managed property or facilities:
a)
				For any person not authorized by the Department to enter or remain in any area
				or on any trail when that area or trail has, in whole or in part, been
				temporarily closed to use by visitors. Such closure shall be posted at the area
				or trail. Site Superintendents and Law Enforcement Officers of the Department,
				as well as other peace officers, are authorized to prohibit the use of closed
				areas, and it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the rules and
				regulations posted relative to the closed area or the instruction/direction of
				authorized personnel.
b) For any
				person to enter or remain on any portion of a dedicated nature preserve area
				where posted rules and regulations prohibit entry to protect the natural fauna
				or flora within the area.
c) For
				any person to operate a non-handheld metal or mineral detection device. Persons
				must obtain a permit from the Department through the Chief of Lands, in
				advance, indicating the location where handheld devices will be used. Further,
				only a small pen knife, icepick or screwdriver shall be used by the permittee
				to recover any find in the area designated. After completing detection
				activity, the permittee must return the work area to its original state. No
				shovels, picks or entrenching devices of any size shall be used.
d) For any person to collect firewood or
				operate a chain saw in any area that has been closed or posted to prohibit that
				use. Department Site Superintendents shall prohibit such use in any area that
				does not allow the collecting of firewood, or has experienced illegal cutting
				of timber.
e) For any person to use
				electronic or electrical speakers or sound amplification system that emits
				sound into the use area of others at a volume that is disturbing or annoying to
				a reasonable person, except as authorized by Department permit. The decision to
				grant or deny a permit will be based upon the reason for the request and the
				time, date and type of activity, balanced against public enjoyment of the
				park.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 110 - PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 110.140 - Soliciting/Advertising/Renting/Selling

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a) It shall be
				unlawful for any person to place signs or distribute advertising of any type on
				Department-owned, -leased or -managed property or facilities except as provided
				in subsection (b).
b) It shall be
				unlawful for any person to make or solicit sales or rentals of any kind or
				place signs or advertisements of any kind on Department -owned, -leased or
				-managed property or facilities without first obtaining written permission from
				the Director, the Director's designee or a Department permit to sell in
				accordance with Section
				110.4(d),
				a lease and/or license in writing in accordance with 17 Ill. Adm. Code 150 or
				in the case of lands managed by the Department without first obtaining a
				permit, lease, and/or license from the owner of the property and the
				Department.
c) The Department shall
				only approve commercial signs, displays or advertisements that comply with the
				following guidelines (except as provided by contract with Department
				concessionaires):
1) all advertisements will
				be limited to an area designated by the site;
2) maximum size of advertisement will be
				81/2" X 12";
3) advertisements
				shall not be posted for more than 30 consecutive days;
4) vendor will be limited to one
				advertisement during the 30-day period. Posting will be on a first-come
				first-served basis; and
5)
				advertisement cannot espouse any illegal act.