Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The Department may take disciplinary
action against a registered plumbing contractor for violations of the Act, this
Part or the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890). Pursuant to Section
20 of the Act, such action may include revocation, suspension, or denial of a
plumbing contractor's registration issued by the Department; and under Section
5(b.10) of the Act may include an Order of Correction to a telecommunications
carrier for improper advertising.
b) A violation, for the purposes of this
Section, shall be considered to mean a finding of violation of a Section of the
Act, or this Part, or the Illinois Plumbing Code by the Director in a final
order issued pursuant to the Act and shall include the following acts:
1) Any registered plumbing contractor who
permits his name or plumbing contractor registration to be used to imply that
he is a member of sole proprietorship, association, partnership, or
corporation, and evidence indicates that he is not actively engaged on a daily
basis in the plumbing activities of the sole proprietorship, association,
partnership, or corporation. Evidence used by the Department in making such a
determination may include payroll records, time sheets, W-2 forms, and
documents on file with the Secretary of State;
2) Any registered plumbing contractor who
refuses to correct Illinois Plumbing Code violations as requested by the
Department, continues to install plumbing in violation of Illinois Plumbing
Code requirements, or is found guilty of negligence or incompetence in the
performance of plumbing;
3) Any
registered plumbing contractor who employs individuals who are not licensed
plumbers or licensed apprentice plumbers to install plumbing;
4) Any registered plumbing contractor who
advertises his or her services as a certified plumbing inspector without
obtaining certification from the Department or who uses or attempts to use the
certificate of a certified plumbing inspector;
5) a registered plumbing contractor
presenting, as his or her own, the registration of another person; submitting
false information or misrepresenting facts, including failure to maintain
required insurance, to the Department for the purpose of obtaining registration
or renewal of registration as a plumbing contractor;
6) using or attempting to use a registration
that has been suspended or revoked;
7) being convicted or found guilty of, or
entering a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in
any jurisdiction that directly relates to the practice of plumbing;
8) violating any provision of the Illinois
Plumbing License Law, this Part, the Illinois Plumbing Code, or any county or
municipal plumbing laws or ordinances; or
9) the owner or officer of a registered
plumbing contractor failing to maintain a valid plumbing license.