(225 ILCS 745/50)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 50.
Qualifications for licensure.
(a) The Department may issue a license to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist to any applicant who meets the following qualifications:
(1) The applicant has completed an application form
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(2) The applicant is of good ethical character, |
| including compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics under this Act, and has not committed any act or offense in any jurisdiction that would constitute the basis for disciplining a Licensed Professional Geologist under this Act. |
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(3) The applicant has earned a degree in geology from |
| an accredited college or university, as established by rule, with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of course credits in geology, of which 24 semester or 36 quarter hours are in upper level courses. The Department may, upon the recommendation of the Board, allow the substitution of appropriate experience as a geologist for prescribed educational requirements as established by rule. |
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(4) The applicant has a documented record of a |
| minimum of 4 years of professional experience, obtained after completion of the education requirements specified in this Section, in geologic or directly related work, demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of such work upon licensure as a Licensed Professional Geologist or such specialty of professional geology that the Board may recommend and the Department may recognize. The Department may require evidence acceptable to it that up to 2 years of professional experience have been gained under the supervision of a person licensed under this Act or similar Acts in any other state, or under the supervision of others who, in the opinion of the Department, are qualified to have responsible charge of geological work under this Act. |
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(5) The applicant has passed an examination |
| authorized by the Department for practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist. |
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(6) The applicant has complied with all other |
| requirements of this Act and rules established for the implementation of this Act. |
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(b) A license to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist shall not be denied any applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, or physical impairment.
(c) The Department may establish by rule an intern process to, in part, allow (1) a graduate who has earned a degree in geology from an accredited college or university in accordance with this Act or (2) a student in a degree program at an accredited college or university who has completed the necessary course requirements established in this Section to request to take one or both parts of the examination required by the Department. The Department may set by rule the criteria for the process, including, but not limited to, the educational requirements, exam requirements, experience requirements, remediation requirements, and any fees or applications required for the process. The Department may also set by rule provisions concerning disciplinary guidelines and the use of the title "intern" or "trainee" by a graduate or student who has passed the required examination.
(Source: P.A. 96-666, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10.) |
(225 ILCS 745/80)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 80.
Disciplinary actions.
(a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem appropriate, including fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any one or combination of the following:
(1) Material misstatement in furnishing information
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(2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules |
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(3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the |
| United States or any state or territory of the United States that is a felony or that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly related to the practice of the profession. |
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(4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of |
| obtaining licensure or violating any provision of this Act or the rules promulgated under this Act pertaining to advertising. |
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(5) Professional incompetence.
(6) Gross malpractice.
(7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating |
| any provision of this Act or rules promulgated under this Act. |
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(8) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information |
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(9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or |
| unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public. |
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(10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to |
| alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug that results in the inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. |
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(11) Discipline by another state, the District of |
| Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Section. |
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(12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving |
| from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation for professional services not actually or personally rendered. |
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(13) A finding by the Department that the licensee, |
| after having his or her license placed on probationary status, has violated the terms of probation. |
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(14) Willfully making or filing false records or |
| reports in his or her practice, including but not limited to, false records filed with State agencies or departments. |
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(15) Physical illness, including but not limited to, |
| deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skill that results in the inability to practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. |
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(16) Solicitation of professional services other than |
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(17) Conviction of or cash compromise of a charge or |
| violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act regulating narcotics. |
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(18) Failure to (i) file a tax return, (ii) pay the |
| tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or (iii) pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until the requirements of that tax Act are satisfied. |
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(19) Conviction by any court of competent |
| jurisdiction, either within or outside this State, of any violation of any law governing the practice of professional geology, if the Department determines, after investigation, that the person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust. |
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(20) Gross, willful, or continued overcharging for |
| professional services, including filing false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered. |
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(21) Practicing under a false or, except as provided |
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(22) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, or |
| procuring, a license to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist under this Act or in connection with applying for renewal of a license under this Act. |
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(23) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the |
| licensing examination administered under this Act. |
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(b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will end only upon a finding by a court that the licensee is no longer subject to the involuntary admission or judicial admission and issues an order so finding and discharging the licensee; and upon the recommendation of the Board to the Director that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her practice.
(Source: P.A. 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10.) |
(225 ILCS 745/160)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 160.
Violations.
(a) Using or attempting to use an expired license is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Each of the following acts is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense:
(1) A violation of any provision of this Act or its
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| rules, except as noted in subsection (a) of this Section. |
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(2) The making of any wilfully false oath or |
| affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or affirmation is required by this Act. |
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(3) Using or attempting to use an inactive, |
| suspended, or revoked license or the license or seal of another, or impersonating another licensee, or practicing geology as a Licensed Professional Geologist in Illinois while one's license is inactive, suspended, or revoked. |
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(4) The practice, attempt to practice, or offer to |
| practice professional geology in Illinois without a license as a Licensed Professional Geologist. Each day of practicing professional geology or attempting to practice professional geology, and each instance of offering to practice professional geology, without a license as a Licensed Professional Geologist constitutes a separate offense. |
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(5) Advertising or displaying any sign or card or |
| other device that might indicate to the public that the person or entity is entitled to practice as a Licensed Professional Geologist, unless that person holds an active license as a Licensed Professional Geologist in the State of Illinois. |
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(6) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by |
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(Source: P.A. 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10.) |