Illinois § 95

§ 95.

Investigation; notice and hearing. The Department may investigate the actions or qualifications of a person, which includes an entity, applying for, holding or claiming to hold, or holding oneself out as having a license or rendering or offering to render services for which a license is required by this Act. Before suspending, revoking, placing on probationary status, or taking any other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to any license, at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, the Department shall (i) notify the person charged and the person's designated community association manager, if any, in writing of any charges made and the time and place for a hearing on the charges before the Board, (ii) direct the person to file a written answer to the charges with the Board under oath within 20 days after the service on the person of such notice, and (iii) inform the person that if the person fails to file an answer, default will be taken against the person and the license of the person may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary action taken with regard to the license, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of related practice, as the Department may deem proper. The Department shall serve notice under this Section by regular or electronic mail to the person's last address of record or email address of record as provided to the Department. If the person fails to file an answer after receiving notice, the license may, in the discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under this Act. The answer shall be served by regular mail or electronic mail to the Department. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Department shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present such statements, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to the defense thereto. The Department may continue such hearing from time to time. At the discretion of the Secretary after having first received the recommendation of the Board, the person's license may be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action considered proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for that action under this Act. A copy of the Department's final disciplinary order shall be delivered to the person's designated community association manager or may be sent to the community association that directly employs the person. (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 103-236, eff. 1-1-24.)