(225 ILCS 217/40)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure; fees.
(a) No person shall engage in practice as a fire equipment distributor or fire equipment employee without first applying for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(b) To qualify for a Class A Fire Equipment Distributor License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $100.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance, self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or risk retention groups.
(c) To qualify for a Class B Fire Equipment Distributor License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, or inspect all types of pre-engineered fire extinguishing systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $200.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance, self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or risk retention groups.
(4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance with the national standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools for use with all Class B fire equipment.
(d) To qualify for a Class C Fire Equipment Distributor License to service, repair, hydro-test, inspect, and engineer all types of engineered fire suppression systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
(1) An annual license fee of $300.
(2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed Business Name Act.
(3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
amount of $300,000 through liability insurance, self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or risk retention groups.
(4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance with the national standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools for use with all Class C fire equipment.
(e) To qualify for a Class 1 Fire Equipment Employee License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by
the ICC as a technician certified to service a Portable Fire Extinguisher.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
(f) To qualify for a Class 2I Fire Equipment Employee License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, or inspect all types of pre-engineered industrial fire extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by
the ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered Industrial Fire Suppression Systems.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
(f-5) To qualify for a Class 2K Fire Equipment Employee License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, or inspect all types of pre-engineered kitchen fire extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by
the ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered Kitchen Fire Extinguishing Systems.
(2) Pay an annual fee of $20.
(3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
(g) To qualify for a Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee License to service, recharge, hydro-test, maintain, inspect, or engineer all types of engineered fire extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the following:
(1) Pass the examination.
(2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
(3) Provide a current photograph at least 1" x 1" in
size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
(h) All licenses issued under this Act shall remain in effect unless the licensee is otherwise notified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(Source: P.A. 97-979, eff. 8-17-12; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15.)
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