(225 ILCS 325/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 5217)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 17. Licensure; Renewal; Restoration; Person in military service; Retired. The expiration date and renewal period for each professional engineer license issued under this Act shall be set by the Department by rule. The enrollment of an engineer intern shall not expire.
Any person whose license has expired or whose license is on inactive status may have such license restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of that person's fitness to have such license restored, which may include sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department and by paying the required restoration fee. If the person has not maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Board shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule, the person's fitness to resume active status and may require the person to complete a period of evaluated experience and may require successful completion of the principles and practice examination.
However, any person whose license expired while that person was (1) in Federal Service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, or the State Militia called into service or training, or (2) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may have such license renewed or restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 years after honorable termination of such service, training, or education, except under conditions other than honorable, the Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence that the person has been so engaged and has maintained professional competence and that such service, training or education has been so terminated.
Each application for renewal shall contain the original seal and signature of the professional engineer. Applicants for renewal or restoration shall certify that all conditions of their license meet the requirements of the Illinois Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
Any person who has been duly licensed as a professional engineer by the Department and who chooses to deactivate or not renew his or her license may use the title "Professional Engineer, Retired". Those persons using the title "Professional Engineer, Retired" may request restoration to active status under the applicable provisions of Sections 17, 17.5, and 18 of this Act.
The use of the title "Professional Engineer, Retired" shall not constitute representation of current licensure. Any person without an active license shall not be permitted to practice engineering as defined in this Act.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the Department to issue any certificate, credential, or other document indicating that a person has been granted the title, "Professional Engineer, Retired".
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
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