The Agency may refuse to issue or to renew, or may revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary action as the Agency may deem proper, including fines not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, with regard to any license for any one or combination of the following causes:
         (a) Violation of this Act or its rules.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 420 ILCS 44/45

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (b) Conviction of a crime under the laws of any
    
United States jurisdiction that is a felony or of any crime that directly relates to the practice of detecting or reducing the presence of radon or radon progeny. Consideration of such conviction of an applicant shall be in accordance with Section 46.
        (c) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
    
obtaining a license.
        (d) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
    
the practice of detecting or reducing the presence of radon or radon progeny.
        (e) Gross malpractice, prima facie evidence of which
    
may be a conviction or judgment of malpractice in a court of competent jurisdiction.
        (f) Aiding or assisting another person in violating a
    
provision of this Act or its rules.
        (g) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information
    
in response to a written request made by the Agency that has been sent by mail to the licensee’s last known address.
        (h) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
    
unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
        (i) 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.
        (j) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction
    
or 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.
        (k) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
    
from a person any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for a professional service not actually or personally rendered.
        (l) A finding by the Agency that the licensee has
    
violated the terms of a license.
        (m) Conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction,
    
either within or outside of this State, of a violation of a law governing the practice of detecting or reducing the presence of radon or radon progeny if the Agency determines after investigation that the person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
        (n) A finding by the Agency that a license has been
    
applied for or obtained by fraudulent means.
        (o) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name
    
other than the full name as shown on the license or any other authorized name.
        (p) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
    
services, including filing false statements for collection of fees or moneys for which services are not rendered.
        (q) Failure to file a return or to pay the tax,
    
penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by a tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied.
        (r) (Blank).
         (s) Failure to meet child support orders, as provided
    
in Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
        (t) Failure to pay a fee or civil penalty properly
    
assessed by the Agency.
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