§ 1 Short title
§ 2 Public policy
§ 3 Definitions
§ 3.1 Address of record; email address of record
§ 3.5 References to Department or Director of Professional Regulation
§ 4 Title; application of Act
§ 4.1 Seal
§ 4.2 Interior technical submissions
§ 4.5 Unregistered practice; violation; civil penalty
§ 5 Powers and duties of the Department
§ 6 Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals
§ 7 Board recommendations
§ 8 Requirements for registration
§ 9 Expiration; renewal; restoration
§ 10 Foreign applicants
§ 11 Fees
§ 12 Returned checks; penalties
§ 13 Refusal, revocation or suspension of registration
§ 14 Investigations; Notice of hearing
§ 15 Disciplinary actions
§ 16 Hearings
§ 17 Attendance of witnesses; Production of documents
§ 18 Recommendations for disciplinary action; Action by Director
§ 19 Hearing officer
§ 20 Restoration
§ 21 Administrative Review Law
§ 22 Revocation orders
§ 23 Confidentiality
§ 24 Reports of violation
§ 25 Injunctions
§ 26 Unlawful use; second offenses
§ 27 Filing registration or diploma of another
§ 28 Advertising
§ 29 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
§ 30 Fund; appropriations; investments; audits
§ 31 Home rule

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 225 ILCS 310 - Registered Interior Designers Act

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
  • decree: is synonymous with the word "judgment". See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.24
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.