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Illinois disciplinary provisions
A buyer's complaint, an IDFPR investigation and a final disciplinary order are different events. For an exam question, identify the conduct first. Then ask which rule applies, what procedure is required and whose license or contract is affected.
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The short answer
IDFPR can discipline applicants and licensees for the grounds in Section 20-20, including deception, unlicensed practice, escrow failures and unprofessional conduct. Available actions include refusal, reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation and fines up to $25,000 for each violation. That ceiling is not a mandatory penalty. Ordinary notice and answer procedures, emergency suspension and education citations have different requirements. A complaint or negative review does not itself revoke a license.
Reviewed October 25, 2026. Illinois II.K and II.K.1 in the June 24, 2026 PSI broker outline cover disciplinary provisions and unprofessional conduct. The entire Illinois Real Estate License Act domain accounts for 16 of 40 scored state questions, not 16 discipline questions. This guide explains selected grounds and the cited procedures; it does not predict the sanction or calculate filing dates in an individual case.
Match the conduct, procedure and consequence
- Describe what happened. Examples include an inaccurate ad, unauthorized property access, missing escrow money, unlicensed work, concealed ownership, improper compensation or a failure to produce requested records. A label such as unethical is not a substitute for the facts.
- Find the governing provision. Section 20-20 includes licensing and application integrity, advertising and false promises, agency and sponsorship, money and documents, discrimination, interference with agreements, compensation, supervision and violations of the Act, rules or Department orders. The linked statute supplies the full list; the groupings here are study aids.
- Use Rule 1450.900 for unprofessional conduct. Its examples include misleading clients about value, misrepresenting condition or showing access, unfair advantage, harassment, sham management, misuse of confidential information, obstruction and unauthorized access. The list is nonexclusive. The future-harm provision does not require proof of actual economic damage to the client.
- Identify the responsible person and forum. A licensee can violate a duty by doing, assisting or enabling the conduct. Check the sponsor's or DMB's actual duty and applicable knowledge requirement rather than assigning automatic liability to every supervisor. Licensing discipline, a civil damages claim, criminal prosecution and association ethics are separate processes.
- Choose the correct procedure. For ordinary charges, distinguish advance hearing notice from the sworn-answer deadline and the consequences of default. For temporary suspension, require the Secretary's emergency finding and simultaneous hearing proceedings. For an education citation, use its separate statutory process.
- Separate the outcomes. A fine ceiling does not determine the actual sanction. Sponsor suspension affects sponsored license status, brokerage agreements and pending purchase contracts in different ways. Returning money or correcting an ad does not retroactively authorize the original conduct, although later facts can matter to the case.
| Issue | Rule to remember | Important condition |
|---|---|---|
| Section 20-20 fine | Up to $25,000 for each violation | Maximum, not an automatic fine or universal case total |
| Ordinary hearing notice | At least 30 days before the hearing | Written charges and details to the person charged, DMB and sponsor |
| Initial written answer | Under oath, to the Board, within 20 days after service | Ignoring notice can lead to default and authorized action without a hearing |
| Emergency suspension | Imperative public-interest, safety or welfare emergency | Secretary's finding; hearing proceedings instituted simultaneously |
| Emergency hearing | Commence within 30 days after suspension | Not completion or automatic restoration; a licensee-requested continuance can leave suspension in effect |
| Escrow records for the immediate prior two years | Keep at the office and produce within 24 hours after request | Read with the specific recordkeeping and availability rules |
| Older escrow records stored elsewhere | As soon as available, but within 30 days after request | More than two years old; inspection during normal business hours, physically or by secure electronic means |
| General Department information request | Provide the information or otherwise respond within 30 days | Does not replace the specific 24-hour escrow requirement |
| Sponsor suspended or revoked | Sponsored licenses automatically become inactive on the effective date | Valid new sponsorship before resuming licensed work |
| DMB suspended or revoked | 15-day office rule | Within 15 days secure a replacement or submit a written authorization request; otherwise cease licensed activities |
| Pending signed purchase or lease contract | Sponsor discipline does not itself invalidate the pending executed real estate contract | Distinguish the separate brokerage-services agreement |
| Education citation under Section 20-20.1 | Penalty no more than $2,000; written hearing request within 30 days after service | Citation does not excuse completing the required education |
The distinctions that matter
| Distinction | How it works | What to notice |
|---|---|---|
| Discipline vs. civil liability | Discipline protects the public through licensing authority. Civil liability resolves private claims and remedies. One event may trigger both, but the forums and outcomes differ. | License status and fine versus damages or injunction. |
| Discipline vs. criminal prosecution | Discipline is an administrative licensing action. Criminal prosecution determines a public offense and criminal penalty. A conviction may itself become a disciplinary ground under the Act. | Professional authority versus crime and sentence. |
| Suspension vs. revocation | Suspension stops licensed authority for the ordered period or until conditions are met. Revocation withdraws the license, subject only to any lawful restoration path. | Temporary loss of active authority versus termination of license. |
| Regular suspension vs. temporary suspension | Ordinary charges have statutory notice and answer procedures, with a default provision if the person fails to answer. Emergency suspension can precede a hearing under the imperative emergency standard with simultaneous proceedings. Do not turn either into a rule that every case receives a completed hearing first. | Adjudicated sanction versus immediate protective order. |
| Misrepresentation vs. false promise | Misrepresentation is a false statement or presentation of fact. A false promise is a purported commitment likely to influence or induce when it is not genuine or supportable. | False existing fact versus deceptive future commitment. |
| Commingling vs. failure to account | Commingling concerns unauthorized mixing of others' money or property with the licensee's own. Failure to account or remit concerns explaining or delivering what belongs to another. Specific authorized escrow-account arrangements must still be read under the special-account rule. | Improper mixing versus missing explanation or return. |
| Unprofessional conduct vs. actual economic loss | Unprofessional conduct rests on conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm. Rule 1450.900 does not make completed economic damage essential for a future-harm breach of duty. | Risk and breach versus proven dollar loss. |
| Sponsor suspension vs. contract cancellation | Sponsor suspension makes sponsored licenses inactive, but Rule 1450.915 says it does not invalidate pending executed real estate contracts. | License authority changes versus contract enforceability remains. |
| Pending sale contract vs. brokerage agreement | Sponsor suspension or revocation does not itself invalidate a pending executed real estate contract. Section 10-25 separately makes the brokerage agreement expire on the effective date. | Identify the parties and purpose of the particular agreement. |
Work through the facts
Money is returned after the complaint
A broker places a buyer's earnest money in the operating account and uses part of it for payroll. After the buyer complains, the broker replaces every dollar before closing and argues that no discipline is possible because nobody lost money.
- The initial placement commingled money belonging to another with business funds.
- Using the money also raises failure-to-maintain and failure-to-account concerns independent of the later repayment.
- Restoring the balance does not make the earlier custody lawful or eliminate the public-protection issue.
Answer: The Department may proceed on the original violations. Repayment can be relevant evidence, but it is not retroactive authorization.
One delayed file request
The Division requests the immediately preceding two years of escrow records. The broker misses the 24-hour deadline by several hours because the office export fails, but there is no evidence of missing money, theft, or concealment.
- Failure to meet the 24-hour production requirement is a statutory discipline ground.
- Rule 1450.905 cautions that this action alone may not be sufficient for temporary suspension. It does not say a records failure can never be part of an emergency case.
- Ordinary discipline and emergency suspension are different questions.
Answer: The record failure may support discipline, but the facts do not automatically satisfy the temporary-suspension emergency standard.
A managing broker in name only
A managing broker accepts the designated title and receives a monthly fee but never reviews the office, supervises licensees, controls accounts, or participates in company operations.
- Rule 1450.900 treats claiming a sponsoring-broker or DMB role without actual supervision and management as unprofessional conduct.
- The Act also disciplines a DMB's failure to provide appropriate policy or perform Section 10-55 duties.
- A title and payment do not supply actual participation or control.
Answer: The managing broker can face discipline for sham supervision even if another employee handled day-to-day work.
A sponsor is revoked during pending closings
A sponsoring broker's license is revoked while three signed purchase contracts remain pending. A buyer assumes every contract vanished and the sponsored brokers may keep practicing until closing.
- The sponsored licensees automatically become inactive when the sponsor's suspension or revocation takes effect.
- They need new sponsorship before resuming licensed activity.
- The rule separately states that the sponsor's discipline does not affect enforceability of pending executed real estate contracts and requires client notice with escrow-contact details.
Answer: License activity stops until sponsorship is fixed, but the pending executed contracts are not automatically canceled.
Notice is served, but the licensee ignores it
A person receives ordinary disciplinary notice and does not file the required sworn answer. The person argues that no action is possible without attending a hearing.
- Section 20-60 contains a default provision.
- If the charged acts constitute sufficient grounds, the Department may take authorized action without a hearing in its discretion.
- That is a different basis from the emergency finding for temporary suspension.
Answer: Ignoring the notice does not preserve an unconditional right to delay action until a hearing is completed.
A continuance does not restore the license
An emergency hearing commences within 30 days after suspension. The suspended licensee seeks a continuance. Does day 31 automatically restore authority to work?
- Section 20-65 measures commencement, not completion.
- It expressly allows the licensee to seek a continuance during which suspension remains effective.
- The proceeding must conclude without appreciable delay.
Answer: No. The 30-day commencement requirement is not an automatic expiration date for the suspension.
The office loses its DMB, not its sponsoring broker
Only the DMB's license is suspended. The sponsor's license remains effective. By day 15, the office has neither secured a replacement nor submitted a written request for authorization to continue.
- Rule 1450.915(b) gives the office a specific 15-day rule.
- It is different from automatic inactivity when the sponsoring broker is suspended or revoked.
- The request or replacement must be addressed within the window, not after it.
Answer: The office must cease licensed activities. A request also does not guarantee approval or unlimited continued operation.
A fine does not buy a waiver of education
A licensee receives a Section 20-20.1 education citation and pays its assessed fine. The licensee assumes the missing required education no longer matters.
- The citation has its own statutory cap and procedure.
- Section 20-20.1 expressly preserves the obligation to complete the education for that term.
Answer: Payment does not replace the required education. Do not substitute the general $25,000-per-violation ceiling for the separate citation cap.
Mistakes to avoid
- A licensee can be disciplined only when a consumer loses money. Many grounds protect integrity, fair access, supervision, and process without requiring completed economic loss.
- A private buyer revokes the broker's license. A consumer may complain or pursue private remedies, but licensing discipline is exercised through the Department's statutory process.
- Every violation triggers immediate temporary suspension. Temporary suspension requires the imperative emergency standard and simultaneous hearing proceedings.
- Returning mishandled money eliminates the violation. Later repayment does not cure the original commingling, misuse, or failure to maintain the special account.
- Unprofessional conduct is limited to the examples in Rule 1450.900. The rule expressly makes its examples nonexclusive, and Section 20-20 includes additional grounds and dishonest dealing.
- An assistant's conduct cannot affect the supervising licensee. Aiding, abetting, license misuse, scope violations, and supervision failures can reach the person who enabled or failed to control the conduct.
- The general response deadline is always 30 days. Recent escrow records and related documents have a specific 24-hour production rule.
- Sponsor revocation automatically cancels every signed contract. Current Rule 1450.915 preserves enforceability of pending executed real estate contracts while changing license status and service arrangements.
- The maximum fine is $25,000 for the entire case regardless of violations. Section 20-20 states a maximum of $25,000 for each violation.
- Every disciplinary case requires a completed hearing before any action. Read the default provision and emergency suspension authority, as well as the ordinary notice and answer requirements.
- An emergency suspension ends automatically after 30 days. The hearing must commence within 30 days. A licensee-requested continuance can leave the suspension in force; the proceeding must conclude without appreciable delay.
- A DMB replacement request can wait until after day 15. The replacement or written authorization request must be addressed within the rule's 15-day window. A request is not a promise of approval.
- Any employee violation automatically suspends the sponsor. Apply the sponsor's own duties and the knowledge qualification for suspension or revocation based on another person's violation.
- Non-disciplinary action may be ignored. The Department can impose authorized corrective measures. The label does not make the measure optional.
Check your understanding
These are original teaching questions, not recalled or predicted PSI questions. Answer first, then explain why the other choices fail.
1. What is the maximum fine Section 20-20 authorizes for each proven violation?
- No monetary fine
- $25,000
- $10,000
- $1,000
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. $25,000
The Act authorizes a fine not exceeding $25,000 for each violation, along with other possible action.
2. Which fact is most important before ordering a temporary suspension without a prior hearing?
- A competitor requests it
- A consumer posted a negative review
- Evidence shows emergency action is imperatively required for public interest, safety, or welfare
- The brokerage had one typographical error
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Evidence shows emergency action is imperatively required for public interest, safety, or welfare
Temporary suspension is an emergency protective measure and requires the imperative statutory standard, not mere dissatisfaction.
3. Under the ordinary hearing process, when is the sworn answer generally due?
- Within 30 days after the hearing
- No answer is allowed
- Within 20 days after service of notice
- Only after a final order
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Within 20 days after service of notice
Section 20-60 directs a written answer under oath within 20 days after service and warns of default for failure to answer.
4. A licensee deliberately reveals confidential client strategy but the deal closes without financial loss. Which answer is best?
- Confidentiality applies only after closing
- Improper use of confidential information can be unprofessional conduct
- The licensee may disclose whenever commission is paid
- No discipline is possible without damages
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Improper use of confidential information can be unprofessional conduct
Rule 1450.900 includes failure to safeguard or improper use of confidential information and does not impose a universal financial-loss prerequisite.
5. What happens to a broker sponsored by a firm when the sponsoring broker's license is revoked?
- Every pending contract is automatically void
- The broker's license becomes inactive until new sponsorship is secured
- The broker automatically becomes a managing broker
- The broker remains active through every pending closing
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. The broker's license becomes inactive until new sponsorship is secured
Sponsored licenses automatically become inactive. The rule separately preserves pending executed contract enforceability.
6. A broker is several hours late producing the immediate prior two years of escrow records. Does that fact alone automatically require temporary suspension?
- No, records need never be produced
- No; the failure can support discipline, but Rule 1450.905 says that action alone may not be sufficient for temporary suspension
- Yes, because the ordinary 30-day notice rule never applies
- Yes, every missed deadline requires it
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. No; the failure can support discipline, but Rule 1450.905 says that action alone may not be sufficient for temporary suspension
Separate the production violation from the emergency finding. The rule's qualification says may not be sufficient, not that a records failure can never be part of an emergency case.
7. A temporarily suspended licensee seeks a continuance after the hearing timely commences. Which statement matches Section 20-65?
- The suspension may remain effective during the continuance; 30 days is not automatic restoration
- The original suspension necessarily disappears
- The Department must finish every case within 20 days
- The license automatically becomes active on day 31
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. The suspension may remain effective during the continuance; 30 days is not automatic restoration
The statute requires commencement within 30 days, allows the licensee to seek a continuance during which suspension remains effective, and requires conclusion without appreciable delay.
8. Only a DMB is suspended. Within 15 days the office has neither replaced the DMB nor submitted a written authorization request. What follows under Rule 1450.915(b)?
- The office must cease licensed activities
- Every sponsored license was necessarily revoked
- The office automatically has another 15 days
- The office may continue indefinitely because the sponsor is active
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. The office must cease licensed activities
The 15-day office rule is separate from sponsor suspension. Replacement or submission of a written authorization request must be addressed within that window; a request is not guaranteed approval.
9. A licensee accesses property without proper authorization. There is no proof of economic damage. Which answer is best?
- Unauthorized access is a listed unprofessional-conduct example; lack of a dollar loss does not itself authorize it
- Access is permitted whenever the licensee holds a key
- No discipline is possible without a repair bill
- The owner must first obtain a criminal conviction
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Unauthorized access is a listed unprofessional-conduct example; lack of a dollar loss does not itself authorize it
Rule 1450.900(q) lists accessing property or granting access without proper authorization. Possessing a key is not the same as having permission. Licensing discipline and any separate civil or criminal claim have their own requirements.
10. A properly served person ignores ordinary disciplinary charges and files no answer. May the Department ever act without a hearing?
- Yes, in its discretion if the charged acts constitute sufficient statutory grounds under the default provision
- Yes, an online complaint itself proves every charge
- No, only emergency cases can ever proceed without one
- Yes, but the only permitted action is a $25 fine
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Yes, in its discretion if the charged acts constitute sufficient statutory grounds under the default provision
Section 20-60 has a distinct default provision. Do not confuse it with the imperative emergency finding required for temporary suspension or treat the authorized sanction as automatic.
11. What is the statutory maximum penalty for an education citation under Section 20-20.1, and does paying it excuse the required education?
- $25,000; payment replaces the education
- $2,000; all education requirements disappear
- No more than $2,000; payment does not excuse the education
- No fine is allowed for an education citation
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. No more than $2,000; payment does not excuse the education
Read the special citation section rather than importing the general Section 20-20 ceiling. A written request to dispute the citation has its own 30-day-after-service deadline.
12. A licensee mishandles the licensee's own property and argues that Section 20-20 cannot apply without a third-party client. What does the section say?
- Only buyer representatives can be disciplined
- Own-property conduct can be reviewed only by a REALTOR association
- A licensee's own property is always exempt from discipline
- The section expressly reaches a licensee handling the licensee's own property
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. The section expressly reaches a licensee handling the licensee's own property
The opening disciplinary-authority paragraph expressly includes a licensee handling the licensee's own property, whether held by deed, option or otherwise. Ownership does not itself immunize prohibited licensee conduct.
Common questions
Who can discipline an Illinois real estate licensee?
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation administers the Real Estate License Act through the Division of Real Estate, with statutory roles for the Secretary and the Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board. The Department may investigate applicants, licensees, people claiming a license, and people rendering or offering services that require a license.
What penalties may IDFPR impose under the Illinois Real Estate License Act?
Section 20-20 authorizes refusal to issue or renew, probation, suspension, revocation, reprimand, other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action the Department considers proper, and a fine of no more than $25,000 for each violation. The result depends on the proven ground and the administrative process, not on a private party selecting a penalty. An administrative fine is not an award of the complainant's private damages.
What is unprofessional conduct for an Illinois real estate licensee?
Rule 1450.900 lists conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public. Examples include failing to put a client first, deliberately misleading someone about market value or property condition, taking unfair advantage, abusive or harassing conduct, sham supervision, mishandling confidential information, obstructing an investigation, violating special-account rules, helping another person violate the law, unauthorized property access, and other harmful breaches of duty.
Must a client suffer financial loss before Illinois can find unprofessional conduct?
No. Rule 1450.900 says that a breach of duty causing future harm may qualify and that the Department does not need to prove actual economic damage to establish that harm. An exam question should not make financial loss a universal prerequisite for discipline.
Can an Illinois real estate license be temporarily suspended without a prior hearing?
Yes, under the statutory emergency standard. The Secretary must find evidence that public interest, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, with hearing proceedings instituted simultaneously. Section 20-65 requires a hearing to commence within 30 days after suspension; Rule 1450.905 requires the accompanying notice to set the hearing date within 30 days after the order takes effect. That is not an automatic 30-day limit on suspension. A licensee may seek a continuance during which suspension remains effective, and the proceeding must conclude without appreciable delay.
What conduct may support an Illinois temporary suspension?
Rule 1450.905 identifies threats involving theft or embezzlement of money or property and safety threats. Examples include failure to account or remit, failure to maintain others' escrow money in a separate special account, serious escrow-record access failures, and commingling. A recent-record production failure alone may not be sufficient, which is an important exam qualifier.
What notice precedes a regular Illinois real estate discipline hearing?
For ordinary disciplinary charges, Section 20-60 calls for written notice of the charges and hearing details at least 30 days before the hearing to the person charged, DMB and sponsoring broker. The person must file a written answer under oath with the Board within 20 days after service. The section also permits authorized action without a hearing, in the Department's discretion, if the person fails to answer and the charged acts constitute sufficient grounds. Do not confuse that default provision with emergency suspension.
Can an Illinois licensee be disciplined for another person's conduct?
A licensee can face discipline for aiding or abetting a violation, allowing an unlicensed person to operate through the license, permitting a leasing agent to exceed scope, failing to supervise as required, or using a managing-broker license without actual participation and control. The question is not limited to who personally signed the improper document.
What happens to sponsored licensees if an Illinois sponsoring broker is suspended or revoked?
Their licenses automatically become inactive. Managing brokers may resume only after securing new sponsorship, including lawful self-sponsorship, and brokers or residential leasing agents need sponsorship by another sponsoring broker. Pending executed real estate contracts remain enforceable, and current rules prescribe client notice and escrow-contact information.
Are these official Illinois broker exam questions?
No. These are original questions supporting Illinois II.K and II.K.1 in the June 24, 2026 PSI outline. The entire License Act domain has 16 of 40 scored state questions; no dedicated discipline quota is published. The cited passages support the specific rules discussed, not a predicted sanction or validated passing score.
What happens when only the DMB is suspended or revoked?
Rule 1450.915(b) permits offices to operate for 15 days without a replacement DMB. Within 15 days, a replacement must be secured or a written request for authorization to continue submitted to the Division; otherwise the offices must cease licensed activities. The request does not guarantee approval or indefinite operation. This does not authorize the suspended person to work, and it is different from the automatic inactivity caused by sponsor suspension or revocation.
Are all requested records subject to the same 30-day deadline?
No. Rule 1450.755 requires the immediate prior two years of escrow records at the office and production within 24 hours after a Division request. For escrow records more than two years old stored elsewhere, the rule specifies availability as soon as available, but within 30 days, during normal business hours through physical or secure electronic means. Section 20-20(a)(27) separately requires providing requested information or otherwise responding within 30 days. The general response rule does not displace the specific escrow rule. A record being more than two years old does not, by itself, establish that the offsite 30-day provision applies.
Is a sponsor automatically suspended for every employee violation?
No. Rule 1450.700(f) says another licensee's or employee's violation is not cause for suspension or revocation of the sponsor unless the sponsor had knowledge. That qualification does not excuse the sponsor's own failure to perform applicable policy or supervision duties. Identify the person, the duty and the facts supporting the charged ground.
Does sponsor discipline cancel the brokerage agreement or the purchase contract?
Keep the agreements separate. Section 10-25 makes a brokerage agreement expire on the effective date of the sponsoring broker's suspension or revocation. Rule 1450.915 preserves the enforceability of pending executed real estate contracts. A signed buyer-seller purchase contract therefore does not vanish merely because the brokerage agreement expires. Do not assume the old brokerage agreement automatically transfers to a new sponsor.
What must affected clients be told after sponsor suspension or revocation?
Rule 1450.915(a)(2)(A) requires written notice, physically or electronically, to clients with a pending executed real estate contract. It states the license status and that the pending contract is unaffected, identifies the escrow controller's name, address, email and telephone number, and explains that clients needing further services may seek another sponsoring broker. The provision does not supply a universal fixed number of days for that notice.
Can a suspended sponsor receive a commission earned before suspension?
Rule 1450.915(a)(2)(B) does not generally bar receipt of compensation earned before the effective date by the sponsor or a formerly sponsored licensee. That is not permission to do new licensed work while inactive or suspended. Under the current subsection (a)(3), the Department or Board may consider compensation already received when the discipline directly relates to that transaction. The rule does not resolve every separate contract dispute.
What can non-disciplinary action include?
Rule 1450.910 gives nonexclusive examples: an education citation, restrictions on escrow access, required real estate courses, required relevant reports or records, and an administrative fee. Otherwise applicable education exemptions do not necessarily prevent a required corrective course. The label does not make a Department requirement optional.
Does an education citation have the same $25,000 maximum?
No. Section 20-20.1 sets a penalty of no more than $2,000 for its education citation and allows a written hearing request within 30 days after service. A citation does not excuse completion of the required education. Read that specific process rather than applying the general Section 20-20 ceiling to every notice.
Does a discrimination complaint automatically revoke the license?
No. A complaint is different from an adjudication or administrative finding. Section 20-50 prescribes licensing consequences, notice and hearing requirements, Board roles and an appeal qualification for the specified findings. Section 20-20(a)(31) also makes an Article 3 Illinois Human Rights Act violation a disciplinary ground whether or not a Human Rights Commission complaint has been filed or adjudicated. Do not treat the absence of a separate case as immunity, or a complaint alone as a final disciplinary order.
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Official sources and scope
Checked October 25, 2026 against the identified official indexed Act and rule passages. Direct legal-page retrieval was unavailable for several sections; the source record distinguishes those failures, current indexed text and reused actual primary readings. The guide is an explanation of selected grounds and procedures, not a full review of every disciplinary ground, hearing rule, citation schedule or individual order.
- PSI Illinois booklet, June 24, 2026: discipline and unprofessional conduct
- 225 ILCS 454/20-20: authority and selected disciplinary grounds
- 225 ILCS 454/20-60: ordinary notice, sworn answer and default
- 225 ILCS 454/20-65: emergency suspension and hearing commencement
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.900: Unprofessional conduct
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.905: Temporary suspension procedure
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.910: Non-disciplinary action
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.915: Sponsor and DMB suspension or revocation
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.755: record age, location and production
- 225 ILCS 454/20-20.1: separate education citation procedure
- 1450.700: sponsor duties, sole-proprietor policy exception and planned closure
- 225 ILCS 454/10-25: definite expiration and the additional annual termination right
- 225 ILCS 454/20-50: adjudicated discrimination and licensing process
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