225 ILCS 310/9: Expiration; renewal; restoration.

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)

(a) The expiration date and renewal period for each certificate of registration issued under this Act shall be set by rule. A registrant may renew such registration during the month preceding its expiration date by paying the required renewal fee.

(b) Inactive status.

(1) Any registrant who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place that person's certificate of registration on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until that person notifies the Department in writing of that person's desire to resume active status.

(2) Any registrant requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall be required to restore the registration.

(3) Any registrant whose registration is on inactive status shall not use the title "registered interior designer" in the State of Illinois.

(4) Any registrant who uses the title "registered interior designer" while the registrant's certificate of registration is lapsed or inactive shall be considered to be using the title without a registration which shall be grounds for discipline under Section 13 of this Act.

(c) Any registrant whose registration has expired may have the registrant's certificate of registration restored at any time within 5 years after its expiration upon making application to the Department and payment of the required fee.

(d) Any registrant whose registration has been expired for more than 5 years may have the registrant's registration restored by making application to the Department and submitting proof acceptable to the Department of the registrant's fitness to have the registrant's registration restored, including, but not limited to, sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department and proof of completion of applicable continuing education, and by paying the required restoration fee. A person using the title "registered interior designer" on an expired registration is deemed to be in violation of this Act.

(e) If a person whose certificate of registration has expired has not maintained active status in another jurisdiction, the Department shall determine, by an evaluation process established by rule, that person's fitness to resume active status, including by requiring the person to complete a period of evaluated practical experience and also requiring successful completion of an examination.

(f) Any person whose certificate of registration has expired while that person has been engaged (1) in federal or State service active duty, or (2) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may have that person's registration restored without paying any lapsed renewal or restoration fee if, within 2 years after termination of such service, training or education, that person furnishes the Department with satisfactory proof that the person has been so engaged and that the person's service, training, or education has been so terminated.

(g) An individual applying for restoration of a registration shall have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed in 3 years, the application shall expire and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any time.