{"data":{"id":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-7-1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"625 ILCS 45/7-1","heading":"","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating a boat or boats carrying passengers for hire, or renting a boat or boats for hire without first having obtained a license so to do from the Department. Such license shall be renewable each year on January 1st, shall be good only for one year or portion of a year up to and including December 31st, and it shall be unlawful for such person to so engage in such business without having a valid license currently then in force. The Department shall outline the application process for passenger-for-hire licenses or rental boat licenses by administrative rule. Violations of this Act by a business or individual holding a rental license or passenger-for-hire license shall result in the suspension or revocation of the license issued based on the procedures outlined in administrative rule.","path":["CHAPTER 625 VEHICLES","Boat Registration and Safety Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1826\u0026ChapterID=49\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"43f2124afb116820b5a2a21379bda41f40545e966ee8a9730e7911f5360ac431","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-6-3","next":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}