(50 ILCS 830/1)

Sec. 1.

This Act may be cited as the

Contractor Unified License and Permit Bond Act.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/10)

Sec. 10.

Definitions.

As used in this Act,

"Contractor" means any person who, in any capacity other than as the employee of another for wages as the sole compensation, undertakes to construct, alter, repair, move, wreck, or demolish any fixture or structure. The term includes a subcontractor or specialty contractor, but does not include a person who furnishes only materials or supplies.

"Home rule unit" has the meaning provided in Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

"Municipality" means a city, village, incorporated town, or township.

"Unified license and permit bond" means a single bond combining what are commonly known as a license bond and a permit bond, issued on a uniform document prescribed by the county board or board of county commissioners that includes the name of the county, the name and address of the contractor, the amount of the unified bond, the time period covered by the unified bond, and other required terms and conditions of the unified bond.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/15)

Sec. 15.

Rules.

The county board or county board of commissioners may adopt rules and enter into intergovernmental agreements to implement this Act.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/20)

Sec. 20.

Unified license and permit bond.

(a) A contractor seeking to do work or doing work in a county or municipality may obtain a unified license and permit bond. This unified license and permit bond may be used by the contractor, at the contractor's discretion, instead of any other license or permit bond, or both, required of a contractor by the county or a municipality within that county. The bond shall be in the amount of at least $50,000 for counties included within the provisions of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Act and in the amount of at least $25,000 for all other counties.

(b) The unified license and permit bond shall be held for compliance with the ordinances and regulations governing contractors in the county or any municipality within that county where the contractor seeks to do work or is doing work. The unified bond required by this Act shall be filed by the contractor with the county clerk. At the time of filing, the county clerk may charge a reasonable administration fee, determined by the county board or board of county commissioners.

(c) If a contractor elects to use a unified license and permit bond under this Act and the territory of a municipality where a contractor seeks to do or is doing work is included within more than one county, then the contractor shall obtain a unified license and permit bond from each county and shall file a unified bond with each of the respective county clerks whether or not the contractor seeks to do or is doing work in that part of the municipality included in only one of the counties.

In addition, the contractor shall file a certified copy of the unified bond with the clerk in the municipality within that county where the contractor seeks to do work or is doing work. At the time of the filing, the clerk may charge a reasonable administration fee, determined by the corporate authorities of the municipality.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/25)

Sec. 25.

Local permits, licenses, or performance bonds.

This Act does not prohibit a county or municipality within that county from requiring local permits, licenses, or performance bonds for contractors to do business in that county or municipality or from charging reasonable permit or license fees or reasonable amounts for performance bonds.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/30)

Sec. 30.

Home rule.

A home rule unit may not regulate unified license and permit bonds for contractors in a manner inconsistent with this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/5)

Sec. 5.

Application.

Except for the City of Chicago, this Act applies to all counties, municipalities, and home rule units.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

(50 ILCS 830/99)

Sec. 99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 90‑712, eff. 8‑7‑98.)