§ 75

Illinois § 75

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
• Ch. 815: BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
• Act 815 ILCS 121/: Consumer Legal Funding Act.

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License application; Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry. (a) Applicants for a license shall apply in a form prescribed by the Secretary. Each form shall contain content as set forth by rule, regulation, instruction, or procedure of the Department and may be changed or updated as necessary by the Department in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. (b) In order to fulfill the purposes of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to establish relationships or contracts with the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry or other entities designated by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to this Act. (c) In connection with an application for licensing, the applicant may be required, at a minimum, to furnish to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry information concerning the applicant's identity, including personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, including the submission of authorization for the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry and the Secretary to obtain: (1) an independent credit report obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681a(p); and (2) information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction. (d) For the purposes of this Section, and in order to reduce the points of contact that the Secretary may have to maintain for purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Secretary may use the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry as a channeling agent for requesting and distributing information to and from any source as directed by the Secretary.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 102-987, eff. 5-27-22.)