# 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1150.95: Section 1150.95 Architecture Complaint Committee

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## Section

- **Citation:** 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1150.95
- **Heading:** Section 1150.95 Architecture Complaint Committee
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 68 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS / CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION / Part 1150 ILLINOIS ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 / Section 1150.95 Architecture Complaint Committee

## Text

Section 1150
Section 1150.95  Architecture
Complaint Committee
a)         The Architecture Complaint Committee of the Architecture
Licensing Board, authorized by Sections 10 and 24 of the Act, shall be composed
of at least 2 members of the Architecture Licensing Board, a Supervisor over
Design Investigations and a Chief of Prosecutions over Design Prosecutions.
The Director of Enforcement shall designate the Supervisor and Chief assigned
to the Complaint Committee.
b)         The Complaint Committee shall meet at least once every 2
months to exercise its functions and duties set forth in subsection (c).  The
Complaint Committee may meet concurrently with the Complaint Committees of the
Land Surveyors Examining Board, the State Board of Professional Engineers and
the Structural Engineering Board to discuss interrelated professional matters.
The Complaint Committee shall make every effort to consider expeditiously and
take prompt action on each item on its agenda.
c)         The Complaint Committee shall have the following duties and
functions:
1)         To review investigative case files after an initial inquiry
into the involved parties and their licensure status have been obtained.
"Case file" means the allegation made against an involved party that
resulted in a preliminary inquiry and other information being obtained in order
to determine whether an investigation should be initiated or prosecution
pursued.  A "Formal Complaint" means the notice of allegations and
charges or basis for licensure denial that begins the formal proceedings.
2)         To refer the case file to the Supervisor over the Design
Investigators for further action.  The Complaint Committee shall give the
Supervisor an indication as to the prosecutorial merit and relative severity of
the allegations to aid in the prioritization of investigative activity.
3)         To recommend that a case file be closed.
4)         To recommend that an Administrative Warning Letter be issued
and the case file closed
visor over the Design
Investigators for further action.  The Complaint Committee shall give the
Supervisor an indication as to the prosecutorial merit and relative severity of
the allegations to aid in the prioritization of investigative activity.
3)         To recommend that a case file be closed.
4)         To recommend that an Administrative Warning Letter be issued
and the case file closed.
5)         To refer the case file to Prosecutions for review and action.
6)         To report the actions of the Complaint Committee at each Board
meeting and to present enforcement statistics such as the type of alleged
violation.
d)         In determining what action to take or whether to proceed with
investigation and prosecution of a case file, the Complaint Committee shall
consider the following factors, but not be limited to:  the effect on the
public's health, safety and welfare; the sufficiency of the evidence presented;
prosecutorial merit; and sufficient cooperation from complaining parties.
e)         At any time after referral to Prosecutions, the Division may enter
into negotiations to resolve issues informally by way of a Consent Order.
Factors to be considered in deciding whether to enter into settlement
negotiations shall include, but not be limited to:  the effect on the public's
health, safety and welfare caused by the respondent's alleged conduct;
sufficient investigation of the case; prosecutorial merit; relative severity of
the respondent's alleged conduct; and past practices of the Division.
f)         No file shall be closed nor Formal Complaint dismissed except
upon recommendation of the Complaint Committee and/or approval by the
Architecture Licensing Board.  Those case files that previously have been
before the Board and are the subject of a Consent Order or Formal Order of the
Director may be closed without further recommendation or approval of the
Architecture Licensing Board or the Complaint Committee
losed nor Formal Complaint dismissed except
upon recommendation of the Complaint Committee and/or approval by the
Architecture Licensing Board.  Those case files that previously have been
before the Board and are the subject of a Consent Order or Formal Order of the
Director may be closed without further recommendation or approval of the
Architecture Licensing Board or the Complaint Committee.
g)         Complaints Involving Imminent Danger to the Public
1)         When a complaint is made to the Division that alleges that a
building, or other structure that requires the involvement of an architect in
its design, is under construction, construction is imminent, or construction
has been completed, and an architect is not or was not involved in its design,
the investigation of that complaint shall be expedited to ensure the health and
safety of the public.  This investigation will be referred to as an
"Emergency Investigation".
2)         An Emergency Investigation will be given priority attention
and assigned to an investigator as soon as possible.
3)         Once assigned to an investigator, the Division, through its investigator,
will convene a meeting of the Complaint Committee by teleconference to
determine if the complaint shall continue to be treated as an Emergency
Investigation.  Such meetings will be deemed an emergency and notice of the
meeting shall be provided in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
4)         Upon determination by the Complaint Committee that the
complaint should be treated as an Emergency Investigation, the complaint will
be investigated as soon as possible.
5)         Upon completion of the Emergency Investigation, the
investigator will again convene a meeting of the Complaint Committee by
teleconference.  This meeting shall also be considered an emergency and notice
of the meeting shall be provided in accordance with the Open Meetings Act
int should be treated as an Emergency Investigation, the complaint will
be investigated as soon as possible.
5)         Upon completion of the Emergency Investigation, the
investigator will again convene a meeting of the Complaint Committee by
teleconference.  This meeting shall also be considered an emergency and notice
of the meeting shall be provided in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.  The
Complaint Committee will then decide whether to recommend to the Division that
the complaint be referred to the Attorney General to seek a temporary
restraining order and permanent injunction against the start or further
construction of the project or, when the project has already been completed, to
enjoin the use of the building or structure.  The Complaint Committee will
recommend that the case be referred to the Attorney General only upon a finding
that the facts alleged in the complaint are credible and constitute an imminent
danger to the public.
h)        Disqualification of an Architecture Licensing Board member.
1)         A Board member shall be recused from consideration of a case
file or Formal Complaint when the Board member determines that a conflict of
interest or prejudice would prevent that Board member from being fair and
impartial.
2)         Participation in the initial stages of the handling of a case
file, including participation on the Complaint Committee and in informal
conferences, shall not bar a Board member from future participation or decision
making relating to that case file.
i)          An informal conference is the procedure established by the Division
that may be used for compliance review, fact finding, discussion of the issues,
resolving case files, licensing issues or conflicts prior to initiating any
Formal Complaint or formal hearing.  An informal conference may only be
conducted upon agreement of both parties.  Informal conferences shall be
conducted by a Division attorney and shall include a member or members of the
Board
Division
that may be used for compliance review, fact finding, discussion of the issues,
resolving case files, licensing issues or conflicts prior to initiating any
Formal Complaint or formal hearing.  An informal conference may only be
conducted upon agreement of both parties.  Informal conferences shall be
conducted by a Division attorney and shall include a member or members of the
Board.  Board members shall be scheduled for informal conferences on a rotating
basis.

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