a) OSFM shall issue an order immediately suspending the license whenever OSFM finds, based upon reasonable belief from on-site observation, record inspection by OSFM personnel, information received from law enforcement personnel or information received from the public, that a licensee:
- 1) Permitted a person to act as an assistant who did not meet the requirements of Section 230.130;
- 2) Permitted a lead operator to work for a production company under a license previously issued to a separate production company;
- 3) Violated the Act, this Part or compliance standard that may cause death or serious injury; or
- 4) Participated in an unsafe or illegal act or acts pertaining to pyrotechnics in such a manner that the licensee's continued operations constitute a danger to the public.
- b) OSFM shall serve its order of immediate suspension of a license under this Section by personal service. The order shall also be sent by certified mail to the licensee's last known address.
- c) OSFM shall serve with the order of immediate suspension a notice containing the information set forth in subsection (a).
(Source: Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 15064, effective September 1, 2011)