"Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the licensee's license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and those changes must be made either through the Department's website or by contacting the Department.

"Board" means a board or committee appointed and acting pursuant to any Act administered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation or Division of Real Estate.

"Chaperone order" means the administrative order issued by the Director, on behalf of the Secretary, pursuant to Section 2105-165(c) of the Code [20 ILCS 2105/2105-165(c)].

"Code" means the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of Professional Regulation Law) [20 ILCS 2105].

"Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury. If judgment is withheld, the plea, verdict, or finding of guilty is not a conviction under Illinois law unless and until judgment is entered. [720 ILCS 5/2-5]

"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Director" means the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation or the Division of Real Estate with the authority delegated by the Secretary.

"Division" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation or the Division of Real Estate.

"Person" means an individual human being and not a corporate or other type of legal entity.

"Statute" means Section 2105-15 of the Code [20 ILCS 2105/2105-15].

(Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 8067, effective June 1, 2026)