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Act 45. Radon Testing Act

Section

45/0.01 Short title. This Act may be cited as the Radon Testing Act.

P.A. 86-235,§ 0.01, added by P. A. 86-1324, § 785, eff. Sept. 6, 1990.

Formerly Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111 ½, 1242.

Title of Act:

An Act in relation to radon testing. P.A. 86-235, approved Aug. 15, 1989, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

45.1. Definitions

§ 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Department" means the Department of Nuclear Safety.

"Radon" means any of the gaseous radioactive decay products of uranium or thorium.

"Person" includes without limitation any natural person or individual, governmental body, firm, association, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint stock company, trust, estate or other legal entity.

P. A. 86-235, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990, ch. 111 ½, ¶ 242-1.

45/2. Registration

§ 2. Registration. No person shall sell any device or perform any service for compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon progeny unless that person shall have registered with the Department. The Department shall by rule establish registration fees and the qualification required as a condition of registration. The Department may provide by rule for the suspension or revocation of registrations and for the assessment of civil penalties not exceeding $1,000 per violation for violations of the conditions of registration. A certificate of registration shall expire according to a schedule established by rule by the Department. An application for renewal of a registration shall be field with the Department within 30 days of its expiration date.

This Section applies to all persons except a person:

  1. Selling or distributing, but not placing, radon sampling devices supplied by a laboratory if the results of the laboratory analysis are reported directly to the owner or occupant of the building sampled.
  2. Manufacturing or analyzing, but not placing, radon sampling devices if the results of the laboratory analysis are reported directly to the owner or ccupant of the building sampled.

P.A. 86-235, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Formerly Ill. Rev. Stat., 1991, ch. 111 ½ ¶ 242-2.