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225 ILCS 325/1 (2026)

Declaration of public policy

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(225 ILCS 325/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5201)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
    Sec. 1. Declaration of public policy. The practice of professional engineering in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared that the practice of professional engineering as defined in this Act merits the confidence of the public, and that only qualified persons shall be authorized to engage in the practice of professional engineering in the State of Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed to best carry out this purpose.
(Source: P.A. 86-667.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1995–2006 · leading case: Thompson v. Gordon, 827 N.E.2d 983 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2005).
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Thompson v. Gordon, 827 N.E.2d 983 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2005). · cites it 6× “Thereafter, in January 2003, defendants Leisch and CH2M moved the trial court to strike Ramisch’s affidavit, arguing that Ramisch was not qualified to render a professional opinion because he was not licensed as a professional engineer in Illinois pursuant to the Illinois…”
Thompson v. Gordon, 851 N.E.2d 1231 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 3× “OPINION At issue in this case is whether a civil engineer must be licensed in Illinois pursuant to the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (the Engineering Act) (225 ILCS 325/1 et seq. (West 2002)), in order to testify as an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213 (177 Ill.”
Thompson v. Gordon, 813 N.E.2d 241 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2004). · cites it 5× “Thereafter, in January 2003, defendants Leisch and CH2M moved the trial court to strike Ramisch’s affidavit, arguing that Ramisch was not qualified to render a professional opinion because he was not licensed as a professional engineer in Illinois pursuant to the Illinois…”
Miller v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 658 N.E.2d 523 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 1995). · cites it 2× “The cease and desist order directed plaintiff to refrain from engaging in the unlicensed practice of professional engineering in violation of the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (1989 Act) (225 ILCS 325/1 et seq. (West 1992)). The following summary of the facts is…”
Van Breemen v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 694 N.E.2d 688 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. 1998). · cites it 2× “225 ILCS 325/1 (West 1992). We determine that the Act and the order issued pursuant to the Act are in proportion to the State’s interest in allowing only qualified persons to practice professional engineering and provide effective support for that purpose.”
Thompson v. Gordon, No. 2-03-1322 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. Apr. 8, 2005). · cites it 6× “Thereafter, in January 2003, defendants Leisch and CH2M moved the trial court to strike Ramisch's affidavit, arguing that Ramisch was not qualified to render a professional opinion because he was not licensed as a professional engineer in Illinois pursuant to the Illinois…”
Thompson v. Gordon, No. 2-03-1322 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. May 21, 2004). · cites it 5× “Thereafter, in January 2003, defendants Leisch and CH2M moved the trial court to strike Ramisch's affidavit, arguing that Ramisch was not qualified to render a professional opinion because he was not licensed as a professional engineer in Illinois pursuant to the Illinois…”
Thompson v. Gordon, No. 100600 Rel (Ill. June 2, 2006). · cites it 3× “OPINION At issue in this case is whether a civil engineer must be licensed in Illinois pursuant to the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (the Engineering Act) (225 ILCS 325/1 et seq. (West 2002)), in order to testify as an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213 (177 Ill.”
VanBreemen v. Dept of Prof'l Reg., No. 3-97-0414 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. May 6, 1998). · cites it 2× “225 ILCS 325/1 (West 1992). We determine that the Act and the order issued pursuant to the Act are in proportion to the State’s interest in allowing only qualified persons to practice professional engineering and provide effective support for that purpose.”
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