Under the Illinois Real Estate License Act of 2000, which statement best defines a ministerial act?
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B) An informative or clerical act that does not rise to the level of active representation of a consumer.
Under 225 ILCS 454/1-10, Illinois defines a ministerial act as one that is informative or clerical in nature and does not rise to the level of active representation of a consumer. This distinction matters because licensees may perform ministerial acts for consumers they do not represent—such as providing a disclosure form or scheduling a showing—without creating an agency relationship or triggering the full duty set owed to clients. The line between ministerial and representational acts determines whether agency duties attach.
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