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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5 Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is amended by changing
6 Sections 10-25, 35-30, and 40-10 as follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 447/10-25)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
9     Sec. 10-25. Issuance of license; renewal; fees.
10     (a) The Department shall, upon the applicant's
11 satisfactory completion of the requirements set forth in this
12 Act and upon receipt of the fee, issue the license indicating
13 the name and business location of the licensee and the date of
14 expiration.
15     (b) An applicant may, upon satisfactory completion of the
16 requirements set forth in this Act and upon receipt of fees
17 related to the application and testing for licensure, elect to
18 defer the issuance of the applicant's initial license for a
19 period not longer than 6 years. An applicant who fails to
20 request issuance of his or her initial license or agency
21 license and to remit the fees required for that license within
22 6 years shall be required to resubmit an application together
23 with all required fees.
24     (c) The expiration date, renewal period, and conditions for
25 renewal and restoration of each license, permanent employee
26 registration card, and firearm authorization card shall be set
27 by rule. The holder may renew the license, permanent employee
28 registration card, or firearm authorization card during the 30
29 days preceding its expiration by paying the required fee and by
30 meeting conditions that the Department may specify. The
31 Department may resubmit the fingerprints of an applicant for
32 renewal or restoration to the Department of State Police for

 

 

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1 the purpose of an updated criminal history check, which shall
2 be performed subject to the provisions of this Act, at the time
3 of renewal or restoration. The license holder shall not be held
4 responsible for any incurred cost of the updated criminal
5 history check. Any license holder who notifies the Department
6 on forms prescribed by the Department may place his or her
7 license on inactive status for a period of not longer than 6
8 years and shall, subject to the rules of the Department, be
9 excused from payment of renewal fees until the license holder
10 notifies the Department, in writing, of an intention to resume
11 active status. Practice while on inactive status constitutes
12 unlicensed practice. A non-renewed license that has lapsed for
13 less than 6 years may be restored upon payment of the
14 restoration fee and all lapsed renewal fees. A license that has
15 lapsed for more than 6 years may be restored by paying the
16 required restoration fee and all lapsed renewal fees and by
17 providing evidence of competence to resume practice
18 satisfactory to the Department and the Board, which may include
19 passing a written examination. All restoration fees and lapsed
20 renewal fees shall be waived for an applicant whose license
21 lapsed while on active duty in the armed forces of the United
22 States if application for restoration is made within 12 months
23 after discharge from the service.
24     (d) Any permanent employee registration card expired for
25 less than one year may be restored upon payment of lapsed
26 renewal fees. Any permanent employee registration card expired
27 for one year or more may be restored by making application to
28 the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of
29 the licensee's fitness to have the permanent employee
30 registration card restored, including verification of
31 fingerprint processing through the Department of State Police
32 and Federal Bureau of Investigation and paying the restoration
33 fee.
34 (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
35     (225 ILCS 447/35-30)

 

 

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1     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
2     Sec. 35-30. Employee requirements. All employees of a
3 licensed agency, other than those exempted, shall apply for a
4 permanent employee registration card. The holder of an agency
5 license issued under this Act, known in this Section as
6 "employer", may employ in the conduct of his or her business
7 employees under the following provisions:
8         (1) No person shall be issued a permanent employee
9     registration card who:
10             (A) Is younger than 18 years of age.
11             (B) Is younger than 21 years of age if the services
12         will include being armed.
13             (C) Has been determined by the Department to be
14         unfit by reason of conviction of an offense in this or
15         another state, other than a traffic offense. The
16         Department shall adopt rules for making those
17         determinations that shall afford the applicant due
18         process of law.
19             (D) Has had a license or permanent employee
20         registration card denied, suspended, or revoked under
21         this Act (i) within one year before the date the
22         person's application for permanent employee
23         registration card is received by the Department; and
24         (ii) that refusal, denial, suspension, or revocation
25         was based on any provision of this Act other than
26         Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of
27         Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section 15-10, item
28         (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
29         subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
30         subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of
31         Section 25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section
32         30-10, subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section
33         10-40.
34             (E) Has been determined to be incompetent and is
35         currently under a court order of guardianship or has
36         been determined to be subject to involuntary or

 

 

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1         judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and
2         Developmental Disabilities Code and is currently
3         subject to a court order under those provisions. Has
4         been declared incompetent by any court of competent
5         jurisdiction by reason of mental disease or defect and
6         has not been restored.
7             (F) Has been dishonorably discharged from the
8         armed services of the United States.
9         (2) No person may be employed by a private detective
10     agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm
11     contractor agency, or locksmith agency under this Section
12     until he or she has executed and furnished to the employer,
13     on forms furnished by the Department, a verified statement
14     to be known as "Employee's Statement" setting forth:
15             (A) The person's full name, age, and residence
16         address.
17             (B) The business or occupation engaged in for the 5
18         years immediately before the date of the execution of
19         the statement, the place where the business or
20         occupation was engaged in, and the names of employers,
21         if any.
22             (C) That the person has not had a license or
23         employee registration denied, revoked, or suspended
24         under this Act (i) within one year before the date the
25         person's application for permanent employee
26         registration card is received by the Department; and
27         (ii) that refusal, denial, suspension, or revocation
28         was based on any provision of this Act other than
29         Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of
30         Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section 15-10, item
31         (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
32         subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
33         subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of
34         Section 25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section
35         30-10, subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section
36         10-40.

 

 

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1             (D) Any conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
2             (E) Any declaration of incompetence by a court of
3         competent jurisdiction that has not been restored.
4             (F) Any dishonorable discharge from the armed
5         services of the United States.
6             (G) Any other information as may be required by any
7         rule of the Department to show the good character,
8         competency, and integrity of the person executing the
9         statement.
10     (c) Each applicant for a permanent employee registration
11 card shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the
12 Department of State Police in an electronic format that
13 complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing
14 criminal history record information as prescribed by the
15 Department of State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked
16 against the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of
17 Investigation criminal history record databases now and
18 hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall charge
19 applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records
20 check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services
21 Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check.
22 The Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant to
23 positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to
24 the Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a
25 separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or
26 directly to the vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may
27 allow an applicant who does not have reasonable access to a
28 designated vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an
29 alternative manner. The Department, in its discretion, may also
30 use other procedures in performing or obtaining criminal
31 background checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or
32 her fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
33 satisfactory to the Department that an equivalent security
34 clearance has been conducted. Also, an individual who has
35 retired as a peace officer within 12 months of application may
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1 signed by his or her employer, of his or her previous full-time
2 employment as a peace officer.
3     (d) The Department shall issue a permanent employee
4 registration card, in a form the Department prescribes, to all
5 qualified applicants. The holder of a permanent employee
6 registration card shall carry the card at all times while
7 actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her
8 employment. Expiration and requirements for renewal of
9 permanent employee registration cards shall be established by
10 rule of the Department. Possession of a permanent employee
11 registration card does not in any way imply that the holder of
12 the card is employed by an agency unless the permanent employee
13 registration card is accompanied by the employee
14 identification card required by subsection (f) of this Section.
15     (e) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee
16 that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of
17 the Department. The record shall contain the following
18 information:
19         (1) A photograph taken within 10 days of the date that
20     the employee begins employment with the employer. The
21     photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph
22     every 3 calendar years.
23         (2) The Employee's Statement specified in subsection
24     (b) of this Section.
25         (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the
26     character and integrity of the employee received by the
27     employer from any official source or law enforcement
28     agency.
29         (4) In the case of former employees, the employee
30     identification card of that person issued under subsection
31     (f) of this Section. Each employee record shall duly note
32     if the employee is employed in an armed capacity. Armed
33     employee files shall contain a copy of an active firearm
34     owner's identification card and a copy of an active firearm
35     authorization card. Each employer shall maintain a record
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1     employee's weapon was discharged during the course of his
2     or her professional duties or activities. The record shall
3     be maintained on forms provided by the Department, a copy
4     of which must be filed with the Department within 15 days
5     of an instance. The record shall include the date and time
6     of the occurrence, the circumstances involved in the
7     occurrence, and any other information as the Department may
8     require. Failure to provide this information to the
9     Department or failure to maintain the record as a part of
10     each armed employee's permanent file is grounds for
11     disciplinary action. The Department, upon receipt of a
12     report, shall have the authority to make any investigation
13     it considers appropriate into any occurrence in which an
14     employee's weapon was discharged and to take disciplinary
15     action as may be appropriate.
16         (5) The Department may, by rule, prescribe further
17     record requirements.
18     (f) Every employer shall furnish an employee
19 identification card to each of his or her employees. This
20 employee identification card shall contain a recent photograph
21 of the employee, the employee's name, the name and agency
22 license number of the employer, the employee's personal
23 description, the signature of the employer, the signature of
24 that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee
25 identification card number.
26     (g) No employer may issue an employee identification card
27 to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance
28 with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person
29 is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an
30 applicant for registered employment to file with the Department
31 the fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself.
32     (h) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of
33 every employee who terminates employment with him or her.
34     (i) Every employer shall maintain a separate roster of the
35 names of all employees currently working in an armed capacity
36 and submit the roster to the Department on request.

 

 

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1     (j) No agency may employ any person to perform a licensed
2 activity under this Act unless the person possesses a valid
3 permanent employee registration card or a valid license under
4 this Act, or is exempt pursuant to subsection (n).
5     (k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j), an
6 agency may employ a person in a temporary capacity if all of
7 the following conditions are met:
8         (1) The agency completes in its entirety and submits to
9     the Department an application for a permanent employee
10     registration card, including the required fingerprint
11     receipt and fees.
12         (2) The agency has verification from the Department
13     that the applicant has no record of any criminal conviction
14     pursuant to the criminal history check conducted by the
15     Department of State Police. The agency shall maintain the
16     verification of the results of the Department of State
17     Police criminal history check as part of the employee
18     record as required under subsection (e) of this Section.
19         (3) The agency exercises due diligence to ensure that
20     the person is qualified under the requirements of the Act
21     to be issued a permanent employee registration card.
22         (4) The agency maintains a separate roster of the names
23     of all employees whose applications are currently pending
24     with the Department and submits the roster to the
25     Department on a monthly basis. Rosters are to be maintained
26     by the agency for a period of at least 24 months.
27     An agency may employ only a permanent employee applicant
28 for which it either submitted a permanent employee application
29 and all required forms and fees or it confirms with the
30 Department that a permanent employee application and all
31 required forms and fees have been submitted by another agency,
32 licensee or the permanent employee and all other requirements
33 of this Section are met.
34     The Department shall have the authority to revoke, without
35 a hearing, the temporary authority of an individual to work
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1 data or a report of another official authority indicating a
2 criminal conviction. If the Department has not received a
3 temporary employee's Federal Bureau of Investigation
4 fingerprint data within 120 days of the date the Department
5 received the Department of State Police fingerprint data, the
6 Department may, at its discretion, revoke the employee's
7 temporary authority to work with 15 days written notice to the
8 individual and the employing agency.
9     An agency may not employ a person in a temporary capacity
10 if it knows or reasonably should have known that the person has
11 been convicted of a crime under the laws of this State, has
12 been convicted in another state of any crime that is a crime
13 under the laws of this State, has been convicted of any crime
14 in a federal court, or has been posted as an unapproved
15 applicant by the Department. Notice by the Department to the
16 agency, via certified mail, personal delivery, electronic
17 mail, or posting on the Department's Internet site accessible
18 to the agency that the person has been convicted of a crime
19 shall be deemed constructive knowledge of the conviction on the
20 part of the agency. The Department may adopt rules to implement
21 this subsection (k).
22     (l) No person may be employed under this Section in any
23 capacity if:
24         (1) the person, while so employed, is being paid by the
25     United States or any political subdivision for the time so
26     employed in addition to any payments he or she may receive
27     from the employer; or
28         (2) the person wears any portion of his or her official
29     uniform, emblem of authority, or equipment while so
30     employed.
31     (m) If information is discovered affecting the
32 registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted
33 under this Section, the Department shall so notify the agency
34 that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that person.
35     (n) Peace officers shall be exempt from the requirements of
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1 cards. The agency shall remain responsible for any peace
2 officer employed under this exemption, regardless of whether
3 the peace officer is compensated as an employee or as an
4 independent contractor and as further defined by rule.
5     (o) Persons who have no access to confidential or security
6 information and who otherwise do not provide traditional
7 security services are exempt from employee registration.
8 Examples of exempt employees include, but are not limited to,
9 employees working in the capacity of ushers, directors, ticket
10 takers, cashiers, drivers, and reception personnel.
11 Confidential or security information is that which pertains to
12 employee files, scheduling, client contracts, or technical
13 security and alarm data.
14 (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
15     (225 ILCS 447/40-10)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
17     Sec. 40-10. Disciplinary sanctions.
18     (a) The Department may deny issuance, refuse to renew, or
19 restore or may reprimand, place on probation, suspend, or
20 revoke any license, registration, permanent employee
21 registration card, or firearm authorization card, and it may
22 impose a fine not to exceed $1,500 for a first violation and
23 not to exceed $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation for
24 any of the following:
25         (1) Fraud or deception in obtaining or renewing of a
26     license or registration.
27         (2) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
28     standards of service.
29         (3) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
30     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
31     defraud, or harm the public.
32         (4) Conviction in Illinois or another state of (i) any
33     crime that is a felony under the laws of Illinois; a felony
34     in a federal court; a misdemeanor, an essential element of
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1     practice; or (ii) any 2 or more violent offenses towards
2     persons or property.
3         (5) Performing any services in a grossly negligent
4     manner or permitting any of a licensee's employees to
5     perform services in a grossly negligent manner, regardless
6     of whether actual damage to the public is established.
7         (6) Continued practice, although the person has become
8     unfit to practice due to any of the following:
9             (A) Physical illness, including, but not limited
10         to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
11         motor skills that results in the inability to serve the
12         public with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
13             (B) Mental disability demonstrated by the entry of
14         an order or judgment by a court that a person is in
15         need of mental treatment or is incompetent.
16             (C) Addiction to or dependency on alcohol or drugs
17         that is likely to endanger the public. If the
18         Department has reasonable cause to believe that a
19         person is addicted to or dependent on alcohol or drugs
20         that may endanger the public, the Department may
21         require the person to undergo an examination to
22         determine the extent of the addiction or dependency.
23         (7) Receiving, directly or indirectly, compensation
24     for any services not rendered.
25         (8) Willfully deceiving or defrauding the public on a
26     material matter.
27         (9) Failing to account for or remit any moneys or
28     documents coming into the licensee's possession that
29     belong to another person or entity.
30         (10) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction
31     or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
32     discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those
33     set forth in this Act.
34         (11) Giving differential treatment to a person that is
35     to that person's detriment because of race, color, creed,
36     sex, religion, or national origin.

 

 

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1         (12) Engaging in false or misleading advertising.
2         (13) Aiding, assisting, or willingly permitting
3     another person to violate this Act or rules promulgated
4     under it.
5         (14) Performing and charging for services without
6     authorization to do so from the person or entity serviced.
7         (15) Directly or indirectly offering or accepting any
8     benefit to or from any employee, agent, or fiduciary
9     without the consent of the latter's employer or principal
10     with intent to or the understanding that this action will
11     influence his or her conduct in relation to his or her
12     employer's or principal's affairs.
13         (16) Violation of any disciplinary order imposed on a
14     licensee by the Department.
15         (17) Failing to comply with any provision of this Act
16     or rule promulgated under it.
17         (18) Conducting an agency without a valid license.
18         (19) Revealing confidential information, except as
19     required by law, including but not limited to information
20     available under Section 2-123 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
21         (20) Failing to make available to the Department, upon
22     request, any books, records, or forms required by this Act.
23         (21) Failing, within 30 days, to respond to a written
24     request for information from the Department.
25         (22) Failing to provide employment information or
26     experience information required by the Department
27     regarding an applicant for licensure.
28         (23) Failing to make available to the Department at the
29     time of the request any indicia of licensure or
30     registration issued under this Act.
31         (24) Purporting to be a licensee-in-charge of an agency
32     without active participation in the agency.
33     (b) The Department shall seek to be consistent in the
34 application of disciplinary sanctions.
35 (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)