98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3302

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 217/40
225 ILCS 217/60
225 ILCS 227/50
225 ILCS 312/66 new
225 ILCS 320/11  from Ch. 111, par. 1110
225 ILCS 320/16  from Ch. 111, par. 1115
225 ILCS 422/35
225 ILCS 422/40
225 ILCS 422/45
225 ILCS 447/35-30

    Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011, the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act, the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act, and the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that an applicant for licensure under these Acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act's licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Further provides that, regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints with his or her application in lieu of a photograph. Also amends the Collateral Recovery Act and the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that an applicant for licensure under these acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act's licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
5Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by changing Sections 40 and
660 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 217/40)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
9    Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure; fees.
10    (a) No person shall engage in practice as a fire equipment
11distributor or fire equipment employee without first applying
12for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the Office of
13the State Fire Marshal.
14    (b) To qualify for a Class A Fire Equipment Distributor
15License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
16or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must
17provide all of the following:
18        (1) An annual license fee of $100.
19        (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
20    corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed
21    Business Name Act.
22        (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
23    amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,

 

 

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1    self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
2    risk retention groups.
3    (c) To qualify for a Class B Fire Equipment Distributor
4License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
5or inspect all types of pre-engineered fire extinguishing
6systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
7        (1) An annual license fee of $200.
8        (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
9    corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed
10    Business Name Act.
11        (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
12    amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,
13    self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
14    risk retention groups.
15        (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
16    access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance
17    with the national standards adopted by the State Fire
18    Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools
19    for use with all Class B fire equipment.
20    (d) To qualify for a Class C Fire Equipment Distributor
21License to service, repair, hydro-test, inspect, and engineer
22all types of engineered fire suppression systems, an applicant
23must provide all of the following:
24        (1) An annual license fee of $300.
25        (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois
26    corporation or evidence of compliance with the Assumed

 

 

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1    Business Name Act.
2        (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum
3    amount of $300,000 through liability insurance,
4    self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or
5    risk retention groups.
6        (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having
7    access to proper testing equipment that is in compliance
8    with the national standards adopted by the State Fire
9    Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing tools
10    for use with all Class C fire equipment.
11    (e) To qualify for a Class 1 Fire Equipment Employee
12License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
13or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an applicant must
14complete all of the following:
15        (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
16    ICC as a technician certified to service a Portable Fire
17    Extinguisher.
18        (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
19        (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
20    1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or
21    older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
22    requirement shall furnish with his or her application an
23    approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
24    Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an
25    applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
26    requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner

 

 

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1    prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her
2    application in lieu of a photograph.
3    (f) To qualify for a Class 2I Fire Equipment Employee
4License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
5or inspect all types of pre-engineered industrial fire
6extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the
7following:
8        (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
9    ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered
10    Industrial Fire Suppression Systems.
11        (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
12        (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
13    1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or
14    older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
15    requirement shall furnish with his or her application an
16    approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
17    Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an
18    applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
19    requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner
20    prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her
21    application in lieu of a photograph.
22    (f-5) To qualify for a Class 2K Fire Equipment Employee
23License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain,
24or inspect all types of pre-engineered kitchen fire
25extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the
26following:

 

 

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1        (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the
2    ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered
3    Kitchen Fire Extinguishing Systems.
4        (2) Pay an annual fee of $20.
5        (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least
6    1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or
7    older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
8    requirement shall furnish with his or her application an
9    approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
10    Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an
11    applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph
12    requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner
13    prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her
14    application in lieu of a photograph.
15    (g) To qualify for a Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee
16License to service, recharge, hydro-test, maintain, inspect,
17or engineer all types of engineered fire extinguishing systems,
18an applicant must complete all of the following:
19        (1) Pass the examination.
20        (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
21        (3) Provide a current photograph at least 1" x 1" in
22    size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking
23    a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall
24    furnish with his or her application an approved copy of
25    United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue
26    Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking

 

 

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1    a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall
2    submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the
3    State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a
4    photograph.
5    (h) All licenses issued under this Act shall remain in
6effect unless the licensee is otherwise notified by the Office
7of the State Fire Marshal.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11; 97-979, eff. 8-17-12.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 217/60)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
11    Sec. 60. Issuance of license; renewal.
12    (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, upon the applicant's
13satisfactory completion of the requirements authorized under
14this Act and upon receipt of the requisite fees, issue the
15appropriate license and wallet card showing the name and
16business location of the licensee, the dates of issuance and
17expiration, and shall contain a photograph of the licensee
18provided to the State Fire Marshal. An applicant who is 21
19years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the
20photograph required by this subsection shall furnish with his
21or her application an approved copy of United States Department
22of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless
23of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this
24photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and
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1application in lieu of a photograph.
2    (b) Any license valid on December 31, 2010 under the Fire
3Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2000 shall
4be a valid license under this Act and expires when the valid
5license issued under the Fire Equipment Distributor and
6Employee Regulation Act of 2000 was scheduled to expire.
7    (c) Each licensee may apply for renewal of his license upon
8payment of fees, as set forth in this Act. The expiration date
9and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall
10be set by rule. Failure to renew within 60 days of the
11expiration date shall lapse the license. A lapsed license may
12not be reinstated until a written application is filed, the
13renewal fee is paid, and a $50 reinstatement fee is paid.
14Renewal and reinstatement fees shall be waived for persons who
15did not renew while on active duty in the military and who file
16for renewal or restoration within one year after discharge from
17such service. A lapsed license may not be reinstated after 5
18years have elapsed, except upon passing an examination to
19determine fitness to have the license restored and by paying
20the required fees.
21    (d) As a condition of renewal of a license, the State Fire
22Marshal may require the licensee to report information
23pertaining to his practice which the State Fire Marshal
24determines to be in the interest of public safety.
25    (e) All fees paid under this Act are non-refundable.
26(Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator
2Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 50 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 227/50)
4    Sec. 50. Issuance of license; renewal; fees nonrefundable.
5    (a) The Office, upon the applicant's satisfactory
6completion of the requirements imposed under this Act and upon
7receipt of the requisite fees, shall issue the appropriate
8license showing the name, address, and photograph of the
9licensee and the dates of issuance and expiration. The license
10shall include the name of the pyrotechnic distributor or
11production company employing the lead pyrotechnic operator or
12insuring the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named
13insured on the pyrotechnic distributor's product liability and
14general liability insurance, as required under paragraphs (2)
15and (3) of subsection (c) of Section 35, or insuring the lead
16pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the
17production company's general liability insurance, as required
18under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35. A lead
19pyrotechnic operator is required to have a separate license for
20each pyrotechnic distributor or production company who employs
21the lead pyrotechnic operator or insures the lead pyrotechnic
22operator as an additional named insured on the pyrotechnic
23distributor's product liability and general liability
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1subsection (c) of Section 35, or insures the lead pyrotechnic
2operator as an additional named insured on the production
3company's general liability insurance, as required under
4paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35.
5    (b) Each licensee may apply for renewal of his or her
6license upon payment of the applicable fees. The expiration
7date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act
8shall be set by rule. Failure to renew within 60 days of the
9expiration date results in lapse of the license. A lapsed
10license may not be reinstated until a written application is
11filed, the renewal fee is paid, and the reinstatement fee
12established by the Office is paid. Renewal and reinstatement
13fees shall be waived for persons who did not renew while on
14active duty in the military and who file for renewal or
15restoration within one year after discharge from the service. A
16lapsed license may not be reinstated after 5 years have elapsed
17except upon passing an examination to determine fitness to have
18the license restored and by paying the required fees.
19    (c) All fees paid under this Act are nonrefundable.
20    (d) A production company licensed under this Act shall pay
21all applicable licensing fees for each lead pyrotechnic
22operator it employs or insures as an additional named insured
23on the production company's general liability insurance, as
24required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35.
25    (e) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a
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1Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved
2copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal
3Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant
4seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement
5shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by
6the Office with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
7(Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09; 97-164, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
8    Section 15. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is
9amended by adding Section 66 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 312/66 new)
11    Sec. 66. Licenses; photo exemption. An applicant who is 21
12years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the
13requirement under this Act that all licenses contain the
14licensees' photo shall furnish with his or her application an
15approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
16Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an
17applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photo
18requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner
19prescribed by the Board with his or her application in lieu of
20a photo.
 
21    Section 20. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by
22changing Sections 11 and 16 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 320/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1110)
2    Sec. 11. The Director shall issue a plumber's license to
3each applicant who successfully passes the examination and has
4paid to the Department the required license fee. Each plumber's
5license shall be issued in the name of the Department with the
6seal thereof attached. Each plumber's license shall be composed
7of a solid plastic card that includes a photo of the licensed
8plumber printed directly on the card.
9    A person once licensed as a plumber under the provisions of
10this Act shall not be relicensed except by renewal or
11restoration of such license as provided in this Act.
12    An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a
13religious exemption to the photo requirement of this Section
14shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of
15United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue
16Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a
17religious exemption to this photo requirement shall submit
18fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the Department
19with his or her application in lieu of a photo.
20(Source: P.A. 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 320/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
22    Sec. 16. (1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having
23a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing
24provisions substantially the same as those in this Act and
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1to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a board of
2plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
3suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city,
4village or incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such
5ordinance the provisions of this act shall not apply within any
6such municipality except as otherwise provided herein.
7    (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such
8ordinance, or licensed by the Department under this Act, may
9engage in plumbing anywhere in this State.
10    (3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to
11this Section shall maintain a current record similar to that
12required of the Director by Section 8 of this Act, and shall
13provide the Department with a copy thereof. The Department
14shall be advised of changes in such record at least every six
15months.
16    (4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is
17suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated
18town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city,
19village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department.
20    (5) Any city, village, or incorporated town having a
21population of 500,000 or more that licenses an individual as a
22plumber shall provide a license composed of a solid plastic
23card that includes a photo of the licensed plumber printed
24directly on the card. An applicant who is 21 years of age or
25older seeking a religious exemption to the photo requirement of
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1approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
2Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an
3applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photo
4requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner
5prescribed by the city, village, or incorporated town with his
6or her application in lieu of a photo.
7(Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
8    Section 25. The Collateral Recovery Act is amended by
9changing Sections 35, 40, and 45 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 422/35)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
12    Sec. 35. Application for repossession agency licensure.
13    (a) Application for original licensure as a repossession
14agency shall be made to the Commission in writing on forms
15prescribed by the Commission and shall be accompanied by the
16appropriate documentation and the required fee, and the fee is
17nonrefundable.
18    (b) Every application shall state, in addition to any other
19requirements, (i) the name of the applicant, (ii) the name
20under which the applicant shall do business, (iii) the proposed
21location of the agency by number, street, and city, and (iv)
22the proposed location of the agency's remote storage location
23or locations by number, street, and city, (v) the proposed
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1number, street, and city, and (vi) the usual business hours
2that the agency shall maintain.
3    (c) No license may be issued (i) in any fictitious name
4that may be confused with or is similar to any federal, state,
5county, or municipal government function or agency, (ii) in any
6name that may tend to describe any business function or
7enterprise not actually engaged in by the applicant, (iii) in
8any name that is the same as or similar to any existing
9licensed company and that would tend to deceive the public,
10(iv) in any name that would tend to be deceptive or misleading,
11or (v) to any repossession agency applicant without that
12agency's location or branch office location maintaining a
13secured storage facility as defined in Section 10 of this Act.
14    (d) If the applicant for repossession agency licensure is
15an individual, then his or her application shall include (i)
16the full residential address of the applicant and (ii) either
17the sworn statement of the applicant declaring that he or she
18is the licensed recovery manager who shall be personally in
19control of the agency for which the licensure is sought, or the
20name and signed sworn statement of the licensed recovery
21manager who shall be in control or management of the agency.
22    (e) If the applicant for repossession agency licensure is a
23partnership, then the application shall include (i) a statement
24of the names and full residential addresses of all partners in
25the business and (ii) a sworn statement signed by each partner
26verifying the name of the person who is a licensed recovery

 

 

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1manager and shall be in control or management of the business.
2If a licensed recovery manager who is not a partner shall be in
3control or management of the agency, then he or she must also
4sign the sworn statement. The application shall also state
5whether any of the partners has ever used an alias.
6    (f) If the applicant for licensure as a repossession agency
7is a corporation, then the application shall include (i) the
8names and full residential addresses of all corporation
9officers and (ii) a sworn statement signed by a duly authorized
10officer of the corporation verifying the name of the person who
11is a licensed recovery manager and shall be in control or
12management of the agency. If a licensed recovery manager who is
13not an officer shall be in control or management of the agency,
14then he or she must also sign the sworn statement. The
15application shall also state whether any of the officers has
16ever used an alias.
17    (g) If the applicant for licensure as a repossession agency
18is a limited liability company, then the application shall
19include (i) the names and full residential addresses of all
20members and (ii) a sworn statement signed by each member
21verifying the name of the person who is a licensed recovery
22manager and shall be in control or management of the agency. If
23a licensed recovery manager who is not a member shall be in
24control or management of the agency, then he or she must also
25sign the sworn statement. The application shall also state
26whether any of the members has ever used an alias.

 

 

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1    (h) Each individual, partner of a partnership, officer of a
2corporation, or member of a limited liability company shall
3submit with the application a copy of one form of personal
4identification upon which must appear a photograph taken within
5one year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the
6application. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older
7seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of
8this subsection shall furnish with the application an approved
9copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal
10Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant
11seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement
12shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by
13the Commission with his or her application in lieu of a
14photograph.
15    (i) No examination shall be required for licensure as a
16repossession agency by the Commission.
17    (j) The Commission may require any additional information
18that, in the judgment of the Commission, shall enable the
19Commission to determine the qualifications of the applicant for
20licensure.
21    (k) Applicants have 90 days from the date of application to
22complete the application process. If the application has not
23been completed within 90 days, then the application shall be
24denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
25reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
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1    (l) Nothing in this Section precludes a domestic or foreign
2limited liability company being licensed as a repossession
3agency.
4    (m) A repossession agency license may be transferable upon
5prior notice to the Commission and upon completion of all
6requirements relative to the application process for
7repossession agency licensure.
8    (n) Repossessions performed in this State must be performed
9by repossession agencies, their employees, or agents licensed
10by the Commission, with the exception of financial institutions
11or the employees of a financial institution that are exempt
12under subsection (d) of Section 30 of this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 422/40)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
16    Sec. 40. Qualifications for recovery manager;
17identification card.
18    (a) An applicant is qualified for licensure as a recovery
19manager if that person meets all of the following requirements:
20        (1) Is 21 years of age or older.
21        (2) Has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of any
22    felony or at least 10 years has passed from the time of
23    discharge from any sentence imposed for a felony.
24        (3) Has completed no less than 2,500 hours of actual
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1    repossession agency, a financial institution, or a vehicle
2    dealer within the 5 years immediately preceding the filing
3    of an application, acceptable proof of which must be
4    submitted to the Commission.
5        (4) Has submitted to the Commission 2 sets of
6    fingerprints, which shall be checked against the
7    fingerprint records on file with the Illinois State Police
8    and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the manner set
9    forth in Section 60 of this Act.
10        (5) Has successfully completed a certification program
11    approved by the Commission.
12        (6) Has paid the required application fees.
13    (b) Upon the issuance of a recovery manager license, the
14Commission shall issue the license holder a suitable pocket
15identification card that shall include a photograph of the
16license holder. The identification card must contain the name
17of the license holder and any other information required by the
18Commission. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older
19seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of
20this subsection shall furnish with his or her application an
21approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury
22Internal Revenue Service Form 4029.
23    (c) A recovery manager license is not transferable.
24(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
2    Sec. 45. Repossession agency employee requirements.
3    (a) All employees of a licensed repossession agency whose
4duties include the actual repossession of collateral must apply
5for a recovery permit. The holder of a repossession agency
6license issued under this Act, known in this Section as the
7"employer", may employ in the conduct of the business under the
8following provisions:
9        (1) No person may be issued a recovery permit who meets
10    any of the following criteria:
11            (A) Is younger than 21 years of age.
12            (B) Has been determined by the Commission to be
13        unfit by reason of conviction of an offense in this or
14        another state, other than a minor traffic offense. The
15        Commission shall adopt rules for making those
16        determinations.
17            (C) Has had a license or recovery permit denied,
18        suspended, or revoked under this Act.
19            (D) Has not successfully completed a certification
20        program approved by the Commission.
21        (2) No person may be employed by a repossession agency
22    under this Section until he or she has executed and
23    furnished to the Commission, on forms furnished by the
24    Commission, a verified statement to be known as an
25    "Employee's Statement" setting forth all of the following:
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1        address.
2            (B) The business or occupation engaged in for the 5
3        years immediately before the date of the execution of
4        the statement, the place where the business or
5        occupation was engaged in, and the names of the
6        employers, if any.
7            (C) That the person has not had a license or
8        recovery permit denied, revoked, or suspended under
9        this Act.
10            (D) Any conviction of a felony, except as provided
11        for in Section 85.
12            (E) Any other information as may be required by any
13        rule of the Commission to show the good character,
14        competency, and integrity of the person executing the
15        statement.
16    (b) Each applicant for a recovery permit shall have his or
17her fingerprints submitted to the Commission by a Live Scan
18fingerprint vendor certified by the Illinois State Police under
19the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
20Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in an electronic
21format that complies with the form and manner for requesting
22and furnishing criminal history record information as
23prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints
24shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal
25Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now
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1fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which
2shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The
3Illinois Commerce Commission Police shall furnish, pursuant to
4positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to
5the Commission. The Commission, in its discretion, may allow an
6applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated
7vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an alternative
8manner. The Commission, in its discretion, may also use other
9procedures in performing or obtaining criminal history records
10checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or her
11fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
12satisfactory to the Commission that an equivalent security
13clearance has been conducted.
14    (c) Qualified applicants shall purchase a recovery permit
15from the Commission and in a form that the Commission
16prescribes. The Commission shall notify the submitting person
17within 10 days after receipt of the application of its intent
18to issue or deny the recovery permit. The holder of a recovery
19permit shall carry the recovery permit at all times while
20actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her
21employment. No recovery permit shall be effective unless
22accompanied by a license issued by the Commission. Expiration
23and requirements for renewal of recovery permits shall be
24established by rule of the Commission. Possession of a recovery
25permit does not in any way imply that the holder of the
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1permit is accompanied by the employee identification card
2required by subsection (e) of this Section.
3    (d) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee
4that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of
5the Commission. The record shall contain all of the following
6information:
7        (1) A photograph taken within 10 days after the date
8    that the employee begins employment with the employer. The
9    photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph
10    every 3 calendar years.
11        (2) The Employee's Statement specified in paragraph
12    (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
13        (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the
14    character and integrity of the employee received by the
15    employer from any official source or law enforcement
16    agency.
17        (4) In the case of former employees, the employee
18    identification card of that person issued under subsection
19    (e) of this Section.
20    (e) Every employer shall furnish an employee
21identification card to each of his or her employees. This
22subsection (e) shall not apply to office or clerical personnel.
23This employee identification card shall contain a recent
24photograph of the employee, the employee's name, the name and
25agency license number of the employer, the employee's personal
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1that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee
2identification card number.
3    (f) No employer may issue an employee identification card
4to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance
5with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person
6is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an
7applicant for registration to file with the Commission the
8fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself or to
9fail to exercise due diligence in resubmitting replacement
10fingerprints for those employees who have had original
11fingerprint submissions returned as unclassifiable. An agency
12shall inform the Commission within 15 days after contracting or
13employing a licensed repossession agency employee. The
14Commission shall develop a registration process by rule.
15    (g) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of
16every employee who terminates employment with the employer. An
17employer shall immediately report an identification card that
18is lost or stolen to the local police department having
19jurisdiction over the repossession agency location.
20    (h) No agency may employ any person to perform any activity
21under this Act unless the person possesses a valid license or
22recovery permit under this Act.
23    (i) If information is discovered affecting the
24registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted
25under this Section, then the Commission shall so notify the
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1person.
2    (j) A person employed under this Section shall have 15
3business days within which to notify the Commission of any
4change in employer, but may continue working under any other
5recovery permits granted as an employee or independent
6contractor.
7    (k) This Section applies only to those employees of
8licensed repossession agencies whose duties include actual
9repossession of collateral.
10    (l) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a
11religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this
12Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved
13copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal
14Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant
15seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement
16shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by
17the Commission with his or her application in lieu of a
18photograph.
19(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
 
20    Section 30. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
21Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
22amended by changing Section 35-30 as follows:
 
23    (225 ILCS 447/35-30)
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1    Sec. 35-30. Employee requirements. All employees of a
2licensed agency, other than those exempted, shall apply for a
3permanent employee registration card. The holder of an agency
4license issued under this Act, known in this Section as
5"employer", may employ in the conduct of his or her business
6employees under the following provisions:
7    (a) No person shall be issued a permanent employee
8registration card who:
9        (1) Is younger than 18 years of age.
10        (2) Is younger than 21 years of age if the services
11    will include being armed.
12        (3) Has been determined by the Department to be unfit
13    by reason of conviction of an offense in this or another
14    state, including registration as a sex offender, but not
15    including a traffic offense. Persons convicted of felonies
16    involving bodily harm, weapons, violence, or theft within
17    the previous 10 years shall be presumed to be unfit for
18    registration. The Department shall adopt rules for making
19    those determinations that shall afford the applicant due
20    process of law.
21        (4) Has had a license or permanent employee
22    registration card denied, suspended, or revoked under this
23    Act (i) within one year before the date the person's
24    application for permanent employee registration card is
25    received by the Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial,
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1    this Act other than Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of
2    subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
3    15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
4    subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
5    subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of Section
6    25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
7    subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
8        (5) Has been declared incompetent by any court of
9    competent jurisdiction by reason of mental disease or
10    defect and has not been restored.
11        (6) Has been dishonorably discharged from the armed
12    services of the United States.
13    (b) No person may be employed by a private detective
14agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm
15contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith
16agency under this Section until he or she has executed and
17furnished to the employer, on forms furnished by the
18Department, a verified statement to be known as "Employee's
19Statement" setting forth:
20        (1) The person's full name, age, and residence address.
21        (2) The business or occupation engaged in for the 5
22    years immediately before the date of the execution of the
23    statement, the place where the business or occupation was
24    engaged in, and the names of employers, if any.
25        (3) That the person has not had a license or employee
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1    (i) within one year before the date the person's
2    application for permanent employee registration card is
3    received by the Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial,
4    suspension, or revocation was based on any provision of
5    this Act other than Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of
6    subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
7    15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
8    subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
9    subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of Section
10    25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
11    subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
12        (4) Any conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
13        (5) Any declaration of incompetence by a court of
14    competent jurisdiction that has not been restored.
15        (6) Any dishonorable discharge from the armed services
16    of the United States.
17        (7) Any other information as may be required by any
18    rule of the Department to show the good character,
19    competency, and integrity of the person executing the
20    statement.
21    (c) Each applicant for a permanent employee registration
22card shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the
23Department of State Police in an electronic format that
24complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing
25criminal history record information as prescribed by the
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1against the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of
2Investigation criminal history record databases now and
3hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall charge
4applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records
5check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services
6Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check.
7The Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant to
8positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to
9the Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a
10separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or
11directly to the vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may
12allow an applicant who does not have reasonable access to a
13designated vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an
14alternative manner. The Department, in its discretion, may also
15use other procedures in performing or obtaining criminal
16background checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or
17her fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
18satisfactory to the Department that an equivalent security
19clearance has been conducted. Also, an individual who has
20retired as a peace officer within 12 months of application may
21submit verification, on forms provided by the Department and
22signed by his or her employer, of his or her previous full-time
23employment as a peace officer.
24    (d) The Department shall issue a permanent employee
25registration card, in a form the Department prescribes, to all
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1registration card shall carry the card at all times while
2actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her
3employment. Expiration and requirements for renewal of
4permanent employee registration cards shall be established by
5rule of the Department. Possession of a permanent employee
6registration card does not in any way imply that the holder of
7the card is employed by an agency unless the permanent employee
8registration card is accompanied by the employee
9identification card required by subsection (f) of this Section.
10    (e) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee
11that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of
12the Department. The record shall contain the following
13information:
14        (1) A photograph taken within 10 days of the date that
15    the employee begins employment with the employer. The
16    photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph
17    every 3 calendar years.
18        (2) The Employee's Statement specified in subsection
19    (b) of this Section.
20        (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the
21    character and integrity of the employee received by the
22    employer from any official source or law enforcement
23    agency.
24        (4) In the case of former employees, the employee
25    identification card of that person issued under subsection
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1    if the employee is employed in an armed capacity. Armed
2    employee files shall contain a copy of an active firearm
3    owner's identification card and a copy of an active firearm
4    control card. Each employer shall maintain a record for
5    each armed employee of each instance in which the
6    employee's weapon was discharged during the course of his
7    or her professional duties or activities. The record shall
8    be maintained on forms provided by the Department, a copy
9    of which must be filed with the Department within 15 days
10    of an instance. The record shall include the date and time
11    of the occurrence, the circumstances involved in the
12    occurrence, and any other information as the Department may
13    require. Failure to provide this information to the
14    Department or failure to maintain the record as a part of
15    each armed employee's permanent file is grounds for
16    disciplinary action. The Department, upon receipt of a
17    report, shall have the authority to make any investigation
18    it considers appropriate into any occurrence in which an
19    employee's weapon was discharged and to take disciplinary
20    action as may be appropriate.
21        (5) A copy of the employee's permanent employee
22    registration card or a copy of the Department's "License
23    Lookup" Webpage showing that the employee has been issued a
24    valid permanent employee registration card by the
25    Department.
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1requirements.
2    (f) Every employer shall furnish an employee
3identification card to each of his or her employees. This
4employee identification card shall contain a recent photograph
5of the employee, the employee's name, the name and agency
6license number of the employer, the employee's personal
7description, the signature of the employer, the signature of
8that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee
9identification card number.
10    (g) No employer may issue an employee identification card
11to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance
12with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person
13is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an
14applicant for registered employment to file with the Department
15the fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself.
16    (h) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of
17every employee who terminates employment with him or her.
18    (i) Every employer shall maintain a separate roster of the
19names of all employees currently working in an armed capacity
20and submit the roster to the Department on request.
21    (j) No agency may employ any person to perform a licensed
22activity under this Act unless the person possesses a valid
23permanent employee registration card or a valid license under
24this Act, or is exempt pursuant to subsection (n).
25    (k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j), an
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1the following conditions are met:
2        (1) The agency completes in its entirety and submits to
3    the Department an application for a permanent employee
4    registration card, including the required fingerprint
5    receipt and fees.
6        (2) The agency has verification from the Department
7    that the applicant has no record of any criminal conviction
8    pursuant to the criminal history check conducted by the
9    Department of State Police. The agency shall maintain the
10    verification of the results of the Department of State
11    Police criminal history check as part of the employee
12    record as required under subsection (e) of this Section.
13        (3) The agency exercises due diligence to ensure that
14    the person is qualified under the requirements of the Act
15    to be issued a permanent employee registration card.
16        (4) The agency maintains a separate roster of the names
17    of all employees whose applications are currently pending
18    with the Department and submits the roster to the
19    Department on a monthly basis. Rosters are to be maintained
20    by the agency for a period of at least 24 months.
21    An agency may employ only a permanent employee applicant
22for which it either submitted a permanent employee application
23and all required forms and fees or it confirms with the
24Department that a permanent employee application and all
25required forms and fees have been submitted by another agency,
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1of this Section are met.
2    The Department shall have the authority to revoke, without
3a hearing, the temporary authority of an individual to work
4upon receipt of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint
5data or a report of another official authority indicating a
6criminal conviction. If the Department has not received a
7temporary employee's Federal Bureau of Investigation
8fingerprint data within 120 days of the date the Department
9received the Department of State Police fingerprint data, the
10Department may, at its discretion, revoke the employee's
11temporary authority to work with 15 days written notice to the
12individual and the employing agency.
13    An agency may not employ a person in a temporary capacity
14if it knows or reasonably should have known that the person has
15been convicted of a crime under the laws of this State, has
16been convicted in another state of any crime that is a crime
17under the laws of this State, has been convicted of any crime
18in a federal court, or has been posted as an unapproved
19applicant by the Department. Notice by the Department to the
20agency, via certified mail, personal delivery, electronic
21mail, or posting on the Department's Internet site accessible
22to the agency that the person has been convicted of a crime
23shall be deemed constructive knowledge of the conviction on the
24part of the agency. The Department may adopt rules to implement
25this subsection (k).
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1capacity if:
2        (1) the person, while so employed, is being paid by the
3    United States or any political subdivision for the time so
4    employed in addition to any payments he or she may receive
5    from the employer; or
6        (2) the person wears any portion of his or her official
7    uniform, emblem of authority, or equipment while so
8    employed.
9    (m) If information is discovered affecting the
10registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted
11under this Section, the Department shall so notify the agency
12that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that person.
13    (n) Peace officers shall be exempt from the requirements of
14this Section relating to permanent employee registration
15cards. The agency shall remain responsible for any peace
16officer employed under this exemption, regardless of whether
17the peace officer is compensated as an employee or as an
18independent contractor and as further defined by rule.
19    (o) Persons who have no access to confidential or security
20information, who do not go to a client's or prospective
21client's residence or place of business, and who otherwise do
22not provide traditional security services are exempt from
23employee registration. Examples of exempt employees include,
24but are not limited to, employees working in the capacity of
25ushers, directors, ticket takers, cashiers, drivers, and
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1that which pertains to employee files, scheduling, client
2contracts, or technical security and alarm data.
3    (p) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a
4religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this
5Section shall furnish with the application an approved copy of
6United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue
7Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a
8religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall
9submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the
10Department with his or her application in lieu of a photograph.
11(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)