093_HB0334

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning licensure of locksmith agencies.

 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,
 5    Private  Security,  and  Locksmith  Act of 1993 is amended by
 6    changing Section 77 as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 446/77)
 8        Sec. 77. Necessity for licensure of  locksmith  agencies;
 9    grandfather provision.
10        (a)  On  or  after  January  1,  1997,  no  person  shall
11    practice  as a locksmith and no business entity shall operate
12    as  a  locksmith  agency  without  first  applying  for   and
13    obtaining a license for that purpose from the Department.
14        (b)  Applications  must  be  accompanied  by the required
15    fee.
16        (c)  In lieu of the examination given to other applicants
17    for licensure,  the  Director  may  issue  a  license  to  an
18    individual  who presents proof to the Director that he or she
19    was actively engaged as  a  locksmith  or  as  a  supervisor,
20    manager, or administrator of a locksmith business for 3 years
21    out  of the 5 years immediately preceding January 1, 1996 and
22    meets all other requirements of this Act.
23        (d)  The application for a  license  without  examination
24    shall  be  made  to  the  Director  within  2 years after the
25    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
26        (e)  A  person  who  applies  for  licensure  under  this
27    Section between September 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000 shall
28    be exempt from subsection (d) of this Section  and  shall  be
29    issued a license upon proof of meeting all other requirements
30    for licensure under this Section.
31        (f)  A  person  who  applies  for  licensure  under  this
 
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 1    Section between September 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003 shall
 2    be  exempt  from  subsection (d) of this Section and shall be
 3    issued a license upon proof of meeting all other requirements
 4    for licensure under this Section.
 5    (Source: P.A. 90-602, eff. 6-26-98; 91-815, eff. 6-13-00.)

 6        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 7    becoming law.