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90_HB0736
225 ILCS 446/77
Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 to limit the application
of the locksmith licensing requirements to locksmiths
practicing, and locksmith agencies operating, in counties
with a population over 3,000,000.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
2 Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 by changing
3 Section 77.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
7 Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 is amended by changing
8 Section 77 as follows:
9 (225 ILCS 446/77)
10 Sec. 77. Necessity for licensure of locksmith agencies;
11 grandfather provision.
12 (a) On or after January 1, 1997, no person shall
13 practice as a locksmith, and no business entity shall operate
14 as a locksmith agency, in a county with a population over
15 3,000,000 without first applying for and obtaining a license
16 for that purpose from the Department.
17 (b) Applications must be accompanied by the required
18 fee.
19 (c) In lieu of the examination given to other applicants
20 for licensure, the Director may issue a license to an
21 individual who presents proof to the Director that he or she
22 was actively engaged as a locksmith or as a supervisor,
23 manager, or administrator of a locksmith business for 3 years
24 out of the 5 years immediately preceding January 1, 1996 and
25 meets all other requirements of this Act.
26 (d) The application for a license without examination
27 shall be made to the Director within 2 years after the
28 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 1-1-96.)