100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3146

 

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Dale A. Righter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 447/40-5

    Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Removes provisions allowing any licensee, any interested party, or any person injured by a party acting without a valid license under the Act to petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the Act. Effective immediately.


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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 Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
6amended by changing Section 40-5 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 447/40-5)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
9    Sec. 40-5. Injunctive relief.
10    (a) The practice of a private detective, private security
11contractor, private alarm contractor, fingerprint vendor,
12locksmith, private detective agency, private security
13contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency,
14fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith agency by any person,
15firm, corporation, or other legal entity that has not been
16issued a license by the Department or whose license has been
17suspended, revoked, or not renewed is hereby declared to be
18inimical to the public safety and welfare and to constitute a
19public nuisance. The Secretary may, in the name of the People
20of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General of the
21State of Illinois or the State's Attorney of any county in
22which the violation is alleged to have occurred in the State of
23Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violation or for

 

 

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1an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of
2a verified petition in court, if satisfied by affidavit or
3otherwise that the person, firm, corporation, or other legal
4entity is or has been conducting activities in violation of
5this Act, the court may enter a temporary restraining order or
6preliminary injunction, without bond, enjoining the defendant
7from further activity. A copy of the verified complaint shall
8be served upon the defendant and the proceedings shall be
9conducted as in civil cases. If it is established the defendant
10has been or is conducting activities in violation of this Act,
11the court may enter a judgment enjoining the defendant from
12that activity. In case of violation of any injunctive order or
13judgment entered under this Section, the court may punish the
14offender for contempt of court. Injunctive proceedings shall be
15in addition to all other penalties under this Act.
16    (b) (Blank). If any person practices as a private
17detective, private security contractor, private alarm
18contractor, fingerprint vendor, locksmith, private detective
19agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm
20contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith
21agency or holds himself or herself out as such without having a
22valid license under this Act, then any licensee, any interested
23party, or any person injured thereby may, in addition to the
24Secretary, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of
25this Section.
26(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.