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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB0488 Introduced , by Rep. Al Riley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that a licensee, interested party, or injured party successfully obtaining injunctive relief against an individual practicing without a license shall be awarded attorney's fees and costs. Effective immediately.
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| | HB0488 | | LRB099 03851 HAF 23865 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private |
5 | | Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is |
6 | | amended by changing Section 40-5 as follows:
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7 | | (225 ILCS 447/40-5)
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8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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9 | | Sec. 40-5. Injunctive relief. |
10 | | (a) The practice of a private
detective, private security |
11 | | contractor, private alarm
contractor, fingerprint vendor, |
12 | | locksmith, private detective agency, private
security |
13 | | contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency,
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14 | | fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith agency by any person, |
15 | | firm, corporation, or other
legal entity that has not been |
16 | | issued a license by the
Department or whose license has been |
17 | | suspended, revoked, or
not renewed is hereby declared to be |
18 | | inimical to the public
safety and welfare and to constitute a |
19 | | public nuisance. The
Secretary may, in the name of the People |
20 | | of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General of the |
21 | | State of Illinois or the State's Attorney
of any county in |
22 | | which the violation is alleged to have occurred in the State of |
23 | | Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violation or for |