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PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
(225 ILCS 447/) Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.

225 ILCS 447/Art. 50

 
    (225 ILCS 447/Art. 50 heading)
ARTICLE 50. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

225 ILCS 447/50-5

    (225 ILCS 447/50-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-5. Personnel; investigators. The Secretary shall employ, pursuant to the Personnel Code, personnel, on a full-time or part-time basis, for the enforcement of this Act. Each investigator shall have a minimum of 2 years investigative experience out of the immediately preceding 5 years. No investigator may hold an active license issued pursuant to this Act, nor may an investigator have a financial interest in a business licensed under this Act. This prohibition, however, does not apply to an investigator holding stock in a business licensed under this Act, provided the investigator does not hold more than 5% of the stock in the business. Any person licensed under this Act who is employed by the Department shall surrender the person's license to the Department for the duration of that employment. The licensee shall be exempt from all renewal fees while employed. While employed by the Department, the licensee is not required to maintain the general liability insurance coverage required by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-10

    (225 ILCS 447/50-10)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-10. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Board.
    (a) The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Board shall consist of 13 members appointed by the Secretary and comprised of 2 licensed private detectives, 3 licensed private security contractors, one licensed private detective or licensed private security contractor who provides canine odor detection services, 2 licensed private alarm contractors, one licensed fingerprint vendor, 2 licensed locksmiths, one public member who is not licensed or registered under this Act and who has no connection with a business licensed under this Act, and one member representing the employees registered under this Act. Each member shall be a resident of Illinois. Each licensed member shall have at least 5 years experience as a licensee in the professional area in which the person is licensed and be in good standing and actively engaged in that profession. In making appointments, the Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the professionals and the professional organizations representing the licensees. The membership shall reasonably reflect the different geographic areas in Illinois.
    (b) Members shall serve 4-year terms and may serve until their successors are appointed. No member shall serve for more than 2 successive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
    (c) A member of the Board may be removed for cause. A member subject to formal disciplinary proceedings shall disqualify oneself from all Board business until the charge is resolved. A member also shall disqualify oneself from any matter on which the member cannot act objectively.
    (d) Members shall receive compensation as set by law. Each member shall receive reimbursement as set by the Governor's Travel Control Board for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties as a Board member.
    (e) A majority of Board members constitutes a quorum. A majority vote of the quorum is required for a decision.
    (f) The Board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson annually.
    (g) Board members are not liable for their acts, omissions, decisions, or other conduct in connection with their duties on the Board, except those determined to be willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
    (h) The Board may recommend policies, procedures, and rules relevant to the administration and enforcement of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-15

    (225 ILCS 447/50-15)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-15. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may exercise the following powers and duties:
        (1) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
    
administration and enforcement of this Act.
        (2) Authorize examinations to ascertain the
    
qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as a locksmith, private alarm contractor, private detective, or private security contractor and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure.
        (3) Examine the records of licensees or investigate
    
any other aspect of fingerprint vending, locksmithing, private alarm contracting, private security contracting, or practicing as a private detective that is relevant to the Department's investigation or hearing.
        (4) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to
    
issue or renew licenses or to revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise discipline a license under this Act or take other non-disciplinary action.
        (5) Adopt rules required for the administration of
    
this Act.
        (6) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-20

    (225 ILCS 447/50-20)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-20. Rules. The Department may promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The rules shall include standards for registration, licensure, professional conduct, and discipline. The Department shall consult with the Board prior to promulgating any rule. Proposed rules shall be transmitted, prior to publication in the Illinois Register, to the Board and the Department shall review the Board's recommendations.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-25

    (225 ILCS 447/50-25)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-25. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the power to regulate the private detective, private security, private alarm, fingerprint vending, or locksmith business or their employees shall be exercised exclusively by the State and may not be exercised by any unit of local government, including home rule units.
(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)

225 ILCS 447/50-30

    (225 ILCS 447/50-30)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-30. Fees; deposit of fees and fines. The Department shall by rule provide for fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act, and those fees are nonrefundable. Applicants for examination shall be required to pay a fee to either the Department or the designated testing service to cover the cost of providing the examination. If an applicant fails to appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the time and place specified by the Department or designated testing service, then the applicant's examination fee shall be forfeited. All of the fees and fines collected under this Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund and be appropriated to the Department for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department in the administration and enforcement of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1445, eff. 8-20-10.)

225 ILCS 447/50-35

    (225 ILCS 447/50-35)
    Sec. 50-35. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03. Repealed by P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-40

    (225 ILCS 447/50-40)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-40. Rights and obligations. All rights and obligations incurred and any actions commenced under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 shall not be impaired by the enactment of this Act. Rules adopted under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993, unless inconsistent with this Act, shall remain in effect until amended or revoked. All licenses issued by the Department permitting the holder to act as a private detective, private detective agency, private security contractor, private security contractor agency, private alarm contractor, private alarm contractor agency, locksmith, or locksmith agency that are valid on the effective date of this Act shall be considered valid under this Act. All licenses issued under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 are valid and are subject to the same authority of the Department to revoke or suspend them as licenses issued under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)

225 ILCS 447/50-45

    (225 ILCS 447/50-45)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-45. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision of paragraph (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which provides that at hearings the registrant or licensee has the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for retention or continuation or renewal of the license, is specifically excluded. For the purpose of this Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is considered sufficient when mailed to the address of record or sent electronically to the email address of record or, if in the course of the administrative proceeding the party has previously designated a specific email address at which to accept electronic service for that specific proceeding, by sending a copy by email to the party's email address on record.
(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

225 ILCS 447/50-50

    (225 ILCS 447/50-50)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 50-50. Confidentiality. All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)