Section 1300.590  Agents and Identification Cards

a)         Each principal officer, board member, employee or agent of a registered transporter must apply to the Department for a transporter agent identification card. 

b)         The transporter agent application shall be submitted electronically, and on forms provided by the Department, in accordance with the Act and this Part.  The electronic application will include instructions for its completion and submission.  The application will include requests for information in support of the application needed by the Department in making its determination.  If all materials, documentation and information required by the Act and this Part are not submitted, the application will be returned to the applicant.

c)         Along with the application, the applicant shall submit:

1)         A copy of the applicant's social security card;

2)         A copy of the applicant's valid driver's license or State issued identification card;

3)         A document verifying the applicant's place of residency, such as a bank statement, cancelled check, insurance policy, etc.  The document must contain the applicant's full residence address;

4)         Verification from ISP that the applicant's background check has been conducted;

5)         The application fee of $100; and

6)         Any additional information requested by the Department.

d)         Upon receipt and verification of the information required by subsection (c), the Department will:

1)         Approve or deny the application within 30 days after receipt;

2)         Issue each transporter agent an ID card, within 15 business days after approval, that shall expire one year after the date of issuance;

3)         Enter in its record system the registry identification number of the transporter where the agent works; and

4)         If an applicant is delinquent in filing any required tax returns, or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois, deny the application.

e)         No person shall begin working at a transporter prior to receiving his or her transporter agent ID card.

f)         The transporter ID card shall contain the following:

1)         The name of the cardholder;

2)         The date of issuance and expiration date of the ID card;

3)         A random 10-digit alphanumeric identification number containing at least 4 numbers and 4 letters that is unique to the holder;

4)         A photograph of the cardholder; and

5)         The legal name of the transporter employing the agent. [410 ILCS 705/40-30(c)]

g)         A transporter agent must keep his or her ID card visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis business establishment, and at all times during the transportation of cannabis when acting under his or her duties as a transporter agent. 

h)         Upon termination of employment, the transporter agent ID card shall be immediately returned to the transporter.  The transporter shall promptly return the ID card to the Department.

i)          Any transporter agent ID card that is lost, destroyed or stolen shall be reported to ISP and the Department immediately upon discovery of the loss, destruction or theft.  The fee for the issuance of a replacement identification card shall be $50.

j)          Transporter agent ID cards shall be renewed annually. The cost of renewal shall be $100.  The Department will send electronic notice 90 days prior to expiration.

k)         If a transporter agent fails to renew his or her ID card before its expiration, he or she shall cease to work as an agent of the transporter until the ID card is renewed.

l)          A transporter agent that fails to renew his or her ID card and continues to act as an agent for a transporter, shall be subject to the penalties outlined in Subpart G.

m)        The Department will not renew a transporter agent ID card if the holder is delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois. [410 ILCS 705/40-30(f)]