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1 | AN ACT concerning professional 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 20-10 as follows:
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7 | (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
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8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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9 | Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private
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10 | contractor. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private
alarm | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | contractor if he or she meets all of the following
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13 | requirements:
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14 | (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
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15 | (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
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16 | jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | time
of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
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18 | conviction.
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19 | (3) Is of good moral character. Good moral
character is | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | a continuing requirement of licensure.
Conviction of | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | crimes other than felonies may be used in
determining moral | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | character, but shall not constitute an
absolute bar to | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | licensure.
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1 | (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
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2 | jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or | ||||||
3 | physical
defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently | ||||||
4 | declared
him or her to be competent.
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5 | (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
from | ||||||
6 | narcotic addiction or dependence.
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7 | (6) Has (i) a minimum of 3 years experience during of | ||||||
8 | the 5
years immediately preceding the application (i) | ||||||
9 | working as a full-time
manager for a licensed private alarm | ||||||
10 | contractor agency or (ii) working for
a government or | ||||||
11 | private an entity that inspects, reviews, designs, sells, | ||||||
12 | installs, operates, services, or monitors
alarm systems | ||||||
13 | that, in the judgment of the Board, satisfies
the standards | ||||||
14 | of alarm industry competence or (ii) has a minimum of 10 | ||||||
15 | years experience working for a licensed private alarm | ||||||
16 | contractor agency or for an entity that designs, sells, | ||||||
17 | installs, services, or monitors alarm systems that, in the | ||||||
18 | judgment of the Board, satisfies the standards of alarm | ||||||
19 | industry competence, has successfully completed a National | ||||||
20 | Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies | ||||||
21 | (NICET) level 2 certification examination, and applies on | ||||||
22 | or before July 1, 2007 . An applicant who
has received a | ||||||
23 | 4-year degree or higher in electrical
engineering or a | ||||||
24 | related field from a program approved by the
Board shall be | ||||||
25 | given credit for 2 years of the required
experience. An | ||||||
26 | applicant who has successfully completed a
national |
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1 | certification program approved by the Board shall be
given | ||||||
2 | credit for one year of the required experience.
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3 | (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
armed | ||||||
4 | forces of the United States.
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5 | (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
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6 | Department.
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7 | (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of
having | ||||||
8 | general liability insurance required under subsection
(c), | ||||||
9 | and the required license fee.
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10 | (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
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11 | (b) (Blank).
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12 | (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
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13 | general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
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14 | appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
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15 | rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
the | ||||||
16 | Department before being issued a license. Failure to
maintain | ||||||
17 | general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with | ||||||
18 | written proof of the insurance shall result in
cancellation of | ||||||
19 | the license.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
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