97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4508

 

Introduced 1/31/2012, by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 80/4.24
5 ILCS 80/4.33 new
225 ILCS 447/5-15
225 ILCS 447/10-5
225 ILCS 447/20-10
225 ILCS 447/35-30
225 ILCS 447/50-50 new

    Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that a person is qualified for licensure as a private alarm contractor if a person who had been providing surveillance video systems or video security systems prior to January 1, 2005 is exempt from certain requirements and may be granted a private alarm contractor license if he or she (i) meets certain specified requirements, (ii) pays all applicable fees, (iii) presents satisfactory evidence to the Department of the provision of surveillance or video security systems for hire prior to January 1, 2005, and (iv) submits an application to the Department prior to July 1, 2014. Creates a provision concerning the confidentiality of all information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant. Also makes changes in provisions concerning legislative intent; requirements of a license; and employee requirements. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023. 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 Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5Sections 4.24 and by adding Section 4.33 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.24)
7    Sec. 4.24. Acts repealed on January 1, 2014. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2014:
9    The Electrologist Licensing Act.
10    The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
11    The Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
12    The Illinois Public Accounting Act.
13    The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
14Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
15    The Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical
16Technologist Title Protection Act.
17    The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.
18(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
19    (5 ILCS 80/4.33 new)
20    Sec. 4.33. Act repealed on January 1, 2023. The following
21Act is repealed on January 1, 2023:
22    The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,

 

 

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1Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
 
2    Section 10. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
3Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
4amended by changing Sections 5-15, 10-5, 20-10, and 35-30 and
5by adding Section 50-50 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 447/5-15)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
8    Sec. 5-15. Legislative intent. The intent of the General
9Assembly in enacting this statute is to regulate persons,
10corporations, and firms licensed under this Act for the
11protection of the public. These practices are declared to
12affect the public health, safety, and welfare and are subject
13to exclusive State regulation and licensure. This Act shall be
14construed to carry out these purposes.
15(Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 447/10-5)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
18    Sec. 10-5. Requirement of license.
19    (a) It is unlawful for a person to act as or provide the
20functions of a private detective, private security contractor,
21private alarm contractor, fingerprint vendor, or locksmith or
22to advertise or to assume to act as any one of these, or to use
23these or any other title implying that the person is engaged in

 

 

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1any of these activities unless licensed as such by the
2Department. An individual or sole proprietor who does not
3employ any employees other than himself or herself may operate
4under a "doing business as" or assumed name certification
5without having to obtain an agency license, so long as the
6assumed name is first registered with the Department.
7    (b) It is unlawful for a person, firm, corporation, or
8other legal entity to act as an agency licensed under this Act,
9to advertise, or to assume to act as a licensed agency or to
10use a title implying that the person, firm, or other entity is
11engaged in the practice as a private detective agency, private
12security contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency,
13fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith agency unless licensed
14by the Department.
15    (b-5) A person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity
16represents himself or herself to be a private detective within
17the meaning of this Act when he or she holds himself or herself
18out to the public by any title or description of services
19incorporating the words "private investigator" or "private
20investigation".
21    (c) No agency shall operate a branch office without first
22applying for and receiving a branch office license for each
23location.
24    (d) Beginning 12 months after the adoption of rules
25providing for the licensure of fingerprint vendors under this
26Act, it is unlawful for a person to operate live scan

 

 

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1fingerprint equipment or other equipment designed to obtain
2fingerprint images for the purpose of providing fingerprint
3images and associated demographic data to the Department of
4State Police, unless he or she has successfully completed a
5fingerprint training course conducted or authorized by the
6Department of State Police and is licensed as a fingerprint
7vendor.
8    (e) Beginning 12 months after the adoption of rules
9providing for the licensure of canine handlers and canine
10trainers under this Act, no person shall operate a canine
11training facility unless licensed as a private detective agency
12or private security contractor agency under this Act, and no
13person shall act as a canine trainer unless he or she is
14licensed as a private detective or private security contractor
15or is a registered employee of a private detective agency or
16private security contractor agency approved by the Department.
17(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
20    Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private alarm
21contractor.
22    (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private alarm
23contractor if he or she meets all of the following
24requirements:
25        (1) Is at least 21 years of age.

 

 

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1        (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
2    jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
3    time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
4    conviction.
5        (3) Is of good moral character. Good moral character is
6    a continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of
7    crimes other than felonies may be used in determining moral
8    character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
9    licensure.
10        (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
11    jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
12    physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
13    declared him or her to be competent.
14        (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
15    narcotic addiction or dependence.
16        (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience during the 5
17    years immediately preceding the application (i) working as
18    a full-time manager for a licensed private alarm contractor
19    agency or (ii) working for a government or private entity
20    that inspects, reviews, designs, sells, installs,
21    operates, services, or monitors alarm systems that, in the
22    judgment of the Board, satisfies the standards of alarm
23    industry competence. An applicant who has received a 4-year
24    degree or higher in electrical engineering or a related
25    field from a program approved by the Board shall be given
26    credit for 2 years of the required experience. An applicant

 

 

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1    who has successfully completed a national certification
2    program approved by the Board shall be given credit for one
3    year of the required experience.
4        (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
5    forces of the United States.
6        (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
7    Department.
8        (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having
9    general liability insurance required under subsection (c),
10    and the required license fee.
11        (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
12    (a-5) Any person who had been providing surveillance video
13systems or video security systems prior to January 1, 2005 is
14exempt from the requirements of item (6) of subsection (a) of
15this Section and may be granted a private alarm contractor
16license if he or she (i) meets the requirements of items (1)
17through (5) and item (7) through (10) of subsection (a) of this
18Section, (ii) pays all applicable fees, (iii) presents
19satisfactory evidence to the Department of the provision of
20surveillance or video security systems for hire prior to
21January 1, 2005, and (iv) submits an application to the
22Department prior to July 1, 2014.
23    (b) (Blank).
24    (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
25general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
26appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by

 

 

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1rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
2Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
3general liability insurance and to provide the Department with
4written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
5the license.
6(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07; 96-847, eff. 6-1-10.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 447/35-30)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
9    Sec. 35-30. Employee requirements. All employees of a
10licensed agency, other than those exempted, shall apply for a
11permanent employee registration card. The holder of an agency
12license issued under this Act, known in this Section as
13"employer", may employ in the conduct of his or her business
14employees under the following provisions:
15    (a) No person shall be issued a permanent employee
16registration card who:
17        (1) Is younger than 18 years of age.
18        (2) Is younger than 21 years of age if the services
19    will include being armed.
20        (3) Has been determined by the Department to be unfit
21    by reason of conviction of an offense in this or another
22    state, other than a traffic offense. The Department shall
23    adopt rules for making those determinations that shall
24    afford the applicant due process of law.
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1    registration card denied, suspended, or revoked under this
2    Act (i) within one year before the date the person's
3    application for permanent employee registration card is
4    received by the Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial,
5    suspension, or revocation was based on any provision of
6    this Act other than Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of
7    subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
8    15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
9    subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
10    subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of Section
11    25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
12    subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
13        (5) Has been declared incompetent by any court of
14    competent jurisdiction by reason of mental disease or
15    defect and has not been restored.
16        (6) Has been dishonorably discharged from the armed
17    services of the United States.
18    (b) No person may be employed by a private detective
19agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm
20contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith
21agency under this Section until he or she has executed and
22furnished to the employer, on forms furnished by the
23Department, a verified statement to be known as "Employee's
24Statement" setting forth:
25        (1) The person's full name, age, and residence address.
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1    years immediately before the date of the execution of the
2    statement, the place where the business or occupation was
3    engaged in, and the names of employers, if any.
4        (3) That the person has not had a license or employee
5    registration denied, revoked, or suspended under this Act
6    (i) within one year before the date the person's
7    application for permanent employee registration card is
8    received by the Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial,
9    suspension, or revocation was based on any provision of
10    this Act other than Section 40-50, item (6) or (8) of
11    subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
12    15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10,
13    subsection (b) of Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of
14    subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection (b) of Section
15    25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
16    subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
17        (4) Any conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
18        (5) Any declaration of incompetence by a court of
19    competent jurisdiction that has not been restored.
20        (6) Any dishonorable discharge from the armed services
21    of the United States.
22        (7) Any other information as may be required by any
23    rule of the Department to show the good character,
24    competency, and integrity of the person executing the
25    statement.
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1card shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the
2Department of State Police in an electronic format that
3complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing
4criminal history record information as prescribed by the
5Department of State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked
6against the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of
7Investigation criminal history record databases now and
8hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall charge
9applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records
10check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services
11Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check.
12The Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant to
13positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to
14the Department. The Department may require applicants to pay a
15separate fingerprinting fee, either to the Department or
16directly to the vendor. The Department, in its discretion, may
17allow an applicant who does not have reasonable access to a
18designated vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an
19alternative manner. The Department, in its discretion, may also
20use other procedures in performing or obtaining criminal
21background checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or
22her fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
23satisfactory to the Department that an equivalent security
24clearance has been conducted. Also, an individual who has
25retired as a peace officer within 12 months of application may
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1signed by his or her employer, of his or her previous full-time
2employment as a peace officer.
3    (d) The Department shall issue a permanent employee
4registration card, in a form the Department prescribes, to all
5qualified applicants. The holder of a permanent employee
6registration card shall carry the card at all times while
7actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her
8employment. Expiration and requirements for renewal of
9permanent employee registration cards shall be established by
10rule of the Department. Possession of a permanent employee
11registration card does not in any way imply that the holder of
12the card is employed by an agency unless the permanent employee
13registration card is accompanied by the employee
14identification card required by subsection (f) of this Section.
15    (e) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee
16that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of
17the Department. The record shall contain the following
18information:
19        (1) A photograph taken within 10 days of the date that
20    the employee begins employment with the employer. The
21    photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph
22    every 3 calendar years.
23        (2) The Employee's Statement specified in subsection
24    (b) of this Section.
25        (2.5) A copy of the employee's permanent employee
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1    Lookup" webpage showing that the employee has been issued a
2    valid, permanent employee registration card by the
3    Department.
4        (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the
5    character and integrity of the employee received by the
6    employer from any official source or law enforcement
7    agency.
8        (4) In the case of former employees, the employee
9    identification card of that person issued under subsection
10    (f) of this Section. Each employee record shall duly note
11    if the employee is employed in an armed capacity. Armed
12    employee files shall contain a copy of an active firearm
13    owner's identification card and a copy of an active firearm
14    control card. Each employer shall maintain a record for
15    each armed employee of each instance in which the
16    employee's weapon was discharged during the course of his
17    or her professional duties or activities. The record shall
18    be maintained on forms provided by the Department, a copy
19    of which must be filed with the Department within 15 days
20    of an instance. The record shall include the date and time
21    of the occurrence, the circumstances involved in the
22    occurrence, and any other information as the Department may
23    require. Failure to provide this information to the
24    Department or failure to maintain the record as a part of
25    each armed employee's permanent file is grounds for
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1    report, shall have the authority to make any investigation
2    it considers appropriate into any occurrence in which an
3    employee's weapon was discharged and to take disciplinary
4    action as may be appropriate.
5        (5) The Department may, by rule, prescribe further
6    record requirements.
7    (f) Every employer shall furnish an employee
8identification card to each of his or her employees. This
9employee identification card shall contain a recent photograph
10of the employee, the employee's name, the name and agency
11license number of the employer, the employee's personal
12description, the signature of the employer, the signature of
13that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee
14identification card number.
15    (g) No employer may issue an employee identification card
16to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance
17with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person
18is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an
19applicant for registered employment to file with the Department
20the fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself.
21    (h) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of
22every employee who terminates employment with him or her.
23    (i) Every employer shall maintain a separate roster of the
24names of all employees currently working in an armed capacity
25and submit the roster to the Department on request.
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1activity under this Act unless the person possesses a valid
2permanent employee registration card or a valid license under
3this Act, or is exempt pursuant to subsection (n).
4    (k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j), an
5agency may employ a person in a temporary capacity if all of
6the following conditions are met:
7        (1) The agency completes in its entirety and submits to
8    the Department an application for a permanent employee
9    registration card, including the required fingerprint
10    receipt and fees.
11        (2) The agency has verification from the Department
12    that the applicant has no record of any criminal conviction
13    pursuant to the criminal history check conducted by the
14    Department of State Police. The agency shall maintain the
15    verification of the results of the Department of State
16    Police criminal history check as part of the employee
17    record as required under subsection (e) of this Section.
18        (3) The agency exercises due diligence to ensure that
19    the person is qualified under the requirements of the Act
20    to be issued a permanent employee registration card.
21        (4) The agency maintains a separate roster of the names
22    of all employees whose applications are currently pending
23    with the Department and submits the roster to the
24    Department on a monthly basis. Rosters are to be maintained
25    by the agency for a period of at least 24 months.
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1for which it either submitted a permanent employee application
2and all required forms and fees or it confirms with the
3Department that a permanent employee application and all
4required forms and fees have been submitted by another agency,
5licensee or the permanent employee and all other requirements
6of this Section are met.
7    The Department shall have the authority to revoke, without
8a hearing, the temporary authority of an individual to work
9upon receipt of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint
10data or a report of another official authority indicating a
11criminal conviction. If the Department has not received a
12temporary employee's Federal Bureau of Investigation
13fingerprint data within 120 days of the date the Department
14received the Department of State Police fingerprint data, the
15Department may, at its discretion, revoke the employee's
16temporary authority to work with 15 days written notice to the
17individual and the employing agency.
18    An agency may not employ a person in a temporary capacity
19if it knows or reasonably should have known that the person has
20been convicted of a crime under the laws of this State, has
21been convicted in another state of any crime that is a crime
22under the laws of this State, has been convicted of any crime
23in a federal court, or has been posted as an unapproved
24applicant by the Department. Notice by the Department to the
25agency, via certified mail, personal delivery, electronic
26mail, or posting on the Department's Internet site accessible

 

 

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1to the agency that the person has been convicted of a crime
2shall be deemed constructive knowledge of the conviction on the
3part of the agency. The Department may adopt rules to implement
4this subsection (k).
5    (l) No person may be employed under this Section in any
6capacity if:
7        (1) the person, while so employed, is being paid by the
8    United States or any political subdivision for the time so
9    employed in addition to any payments he or she may receive
10    from the employer; or
11        (2) the person wears any portion of his or her official
12    uniform, emblem of authority, or equipment while so
13    employed.
14    (m) If information is discovered affecting the
15registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted
16under this Section, the Department shall so notify the agency
17that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that person.
18    (n) Peace officers shall be exempt from the requirements of
19this Section relating to permanent employee registration
20cards. The agency shall remain responsible for any peace
21officer employed under this exemption, regardless of whether
22the peace officer is compensated as an employee or as an
23independent contractor and as further defined by rule.
24    (o) Persons who have no access to confidential or security
25information, who do not go to a client's or prospective
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1not provide traditional security services are exempt from
2employee registration. Examples of exempt employees include,
3but are not limited to, employees working in the capacity of
4ushers, directors, ticket takers, cashiers, drivers, and
5reception personnel. Confidential or security information is
6that which pertains to employee files, scheduling, client
7contracts, or technical security and alarm data.
8(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-613, eff. 9-11-07;
996-847, eff. 6-1-10.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 447/50-50 new)
11    Sec. 50-50. Confidentiality. All information collected by
12the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
13of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
14complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
15information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
16be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
17shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the
18information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
19regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
20interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
21a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
22disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
23agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to
24any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
25licensee by the Department or any order issued by the

 

 

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1Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
2record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.