Full Text of HB3874 96th General Assembly
HB3874eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| 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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| (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private
alarm | 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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| requirements:
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| (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
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| (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
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| jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the | 17 |
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of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
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| conviction.
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| (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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| (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
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| 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) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
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| narcotic addiction or dependence.
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| (6) Has (i) a minimum of 3 years experience during of | 8 |
| the 5
years immediately preceding the application working | 9 |
| as a full-time
manager for a licensed private alarm | 10 |
| contractor agency or for
an entity that inspects, reviews, | 11 |
| designs, sells, installs, operates, services, or monitors
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| alarm systems that, in the judgment of the Board, satisfies
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| the standards of alarm industry competence , (ii) a minimum | 14 |
| of 3 years experience during the 5 years immediately | 15 |
| preceding the application working as a full-time fire | 16 |
| officer, fire investigator, arson investigator, or fire | 17 |
| prevention officer certified by the Office of the State | 18 |
| Fire Marshal or a comparable federal position, or (iii) | 19 |
| (ii) has a minimum of 10 years experience working for a | 20 |
| licensed private alarm contractor agency or for an entity | 21 |
| that inspects, reviews, designs, sells, installs, | 22 |
| operates, services, or monitors alarm systems that, in the | 23 |
| judgment of the Board, satisfies the standards of alarm | 24 |
| industry competence, has successfully completed a National | 25 |
| Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies | 26 |
| (NICET) level 2 certification examination, and applies on |
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| or before July 1, 2007. An applicant who
has received a | 2 |
| 4-year degree or higher in electrical
engineering or a | 3 |
| related field from a program approved by the
Board shall be | 4 |
| given credit for 2 years of the required
experience. An | 5 |
| applicant who has successfully completed a
national | 6 |
| certification program approved by the Board shall be
given | 7 |
| credit for one year of the required experience.
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| (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
armed | 9 |
| forces of the United States.
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| (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
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| Department.
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| (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of
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| general liability insurance required under subsection
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| and the required license fee.
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| (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
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| (b) (Blank).
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| (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
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| general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
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| appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
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| rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
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| Department before being issued a license. Failure to
maintain | 22 |
| general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with | 23 |
| written proof of the insurance shall result in
cancellation of | 24 |
| the license.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
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