(225 ILCS 447/15-15)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 15-15.

Qualifications for licensure as a private
detective agency.

(a) Upon receipt of the required fee and proof that the
applicant has a full-time Illinois licensed private detective licensee-in-charge, which
is a continuing requirement for agency
licensure, the Department shall issue a
license as a private detective agency to any of the following:

(1) An individual who submits an application and is a licensed private detective under

this Act.

(2) A firm that submits an application and all of the members of the firm are licensed

private detectives under this Act.

(3) A corporation or limited liability company doing business in Illinois that is

authorized to engage in the business of conducting a private detective agency, provided at least one full-time executive employee is licensed as a private detective under this Act and all unlicensed officers and directors of the corporation or limited liability company are determined by the Department to be persons of good moral character.

(b) No private detective may be the licensee-in-charge
for more than one private detective agency. Upon written
request by a representative of an agency, within 10 days after
the loss of a licensee-in-charge of an agency because of the
death of that individual or because of the termination of the
employment of that individual, the Department shall issue a
temporary certificate of authority allowing the continuing
operation of the licensed agency. No temporary certificate of
authority shall be valid for more than 90 days. An extension
of an additional 90 days may be granted upon written request
by the representative of the agency. Not more than 2
extensions may be granted to any agency. No temporary permit
shall be issued for a loss of the licensee-in-charge because
of disciplinary action by the Department related to
his or her conduct on behalf of the agency.

(c) Upon issuance of the temporary certificate of authority as provided for in subsection (b) of this Section, and at any time thereafter while the temporary certificate of authority is in effect, the Department may request in writing additional information from the agency regarding the loss of its licensee-in-charge, the selection of a new licensee-in-charge, and the management of the agency. Failure of the
agency to respond or respond to the satisfaction of the
Department shall cause the Department to deny any extension
of the temporary certificate of authority. While the
temporary certificate of authority is in effect, the
Department may disapprove the selection of a new licensee-in-charge
by the agency if the person's license is not operative
or the Department has good cause to believe that the person
selected will not fully exercise the responsibilities of a
licensee-in-charge. If the Department has disapproved the
selection of a new licensee-in-charge and the temporary
certificate of authority expires or is about to expire
without the agency selecting another new licensee-in-charge,
the Department shall grant an extension of the temporary
certificate of authority for an additional 90 days, except as
otherwise prohibited in subsection (b) or this subsection (c).

(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309)