Public Act 098-0294
 
SB1853 EnrolledLRB098 08596 MGM 38713 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  

  
 
    Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is 
amended  by changing Section 31-5 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 447/31-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
    Sec. 31-5. Exemptions. The provisions of this Act regarding 
fingerprint vendors do not apply to any of the following, if 
the person performing the service does not hold himself or 
herself out as a fingerprint vendor or fingerprint vendor 
agency:
        (1) An employee of the United States, Illinois, or a 
    political subdivision, including public school districts, 
    of either while the employee is engaged in the performance 
    of his or her official duties within the scope of  his or 
    her employment. However, any such person who offers his or 
    her services as a fingerprint vendor or uses a similar 
    title when these services are performed for compensation or 
    other consideration, whether received directly or 
    indirectly, is subject to this Act.
        (2) A person employed exclusively by only one employer 
    in connection with the exclusive activities of that 
    employer, provided that person does not hold himself or 
    herself out to the public as a fingerprint vendor.

        (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 
    any member of local law enforcement in the performance of 
    his or her duties. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit local 
    law enforcement agencies from charging a reasonable fee 
    related to the cost of offering fingerprinting services. 
(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.