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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)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.