100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3146
 
Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Dale A. Righter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
225 ILCS 447/40-5

     Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Removes provisions allowing any licensee, any interested party, or any person injured by a party acting without a valid license under the Act to petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the Act. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
5Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is 
6amended  by changing Section 40-5 as follows:
 



7    (225 ILCS 447/40-5)



8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

9    Sec. 40-5. Injunctive relief. 
10    (a) The practice of a private
detective, private security 
11contractor, private alarm
contractor, fingerprint vendor, 
12locksmith, private detective agency, private
security 
13contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency,

14fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith agency by any person, 
15firm, corporation, or other
legal entity that has not been 
16issued a license by the
Department or whose license has been 
17suspended, revoked, or
not renewed is hereby declared to be 
18inimical to the public
safety and welfare and to constitute a 
19public nuisance. The
Secretary may, in the name of the People 
20of the State of Illinois through the Attorney General of the 
21State of Illinois or the State's Attorney
of any county in 
22which the violation is alleged to have occurred in the State of 
23Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violation or for 
 
 
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1an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the
filing of 
2a verified petition in court, if satisfied by
affidavit or 
3otherwise that the person, firm, corporation, or
other legal 
4entity is or has been conducting activities in
violation of 
5this Act, the court may enter a temporary
restraining order or 
6preliminary injunction, without bond,
enjoining the defendant 
7from further activity. A copy of the
verified complaint shall 
8be served upon the defendant and the
proceedings shall be 
9conducted as in civil cases. If it is
established the defendant 
10has been or is conducting activities
in violation of this Act, 
11the court may enter a judgment
enjoining the defendant from 
12that activity. In case of
violation of any injunctive order or 
13judgment entered under
this Section, the court may punish the 
14offender for contempt
of court. Injunctive proceedings shall be 
15in addition to all
other penalties under this Act.

16    (b) (Blank). If any person practices as a private 
17detective, private security contractor, private alarm 
18contractor, fingerprint vendor, locksmith, private detective 
19agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm 
20contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith 
21agency or holds himself or herself out as such without having a 
22valid license under this Act, then any licensee, any interested 
23party, or any person injured thereby may, in addition to the 
24Secretary, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of 
25this Section. 
26(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)

 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.