94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0902

 

Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Angelo Saviano

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 447/20-10
225 ILCS 447/35-35.1 new

    Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Removes a provision that allows a person to receive a license as a private alarm contractor without having passed an examination under certain circumstances. Adds a provision that allows a security agency to employ guards of a displaced security agency in an armed capacity pending receipt of a firearm authorization for the acquiring agency. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5 Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is amended by changing
6 Section 20-10 and by adding Section 35-35.1 as follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
9     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
13 requirements:
14         (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
15         (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
16     jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
17     time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
18     conviction.
19         (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.
24         (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
25     jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
26     physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
27     declared him or her to be competent.
28         (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
29     narcotic addiction or dependence.
30         (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5 years
31     immediately preceding application working as a full-time
32     manager for a licensed private alarm contractor agency or

 

 

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1     for an entity that designs, sells, installs, services, or
2     monitors alarm systems that, in the judgment of the Board,
3     satisfies the standards of alarm industry competence. An
4     applicant who has received a 4-year degree or higher in
5     electrical engineering or a related field from a program
6     approved by the Board shall be given credit for 2 years of
7     the required experience. An applicant who has successfully
8     completed a national certification program approved by the
9     Board shall be given credit for one year of the required
10     experience.
11         (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
12     forces of the United States.
13         (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
14     Department.
15         (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having
16     general liability insurance required under subsection (c),
17     and the required license fee.
18         (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
19     (b) (Blank). A person is qualified to receive a license as
20 a private alarm contractor without meeting the requirement of
21 item (8) of subsection (a) if he or she:
22         (1) applies for a license between September 2, 2003 and
23     September 5, 2003 in writing on forms supplied by the
24     Department;
25         (2) provides proof of ownership of a licensed alarm
26     contractor agency; and
27         (3) provides proof of at least 7 years of experience in
28     the installation, design, sales, repair, maintenance,
29     alteration, or service of alarm systems or any other low
30     voltage electronic systems.
31     (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
32 general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
33 appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
34 rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
35 Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
36 general liability insurance and to provide the Department with

 

 

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1 written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
2 the license.
3 (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
4     (225 ILCS 447/35-35.1 new)
5     Sec. 35-35.1. Acquisition of new account.
6     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a
7 licensed security agency acquires a new account that requires
8 security guards working in an armed capacity with the
9 appropriate firearm authorization card and permanent employee
10 registration card, the acquiring agency may employ the guards
11 of the displaced agency in an armed capacity for a period not
12 to exceed 90 calendar days pending receipt of the firearm
13 authorization card on behalf of the acquiring agency as the
14 employing agency if all of the following conditions are met:
15         (1) The acquiring agency has notified the Department
16     within 5 days of receiving notification that it has been
17     awarded a contract to provide armed security services.
18     Notification shall include the name and address of the
19     contracting customer, the address of all service sites, and
20     the service inception date.
21         (2) On the date the acquiring agency employs the
22     displaced armed guards, the acquiring agency must mail to
23     the Department all of the following:
24             (A) an application for a firearm authorization
25         card for each acquired employee who will work armed
26         under this provision;
27             (B) a roster of acquired employees that includes
28         each employee's name, address, permanent employee
29         registration card number, and firearm authorization
30         card number;
31             (C) a copy of each employee's firearm
32         authorization card, signed by the licensee-in-charge
33         of the acquiring agency and dated with the acquired
34         employee's date of assignment; and
35             (D) a printout from the Department's website

 

 

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1         verifying that the original firearm authorization card
2         is in active status.
3         (3) The acquiring agency may not assign the acquired
4     guard to armed work other than the acquired account.
5         (4) The acquiring agency has a copy of the original
6     firearm authorization card, on which the acquiring agency
7     has noted the guard's start date, placed in the guard's
8     personnel file.
9         (5) The guard has a copy of the original firearm
10     authorization card and documentation that contains the
11     acquiring agency's name, address, and license number, date
12     of assignment, and the signature of the licensee-in-charge
13     in his or her possession at all times.
14         (6) A list of all guards employed in this capacity must
15     be provided to the Department each month.
16         (7) The acquiring agency shall submit all copies of
17     firearm authorization cards described in this Section to
18     the Department within 10 days of issuance of a new firearm
19     authorization card.
20         (8) The acquired employee may only be armed with the
21     type of weapon approved on the face of the employee's
22     firearm authorization card.
23         (9) Upon termination of the acquired employee from the
24     displaced agency, the displaced agency shall return the
25     original firearm authorization card to the Department. In
26     the event an employee fails to return a firearm
27     authorization card to the displaced agency, the displaced
28     agency shall notify the Department in writing that the card
29     was not returned and of the reason why the card was not
30     returned.
31     (b) The Department may refuse to authorize any guard to
32 carry a firearm under this Section and must so notify the
33 acquiring agency in the event of a refusal.
34     (c) Employing an acquired employee in an armed capacity
35 without notifying the Department as required in this Section as
36 of the date of employment shall constitute an imminent danger

 

 

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1 to the public.
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.