Full Text of HB1271 95th General Assembly
HB1271 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1271
Introduced 2/15/2007, by Rep. Michael Tryon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and
Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that person who has a minimum of 5 years experience working for a licensed private alarm contractor agency or for
an entity that designs, sells, installs, services, or monitors
alarm systems and who has successfully completed a National Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies (NICET) level 2 certification examination may qualify for licensure as a private alarm contractor under the Act. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private | 5 |
| Security, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is amended by changing | 6 |
| Section 20-10 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private
alarm | 10 |
| contractor.
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| (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private
alarm | 12 |
| contractor if he or she meets all of the following
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| requirements:
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| (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
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| (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
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| jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the | 17 |
| time
of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
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| conviction.
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| (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.
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| (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
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| jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or | 3 |
| physical
defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently | 4 |
| declared
him or her to be competent.
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| (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
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| narcotic addiction or dependence.
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| (6) Has (i) a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5
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| years immediately preceding application working as a | 9 |
| full-time
manager for a licensed private alarm contractor | 10 |
| agency or for
an entity that designs, sells, installs, | 11 |
| services, or monitors
alarm systems that, in the judgment | 12 |
| of the Board, satisfies
the standards of alarm industry | 13 |
| competence or (ii) has a minimum of 5 years experience | 14 |
| working for a licensed private alarm contractor agency or | 15 |
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an entity that designs, sells, installs, services, or | 16 |
| monitors
alarm systems that, in the judgment of the Board, | 17 |
| satisfies
the standards of alarm industry competence, and | 18 |
| has successfully completed a National Institute for | 19 |
| Certification of Engineering Technologies (NICET) level 2 | 20 |
| certification examination . An applicant who
has received a | 21 |
| 4-year degree or higher in electrical
engineering or a | 22 |
| related field from a program approved by the
Board shall be | 23 |
| given credit for 2 years of the required
experience. An | 24 |
| applicant who has successfully completed a
national | 25 |
| certification program approved by the Board shall be
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| credit for one year of the required experience.
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| (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
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| forces of the United States.
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| (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
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| Department.
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| (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of
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| general liability insurance required under subsection
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| and the required license fee.
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| (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
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| (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a private | 10 |
| alarm contractor
without meeting the requirement of item (8) of | 11 |
| subsection (a) if he or she:
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| (1) applies for a license between September 2, 2003 and | 13 |
| September 5, 2003
in writing on forms supplied by the
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| Department;
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| (2) provides proof of ownership of a licensed alarm | 16 |
| contractor agency;
and
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| (3) provides proof of at least 7 years of experience in | 18 |
| the installation,
design, sales, repair, maintenance, | 19 |
| alteration, or service of alarm systems or
any other low | 20 |
| voltage electronic systems.
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| (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
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| general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
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| appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
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| rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
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| Department before being issued a license. Failure to
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| general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with |
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| written proof of the insurance shall result in
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| the license.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-438, eff. 8-5-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 |
| becoming law.
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