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Public Act 100-0712
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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 |
Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is |
amended by changing Section 35-35 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 447/35-35)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
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Sec. 35-35. Requirement of a firearm control
card.
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(a) No person shall perform duties that include the use,
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carrying, or possession of a firearm in the performance of
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those duties without complying with the provisions of this
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Section and having been issued a valid firearm control
card by |
the Department.
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(b) No employer shall employ any person to perform the
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duties for which licensure or employee registration is required |
and allow
that person to carry a firearm unless that person has |
complied
with all the firearm training requirements of this |
Section and
has been issued a firearm control card. This Act
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permits only the following to carry firearms while actually
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engaged in the performance of their duties or while commuting
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directly to or from their places of employment: persons
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licensed as private detectives and their registered employees;
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persons licensed as private security contractors and their
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registered employees; persons licensed as private alarm
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contractors and their registered employees; and employees of a
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registered armed proprietary security force.
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(c) Possession of a valid firearm control
card
allows a |
licensee or employee to carry a firearm not otherwise |
prohibited
by law while the licensee or employee is engaged in |
the performance of his
or her duties or while the licensee or |
employee is commuting directly to
or from the licensee's or |
employee's place or places of employment.
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(d) The Department shall issue a firearm control
card to a |
person who has passed an approved firearm training
course, who |
is currently licensed or employed by an agency licensed by
this |
Act and has met all the requirements of this Act, and who
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possesses a valid firearm owner identification card.
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Application for the firearm control card shall be made
by the |
employer to the Department on forms provided by the
Department. |
The Department shall forward the card to the
employer who shall |
be responsible for its issuance to the licensee or
employee. |
The firearm control card shall be issued by
the Department and |
shall identify the person holding it and
the name of the course |
where the licensee or employee received firearm
instruction and |
shall specify the type of weapon or weapons
the person is |
authorized by the Department to carry and for
which the person |
has been trained.
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(e) Expiration and requirements for renewal of firearm |
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control cards shall be determined by rule.
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(f) The Department may, in addition to any other
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disciplinary action permitted by this Act, refuse to issue,
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suspend, or revoke a firearm control card if the
applicant or |
holder has been convicted of any felony or crime
involving the |
illegal use, carrying, or possession of a deadly
weapon or for |
a violation of this Act or rules promulgated
under this Act. |
The Department shall refuse to issue or shall
revoke a firearm |
control card if the applicant or holder
fails to possess a |
valid firearm owners identification card without hearing.
The |
Secretary shall summarily suspend a firearm control
card if the |
Secretary finds that its continued use would
constitute an |
imminent danger to the public. A hearing shall
be held before |
the Board within 30 days if the Secretary
summarily suspends a |
firearm control card.
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(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the
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contrary, all requirements relating to firearms control
cards |
do not apply to a peace officer. If an individual ceases to be |
employed as a peace officer and continues to perform services |
in an armed capacity under this Act that are licensed |
activities, then the individual is required to obtain a |
permanent employee registration card pursuant to Section 35-30 |
of this Act and must possess a valid Firearm Owner's |
Identification Card, but is not required to obtain a firearm |
control card if the individual is otherwise in continuing |
compliance with the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act |
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of 2004. If an individual elects to carry a firearm pursuant to |
the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, then |
the agency employing the officer is required to submit a notice |
of that election to the Department along with a fee specified |
by rule.
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(h) The Department may issue a temporary firearm control |
card pending issuance of a new firearm control card upon an |
agency's acquiring of an established armed account. An agency |
that has acquired armed employees as a result of acquiring an |
established armed account may, on forms supplied by the |
Department, request the issuance of a temporary firearm control |
card for each acquired employee who held a valid firearm |
control card under his or her employment with the newly |
acquired established armed account immediately preceding the |
acquiring of the account and who continues to meet all of the |
qualifications for issuance of a firearm control card set forth |
in this Act and any rules adopted under this Act. The |
Department shall, by rule, set the fee for issuance of a |
temporary firearm control card.
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(i) The Department shall not issue a firearm control card |
to a licensed fingerprint vendor or a licensed locksmith or |
employees of a licensed fingerprint vendor agency or a licensed |
locksmith agency.
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(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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