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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3302 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 225 ILCS 217/40 | | 225 ILCS 217/60 | | 225 ILCS 227/50 | | 225 ILCS 312/66 new | | 225 ILCS 320/11 | from Ch. 111, par. 1110 | 225 ILCS 320/16 | from Ch. 111, par. 1115 | 225 ILCS 422/35 | | 225 ILCS 422/40 | | 225 ILCS 422/45 | | 225 ILCS 447/35-30 | |
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Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011, the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act, the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act, and the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that an applicant for licensure under these Acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act's licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Further provides that, regardless of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints with his or her application in lieu of a photograph. Also amends the Collateral Recovery Act and the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that an applicant for licensure under these acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act's licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Fire
Equipment Distributor and
Employee |
| 5 | | Regulation Act of 2011 is amended by changing Sections 40 and |
| 6 | | 60 as follows:
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| 7 | | (225 ILCS 217/40) |
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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| 9 | | Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure; fees. |
| 10 | | (a) No person shall engage in practice as a fire equipment |
| 11 | | distributor or
fire equipment employee without first
applying |
| 12 | | for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the Office of
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| 13 | | the State Fire Marshal.
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| 14 | | (b) To qualify for a Class A Fire Equipment Distributor |
| 15 | | License to service,
recharge,
hydro-test, install, maintain, |
| 16 | | or inspect all types of fire extinguishers, an
applicant must |
| 17 | | provide all of the following:
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| 18 | | (1) An annual license fee of $100.
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| 19 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois |
| 20 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed |
| 21 | | Business Name Act.
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| 22 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum |
| 23 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, |
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| 1 | | self-insurance,
group insurance, group self-insurance, or |
| 2 | | risk retention groups.
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| 3 | | (c) To qualify for a Class B Fire Equipment Distributor |
| 4 | | License to service,
recharge,
hydro-test, install, maintain, |
| 5 | | or inspect all types of pre-engineered fire
extinguishing |
| 6 | | systems, an applicant must provide all of the following:
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| 7 | | (1) An annual license fee of $200.
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| 8 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois |
| 9 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed |
| 10 | | Business Name Act.
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| 11 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum |
| 12 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, |
| 13 | | self-insurance, group insurance, group
self-insurance, or |
| 14 | | risk retention groups.
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| 15 | | (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having |
| 16 | | access to proper
testing equipment that is in compliance |
| 17 | | with the national standards adopted
by the State Fire |
| 18 | | Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing
tools |
| 19 | | for use with all Class B fire equipment.
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| 20 | | (d) To qualify for a Class C Fire Equipment Distributor |
| 21 | | License to service,
repair,
hydro-test, inspect, and engineer |
| 22 | | all types of engineered fire suppression
systems, an applicant |
| 23 | | must provide all of the following:
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| 24 | | (1) An annual license fee of $300.
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| 25 | | (2) Evidence of registration as an Illinois |
| 26 | | corporation or
evidence of compliance with the Assumed |
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| 1 | | Business Name Act.
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| 2 | | (3) Evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum |
| 3 | | amount of
$300,000 through liability insurance, |
| 4 | | self-insurance, group insurance,
group self-insurance, or |
| 5 | | risk retention groups.
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| 6 | | (4) Evidence of owning, leasing, renting, or having |
| 7 | | access to proper
testing equipment that is in compliance |
| 8 | | with the national standards adopted
by the State Fire |
| 9 | | Marshal for the maintenance and operation of testing
tools |
| 10 | | for use with all Class C fire equipment.
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| 11 | | (e) To qualify for a Class 1 Fire Equipment Employee |
| 12 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, |
| 13 | | or inspect all types
of fire extinguishers, an applicant must |
| 14 | | complete all of the following:
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| 15 | | (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the |
| 16 | | ICC as a technician certified to service a Portable Fire |
| 17 | | Extinguisher.
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| 18 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
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| 19 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least |
| 20 | | 1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or |
| 21 | | older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 22 | | requirement shall furnish with his or her application an |
| 23 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 24 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an |
| 25 | | applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 26 | | requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner |
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| 1 | | prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her |
| 2 | | application in lieu of a photograph.
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| 3 | | (f) To qualify for a Class 2I Fire Equipment Employee |
| 4 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, |
| 5 | | or inspect all types
of pre-engineered industrial fire |
| 6 | | extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of
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| 7 | | following:
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| 8 | | (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the |
| 9 | | ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered |
| 10 | | Industrial Fire Suppression Systems.
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| 11 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
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| 12 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least |
| 13 | | 1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or |
| 14 | | older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 15 | | requirement shall furnish with his or her application an |
| 16 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 17 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an |
| 18 | | applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 19 | | requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner |
| 20 | | prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her |
| 21 | | application in lieu of a photograph.
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| 22 | | (f-5) To qualify for a Class 2K Fire Equipment Employee |
| 23 | | License to service, recharge, hydro-test, install, maintain, |
| 24 | | or inspect all types of pre-engineered kitchen fire |
| 25 | | extinguishing systems, an applicant must complete all of the |
| 26 | | following: |
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| 1 | | (1) Pass the ICC/NAFED examination administered by the |
| 2 | | ICC as a technician certified to service Pre-Engineered |
| 3 | | Kitchen Fire Extinguishing Systems. |
| 4 | | (2) Pay an annual fee of $20. |
| 5 | | (3) Provide 2 copies of a current photograph at least |
| 6 | | 1" x 1" in size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or |
| 7 | | older seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 8 | | requirement shall furnish with his or her application an |
| 9 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 10 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an |
| 11 | | applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photograph |
| 12 | | requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner |
| 13 | | prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her |
| 14 | | application in lieu of a photograph. |
| 15 | | (g) To qualify for a Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee |
| 16 | | License to service,
recharge, hydro-test, maintain, inspect, |
| 17 | | or engineer all
types of engineered fire extinguishing systems, |
| 18 | | an applicant must complete all
of the following:
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| 19 | | (1) Pass the examination.
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| 20 | | (2) Pay an annual license fee of $20.
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| 21 | | (3) Provide a current photograph at least 1" x 1" in |
| 22 | | size. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking |
| 23 | | a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall |
| 24 | | furnish with his or her application an approved copy of |
| 25 | | United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue |
| 26 | | Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking |
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| 1 | | a religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall |
| 2 | | submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the |
| 3 | | State Fire Marshal with his or her application in lieu of a |
| 4 | | photograph.
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| 5 | | (h) All licenses issued under this Act shall remain in |
| 6 | | effect unless the licensee is otherwise notified by the Office |
| 7 | | of the State Fire Marshal. |
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11; 97-979, eff. 8-17-12.)
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| 9 | | (225 ILCS 217/60) |
| 10 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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| 11 | | Sec. 60. Issuance of license; renewal. |
| 12 | | (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, upon the applicant's |
| 13 | | satisfactory
completion of the requirements authorized under |
| 14 | | this Act and upon receipt
of the requisite fees, issue the |
| 15 | | appropriate license and wallet card showing
the name and |
| 16 | | business location of the licensee, the dates of issuance and
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| 17 | | expiration, and shall contain a photograph of the licensee |
| 18 | | provided to the
State Fire Marshal. An applicant who is 21 |
| 19 | | years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the |
| 20 | | photograph required by this subsection shall furnish with his |
| 21 | | or her application an approved copy of United States Department |
| 22 | | of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless |
| 23 | | of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to this |
| 24 | | photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and |
| 25 | | manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal with his or her |
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| 1 | | application in lieu of a photograph.
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| 2 | | (b) Any license valid on December 31, 2010 under the Fire |
| 3 | | Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2000 shall |
| 4 | | be a valid license under this Act and expires when the valid |
| 5 | | license issued under the Fire Equipment Distributor and |
| 6 | | Employee Regulation Act of 2000 was scheduled to expire.
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| 7 | | (c) Each licensee may apply for renewal of his license upon |
| 8 | | payment of
fees, as set forth in this Act. The expiration date |
| 9 | | and renewal period
for each license issued under this Act shall |
| 10 | | be set by rule. Failure to
renew within 60 days of the |
| 11 | | expiration date shall lapse the license. A lapsed
license
may |
| 12 | | not be reinstated until a written application is filed, the |
| 13 | | renewal
fee is paid, and a $50 reinstatement fee is paid. |
| 14 | | Renewal and reinstatement
fees shall be waived for persons who |
| 15 | | did not renew while on active duty
in the military and who file |
| 16 | | for renewal or restoration within one year after
discharge from |
| 17 | | such service. A lapsed license may not be reinstated after
5 |
| 18 | | years have elapsed, except upon passing an examination to |
| 19 | | determine fitness
to have the license restored and by paying |
| 20 | | the required fees.
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| 21 | | (d) As a condition of renewal of a license, the State Fire |
| 22 | | Marshal may
require the licensee to report information |
| 23 | | pertaining to his practice which
the State Fire Marshal |
| 24 | | determines to be in the interest of public safety.
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| 25 | | (e) All fees paid under this Act
are non-refundable.
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| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1499, eff. 1-18-11.)
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| 1 | | Section 10. The Pyrotechnic
Distributor and
Operator |
| 2 | | Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 50 as follows:
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| 3 | | (225 ILCS 227/50)
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| 4 | | Sec. 50. Issuance of license; renewal; fees nonrefundable.
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| 5 | | (a) The Office, upon the applicant's satisfactory |
| 6 | | completion of
the
requirements imposed under this Act and upon |
| 7 | | receipt of the requisite
fees, shall
issue the appropriate |
| 8 | | license showing the name, address, and photograph of
the
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| 9 | | licensee and the dates of issuance and expiration. The license |
| 10 | | shall include the name of the pyrotechnic distributor or |
| 11 | | production company employing the lead pyrotechnic operator or |
| 12 | | insuring the lead pyrotechnic operator as an additional named |
| 13 | | insured on the pyrotechnic distributor's product liability and |
| 14 | | general liability insurance, as required under paragraphs (2) |
| 15 | | and (3) of subsection (c) of Section 35, or insuring the lead |
| 16 | | pyrotechnic operator as an additional named insured on the |
| 17 | | production company's general liability insurance, as required |
| 18 | | under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35. A lead |
| 19 | | pyrotechnic operator is required to have a separate license for |
| 20 | | each pyrotechnic distributor or production company who employs |
| 21 | | the lead pyrotechnic operator or insures the lead pyrotechnic |
| 22 | | operator as an additional named insured on the pyrotechnic |
| 23 | | distributor's product liability and general liability |
| 24 | | insurance, as required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of |
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| 1 | | subsection (c) of Section 35, or insures the lead pyrotechnic |
| 2 | | operator as an additional named insured on the production |
| 3 | | company's general liability insurance, as required under |
| 4 | | paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35.
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| 5 | | (b) Each licensee may apply for renewal of his or her |
| 6 | | license upon
payment of the applicable
fees. The expiration |
| 7 | | date and renewal period for each
license
issued under this Act |
| 8 | | shall be set by rule. Failure to renew within 60 days of
the |
| 9 | | expiration date
results in lapse of the license. A lapsed |
| 10 | | license may not be reinstated until a
written
application is |
| 11 | | filed, the renewal fee is paid, and the reinstatement fee
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| 12 | | established by the
Office is paid. Renewal and reinstatement |
| 13 | | fees shall be waived for persons
who did not
renew while on |
| 14 | | active duty in the military and who file for renewal or
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| 15 | | restoration
within one year after discharge from the service. A |
| 16 | | lapsed license may not
be
reinstated after 5 years have elapsed |
| 17 | | except upon passing an examination to
determine
fitness to have |
| 18 | | the license restored and by paying the required fees.
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| 19 | | (c) All fees paid under this Act are nonrefundable.
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| 20 | | (d) A production company licensed under this Act shall pay |
| 21 | | all applicable licensing fees for each lead pyrotechnic |
| 22 | | operator it employs or insures as an additional named insured |
| 23 | | on the production company's general liability insurance, as |
| 24 | | required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c-3) of Section 35. |
| 25 | | (e) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a |
| 26 | | religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this |
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| 1 | | Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved |
| 2 | | copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal |
| 3 | | Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant |
| 4 | | seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement |
| 5 | | shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by |
| 6 | | the Office with his or her application in lieu of a photograph. |
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09; 97-164, eff. 1-1-12.)
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| 8 | | Section 15. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is |
| 9 | | amended by adding Section 66 as follows:
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| 10 | | (225 ILCS 312/66 new) |
| 11 | | Sec. 66. Licenses; photo exemption. An applicant who is 21 |
| 12 | | years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the |
| 13 | | requirement under this Act that all licenses contain the |
| 14 | | licensees' photo shall furnish with his or her application an |
| 15 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 16 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an |
| 17 | | applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photo |
| 18 | | requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner |
| 19 | | prescribed by the Board with his or her application in lieu of |
| 20 | | a photo.
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| 21 | | Section 20. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by |
| 22 | | changing Sections 11 and 16 as follows:
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 320/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 1110)
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| 2 | | Sec. 11.
The Director shall issue a plumber's license to |
| 3 | | each applicant
who successfully passes the examination and has |
| 4 | | paid to the Department the
required license fee. Each plumber's |
| 5 | | license shall be issued in the name
of the Department with the |
| 6 | | seal thereof attached. Each plumber's license shall be composed |
| 7 | | of a solid plastic card that includes a photo of the licensed |
| 8 | | plumber printed directly on the card.
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| 9 | | A person once licensed as a plumber under the provisions of |
| 10 | | this Act shall not
be relicensed except by renewal or |
| 11 | | restoration of such license as provided in this Act.
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| 12 | | An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a |
| 13 | | religious exemption to the photo requirement of this Section |
| 14 | | shall furnish with his or her application an approved copy of |
| 15 | | United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue |
| 16 | | Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a |
| 17 | | religious exemption to this photo requirement shall submit |
| 18 | | fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the Department |
| 19 | | with his or her application in lieu of a photo. |
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13.)
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| 21 | | (225 ILCS 320/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
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| 22 | | Sec. 16.
(1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having |
| 23 | | a population of
500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing |
| 24 | | provisions substantially
the same as those in this Act and |
| 25 | | specifying educational or experience
requirements equivalent |
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| 1 | | to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a
board of |
| 2 | | plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
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| 3 | | suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city, |
| 4 | | village or
incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such |
| 5 | | ordinance the provisions of
this act shall not apply within any |
| 6 | | such municipality except as otherwise
provided herein.
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| 7 | | (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such |
| 8 | | ordinance, or
licensed by the Department under this Act, may |
| 9 | | engage in plumbing anywhere
in this State.
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| 10 | | (3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to |
| 11 | | this Section
shall maintain a current record similar to that |
| 12 | | required of the Director by
Section 8 of this Act, and shall |
| 13 | | provide the Department with a copy
thereof. The Department |
| 14 | | shall be advised of changes in such record at least
every six |
| 15 | | months.
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| 16 | | (4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is |
| 17 | | suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated |
| 18 | | town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city, |
| 19 | | village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department. |
| 20 | | (5) Any city, village, or incorporated town having a |
| 21 | | population of
500,000 or more that licenses an individual as a |
| 22 | | plumber shall provide a license composed of a solid plastic |
| 23 | | card that includes a photo of the licensed plumber printed |
| 24 | | directly on the card. An applicant who is 21 years of age or |
| 25 | | older seeking a religious exemption to the photo requirement of |
| 26 | | this subsection shall furnish with his or her application an |
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| 1 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 2 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an |
| 3 | | applicant seeking a religious exemption to this photo |
| 4 | | requirement shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner |
| 5 | | prescribed by the city, village, or incorporated town with his |
| 6 | | or her application in lieu of a photo. |
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1137, eff. 6-1-13.)
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| 8 | | Section 25. The Collateral Recovery Act is amended by |
| 9 | | changing Sections 35, 40, and 45 as follows:
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| 10 | | (225 ILCS 422/35)
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| 11 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) |
| 12 | | Sec. 35. Application for repossession agency licensure. |
| 13 | | (a) Application for original licensure as a repossession |
| 14 | | agency shall be made to the Commission in writing on forms |
| 15 | | prescribed by the Commission and shall be accompanied by the |
| 16 | | appropriate documentation and the required fee, and the fee is |
| 17 | | nonrefundable. |
| 18 | | (b) Every application shall state, in addition to any other |
| 19 | | requirements, (i) the name of the applicant, (ii) the name |
| 20 | | under which the applicant shall do business, (iii) the proposed |
| 21 | | location of the agency by number, street, and city, and (iv) |
| 22 | | the proposed location of the agency's remote storage location |
| 23 | | or locations by number, street, and city, (v) the proposed |
| 24 | | location of the Agency's branch office or branch offices by |
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| 1 | | number, street, and city, and (vi) the usual business hours |
| 2 | | that the agency shall maintain. |
| 3 | | (c) No license may be issued (i) in any fictitious name |
| 4 | | that may be confused with or is similar to any federal, state, |
| 5 | | county, or municipal government function or agency, (ii) in any |
| 6 | | name that may tend to describe any business function or |
| 7 | | enterprise not actually engaged in by the applicant, (iii) in |
| 8 | | any name that is the same as or similar to any existing |
| 9 | | licensed company and that would tend to deceive the public, |
| 10 | | (iv) in any name that would tend to be deceptive or misleading, |
| 11 | | or (v) to any repossession agency applicant without that |
| 12 | | agency's location or branch office location maintaining a |
| 13 | | secured storage facility as defined in Section 10 of this Act. |
| 14 | | (d) If the applicant for repossession agency licensure is |
| 15 | | an individual, then his or her application shall include (i) |
| 16 | | the full residential address of the applicant and (ii) either |
| 17 | | the sworn statement of the applicant declaring that he or she |
| 18 | | is the licensed recovery manager who shall be personally in |
| 19 | | control of the agency for which the licensure is sought, or the |
| 20 | | name and signed sworn statement of the licensed recovery |
| 21 | | manager who shall be in control or management of the agency. |
| 22 | | (e) If the applicant for repossession agency licensure is a |
| 23 | | partnership, then the application shall include (i) a statement |
| 24 | | of the names and full residential addresses of all partners in |
| 25 | | the business and (ii) a sworn statement signed by each partner |
| 26 | | verifying the name of the person who is a licensed recovery |
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| 1 | | manager and shall be in control or management of the business. |
| 2 | | If a licensed recovery manager who is not a partner shall be in |
| 3 | | control or management of the agency, then he or she must also |
| 4 | | sign the sworn statement. The application shall also state |
| 5 | | whether any of the partners has ever used an alias. |
| 6 | | (f) If the applicant for licensure as a repossession agency |
| 7 | | is a corporation, then the application shall include (i) the |
| 8 | | names and full residential addresses of all corporation |
| 9 | | officers and (ii) a sworn statement signed by a duly authorized |
| 10 | | officer of the corporation verifying the name of the person who |
| 11 | | is a licensed recovery manager and shall be in control or |
| 12 | | management of the agency. If a licensed recovery manager who is |
| 13 | | not an officer shall be in control or management of the agency, |
| 14 | | then he or she must also sign the sworn statement. The |
| 15 | | application shall also state whether any of the officers has |
| 16 | | ever used an alias. |
| 17 | | (g) If the applicant for licensure as a repossession agency |
| 18 | | is a limited liability company, then the application shall |
| 19 | | include (i) the names and full residential addresses of all |
| 20 | | members and (ii) a sworn statement signed by each member |
| 21 | | verifying the name of the person who is a licensed recovery |
| 22 | | manager and shall be in control or management of the agency. If |
| 23 | | a licensed recovery manager who is not a member shall be in |
| 24 | | control or management of the agency, then he or she must also |
| 25 | | sign the sworn statement. The application shall also state |
| 26 | | whether any of the members has ever used an alias. |
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| 1 | | (h) Each individual, partner of a partnership, officer of a |
| 2 | | corporation, or member of a limited liability company shall |
| 3 | | submit with the application a copy of one form of personal |
| 4 | | identification upon which must appear a photograph taken within |
| 5 | | one year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the |
| 6 | | application. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older |
| 7 | | seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of |
| 8 | | this subsection shall furnish with the application an approved |
| 9 | | copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal |
| 10 | | Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant |
| 11 | | seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement |
| 12 | | shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by |
| 13 | | the Commission with his or her application in lieu of a |
| 14 | | photograph. |
| 15 | | (i) No examination shall be required for licensure as a |
| 16 | | repossession agency by the Commission. |
| 17 | | (j) The Commission may require any additional information |
| 18 | | that, in the judgment of the Commission, shall enable the |
| 19 | | Commission to determine the qualifications of the applicant for |
| 20 | | licensure. |
| 21 | | (k) Applicants have 90 days from the date of application to |
| 22 | | complete the application process. If the application has not |
| 23 | | been completed within 90 days, then the application shall be |
| 24 | | denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must |
| 25 | | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of |
| 26 | | reapplication. |
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| 1 | | (l) Nothing in this Section precludes a domestic or foreign |
| 2 | | limited liability company being licensed as a repossession |
| 3 | | agency. |
| 4 | | (m) A repossession agency license may be transferable upon |
| 5 | | prior notice to the Commission and upon completion of all |
| 6 | | requirements relative to the application process for |
| 7 | | repossession agency licensure. |
| 8 | | (n) Repossessions performed in this State must be performed |
| 9 | | by
repossession agencies, their employees, or agents licensed |
| 10 | | by the Commission, with the exception of financial institutions |
| 11 | | or the employees of a financial institution that are exempt |
| 12 | | under subsection (d) of Section 30 of this Act.
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| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
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| 14 | | (225 ILCS 422/40)
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| 15 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) |
| 16 | | Sec. 40. Qualifications for recovery manager; |
| 17 | | identification card. |
| 18 | | (a) An applicant is qualified for licensure as a recovery |
| 19 | | manager if that person meets all of the following requirements: |
| 20 | | (1) Is 21 years of age or older. |
| 21 | | (2) Has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of any |
| 22 | | felony or at least 10 years has passed from the time of |
| 23 | | discharge from any sentence imposed for a felony. |
| 24 | | (3) Has completed no less than 2,500 hours of actual |
| 25 | | compensated collateral recovery work as an employee of a |
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| 1 | | repossession agency, a financial institution, or a vehicle |
| 2 | | dealer within the 5 years immediately preceding the filing |
| 3 | | of an application, acceptable proof of which must be |
| 4 | | submitted to the Commission. |
| 5 | | (4) Has submitted to the Commission 2 sets of |
| 6 | | fingerprints, which shall be checked against the |
| 7 | | fingerprint records on file with the Illinois State Police |
| 8 | | and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the manner set |
| 9 | | forth in Section 60 of this Act. |
| 10 | | (5) Has successfully completed a certification program |
| 11 | | approved by the Commission. |
| 12 | | (6) Has paid the required application fees. |
| 13 | | (b) Upon the issuance of a recovery manager license, the |
| 14 | | Commission shall issue the license holder a suitable pocket |
| 15 | | identification card that shall include a photograph of the |
| 16 | | license holder. The identification card must contain the name |
| 17 | | of the license holder and any other information required by the |
| 18 | | Commission. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older |
| 19 | | seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of |
| 20 | | this subsection shall furnish with his or her application an |
| 21 | | approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury |
| 22 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. |
| 23 | | (c) A recovery manager license is not transferable.
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| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
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| 25 | | (225 ILCS 422/45)
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| 1 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) |
| 2 | | Sec. 45. Repossession agency employee requirements. |
| 3 | | (a) All employees of a licensed repossession agency whose |
| 4 | | duties include the actual repossession of collateral must apply |
| 5 | | for a recovery permit. The holder of a repossession agency |
| 6 | | license issued under this Act, known in this Section as the |
| 7 | | "employer", may employ in the conduct of the business under the |
| 8 | | following provisions: |
| 9 | | (1) No person may be issued a recovery permit who meets |
| 10 | | any of the following criteria: |
| 11 | | (A) Is younger than 21 years of age. |
| 12 | | (B) Has been determined by the Commission to be |
| 13 | | unfit by reason of conviction of an offense in this or |
| 14 | | another state, other than a minor traffic offense. The |
| 15 | | Commission shall adopt rules for making those |
| 16 | | determinations. |
| 17 | | (C) Has had a license or recovery permit denied, |
| 18 | | suspended, or revoked under this Act. |
| 19 | | (D) Has not successfully completed a certification |
| 20 | | program approved by the Commission. |
| 21 | | (2) No person may be employed by a repossession agency |
| 22 | | under this Section until he or she has executed and |
| 23 | | furnished to the Commission, on forms furnished by the |
| 24 | | Commission, a verified statement to be known as an |
| 25 | | "Employee's Statement" setting forth all of the following: |
| 26 | | (A) The person's full name, age, and residence |
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| 1 | | address. |
| 2 | | (B) The business or occupation engaged in for the 5 |
| 3 | | years immediately before the date of the execution of |
| 4 | | the statement, the place where the business or |
| 5 | | occupation was engaged in, and the names of the |
| 6 | | employers, if any. |
| 7 | | (C) That the person has not had a license or |
| 8 | | recovery permit denied, revoked, or suspended under |
| 9 | | this Act. |
| 10 | | (D) Any conviction of a felony, except as provided |
| 11 | | for in Section 85. |
| 12 | | (E) Any other information as may be required by any |
| 13 | | rule of the Commission to show the good character, |
| 14 | | competency, and integrity of the person executing the |
| 15 | | statement. |
| 16 | | (b) Each applicant for a recovery permit shall have his or |
| 17 | | her fingerprints submitted to the Commission by a Live Scan |
| 18 | | fingerprint vendor certified by the Illinois State Police under |
| 19 | | the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, |
| 20 | | Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in an electronic |
| 21 | | format that complies with the form and manner for requesting |
| 22 | | and furnishing criminal history record information as |
| 23 | | prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints |
| 24 | | shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal |
| 25 | | Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now |
| 26 | | and hereafter filed. The Commission shall charge applicants a |
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| 1 | | fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which |
| 2 | | shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The |
| 3 | | Illinois Commerce Commission Police shall furnish, pursuant to |
| 4 | | positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to |
| 5 | | the Commission. The Commission, in its discretion, may allow an |
| 6 | | applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated |
| 7 | | vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an alternative |
| 8 | | manner. The Commission, in its discretion, may also use other |
| 9 | | procedures in performing or obtaining criminal history records |
| 10 | | checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or her |
| 11 | | fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is |
| 12 | | satisfactory to the Commission that an equivalent security |
| 13 | | clearance has been conducted. |
| 14 | | (c) Qualified applicants shall purchase a recovery permit |
| 15 | | from the Commission and in a form that the Commission |
| 16 | | prescribes. The Commission shall notify the submitting person |
| 17 | | within 10 days after receipt of the application of its intent |
| 18 | | to issue or deny the recovery permit. The holder of a recovery |
| 19 | | permit shall carry the recovery permit at all times while |
| 20 | | actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her |
| 21 | | employment. No recovery permit shall be effective unless |
| 22 | | accompanied by a license issued by the Commission. Expiration |
| 23 | | and requirements for renewal of recovery permits shall be |
| 24 | | established by rule of the Commission. Possession of a recovery |
| 25 | | permit does not in any way imply that the holder of the |
| 26 | | recovery permit is employed by any agency unless the recovery |
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| 1 | | permit is accompanied by the employee identification card |
| 2 | | required by subsection (e) of this Section. |
| 3 | | (d) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee |
| 4 | | that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of |
| 5 | | the Commission. The record shall contain all of the following |
| 6 | | information: |
| 7 | | (1) A photograph taken within 10 days after the date |
| 8 | | that the employee begins employment with the employer. The |
| 9 | | photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph |
| 10 | | every 3 calendar years. |
| 11 | | (2) The Employee's Statement specified in paragraph |
| 12 | | (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. |
| 13 | | (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the |
| 14 | | character and integrity of the employee received by the |
| 15 | | employer from any official source or law enforcement |
| 16 | | agency. |
| 17 | | (4) In the case of former employees, the employee |
| 18 | | identification card of that person issued under subsection |
| 19 | | (e) of this Section. |
| 20 | | (e) Every employer shall furnish an employee |
| 21 | | identification card to each of his or her employees. This |
| 22 | | subsection (e) shall not apply to office or clerical personnel. |
| 23 | | This employee identification card shall contain a recent |
| 24 | | photograph of the employee, the employee's name, the name and |
| 25 | | agency license number of the employer, the employee's personal |
| 26 | | description, the signature of the employer, the signature of |
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| 1 | | that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee |
| 2 | | identification card number. |
| 3 | | (f) No employer may issue an employee identification card |
| 4 | | to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance |
| 5 | | with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person |
| 6 | | is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an |
| 7 | | applicant for registration to file with the Commission the |
| 8 | | fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself or to |
| 9 | | fail to exercise due diligence in resubmitting replacement |
| 10 | | fingerprints for those employees who have had original |
| 11 | | fingerprint submissions returned as unclassifiable. An agency |
| 12 | | shall inform the Commission within 15 days after contracting or |
| 13 | | employing a licensed repossession agency employee. The |
| 14 | | Commission shall develop a registration process by rule. |
| 15 | | (g) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of |
| 16 | | every employee who terminates employment with the employer. An |
| 17 | | employer shall immediately report an identification card that |
| 18 | | is lost or stolen to the local police department having |
| 19 | | jurisdiction over the repossession agency location. |
| 20 | | (h) No agency may employ any person to perform any activity |
| 21 | | under this Act unless the person possesses a valid license or |
| 22 | | recovery permit under this Act. |
| 23 | | (i) If information is discovered affecting the |
| 24 | | registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted |
| 25 | | under this Section, then the Commission shall so notify the |
| 26 | | agency that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that |
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| 1 | | person. |
| 2 | | (j) A person employed under this Section shall have 15 |
| 3 | | business days within which to notify the Commission of any |
| 4 | | change in employer, but may continue working under any other |
| 5 | | recovery permits granted as an employee or independent |
| 6 | | contractor. |
| 7 | | (k) This Section applies only to those employees of |
| 8 | | licensed repossession agencies whose duties include actual |
| 9 | | repossession of collateral.
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| 10 | | (l) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a |
| 11 | | religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this |
| 12 | | Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved |
| 13 | | copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal |
| 14 | | Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant |
| 15 | | seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement |
| 16 | | shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by |
| 17 | | the Commission with his or her application in lieu of a |
| 18 | | photograph. |
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12.)
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| 20 | | Section 30. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private |
| 21 | | Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is |
| 22 | | amended by changing Section 35-30 as follows:
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| 2 | | licensed agency, other than those exempted, shall apply for a
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| 3 | | permanent employee registration card. The holder of an agency
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| 4 | | license issued under this Act, known in this Section as
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| 5 | | "employer", may employ in the conduct of his or her business
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| 6 | | employees under the following provisions:
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| 7 | | (a) No person shall be issued a permanent employee
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| 8 | | registration card who:
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| 9 | | (1) Is younger than 18 years of age.
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| 10 | | (2) Is younger than 21 years of age if the
services |
| 11 | | will include being armed.
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| 12 | | (3) Has been determined by the Department to
be unfit |
| 13 | | by reason of conviction of an offense in this or
another |
| 14 | | state, including registration as a sex offender, but not |
| 15 | | including a traffic offense. Persons convicted of felonies |
| 16 | | involving bodily harm, weapons, violence, or theft within |
| 17 | | the previous 10 years shall be presumed to be unfit for |
| 18 | | registration. The Department
shall adopt rules for making |
| 19 | | those determinations that shall
afford the applicant due |
| 20 | | process of law.
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| 21 | | (4) Has had a license or permanent employee
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| 22 | | registration card denied, suspended, or revoked under this |
| 23 | | Act (i) within one
year before the date the
person's |
| 24 | | application for permanent employee registration card
is |
| 25 | | received by the Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial,
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| 26 | | suspension, or revocation was based on any provision of |
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Act other than Section 40-50,
item (6) or (8) of |
| 2 | | subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
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| 3 | | 15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10, |
| 4 | | subsection (b) of
Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of |
| 5 | | subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection
(b) of Section |
| 6 | | 25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
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| 7 | | subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
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| 8 | | (5) Has been declared incompetent by any court
of |
| 9 | | competent jurisdiction by reason of mental disease or
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| 10 | | defect and has not been restored.
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| 11 | | (6) Has been dishonorably discharged from the
armed |
| 12 | | services of the United States.
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| 13 | | (b) No person may be employed by a private
detective |
| 14 | | agency, private security contractor agency, private
alarm |
| 15 | | contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith |
| 16 | | agency under this
Section until he or she has executed and |
| 17 | | furnished to the
employer, on forms furnished by the |
| 18 | | Department, a verified
statement to be known as "Employee's |
| 19 | | Statement" setting forth:
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| 20 | | (1) The person's full name, age, and residence
address.
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| 21 | | (2) The business or occupation engaged in for
the 5 |
| 22 | | years immediately before the date of the execution of
the |
| 23 | | statement, the place where the business or occupation was
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| 24 | | engaged in, and the names of employers, if any.
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| 25 | | (3) That the person has not had a license or
employee |
| 26 | | registration denied, revoked, or suspended under this
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| 1 | | (i) within one year before the date the person's |
| 2 | | application
for permanent employee registration card is |
| 3 | | received by the
Department; and (ii) that refusal, denial, |
| 4 | | suspension, or
revocation was based on any provision of |
| 5 | | this Act other than
Section 40-50,
item (6) or (8) of |
| 6 | | subsection (a) of Section 15-10, subsection (b) of Section
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| 7 | | 15-10, item (6) or (8) of subsection (a) of Section 20-10, |
| 8 | | subsection (b) of
Section 20-10, item (6) or (8) of |
| 9 | | subsection (a) of Section 25-10, subsection
(b) of Section |
| 10 | | 25-10, item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 30-10,
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| 11 | | subsection (b) of Section 30-10, or Section 10-40.
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| 12 | | (4) Any conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
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| 13 | | (5) Any declaration of incompetence by a court
of |
| 14 | | competent jurisdiction that has not been restored.
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| 15 | | (6) Any dishonorable discharge from the armed
services |
| 16 | | of the United States.
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| 17 | | (7) Any other information as may be required by
any |
| 18 | | rule of the Department to show the good character,
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| 19 | | competency, and integrity of the person executing the
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| 20 | | statement.
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| 21 | | (c) Each applicant for a permanent employee registration
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| 22 | | card shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the
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| 23 | | Department of State Police in an electronic format that
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| 24 | | complies with the form and manner for requesting and
furnishing |
| 25 | | criminal history record information as prescribed
by the |
| 26 | | Department of State Police. These fingerprints shall
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| 1 | | against the Department of State Police and Federal
Bureau of |
| 2 | | Investigation criminal history record databases now
and |
| 3 | | hereafter filed. The Department of State Police shall
charge |
| 4 | | applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history
records |
| 5 | | check, which shall be deposited in the State Police
Services |
| 6 | | Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the
records check. |
| 7 | | The Department of State Police shall furnish,
pursuant to |
| 8 | | positive identification, records of Illinois
convictions to |
| 9 | | the Department. The Department may require
applicants to pay a |
| 10 | | separate fingerprinting fee, either to the
Department or |
| 11 | | directly to the vendor. The Department, in
its discretion, may |
| 12 | | allow an applicant who does not have
reasonable access to a |
| 13 | | designated vendor to provide his or her
fingerprints in an |
| 14 | | alternative manner. The
Department, in its discretion, may also |
| 15 | | use other
procedures in performing or obtaining criminal |
| 16 | | background
checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or |
| 17 | | her
fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is
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| 18 | | satisfactory to the Department that an equivalent security
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| 19 | | clearance has been conducted. Also, an individual who has
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| 20 | | retired as a peace officer within 12 months of application may
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| 21 | | submit verification, on forms provided by the Department and
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| 22 | | signed by his or her employer, of his or her previous full-time |
| 23 | | employment as a
peace officer.
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| 24 | | (d) The Department shall issue a permanent employee
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| 25 | | registration card, in a form the Department prescribes, to all
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| 26 | | qualified applicants.
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carry the card at all times while |
| 2 | | actually engaged in the
performance of the duties of his or her |
| 3 | | employment.
Expiration and requirements for renewal of |
| 4 | | permanent employee
registration cards shall be established by |
| 5 | | rule of the
Department. Possession of a permanent employee |
| 6 | | registration
card does not in any way imply that the holder of |
| 7 | | the card is
employed by an agency unless the permanent employee
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| 8 | | registration card is accompanied by the employee
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| 9 | | identification card required by subsection (f) of this
Section.
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| 10 | | (e) Each employer shall maintain a record of each
employee |
| 11 | | that is accessible to the duly authorized
representatives of |
| 12 | | the Department. The record shall contain
the following |
| 13 | | information:
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| 14 | | (1) A photograph taken within 10 days of the date
that |
| 15 | | the employee begins employment with the employer. The
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| 16 | | photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph |
| 17 | | every 3
calendar years.
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| 18 | | (2) The Employee's Statement specified in
subsection |
| 19 | | (b) of this Section.
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| 20 | | (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the
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| 21 | | character and integrity of the employee received by the
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| 22 | | employer from any official source or law enforcement |
| 23 | | agency.
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| 24 | | (4) In the case of former employees, the employee
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| 25 | | identification card of that person issued under subsection |
| 26 | | (f)
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| 1 | | if the
employee is employed in an armed capacity. Armed |
| 2 | | employee
files shall contain a copy of an active firearm |
| 3 | | owner's
identification card and a copy of an active firearm
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| 4 | | control card. Each employer shall maintain a record for
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| 5 | | each armed employee of each instance in which the |
| 6 | | employee's
weapon was discharged during the course of his |
| 7 | | or her
professional duties or activities. The record shall |
| 8 | | be
maintained on forms provided by the Department, a copy |
| 9 | | of
which must be filed with the Department within 15 days |
| 10 | | of an
instance. The record shall include the date and time |
| 11 | | of the
occurrence, the circumstances involved in the |
| 12 | | occurrence, and
any other information as the Department may |
| 13 | | require. Failure
to provide this information to the |
| 14 | | Department or failure to
maintain the record as a part of |
| 15 | | each armed employee's
permanent file is grounds for |
| 16 | | disciplinary action. The
Department, upon receipt of a |
| 17 | | report, shall have the authority
to make any investigation |
| 18 | | it considers appropriate into any
occurrence in which an |
| 19 | | employee's weapon was discharged and to
take disciplinary |
| 20 | | action as may be appropriate.
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| 21 | | (5) A copy of the employee's permanent employee |
| 22 | | registration card or a copy of the Department's "License |
| 23 | | Lookup" Webpage showing that the employee has been issued a |
| 24 | | valid permanent employee registration card by the |
| 25 | | Department.
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| 26 | | The Department may, by rule, prescribe further
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| 2 | | (f) Every employer shall furnish an employee
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| 3 | | identification card to each of his or her employees. This
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| 4 | | employee identification card shall contain a recent photograph
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| 5 | | of the employee, the employee's name, the name and agency
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| 6 | | license number of the employer, the employee's personal
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| 7 | | description, the signature of the employer, the signature of
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| 8 | | that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee
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| 9 | | identification card number.
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| 10 | | (g) No employer may issue an employee identification
card |
| 11 | | to any person who is not employed by the employer in
accordance |
| 12 | | with this Section or falsely state or represent
that a person |
| 13 | | is or has been in his or her employ. It is
unlawful for an |
| 14 | | applicant for registered employment to file
with the Department |
| 15 | | the fingerprints of a person other than
himself or herself.
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| 16 | | (h) Every employer shall obtain the identification card
of |
| 17 | | every employee who terminates employment with him or her.
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| 18 | | (i) Every employer shall maintain a separate roster of
the |
| 19 | | names of all employees currently working in an armed
capacity |
| 20 | | and submit the roster to the Department on request.
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| 21 | | (j) No agency may employ any person to perform a
licensed |
| 22 | | activity under this Act unless the person possesses a
valid |
| 23 | | permanent employee registration card or a valid license
under |
| 24 | | this Act, or is exempt pursuant to subsection (n).
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| 25 | | (k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j), an
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| 2 | | (1) The agency completes in its entirety and
submits to |
| 3 | | the Department an application for a permanent
employee |
| 4 | | registration card, including the required fingerprint
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| 5 | | receipt and fees.
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| 6 | | (2) The agency has verification from the Department
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| 7 | | that the applicant has no record of any criminal conviction
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| 8 | | pursuant to the criminal history check conducted by the
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| 9 | | Department of State Police. The agency shall maintain the
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| 10 | | verification of the results of the Department of State |
| 11 | | Police
criminal history check as part of the employee |
| 12 | | record as
required under subsection (e) of this Section.
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| 13 | | (3) The agency exercises due diligence to ensure
that |
| 14 | | the person is qualified under the requirements of the Act
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| 15 | | to be issued a permanent employee registration card.
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| 16 | | (4) The agency maintains a separate roster of the
names |
| 17 | | of all employees whose applications are currently
pending |
| 18 | | with the Department and submits the roster to the
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| 19 | | Department on a monthly basis. Rosters are to be maintained
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| 20 | | by the agency for a period of at least 24 months.
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| 21 | | An agency may employ only a permanent employee applicant
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| 22 | | for which it either submitted a permanent employee application
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| 23 | | and all required forms and fees or it confirms with the
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| 24 | | Department that a permanent employee application and all
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| 25 | | required forms and fees have been submitted by another agency,
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| 26 | | licensee or the permanent employee and all other requirements
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| 1 | | of this Section are met.
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| 2 | | The Department shall have the authority to revoke,
without |
| 3 | | a hearing, the temporary authority of an individual to
work |
| 4 | | upon receipt of Federal Bureau of Investigation
fingerprint |
| 5 | | data or a report of another official authority
indicating a |
| 6 | | criminal conviction. If the Department has not
received a |
| 7 | | temporary employee's Federal Bureau of
Investigation |
| 8 | | fingerprint data within 120 days of the date the
Department |
| 9 | | received the Department of State Police fingerprint
data, the |
| 10 | | Department may, at its discretion, revoke the
employee's |
| 11 | | temporary authority to work with 15 days written
notice to the |
| 12 | | individual and the employing agency.
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| 13 | | An agency may not employ a person in a temporary capacity
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| 14 | | if it knows or reasonably should have known that the person
has |
| 15 | | been convicted of a crime under the laws of this State,
has |
| 16 | | been convicted in another state of any crime that is a
crime |
| 17 | | under the laws of this State, has been convicted of any
crime |
| 18 | | in a federal court, or has been posted as an unapproved
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| 19 | | applicant by the Department. Notice by the Department to the
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| 20 | | agency, via certified mail, personal delivery, electronic
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| 21 | | mail, or posting on the Department's Internet site accessible
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| 22 | | to the agency that the person has been convicted of a crime
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| 23 | | shall be deemed constructive knowledge of the conviction on
the |
| 24 | | part of the agency. The Department may adopt rules to
implement |
| 25 | | this
subsection (k).
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| 26 | | (l) No person may be employed under this Section in any
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| 2 | | (1) the person, while so employed, is being paid by
the |
| 3 | | United States or any political subdivision for the time so
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| 4 | | employed in addition to any payments he or she may receive
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| 5 | | from the employer; or
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| 6 | | (2) the person wears any portion of his or her
official |
| 7 | | uniform, emblem of authority, or equipment while so
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| 8 | | employed.
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| 9 | | (m) If information is discovered affecting the
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| 10 | | registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted
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| 11 | | under this Section, the Department shall so notify the agency
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| 12 | | that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that person.
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| 13 | | (n) Peace officers shall be exempt from the requirements
of |
| 14 | | this Section relating to permanent employee registration
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| 15 | | cards. The agency shall remain responsible for any peace
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| 16 | | officer employed under this exemption, regardless of whether
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| 17 | | the peace officer is compensated as an employee or as an
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| 18 | | independent contractor and as further defined by rule.
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| 19 | | (o) Persons who have no access to confidential or
security |
| 20 | | information, who do not go to a client's or prospective |
| 21 | | client's residence or place of business, and who otherwise do |
| 22 | | not provide
traditional security services are exempt from |
| 23 | | employee
registration. Examples of exempt employees include, |
| 24 | | but are
not limited to, employees working in the capacity of |
| 25 | | ushers,
directors, ticket takers, cashiers, drivers, and |
| 26 | | reception
personnel. Confidential or security information is |
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| 1 | | that which
pertains to employee files, scheduling, client |
| 2 | | contracts, or
technical security and alarm data.
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| 3 | | (p) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a |
| 4 | | religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this |
| 5 | | Section shall furnish with the application an approved copy of |
| 6 | | United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue |
| 7 | | Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant seeking a |
| 8 | | religious exemption to this photograph requirement shall |
| 9 | | submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the |
| 10 | | Department with his or her application in lieu of a photograph. |
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)
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