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225 ILCS 447/10-5

Requirement of license

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(225 ILCS 447/10-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)
    Sec. 10-5. Requirement of license.
    (a) It is unlawful for a person to act as or provide the functions of a private detective, private security contractor, private alarm contractor, fingerprint vendor, or locksmith or to advertise or to assume to act as any one of these, or to use these or any other title implying that the person is engaged in any of these activities unless licensed as such by the Department. An individual or sole proprietor who does not employ any employees other than himself or herself may operate under a "doing business as" or assumed name certification without having to obtain an agency license, so long as the assumed name is first registered with the Department.
    (b) It is unlawful for a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity to act as an agency licensed under this Act, to advertise, or to assume to act as a licensed agency or to use a title implying that the person, firm, or other entity is engaged in the practice as a private detective agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency, fingerprint vendor agency, or locksmith agency unless licensed by the Department.
    (c) No agency shall operate a branch office without first applying for and receiving a branch office license for each location.
    (d) It is unlawful for a person to operate live scan fingerprint equipment or other equipment designed to obtain fingerprint images for the purpose of providing fingerprint images and associated demographic data to the Illinois State Police, unless the person has successfully completed a fingerprint training course conducted or authorized by the Illinois State Police and is licensed as a fingerprint vendor.
    (e) No person shall operate a canine training facility unless licensed as a private detective agency or private security contractor agency under this Act, and no person shall act as a canine trainer unless the person is licensed as a private detective or private security contractor or is a registered employee of a private detective agency or private security contractor agency approved by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2011–2015 · leading case: Poris v. Lake Holiday Property Owners Association
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Poris v. Lake Holiday Property Owners Association (2013) ill · cites it 3× “¶ 55 Plaintiff argues, however, that the appellate court was correct that the Association’s security department was not a security company for purposes of section 12-215(b)(13) because the security department was not licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private…”
Solis v. International Detective & Protective Service, Ltd. (2011) ilnd “See 225 ILCS 447/10-5(a). A “private security contractor” is a “person engaged in the business of providing a private security officer, watchman, patrol, guard dog, canine odor detection .”
Alarm Detection Systems, Inc. v. Orland Fire Protection District (2015) ilnd “In its brief, Alarm Detection argues that it has stated claims under the Alarm Act, 225 ILCS 447/10-5, (as opposed to the District Act) because Orland is monitoring fire alarms at its Communications Center without a license.”
West Suburban Bank v. Advantage Financial Partners, LLC (2014) illappct “In reaching this conclusion, we note that the Private Detective Act, which was enacted to protect the public (225 ILCS 447/5-15 (West 2012)), expressly states that it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to act as a licensed agency unless it is in fact licensed by…”
West Suburban Bank v. Advantage Financial Partners, LLC (2015) illappct “In reaching this conclusion, we note that the Private Detective Act, which was enacted to protect the public (225 ILCS 447/5-15 (West 2012)), expressly states that it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to act as a licensed agency unless it is in fact licensed by…”
— 225 ILCS 447/10-5(a) — 2 cases
Poris v. Lake Holiday Property Owners Association (2013) ill “¶ 55 Plaintiff argues, however, that the appellate court was correct that the Association’s security department was not a security company for purposes of section 12-215(b)(13) because the security department was not licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private…”
Solis v. International Detective & Protective Service, Ltd. (2011) ilnd “See 225 ILCS 447/10-5(a). A “private security contractor” is a “person engaged in the business of providing a private security officer, watchman, patrol, guard dog, canine odor detection .”
— 225 ILCS 447/10-5(b) — 1 case
Poris v. Lake Holiday Property Owners Association (2013) ill “¶ 55 Plaintiff argues, however, that the appellate court was correct that the Association’s security department was not a security company for purposes of section 12-215(b)(13) because the security department was not licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private…”
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