Public Act 100-0712
 
SB2642 EnrolledLRB100 18424 XWW 33638 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    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:
 



    (225 ILCS 447/35-35)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

    Sec. 35-35. Requirement of a firearm control

card. 

    (a) No person shall perform duties that include the use,

carrying, or possession of a firearm in the performance of

those duties without complying with the provisions of this

Section and having been issued a valid firearm control

card by 
the Department.

    (b) No employer shall employ any person to perform the

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

permits only the following to carry firearms while actually

engaged in the performance of their duties or while commuting

directly to or from their places of employment: persons

licensed as private detectives and their registered employees;

persons licensed as private security contractors and their

registered employees; persons licensed as private alarm

contractors and their registered employees; and employees of a

registered armed proprietary security force.

    (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.

    (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

possesses a valid firearm owner identification card.

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.

    (e) Expiration and requirements for renewal of firearm 
control cards shall be determined by rule.

    (f) The Department may, in addition to any other

disciplinary action permitted by this Act, refuse to issue,

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.

    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the

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 
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. 

    (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.

    (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.

(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.