225 ILCS 447/20-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 447/ - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.|Article 20 - Private Alarm Contractors

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)Sec. 20-15. Qualifications for licensure as a private  alarm contractor agency.(a) Upon receipt of the required fee and proof that the  applicant has a full-time Illinois licensed private alarm  contractor licensee-in-charge, which is a continuing requirement for  agency licensure, the Department shall issue  a license as a private alarm contractor agency to  any of the following:(1) An individual who submits an application and is a     licensed private alarm contractor under this Act.(2) A firm that submits an application and all of the     members of the firm are licensed private alarm  contractors under this Act.(3) A corporation or limited liability company doing     business in Illinois that is authorized by its articles of incorporation or organization to engage in the business of conducting a private alarm contractor agency if at least one executive employee is licensed as a private alarm contractor under this Act and all unlicensed officers and directors of the corporation or limited liability company are determined by the Department to be persons of good moral character.(b) No private alarm contractor may be the licensee-in-charge for more than one private alarm  contractor agency. Upon written request by a representative  of an agency, within 10 days after the loss of a licensee-in-charge of an agency because of the  death of that individual or because of the termination of the  employment of that individual, the Department shall issue a  temporary certificate of authority allowing the continuing  operation of the licensed agency. No temporary certificate of  authority shall be valid for more than 90 days. An extension  of an additional 90 days may be granted upon written request  by the representative of the agency. Not more than 2  extensions may be granted to any agency. No temporary permit  shall be issued for loss of the licensee-in-charge because of  disciplinary action by the Department related to  his or her conduct on behalf of the agency.(c) No private alarm contractor, private alarm  contractor agency, or person may install or connect an alarm  system or fire alarm system that connects automatically and  directly to a governmentally operated police or fire dispatch  system in a manner that violates subsection (a) of Section  15.2 of the Emergency Telephone System Act. In addition to  the penalties provided by the Emergency Telephone System Act,  a private alarm contractor agency that violates this Section  shall pay the Department an additional penalty of $250 per  occurrence.(d) Upon issuance of the temporary certificate of  authority as provided for in subsection (b) of this Section  and at any time thereafter while the temporary certificate of  authority is in effect, the Department may request in writing  additional information from the agency regarding the loss of  its licensee-in-charge, the selection of a new licensee-in-charge,  and the management of the agency. Failure of the  agency to respond or respond to the satisfaction of the  Department shall cause the Department to deny any extension of  the temporary certificate of authority. While the temporary  certificate of authority is in effect, the Department may  disapprove the selection of a new licensee-in-charge by the  agency if the person's license is not operative or the  Department has good cause to believe that the person selected  will not fully exercise the responsibilities of a licensee-in-charge.  If the Department has disapproved the selection of another  new licensee-in-charge and the temporary certificate of  authority expires or is about to expire without the agency  selecting a new licensee-in-charge, the Department shall  grant an extension of the temporary certificate of authority  for an additional 90 days, except as otherwise prohibited in  subsection (b) or this subsection (d). (Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)