225 ILCS 447/15-15
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 15 - Private Detectives

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)Sec. 15-15. Qualifications for licensure as a private  detective agency.(a) Upon receipt of the required fee and proof that the  applicant has a full-time Illinois licensed private detective licensee-in-charge, which  is a continuing requirement for agency  licensure, the Department shall issue a  license as a private detective agency to any of the following:(1) An individual who submits an application and is a     licensed private detective under this Act.(2) A firm that submits an application and all of the     members of the firm are licensed private detectives under this Act.(3) A corporation or limited liability company doing     business in Illinois that is authorized to engage in the business of conducting a private detective agency, provided at least one full-time executive employee is licensed as a private detective 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 detective may be the licensee-in-charge  for more than one private detective 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 a 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) 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 a new licensee-in-charge and the temporary  certificate of authority expires or is about to expire  without the agency selecting another 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 (c). (Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)