Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1240 - PRIVATE DETECTIVE, PRIVATE ALARM, PRIVATE SECURITY, FINGERPRINT VENDOR, AND LOCKSMITH ACT OF 2004 › Subpart F - GENERAL › Section 1240.530 - Firearm Control Cards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each employer shall make a
				request to the Division, on forms supplied by the Division, for the issuance of
				a firearm control card for each licensee or employee whose duties include the
				use, carrying or possession of a firearm. Each employee shall have an active
				permanent employee registration card issued in accordance with Section
				1240.520
				prior to applying for a firearm control card unless employed by an armed
				proprietary security force in accordance with Section
				1240.400.
b) Upon verification by the Division that the
				individual licensees or employees have completed the required firearm training
				course within the 2 years preceding the request for a firearm control card, and
				meet all the requirements of the Act for issuance of a firearm control card,
				the Division shall issue a card to the employer for each licensee or employee.
				If the licensee's or employee's firearm training was completed more than 2
				years before the request for a firearm control card, the employer shall submit
				evidence that the licensee or employee has completed refresher training as
				required by Section 1240.410 within one year preceding the request.
c) The firearm control card or retired police
				card shall be retained by the licensee or employee for the term of employment.
				Upon termination of employment, the card and any copies shall be returned to
				the employer, and the employer shall terminate the firearm control card or
				retired police card in the Division's online system.
d) No licensee or employee of a licensee may
				carry a firearm while engaged in the performance of official duties until the
				requirements of this Section have been satisfied. A licensee or employee who
				has been issued a license to carry a concealed firearm under the Firearm
				Concealed Carry Act [430 ILCS 66 ] is not exempt from compliance with the
				requirements of this Section. An armed licensee or employee shall be in
				possession of a valid firearm control card or otherwise be in compliance with
				this Section at all times that the employee is engaged in employment related
				duties.
e) If a licensee or
				employee is employed by more than one agency, regardless of whether the
				agencies are owned or operated by the same person or different persons, that
				licensee or employee must possess a separate firearm control card or retired
				police card for each agency.
f)
				Individuals employed by this State, a political subdivision of this State, or a
				federal agency as peace officers, as defined in Section 5-10 of the Act, who
				are in good standing are not required to obtain firearm control cards. If the
				individual ceases to be employed as a peace officer, then the individual is
				required to obtain a firearm control card in accordance with this Section,
				unless the individual obtains a permanent employee registration card under
				Section 1240.520, possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification card, and is
				in compliance with the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004
				(18
				U.S.C. 926B and
				926C)
				. If the former peace officer will be carrying a firearm under these latter
				conditions, the agency employing the individual shall submit notice to the
				Division by filing an application, on forms provided by the Division, with the
				fee required under Section
				1240.570. After receipt of
				this application, the Division will issue a retired police card. The former
				peace officer may begin performing employment related duties after the agency
				submits this required application to the Division and while the former peace
				officer's retired police card is awaiting issuance. The retired peace officer
				shall be in possession of a valid retired police card or otherwise be in
				compliance with this Section at all times that the retired peace officer is
				engaged in employment related duties. The retired police card may be renewed
				upon submission of a renewal application and a renewal fee of $25.
g) A person licensed as a fingerprint vendor
				or any employee of a licensed fingerprint vendor agency may not possess or
				carry a firearm in the course of providing fingerprinting services. This
				subsection shall not apply to an active duty sworn peace officer acting within
				the scope of the officer's duties.
h) The Division shall not grant or authorize
				the issuance of a firearm control card to a fingerprint vendor or any employee
				of a licensed fingerprint vendor agency unless:
1) the individual is licensed as a private
				detective, private alarm contractor or private security contractor;
2) the individual is employed by a private
				detective agency, private alarm contractor agency or private security agency
				licensed under the Act who carries a weapon while engaged in the performance of
				his or her official duties providing detective, private security contracting or
				alarm contractor services within the course and scope of employment during the
				hours and times the employee is scheduled to work or is commuting between home
				or place of employment, provided that the individual is not providing
				fingerprinting services while possessing or carrying a firearm; or
3) the person is employed by an armed
				proprietary security force registered under this Act who carries a weapon while
				engaged in the performance of official duties within the course and scope of
				employment during the hours and times the employee is scheduled to work or is
				commuting between home or place of employment, provided that the individual is
				not providing fingerprinting services.
A) The
				firearm control card shall authorize the holder to carry one or more of the
				following weapons: revolver, semi-automatic handgun, rifle or shotgun. The
				firearm control card shall specify which of these weapons the holder is
				authorized to carry. Any holder of a firearm control card may carry a stun or
				taser, tear gas gun projector, or billy club or similar device.
B) Any firearm requalification required under
				the Act or this Part shall be certified by a registered firearm instructor, the
				licensee-in-charge of the agency employing the firearm control card holder, or,
				for a member of an armed proprietary security force, its security
				director.