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 1240.501 - Licensee-in-charge

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Every private
				detective agency, private alarm contractor agency, private security contractor
				agency, fingerprint vendor agency, and locksmith agency shall designate a
				licensee-in-charge. Maintaining a licensee-in-charge is a continuing
				requirement for agency licensure.
b) The licensee-in-charge shall be a
				full-time officer or employee of the agency and shall participate in agency
				affairs. Participation in agency affairs includes, but is not limited to,
				responsibility for delivery of professional services and compliance with the
				Act and this Part, including employee recordkeeping, training, activities and
				conduct, and the review and approval of contracts and proposals. Participation
				in agency affairs also includes responsibility of the licensee-in-charge for
				maintaining at a location within Illinois all files subject to audit or
				inspection pursuant to Section 35-10 of the Act. If the agency does not
				maintain an office in Illinois, the licensee-in-charge is responsible for
				maintaining these records at the agency's out-of-state office named in its
				application for licensure.
c) The
				licensee-in-charge is responsible for notifying the Division, on forms provided
				by the Division, of any change of address of the agency or any other change of
				information required to be reported in any application for licensure within 14
				days after the change. Placing this responsibility on the licensee-in-charge
				does not relieve the agency of any of its related legal obligations.
d) If the agency is a corporation or a
				limited liability company, the licensee-in-charge is responsible for
				maintaining the good standing of the corporation or limited liability company
				with the Secretary of State. If the agency is a foreign corporation, the
				licensee-in-charge is responsible for maintaining its authorization to conduct
				business in Illinois. Placing this responsibility on the licensee-in-charge
				does not relieve the agency of any of its related legal obligations.
e) In determining whether a
				licensee-in-charge participates in agency affairs, the Division may consider
				those responsibilities identified in this Section, the number of employees
				under the direct supervision of the licensee-in-charge, and the employment
				relationship between the licensee-in-charge and the agency, including the
				existence of a contract for employment and any other relevant fact or
				circumstance.
f) An agency applying
				for a temporary certificate of authority or an extension of a temporary
				certificate of authority pursuant to Section 15-15, 20-15, 25-15, 30-15, or
				31-15 of the Act shall file an application with the Division on forms provided
				by the Division. The agency shall report to the Division the name and contact
				information of an officer or other authorized person who will serve as a
				contact person in the absence of the licensee-in-charge and who has access to
				agency records.