Illinois § 25-10

§ 25-10.

Qualifications for licensure as a private security contractor. (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private security contractor if the person meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least 21 years of age. (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony conviction. (3) Is of good moral character. Good character is a continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes other than felonies may be used in determining moral character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to licensure, except where the applicant is a registered sex offender. (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently declared him or her to be competent. (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from narcotic addiction or dependence. (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5 years immediately preceding application working as a full-time manager for a licensed private security contractor agency or a manager of a proprietary security force of 30 or more persons registered with the Department or with 3 years experience of the 5 years immediately preceding application employed as a full-time supervisor for an in-house security unit for a corporation having 100 or more employees, for a military police or related security unit in any of the armed forces of the United States, or in a law enforcement agency of the federal government, a state, or a state political subdivision, which shall include a state's attorney's office, a public defender's office, or the Department of Corrections. The Board and the Department shall approve such full-time supervisory experience and may accept, in lieu of the experience requirement in this subsection, alternative experience working as a full-time manager for a private security contractor agency licensed in another state or for a private security contractor agency in a state that does not license such agencies if the experience is substantially equivalent to that gained working for an Illinois licensed private security contractor agency. An applicant who has a baccalaureate degree or higher in police science or a related field or a business degree from an accredited college or university shall be given credit for 2 of the 3 years of the required experience. An applicant who has completed a non-degree military training program in police science or a related field shall be given credit for one of the 3 years of the required experience if the Board and the Department determine that such training is substantially equivalent to that received in an associate degree program. An applicant who has an associate degree in police science or in a related field or in business from an accredited college or university shall be given credit for one of the 3 years of the required experience. (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States. (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the Department. (9) Submits the applicant's fingerprints, proof of having general liability insurance required under subsection (b), and the required license fee. (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act. (b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain general liability insurance in an amount and coverage appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain general liability insurance and to provide the Department with written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of the license without hearing. (c) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)