This was an action by a city that installed and maintained alarm systems without a license, against the Illinois Department of Financial And Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The original hearing was held before the administrative law judge, who ruled in favor of the IDFPR.
Under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor and Locksmith Act of 2004, private alarm contractor agencies and private alarm contractors must be licensed by the state. A private alarm contractor agency is defined as “a person, corporation or other entity that engages in the private alarm contracting business.” A private alarm contractor is defined as “a person who engages in a business that undertakes to sell, install, design, monitor, maintain, alter, repair, replace or service alarm and other security-related systems.”