Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board


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We are a service company that can help you file with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.


Contact Information

Physical address:
320 West Washington Street 3rd Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62786

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7007
Springfield, Illinois 62791

Phone: (888) 473-4858

Web: Home
Email: fpr.lmu@illinois.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Illinois Private Alarm Contractor License

Agency:Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Insurance Requirements:
  • Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 with the certificate holder listed as the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, ATTN: Division of Professional Regulation P.O. Box 7007 Springfield, Illinois 62791
  • This information must be submitted on Supporting Document DE-INS after the successful completion of the required examination
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Form:

Private Alarm Contractor Candidate Examination

Filing Method:
  • Mail the application packet, supporting documentation, and exam fee to: Continental Testing Services, Inc. P.O. Box 100 LaGrange, Illinois 60525

or

Agency Fee:
  • $298 exam fee (submitted to testing agency with application or paid online directly to testing agency
  • $500 license fee (license fee due upon receiving a passing exam score)
Notes:

An exam is required to qualify for a Private Alarm Contractor License in the State of Illinois. The exam is administered by Continental Testing. The process is:

  • Application packets, supporting documents, and application fees are sent to and processed by Continental Testing
  • Upon approval of these documents, an applicant will be scheduled for the next available examination and notified of the testing information (date/time/location)
  • A 70% or higher is needed to pass the exam
  • Once an applicant passes the exam, they will be sent a notice and prompted to provide verification of fingerprint processing, a Certificate of Insurance, and pay the license fee
Required Attachments:
  • ED form, if applicable
  • VE-SAC form, if applicable
  • Fingerprint Receipt
  • DE-INS form (proof of liability insurance)
  • CT form, if applicable
  • Acts and Rule
  • Certificate from an approved National Certification Program, if applicable
  • RS form, if applicable
  • Copy of DD214, if applicable
  • Proof of Name Change, if applicable

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Mail or online

Agency Fee:

$450 renewal fee

Due:

Triennially by May 31

Notes:

Renewal notices and instructions will be mailed prior to the expiration of the license

Required Attachments:
  • Certificate of Insurance

Illinois Private Investigation Agency License

Agency:Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board

Initial Registration

Form:

Private Detective Agency Registration

Agency Fee:

$500

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$450

Due:

Triennially by August 31.

Illinois Private Investigator License

Agency:Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation - Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Fingerprint Vendor Board

Initial Registration

Form:

Private Detective Application

Agency Fee:

$500

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Due:

Triennially by May 31.

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