SB597-SSA2,6,1514 2. A detection device, including burglar and motor vehicle alarms and closed
15circuit television.
SB597-SSA2,6,1716 (e) "Locksmith agency" means an individual, partnership, limited liability
17company or corporation that acts as or employs a locksmith.
SB597-SSA2,6,2418 (f) "Private alarm contractor" means a person engaged in the business of
19selling, installing, monitoring, maintaining, altering, repairing, replacing, servicing
20or responding to security alarm systems, including burglar alarm systems, that are
21installed at a premises protected on an emergency basis. "Private alarm contractor"
22does not include a person engaged solely in the manufacture or sale of security alarm
23systems at his or her place of business or a person engaged solely in supplying private
24security personnel to patrol a protected premises.
SB597-SSA2,7,3
1(g) "Private alarm contractor agency" means an individual, partnership,
2limited liability company or corporation that acts as or employs a private alarm
3contractor.
SB597-SSA2, s. 17 4Section 17. 440.26 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
5read:
SB597-SSA2,7,76 440.26 (2) (a) Types of licenses. (intro.) The department may do any of the
7following:
SB597-SSA2, s. 18 8Section 18. 440.26 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,7,169 440.26 (2) (a) 1. A Issue a private detective agency license may be issued to
10an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation . An that meets
11the qualifications specified under par. (c). The department may not issue a license
12under this subdivision unless the
individual, the members or each member of a the
13partnership or limited liability company and the officers or officer or directors
14director of a the corporation, having a private detective agency license, are not
15required to have a private detective license unless
who is actually engaged in the
16work of a private detective is issued a private detective license under this section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 19 17Section 19. 440.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,7,2118 440.26 (2) (a) 2. A Issue a private detective license may only be issued to an
19individual who meets the qualifications specified under par. (c) if the individual is
20an owner, coowner or employe of a licensed private detective agency required to be
21licensed under this section
.
SB597-SSA2, s. 20 22Section 20. 440.26 (2) (a) 3. to 8. of the statutes are created to read:
SB597-SSA2,8,423 440.26 (2) (a) 3. Issue an armored transport service license to an individual,
24partnership, limited liability company or corporation that meets the qualifications
25specified under par. (c). The department may not issue a license under this

1subdivision unless the individual or each member of the partnership or limited
2liability company or officer or director of the corporation who is actually engaged in
3the work of an armored transport service person is issued an armored transport
4service person license under this section.
SB597-SSA2,8,75 4. Issue an armored transport service person license to an individual who meets
6the qualifications specified under par. (c) if the individual is an owner, coowner or
7employe of an armored transport service required to be licensed under this section.
SB597-SSA2,8,138 5. Issue a locksmith agency license to an individual, partnership, limited
9liability company or corporation that meets the qualifications specified under par.
10(c). The department may not issue a license under this subdivision unless the
11individual or each member of the partnership or limited liability company or officer
12or director of the corporation who is actually engaged in the work of a locksmith is
13issued a locksmith license under this section.
SB597-SSA2,8,1614 6. Issue a locksmith license to an individual who meets the qualifications
15specified under par. (c) if the individual is an owner, coowner or employe of a
16locksmith agency required to be licensed under this section.
SB597-SSA2,8,2317 7. Issue a private alarm contractor agency license to an individual,
18partnership, limited liability company or corporation that meets the qualifications
19specified under par. (c). The department may not issue a license under this
20subdivision unless the individual or each member of the partnership or limited
21liability company or officer or director of the corporation who is actually engaged in
22the work of a private alarm contractor is issued a private alarm contractor license
23under this section.
SB597-SSA2,9,224 8. Issue a private alarm contractor license to an individual who meets the
25qualifications specified under par. (c) if the individual is an owner, coowner or

1employe of a private alarm contractor agency required to be licensed under this
2section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 21 3Section 21. 440.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (2) (b) 1.
SB597-SSA2, s. 22 4Section 22. 440.26 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,9,105 440.26 (2) (b) 2. The department may require that an applicant provide any
6information which the department determines is reasonably necessary to determine
7whether the applicant meets the requirements of this section and rules promulgated
8under this section or to establish the truth of the facts set forth in the application.
9The department may also require under this subdivision that an applicant complete
10forms provided by the department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation.
SB597-SSA2, s. 23 11Section 23. 440.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (2) (c) 1. and
12amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,9,1613 440.26 (2) (c) 1. The Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department shall prescribe,
14by rule, such qualifications as it deems appropriate, with due regard to investigative
15experience, special professional education and training and other factors bearing on
16professional competence. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, no person
SB597-SSA2,9,24 172. An individual who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a felony
18and who has not been pardoned for that felony is not eligible for a license for 5 years
19thereafter
under this section. A private detective agency, armored transport service,
20locksmith agency or private alarm contractor agency that is a partnership, limited
21liability company or corporation is not eligible for a license under this section if any
22member of the partnership or limited liability company or any officer or director of
23the corporation has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a felony and has not
24been pardoned for that felony
.
SB597-SSA2,10,4
14. The department, in considering applicants for license, shall seek the advice
2of the appropriate local law enforcement agency or governmental official, and
3conduct such further investigation, as it deems proper to determine the competence
4of the applicant.
SB597-SSA2, s. 24 5Section 24. 440.26 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,10,76 440.26 (2) (c) 3. The department may not issue a license under this section to
7an individual unless the individual is over 18 years of age.
SB597-SSA2, s. 25 8Section 25. 440.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,10,259 440.26 (3) Issuance of licenses; fees. Upon receipt and examination of an
10application executed under sub. (2), and after any investigation that it considers
11necessary, the department shall, if it determines that the applicant is qualified, grant
12the proper license upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and the costs,
13including the costs of record searches, incurred by the department in obtaining
14information related to the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant
. No license
15shall be issued for a longer period than 2 years, and the license of a private detective,
16armored transport service person, locksmith or private alarm contractor
shall expire
17on the renewal date of the agency's license of the private detective agency, armored
18transport service, locksmith agency or private alarm contractor agency
even though
19if the private detective's license may of the private detective, armored transport
20service person, locksmith or private alarm contractor has
not have been in effect for
21a full 2 years. Renewals of the original licenses issued under this section shall be
22issued in accordance with renewal forms prescribed by the department and shall be
23accompanied by the fees specified in s. 440.08. The department may not renew a
24license unless the applicant provides evidence that the applicant has in force at the
25time of renewal the bond or liability policy specified in this section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 26
1Section 26. 440.26 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,11,62 440.26 (3m) Rules concerning dangerous weapons. The department shall
3promulgate rules relating to the carrying of dangerous weapons by a person who
4holds a license or permit issued under this section or who is employed by a person
5licensed under this section. The rules shall meet the minimum requirements
6specified in 15 USC 5902 (b).
SB597-SSA2, s. 27 7Section 27. 440.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,11,178 440.26 (4) Bonds or liability policies required. No license may be issued
9under this section until a bond or liability policy, approved by the department, in the
10amount of $10,000 $100,000 if the applicant for the license is an agency a private
11detective agency, an armored transport service, a locksmith agency or a private
12alarm contractor agency
and includes all principals, partners, members or corporate
13officers, or in the amount of $2,000 if the applicant is a private detective, an armored
14transport service person, a locksmith or a private alarm contractor,
has been
15executed and filed with the department. Such bonds or liability policies shall be
16furnished by an insurer authorized to do a surety business in this state in a form
17approved by the department.
SB597-SSA2, s. 28 18Section 28. 440.26 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,11,2119 440.26 (4e) Restrictions concerning unpardoned felons. (a) No person who
20holds a license issued under this section may employ a person who has been convicted
21in this state or elsewhere of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony.
SB597-SSA2,11,2422 (am) No partnership, limited liability company or corporation may have its
23business in this state managed by a person who has been convicted in this state or
24elsewhere of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony.
SB597-SSA2,12,3
1(b) No person may employ another person as an employe specified in sub. (5)
2(b) if the other person has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a felony and
3has not been pardoned for that felony.
SB597-SSA2, s. 29 4Section 29. 440.26 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,12,75 440.26 (4m) Reporting violations of law. (a) Definition. In this subsection,
6"violation" means a violation of any state or local law that is punishable by a
7forfeiture.
SB597-SSA2,12,148 (b) Reporting requirement. A person who holds a license or permit issued under
9this section and who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, or is found to have
10committed a violation, in this state or elsewhere, shall notify the department in
11writing of the date, place and nature of the conviction or finding within 48 hours after
12the entry of the judgment of conviction or the judgment finding that the person
13committed the violation. Notice may be made by mail and may be proven by showing
14proof of the date of mailing the notice.
SB597-SSA2, s. 30 15Section 30. 440.26 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,12,2016 440.26 (4s) Locksmith tools and equipment. (a) No person may own or
17possess, or attempt to own or possess, locksmithing tools specifically designed to
18compromise or bypass locks, safe-opening tools or code books unless he or she is
19licensed as a locksmith under this section or is exempt from the locksmith license
20requirement under rules promulgated by the department under sub. (1) (b).
SB597-SSA2,12,2521 (b) This subsection does not apply to tools designed exclusively to open motor
22vehicle locks and that are owned or possessed by a towing service, a motor club or a
23person authorized to repossess motor vehicles or, if he or she is acting within the
24scope of his or her employment, by an employe of a towing service, motor club or
25person authorized to repossess motor vehicles.
SB597-SSA2, s. 31
1Section 31. 440.26 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,13,22 440.26 (5) (title) Exemptions; private security permit.
SB597-SSA2, s. 32 3Section 32. 440.26 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (5) (b) and
4amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,13,115 440.26 (5) (b) This Subject to sub. (4e) (b), the license requirements of this
6section does do not apply to any person employed, directly or indirectly by the state
7or by a municipality, as defined in s. 345.05 (1) (c), or to any employe of a railroad
8company under s. 192.47, or employes to any employe of a commercial
9establishments, who operate exclusively on their establishment, while the person is
10acting within the scope of his or her employment and whether or not he or she is on
11the employer's
premises.
SB597-SSA2,13,18 12(c) An employe of any licensed agency that is licensed as a private detective
13agency under this section and that is
doing business in this state as a supplier of
14uniformed private security personnel to patrol exclusively on the private property of
15industrial plants, business establishments, schools, colleges, hospitals, sports
16stadiums, exhibits and similar activities are is exempt from the license requirements
17of this section while engaged in such employment, if the person all of the following
18apply:
SB597-SSA2,13,19 191. The employe obtains a private security permit under this section sub. (5m).
SB597-SSA2,14,3 202. The private detective agency shall furnish upon request furnishes an
21up-to-date written record of its employes to the chief of police or other local law
22enforcement official designated by the
department for the municipality wherein such
23activities take place. Such
. The record shall include the name, residence address,
24date of birth and a physical description of each such employe together with a recent
25photograph and 2 fingerprint cards bearing a complete set of fingerprints of the each

1employe, and, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, no person shall be eligible
2for a private security permit who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a
3felony within 5 years preceding application
.
SB597-SSA2,14,13 43. The private detective agency shall notify notifies the chief of police or other
5designated official
department in writing within 5 days of any change of the
6residence address or of the termination of employment of such person. A private
7security permit shall be issued or denied within 48 hours of application by the chief
8of police or other designated official. The permit shall remain valid unless for just
9cause revoked by the chief of police or other designated official issuing the permit for
10just cause. Upon denial or revocation of a permit, appeal may be taken to the
11department. The chief of police or other designated official may charge the agency
12a fee of not more than $10 for issuing the permit
in the information under subd. 2.
13regarding its employes, including the termination of employment of any person
.
SB597-SSA2, s. 33 14Section 33. 440.26 (5m) and (5r) of the statutes are created to read:
SB597-SSA2,14,1615 440.26 (5m) Private security permit. (a) The department shall issue a private
16security permit to an individual if all of the following apply:
SB597-SSA2,14,2417 1. The individual submits an application for a private security permit to the
18department on a form provided by the department. The department may require
19that an individual provide any information which the department determines is
20reasonably necessary to determine whether the individual meets the requirements
21of this section and rules promulgated under this section or to establish the truth of
22the facts set forth in the application. The department may also require under this
23subdivision that an applicant complete forms provided by the department of justice
24and the federal bureau of investigation.
SB597-SSA2,15,2
12. The individual has not been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a felony,
2unless he or she has been pardoned for that felony.
SB597-SSA2,15,43 3. The individual provides evidence satisfactory to the department that he or
4she is an employe of a private detective agency described in sub. (5) (c).
SB597-SSA2,15,75 4. The individual pays to the department the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and
6the costs, including the costs of record searches, incurred by the department in
7obtaining information related to the eligibility and qualifications of the individual.
SB597-SSA2,15,118 (b) The renewal dates for permits issued under this subsection are specified
9under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department
10on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee specified in
11s. 440.08 (2) (a).
SB597-SSA2,15,1412 (c) A private security permit issued under this subsection authorizes the holder
13of the permit to engage in private security activities described in sub. (5) (c) for an
14employer described in sub. (5) (c) anywhere in this state.
SB597-SSA2,15,1915 (d) The department shall maintain a record pertaining to each applicant for a
16permit under this subsection and each holder of a permit issued under this
17subsection. The record shall include all information received by the department that
18is relevant to the approval or denial of the application, the issuance of the permit and
19any limitations, suspensions or revocations of the permit.
SB597-SSA2,15,22 20(5r) Temporary private security permit. (a) The department shall issue a
21temporary private security permit to an individual at the request of the individual
22if all of the following apply:
SB597-SSA2,15,2423 1. The individual has completed an application and provided information
24required under sub. (5m) (a).
SB597-SSA2,16,2
12. The department is not yet able to grant or deny the individual's application
2because a background check of the individual is not complete.
SB597-SSA2,16,63 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an individual who has been issued a
4temporary private security permit under par. (a) may act as a private security person
5in the same manner as an individual issued a private security permit under sub.
6(5m).
SB597-SSA2,16,87 2. An individual may not carry a dangerous weapon while acting as a private
8security person under a temporary private security permit issued under par. (a).
SB597-SSA2,16,109 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a temporary private security permit issued
10under par. (a) is valid for 30 days.
SB597-SSA2,16,1511 2. A temporary private security permit issued under par. (a) shall expire on the
12date that the individual receives written notice from the department that a
13background check of the individual has been completed and that the department is
14granting or denying the individual's application for a private security permit, if that
15date occurs before the end of the period specified in subd. 1.
SB597-SSA2,16,1716 3. A temporary private security permit issued under par. (a) may not be
17renewed.
SB597-SSA2, s. 34 18Section 34. 440.26 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (6) (a) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,16,2320 440.26 (6) (a) (intro.) Subject to the rules adopted under s. 440.03 (1), the
21department may reprimand the holder of a license or permit issued under this
22section or revoke, suspend or limit the license or permit of any person who has been
23done any of the following:
SB597-SSA2,17,3
11. Been convicted of a crime misdemeanor or found to have violated any state
2or local law that is punishable by a forfeiture
, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and
3111.335, or has engaged.
SB597-SSA2,17,5 42. Engaged in conduct reflecting adversely on his or her professional
5qualification, or has made.
SB597-SSA2,17,7 63. Made a false statement in connection with any application for a license or
7permit under this section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 35 8Section 35. 440.26 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,17,109 440.26 (6) (a) 4. Violated this section or any rule promulgated or order issued
10under this section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 36 11Section 36. 440.26 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,17,1712 440.26 (6) (b) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
13department shall revoke the license or permit of any person who has been convicted
14of a felony in this state or elsewhere and who has not been pardoned for that felony.
15A person whose license or permit is revoked under this paragraph is eligible to apply
16for a license or permit under this section 10 years after the date of conviction for the
17felony.
SB597-SSA2, s. 37 18Section 37. 440.26 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB597-SSA2, s. 38 19Section 38. 440.26 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (5) (a) and
20amended to read:
SB597-SSA2,18,321 440.26 (5) (a) "Private detective" does not include The requirement that a
22person acting as a private detective, investigator or special investigator be licensed
23under this section does not apply to
attorneys, law students or law school graduates
24employed by an attorney or persons directly employed by an attorney or firm of
25attorneys whose work as private detective, investigator or special investigator is

1limited to such attorney or firm or to persons directly employed by an insurer or a
2retail credit rating establishment. A person who accepts employment with more
3than one law firm shall be subject to the licensing provisions of this section.
SB597-SSA2, s. 39 4Section 39. 440.26 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB597-SSA2,18,75 440.26 (7m) Identification card. (a) The department shall issue an
6identification card to every individual who is issued a license or permit under this
7subchapter.
SB597-SSA2,18,88 (b) An identification card issued under par. (a) shall contain all of the following:
SB597-SSA2,18,99 1. The individual's name.
SB597-SSA2,18,1110 2. Identification information of the individual, including height, weight and
11hair and eye color.
SB597-SSA2,18,1212 3. A recent photograph of the individual.
SB597-SSA2,18,1313 4. The signature of the individual.
SB597-SSA2,18,1614 5. The name and license number of the private detective agency, armored
15transport service, locksmith agency or private alarm contractor agency employing
16the individual, if applicable.
SB597-SSA2,18,1717 6. The number of the identification card.
SB597-SSA2,18,2118 (c) An individual who terminates his or her employment with a private
19detective agency, armored transport service, locksmith agency or private alarm
20contractor agency shall notify the department and return his or her identification
21card to the department.
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