2. Engaged in conduct reflecting adversely on his or her professional qualification, or has made.
3. Made a false statement in connection with any application for a license or permit under this section.
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Section 35
. 440.26 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
440.26 (6) (a) 4. Violated this section or any rule promulgated or order issued under this section.
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Section 36
. 440.26 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
440.26 (6) (b) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department shall revoke the license or permit of any person who has been convicted of a felony in this state or elsewhere and who has not been pardoned for that felony.
A person whose license or permit is revoked under this paragraph is eligible to apply for a license or permit under this section 10 years after the date of conviction for the felony.
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Section 37
. 440.26 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 38
. 440.26 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (5) (a) and amended to read:
440.26 (5) (a) “Private detective" does not include The requirement that a person acting as a private detective, investigator or special investigator be licensed under this section does not apply to attorneys, law students or law school graduates employed by an attorney or persons directly employed by an attorney or firm of attorneys whose work as private detective, investigator or special investigator is limited to such attorney or firm or to persons directly employed by an insurer or a retail credit rating establishment. A person who accepts employment with more than one law firm shall be subject to the licensing provisions of this section.
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Section
39. 440.26 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
440.26 (7m) Identification card. (a) The department shall issue an identification card to every individual who is issued a license or permit under this subchapter.
(b) An identification card issued under par. (a) shall contain all of the following:
1. The individual's name.
2. Identification information of the individual, including height, weight and hair and eye color.
3. A recent photograph of the individual.
4. The signature of the individual.
5. The name and license number of the private detective agency, armored transport service, locksmith agency or private alarm contractor agency employing the individual, if applicable.
6. The number of the identification card.
(c) An individual who terminates his or her employment with a private detective agency, armored transport service, locksmith agency or private alarm contractor agency shall notify the department and return his or her identification card to the department.
(d) The department may charge a fee for issuing or reissuing an identification card under this subsection.
(e) The department may promulgate any rules necessary to administer this subsection.
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Section
40. 440.26 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 440.26 (8) (a) and amended to read:
440.26 (8) (a) Any person, acting as a private alarm contractor, locksmith, armored transport service person, private detective, investigator or private security person, or who employs any person who solicits, advertises or performs services in this state as a private alarm contractor, locksmith, armored transport service person, private detective or private security person, or investigator or special investigator, without having procured the license or permit required by this section, may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not less than
3 months nor more than 6 months or both. Any agency or service having an employe, owner, officer or agent convicted of the above offense may have its agency or service license revoked or suspended by the department. Any person convicted of the above offense shall be ineligible for a license for one year.
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Section
41. 440.26 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
440.26 (8) (b) Any person who violates sub. (4s) may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not less than 3 months nor more than 6 months or both.
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Section 42
. 940.34 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
940.34 (2) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “unlicensed private security person" means a private security person, as defined in s. 440.26 (1m) (h), who is exempt from the permit and licensure requirements of s. 440.26.
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Section 43
. 941.237 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.237 (1) (em) “Private security person" has the meaning given in s. 440.26 (1m) (h).
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Section 44
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Nonstatutory provisions.
(1)
No later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the chiefs of police or other designated officials who issued private security permits under section 440.26 (5) of the statutes
shall transfer to the department of regulation and licensing copies of all records pertaining to private security permits. Permits issued by chiefs of police or other designated officials prior to the effective date of this subsection shall be treated as if they were issued by the department of regulation and licensing under section 440.26 (5m) of the statutes, as created by this act, on the effective date of this subsection. Any permit denial or revocation proceeding pending on the effective date of this subsection is transferred to the department of regulation and licensing on the effective date of this subsection.
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Section 45
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Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of section 440.26 (2) (a) 1. and 2. and (c), (5) and (5m) of the statutes first applies to applications for an initial license or permit under section 440.26 of the statutes, as affected by this act, that are submitted on the effective date of this subsection.
(2) The treatment of section 440.26 (4e) of the statutes first applies to a person who is offered employment or management authority on the effective date of this subsection.
(3) The treatment of section 440.26 (4m) of the statutes first applies to judgments of conviction or judgments finding that a person committed a violation that are entered on the effective date of this subsection.
(4) The treatment of section 440.26 (6) (b) of the statutes first applies to a person holding a license or permit under section 440.26 of the statutes who is convicted of a felony on the effective date of this subsection.
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Section 46
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.
