Committee on License and Consumer Protection City Council May 29, 2019 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward Armed Personnel
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4-60 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting a new section 4-60-145, as follows:
4-60-145 Armed security.
No licensed establishment shall engage the services of an armed person unless such armed person is a licensed private security contractor or a registered employee of a licensed private security contractor agency pursuant to Article 25 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, 225 ILCS 447/25, et seq. In this section, the term "armed" means wearing, carrying, possessing, or having immediate access to a firearm, or a facsimile of a firearm that may create an impression that the person is armed, while in the performance of a security guard's duties.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication.
