Church v. State
Illinois Supreme Court
646 N.E.2d 572 (1995)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
Church (plaintiff) owned and operated a private alarm business that he purchased in 1988. In 1991, Church applied for a license to operate the business under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Act of 1983. Church indicated in his application that, since 1984, he had worked approximately 1,200 hours a year as a patrolman for a local police department and had extensive education and experience in law enforcement. The department overseeing the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Board (the department) (defendant) denied Church’s application and would not let him sit for a licensing exam because he had not previously worked for a licensed private alarm agency as required under the act. Church subsequently challenged the act’s industry work requirement, and the circuit court found it was unconstitutional. The circuit court ordered the department to issue Church a license, and the department appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Bilandic, C.J.)
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