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DEFINITION OF CARNIVAL WORKER
430 ILCS 85 Section 2-2 |
"Carnival
worker" means "a person who is employed by a
carnival or fair to manage, physically operate, or
assist in the operation of an amusement ride or
amusement attraction when it is open to the public."
This change incorporates into the statute the
definitions of manager, attendant and assistant from
the Carnival Safety Regulations.
“Employed”, for the purposes of this Act, means an
individual who is performing services for an
owner/operator regardless of whether or not they are
being paid for their services. |
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PROHIBITIONS ON HIRING
430 ILCS 85 Section 2-20 |
Beginning
January 1, 2008, no owner/operator shall employ as a
carnival worker anyone who:
has been convicted of any offense set forth in
Article 11 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961,
including but not limited to indecent solicitation
of a child, public indecency, obscenity, child
pornography, prostitution or patronizing a
prostitute;
is a registered sex offender, as defined in the
Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act; or
has been convicted of any offense set forth in
Article 9 of the Criminal Code of 1961, including
but not limited to murder, involuntary manslaughter
or reckless homicide. |
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
POLICY
430 ILCS 85 Section 2-20 |
All
owners/operators must have in place a substance
abuse policy that includes random drug testing of
carnival workers. Owners/operators will be required
to maintain written evidence of such policy.
BEST PRACTICE is to consult with a qualified expert
in the field who can assist you in establishing and
administering your policy!!
The Peeler Group may assist you in establishing your
program. We have over 10,000 testing sites for
Non-DOT and DOT testing.
In addition we may help establish and in-house
program that is compliant with state regulations. |
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CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS
430 ILCS 85 Section 2-20 |
How The Peeler
Group May Assist |
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For ALL*
carnival workers, owners/operators must conduct at
the time of hire BOTH:
a
criminal history records check consistent with the
Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (UCIA).
AND
a
check of the Sex Offender Registry
NOTE:
To comply with the Act, Illinois Uniform Conviction
Information Act checks and Sex
Offender Registry checks MUST be conducted through
the Illinois State Police.
NOTE:
Under the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information
Act, criminal history records check may be based
either on fingerprints or on alpha-numeric
indicators, e.g., name, date of birth, etc.
BEST
PRACTICE is to conduct criminal history
checks based on fingerprints!!
* Individuals under the age of 17 are exempt from
the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act
check but not the Sex Offender Registry check.
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Get it Right the First Time: The Peeler
Group May Come Right to Your Location to
obtain fingerprinting from your employees; |
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you prefer; information for your employees
may be collected and criminal records may be
obtained through the Illinois State Police
and results may be returned to you directly
on-line; |
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addition to our state check of sexual
offenders in Illinois you may combine this
search with our nationwide sex offender
search of all state sexual offenders; |
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Verify who you are checking; in addition to
the state requirements The Peeler Group may
provide Social Security Verifications and
Previous Addresses for the applicant |
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Through our services you are assured to
comply with the federal laws regarding
background checks |
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