Illinois PERC / IDFPR

What the PERC is

The Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) is issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act. Anyone employed as an unarmed security officer in Illinois must hold a valid PERC, which follows a state-and-federal fingerprint-based criminal history review. Armed security personnel carry additional firearm-control-card requirements on top of the PERC.

What we verify

• That the applicant holds a PERC and the card/license number is valid
• Current status with IDFPR — active, expired, or subject to discipline
• Issue and expiration dates
• Any public disciplinary action on the credential

Built for security-officer hiring

Our Security Officer Applicant package bundles PERC/IDFPR validation with the full identity and criminal profile — SSN trace, national and county criminal searches, national sex-offender registry, watchlists, and a federal criminal incarceration check. The result is a single, complete screening built around what a guard-force employer actually has to confirm.

Firearm eligibility

For armed roles, we can extend the screening to firearm-eligibility factors relevant to Illinois FOID and armed-security requirements, so a candidate's ability to lawfully carry on duty is confirmed before placement.

Compliance

PERC verification is performed against IDFPR's records for a lawful employment purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Illinois law. As with all our reports, findings are reviewed by a licensed investigator before delivery.