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Public Act 91-0633

SB1202 Enrolled                               LRB9103566MWprA

    AN ACT in relation to local government officers.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Counties  Code  is  amended by changing
Sections 3-3009, 3-3010, 5-1103.1, and 5-5001 as follows:

    (55 ILCS 5/3-3009) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3009)
    Sec.  3-3009.  Deputy  coroner's,  sheriff's  or   police
officer's  performance  of  coroner's  duties. If there is no
coroner, or it shall appear in like manner that he is also  a
party  to or interested in the suit, or of kin, or partial to
or prejudiced against  either  party,  process  may  in  like
manner  issue  to  the  deputy  coroner  if designated by the
coroner to fill the vacancy, or, if no designation  is  made,
to  any  sheriff,  sheriff's deputy or police officer, in the
county, who shall perform like  duties  as  required  of  the
coroner.  The  designation shall be in writing and filed with
the county clerk.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/3-3010) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3010)
    Sec. 3-3010.  Deputy sheriff, undersheriff, or coroner to
act when sheriff's office vacant. Where  the  office  of  the
sheriff  is  vacant, the chief deputy sheriff or undersheriff
if designated by the sheriff to fill the vacancy, or,  if  no
designation  is made, the coroner of the county shall perform
all the duties  required  by  law  to  be  performed  by  the
sheriff,  and have the same powers, and be liable to the same
penalties and  proceedings  as  if  he  were  sheriff,  until
another  sheriff  is  elected or appointed and qualified. The
designation shall be in writing and  filed  with  the  county
clerk.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-1103.1) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1103.1)
    Sec.   5-1103.1.   Contract  for  police  protection.  In
counties having fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the  county
board may contract, with advice and consent of the sheriff in
the  county  in  which  the  request for contract services is
made, based upon a determination of law enforcement needs  of
the  area  in which contract services are sought, with one or
more  incorporated  municipalities  lying  wholly  or  partly
within the county to furnish police protection in the area of
the county that is not within the incorporated  area  of  any
municipality having a regular police department.
(Source: P.A. 86-1028.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-5001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-5001)
    Sec.  5-5001.  Police  protection  in  townships  outside
incorporated  municipalities.  The county board of any county
may contract, with advice and consent of the sheriff  in  the
county  in  which  the request for contract services is made,
based upon a determination of law enforcement  needs  of  the
area in which contract services are sought, with any township
in  the  county  to  furnish police protection outside of any
incorporated municipality in the township.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    Section 10.  The Township Code  is  amended  by  changing
Section 30-150 as follows:

    (60 ILCS 1/30-150)
    Sec.  30-150.  Police  protection by municipality; county
under 1,000,000. In counties having a population of less than
1,000,000, the electors may authorize the township  board  to
contract  with  one or more incorporated municipalities lying
wholly or partly within the boundaries of  the  township,  or
with advice and consent of the sheriff in the county in which
the  request  for  contract  services  is  made, based upon a
determination of law enforcement needs of the area  in  which
contract services are sought with the county within which the
township  is located to furnish police protection in the area
of the township that is not within the incorporated  area  of
any municipality having a regular police department.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

    Section  15.   The  Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 11-1-7 as follows:

    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-1-7)
    Sec.  11-1-7.    The   corporate   authorities   of   any
incorporated  municipality,  the  boundaries of which are not
co-extensive with any township, may contract  with  any  such
township  in  the  county  within  which  the municipality is
located  to  furnish  police  protection   outside   of   the
incorporated municipality in such township.
    The    corporate    authorities   of   any   incorporated
municipality situated in a county  of  fewer  than  1,000,000
inhabitants  may  contract,  with  advice  and consent of the
sheriff in the county  in  which  the  request  for  contract
services   is   made,  based  upon  a  determination  of  law
enforcement needs of the area in which contract services  are
sought,  with the county in which the municipality is located
to furnish police protection in the county   outside  of  the
incorporated municipality.
(Source: P.A. 86-769.)
    Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
December 1, 1999.

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