Section 1000.70 Department
of Police
a) The investigators authorized pursuant to Section 2-115 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5/2-115] shall be appointed by the Secretary
and organized into the Department of Police.
b) The Department of Police, which is headquartered in
Springfield, Illinois, shall have District headquarters throughout Illinois to
enable the Department to best distribute its supervisory responsibilities and
work load.
c) The employees of the Department of Police shall be subject to
the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code [15 ILCS 310]; the Office of the
Secretary of State's rules entitled Department of Personnel (80 Ill. Adm. Code
420) and the Department of Police General Orders. When there is conflict
between the policies of the Office and the General Orders of Police, the Office
policies shall prevail.
d) Sworn personnel
1) Sworn personnel shall mean the peace officers within the
Department of Police.
2) The grades of sworn personnel, from lowest to highest, shall
be Investigator Trainee, Investigator, Investigator Sergeant, Investigator
Lieutenant, and Investigator Commander. Position descriptions for these
employees shall be established by the Department of Personnel in accordance
with Section 10a of the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code and 80 Ill.
Adm. Code 420.210.
3) New
sworn personnel shall be hired in accordance with Section 10b of the Secretary
of State Merit Employment Code and shall be required to successfully complete
certain terms and conditions under the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code
that include, but are not limited to, the following:
A) An examination for Investigators or Investigator Trainees as
prescribed by the Director of Personnel, Office of the Secretary of State.
B) A physical ability test, consistent with the physical ability
standards set forth by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards
Board (20 Ill. Adm. Code 1720.20.Appendix A) prior to the entrance into any of
the Illinois certified basic police academies.
C) A background investigation conducted by the Department of
Police to determine if the applicant has any criminal convictions and to verify
that all information contained in the applicant's application is true and
accurate.
D) A medical and a psychological examination using standard
criteria.
4) Application and Testing Procedures for Investigator
Sergeants. Any applicant for the position of Investigator Sergeant must
complete or successfully pass the following application procedure:
A) The filing of the standard personnel application form with the
Department of Personnel with a copy to the Department of Police.
B) An examination for Investigator Sergeant as prescribed by the
Director of Personnel, Office of the Secretary of State.
e) Miscellaneous provisions pertaining to the Department of
Police
1) The Department of Police shall collect a storage fee in the
amount of $5.00 per day from any person or entity owning a vehicle which is
stored on Secretary of State property for any reason. Fees shall be deposited
in the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.
2) The Department of Police, to implement Section 3-308 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, shall operate inspection stations at various locations
throughout Illinois as the workload of inspecting rebuilt and salvage vehicles
requires.
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill.
Reg. 14198, effective October 19, 2015)