(730 ILCS 125/26.1)

Sec. 26.1. Deputies and county correctional officers; coverage under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004. Deputies and county correctional officers shall be deemed to be qualified law enforcement officers or, if retired, shall be deemed qualified retired or separated law enforcement officers in Illinois for purposes of coverage under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and shall have all rights and privileges granted by that Act if the deputy or county correctional officer or retired deputy or county correctional officer is otherwise compliant with the applicable laws of this State governing the implementation and administration of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 in the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 102-779, eff. 1-1-23.)