Public Act 100-0151
 
HB3106 EnrolledLRB100 10549 HEP 21496 b


  
    AN ACT concerning courts.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Supreme Court Act is amended  by changing 
Section 11 as follows:
 



    (705 ILCS 5/11)  (from Ch. 37, par. 16)



    Sec. 11. Marshals. 
    (a) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court is
hereby 
created,
such marshals marshal to be selected by the Supreme 
Court, and the
duties of such marshals
marshal shall be to 
attend upon its sittings and to perform
such other
duties, 
under the order and direction of the said court, as are usually

performed by sheriffs of courts. The salary of such marshals 
marshal
shall be fixed
by the judges of the Supreme Court, such 
salary to be payable from
the State treasury, upon bills of 
particulars, signed by any one of the
judges of the Supreme 
Court.
    (b) Marshals are peace officers and have all the powers 
possessed by police officers in cities and by sheriffs. 
Marshals may exercise these powers throughout the State. No 
marshal has peace officer status or may exercise police powers 
unless: (i) he or she successfully completes the basic police 
training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law 
Enforcement Training Standards Board; or (ii) the Illinois Law 
Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the training 
requirement by reason of the marshal's prior law enforcement 
experience or training or both.

(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)

  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.