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| Public Act 102-0094 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning courts.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Supreme Court Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 11 as follows:
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(705 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 37, par. 16)
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Sec. 11. Marshals. | ||||
(a) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court is
hereby | ||||
created,
such marshals to be selected by the Supreme Court, | ||||
and the
duties of such marshals
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
shall be fixed
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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.
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(c) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also | ||
employ court security officers to be responsible for | ||
maintaining the security of any courthouse or courtroom | ||
occupied by the Supreme or Appellate Court of this State. A | ||
court security officer has the authority to arrest in the same | ||
manner as authorized by similarly certified officers of a | ||
county sheriff. However, the arrest powers of the court | ||
security officer are limited to the performance of the | ||
official duties of the court security officer. A court | ||
security officer who is trained and qualified as permitted by | ||
law may carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to | ||
and from his or her place of employment. No court security | ||
officer authorized under this Section may exercise arrest | ||
powers or carry a firearm unless: (i) he or she successfully | ||
completes the basic court security officer 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 individual's prior experience or training or both. | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-151, eff. 8-18-17.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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