97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5223
 
Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Jim Sacia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1.5

     Amends the Unified Code of Corrections.  Provides that a parole agent or parole supervisor shall register his or her off-duty firearms with the agency with whom the parole agent or parole supervisor is employed (rather than with the Illinois Department of State Police).
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning corrections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-14-1.5 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1.5)

7    Sec. 3-14-1.5. Parole agents and parole supervisors; 
8off-duty firearms. Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and 
9Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 do  not apply to 
10parole agents and parole supervisors who meet the following 
11conditions:
12    (1) The parole agent or parole supervisor must receive 
13training in the use of firearms while off-duty conducted by the 
14Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and be 
15certified as having successfully completing such training by 
16the Board.  The Board shall determine the amount of such 
17training and the course content for such training.  The parole 
18agent or parole supervisor shall requalify for the firearms 
19training annually at a State range certified by the Illinois 
20Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.  The expenses of such 
21retraining shall be paid by the parole agent or parole 
22supervisor and moneys for such requalification shall be 
23expended at the request of the Illinois Law Enforcement 
 
 
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1Training Standards Board. 
2    (2)  The parole agent or parole supervisor shall purchase 
3such firearm at his or her own expense and shall register the 
4firearm with the agency with whom the parole agent or parole 
5supervisor is employed Illinois Department of State Police and 
6with any other local law enforcement agencies that require such 
7registration.
8    (3)  The parole agent or parole supervisor  may not carry any 
9Illinois Department of Corrections State issued firearm while 
10off-duty.  A person who violates this paragraph (3) is subject 
11to disciplinary action by the Illinois Department of 
12Corrections. 
13    (4) Parole agents and supervisors who are discharged from 
14employment of the Illinois Department of Corrections shall no 
15longer be considered law enforcement officials and all their 
16rights as law enforcement officials shall be revoked 
17permanently.

18(Source: P.A. 96-230, eff. 1-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)