100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1357
 
Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



70 ILCS 1325/1  from Ch. 105, par. 330a

     Amends the Park District Police Act. Extends the police powers of park police officers to include property within 300 feet of the boundary of park district real property (currently, is limited to park district property except when an officer is in fresh pursuit or under a validly executed intergovernmental cooperation agreement). Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Park District Police Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 1 as follows:
 


6    (70 ILCS 1325/1)  (from Ch. 105, par. 330a)




7    Sec. 1. Park police powers. 

8    (a) Whenever any park district establishes a
police force 
9under Section 4-7 of the Park District Code, each officer of 
10that
force is vested with police
powers, is authorized to act 
11as a conservator of the peace
within that park district,
and 
12may arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without a warrant, 
13any
person who breaks the peace, or who violates any
ordinance

14of a city, town, or village, or of the  park district, or any 
15criminal
law of the State.
If a park district maintains an 
16airport, this authority also extends to any
violation of a rule 
17or regulation of a governing federal agency or any federal,

18State, or local law relating to that operation.  The authority 
19granted under
this Section is expressly limited to park 
20district property, or other property within 300 feet of the 
21boundary of park district real property, and shall not be

22construed to extend to any other jurisdiction except in cases 
23of fresh pursuit
or under a validly executed intergovernmental 
 
 
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1cooperation agreement.

2    (b) An arrest may be made by a park police officer
without 
3a
warrant when a criminal offense is committed or attempted in 
4his
presence, or when a criminal offense has been committed
and

5the officer has reasonable ground for believing that the person 
6to be
arrested has committed it.  Any person so arrested shall, 
7without
unnecessary delay, be taken by the officer before the 
8circuit
court of
the county having jurisdiction, and the 
9officer shall file a complaint in writing under oath,
charging

10the defendant with a violation of a
statute or ordinance.

11    (c) A full or part-time police officer employed under this 
12Section shall
comply with the requirements of the Illinois 
13Police Training Act.  In addition,
before carrying a firearm, 
14each officer shall complete a training course
under the Peace 
15Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.

16(Source: P.A. 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)

 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.