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91_HB1804
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1 AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.490 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
7 Sec. 5.490. The Secretary of State Police Service Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 changing Section 2-116 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/2-116) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-116)
11 Sec. 2-116. Secretary of State Department of Police.
12 Enforcement.
13 (a) The Secretary of State and the officers, inspectors,
14 and investigators appointed by him shall cooperate with the
15 State Police and the sheriffs and police in enforcing the
16 laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the
17 highways.
18 (b) The Secretary of State may provide training and
19 education for members of his office in traffic regulation,
20 the promotion of traffic safety and the enforcement of laws
21 vested in the Secretary of State for administration and
22 enforcement regulating the operation of vehicles and the use
23 of the highways.
24 (c) The Secretary of State may provide distinctive
25 uniforms and badges for officers, inspectors and
26 investigators employed in the administration of laws relating
27 to the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways and
28 vesting the administration and enforcement of such laws in
29 the Secretary of State.
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1 (d) The Secretary of State Department of Police is
2 authorized to:
3 (1) investigate the origins, activities, persons,
4 and incidents of crime and the ways and means, if any, to
5 redress the victims of crimes, and study the impact, if
6 any, of legislation relative to the criminal laws of this
7 State related thereto and conduct any other
8 investigations as may be provided by law;
9 (2) employ skilled experts, technicians,
10 investigators, special agents or otherwise specially
11 qualified persons to aid in preventing or detecting
12 crime, apprehending criminals, or preparing and
13 presenting evidence of violations of the criminal laws of
14 the State;
15 (3) cooperate with the police of cities, villages,
16 and incorporated towns, and with the police officers of
17 any county, in enforcing the laws of the State and in
18 making arrests;
19 (4) provide, as may be required by law, assistance
20 to local law enforcement agencies through training,
21 management, and consultant services for local law
22 enforcement agencies, pertaining to law enforcement
23 activities;
24 (5) to exercise the rights, powers, and duties
25 which have been vested in it by the Secretary of State
26 Act and this Code; and
27 (6) to enforce and administer any other laws in
28 relation to law enforcement as may be vested in the
29 Secretary of State Department of Police.
30 Persons within the Secretary of State Department of
31 Police who exercise these powers are conservators of the
32 peace and have all the powers possessed by policemen in
33 municipalities and sheriffs, and may exercise these powers
34 anywhere in the State in cooperation with local law
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1 enforcement officials. Such persons may use false or
2 fictitious names in the performance of their duties under
3 this Section, upon approval of the Director of
4 Personnel-Secretary of State, and shall not be subject to
5 prosecution under the criminal laws for such use.
6 (e) The Secretary of State Department of Police may
7 charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys equivalent to the
8 cost of providing its personnel, equipment, and services to
9 governmental agencies when explicitly requested by a
10 governmental agency and pursuant to an intergovernmental
11 agreement or memorandums of understanding as provided by this
12 Section, including but not limited to fees or moneys
13 equivalent to the cost of providing training to other
14 governmental agencies on such terms and conditions as in the
15 judgment of the Director of Personnel-Secretary of State are
16 in the best interest of the Secretary of State. All fees
17 received by the Secretary of State Police Department under
18 this Act shall be deposited in a special fund in the State
19 Treasury to be known as the Secretary of State Police
20 Services Fund. The money deposited in the Secretary of State
21 Police Services Fund shall be appropriated to the Secretary
22 of State Department of Police as provided for in subsection
23 (g).
24 (f) The Secretary of State Department of Police may
25 apply for grants or contracts and receive, expend, allocate,
26 or disburse funds and moneys made available by public or
27 private entities, including, but not limited to, contracts,
28 bequests, grants, or receiving equipment from corporations,
29 foundations, or public or private institutions of higher
30 learning.
31 (g) The Secretary of State Police Services Fund is
32 hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All
33 funds received by the Secretary of State Department of
34 Police, shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police
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1 Services Fund to be appropriated to the Secretary of State
2 Department of Police for purposes as indicated by the grantor
3 or contractor or, in the case of funds or moneys bequeathed
4 or granted for no specific purpose, for any purpose as deemed
5 appropriate by the Director of Personnel-Secretary of State
6 in administering the responsibilities of the Secretary of
7 State Department of Police.
8 (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.