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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act is
5amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2910/1)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 501)
7    Sec. 1. Peace Officer Status.
8    (a) Any person who is a sworn member of any organized and
9paid fire department of a political subdivision of this State
10and is authorized to investigate fires or explosions for such
11political subdivision and to determine the cause, origin and
12circumstances of fires or explosions that are suspected to be
13arson or arson-related crimes, may be classified as a peace
14officer by the political subdivision or agency employing such
15person. A person so classified shall possess the same powers of
16arrest, search and seizure and the securing and service of
17warrants as sheriffs of counties, and police officers within
18the jurisdiction of their political subdivision. While in the
19actual investigation and matters incident thereto, such person
20may carry weapons as may be necessary, but only if that person
21has satisfactorily completed (1) a training program offered or
22approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
23Board which substantially conforms to standards promulgated

 

 

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1pursuant to the Illinois Police Training Act and the Peace
2Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act; and (2) a
3course in fire and arson investigation approved by the Office
4of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to the Illinois Fire
5Protection Training Act. Such training need not include
6exposure to vehicle and traffic law, traffic control and
7accident investigation, or first aid, but shall include
8training in the law relating to the rights of persons suspected
9of involvement in criminal activities.
10    Any person granted the powers enumerated in this subsection
11(a) may exercise such powers only during the actual
12investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of such
13fires or explosions that are suspected to be arson or
14arson-related crimes.
15    (b) Persons employed by the Office of the State Fire
16Marshal to conduct arson investigations shall be designated
17State Fire Marshal Arson Investigator Special Agents and shall
18be peace officers with all of the powers of peace officers in
19cities and sheriffs in counties, except that they may exercise
20those powers throughout the State. These Special Agents may
21exercise these powers only when engaging in official duties
22during the actual investigation of the cause, origin, and
23circumstances of such fires or explosions that are suspected to
24be arson or arson-related crimes and may carry weapons at all
25times, but only if they have satisfactorily completed (1) a
26training course approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement

 

 

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1Training Standards Board that substantially conforms to the
2standards promulgated pursuant to the Peace Officer and
3Probation Officer Firearm Training Act and (2) a course in fire
4and arson investigation approved by the Office of the State
5Fire Marshal pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training
6Act. Such training need not include exposure to vehicle and
7traffic law, traffic control and accident investigation, or
8first aid, but shall include training in the law relating to
9the rights of persons suspected of involvement in criminal
10activities.
11    For purposes of this subsection (b), a "State Fire Marshal
12Arson Investigator Special Agent" does not include any fire
13investigator, fireman, police officer, or other employee of the
14federal government; any fire investigator, fireman, police
15officer, or other employee of any unit of local government; or
16any fire investigator, fireman, police officer, or other
17employee of the State of Illinois other than an employee of the
18Office of the State Fire Marshal assigned to investigate arson.
19    The State Fire Marshal must authorize to each employee of
20the Office of the State Fire Marshal who is exercising the
21powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face,
22(i) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the Office
23of the State Fire Marshal and (ii) contains a unique
24identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by the
25Office of the State Fire Marshal, except that a badge,
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1authorized by the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the use
2of fire prevention inspectors employed by that Office. Nothing
3in this subsection prohibits the State Fire Marshal from
4issuing shields or other distinctive identification to
5employees not exercising the powers of a peace officer if the
6State Fire Marshal determines that a shield or distinctive
7identification is needed by the employee to carry out his or
8her responsibilities.
9(Source: P.A. 95-502, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
10    Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
11changing Section 10.4 as follows:
 
12    (50 ILCS 705/10.4)
13    Sec. 10.4. Weapon certification for retired law
14enforcement officers. The Board may initiate, administer, and
15conduct annual firearm certification courses consistent with
16the requirements enumerated in the Peace Officer and Probation
17Officer Firearm Training Act for retired law enforcement
18officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed
19weapon.
20(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
21    Section 15. The Peace Officer Firearm Training Act is
22amended by changing the title of the Act and Sections 0.01, 1,
232, 2.5, and 3 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 710/Act title)
2An Act in relation to firearms training for peace officers
3and probation officers.
 
4    (50 ILCS 710/0.01)  (from Ch. 85, par. 514)
5    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Peace
6Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.
7(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 710/1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 515)
9    Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10    (a) "Peace officer" means (i) any person who by virtue of
11his office or public employment is vested by law with a primary
12duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses,
13whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to
14specific offenses, and who is employed in such capacity by any
15county or municipality or (ii) any retired law enforcement
16officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed
17weapon.
18    (a-5) "Probation officer" means a county probation officer
19authorized by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court to carry a
20firearm as part of his or her duties under Section 12 of the
21Probation and Probation Officers Act and Section 24-2 of the
22Criminal Code of 2012.
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1firearm in Section 1.1 of "An Act relating to the acquisition,
2possession and transfer of firearms and firearm ammunition, to
3provide a penalty for the violation thereof and to make an
4appropriation in connection therewith", approved August 3,
51967, as amended.
6(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
7    (50 ILCS 710/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 516)
8    Sec. 2. Training course for peace officers and probation
9officers.
10    (a) Successful completion of a 40 hour course of training
11in use of a suitable type firearm shall be a condition
12precedent to the possession and use of that respective firearm
13by any peace officer or probation officer in this State in
14connection with the officer's official duties. The training
15must be approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
16Standards Board ("the Board") and may be given in logical
17segments but must be completed by a peace officer within 6
18months from the date of the officer's initial employment and by
19a probation officer before possession and use of a firearm in
20connection with the probation officer's official duties. To
21satisfy the requirements of this Act, the training must include
22the following:
23        (1) Instruction in the dangers of misuse of the
24    firearm, safety rules, and care and cleaning of the
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1        (2) Practice firing on a range and qualification with
2    the firearm in accordance with the standards established by
3    the Board.
4        (3) Instruction in the legal use of firearms under the
5    Criminal Code of 2012 and relevant court decisions.
6        (4) A forceful presentation of the ethical and moral
7    considerations assumed by any person who uses a firearm.
8    (b) Any officer who successfully completes the Basic
9Training Course prescribed for recruits by the Board shall be
10presumed to have satisfied the requirements of this Act.
11    (c) The Board shall cause the training courses to be
12conducted twice each year within each of the Mobile Team
13Regions, but no training course need be held when there are no
14police officers or probation officers requiring the training.
15    (d) (Blank).
16    (e) The Board may waive, or may conditionally waive, the 40
17hour course of training if, in the Board's opinion, the officer
18has previously successfully completed a course of similar
19content and duration. In cases of waiver, the officer shall
20demonstrate his or her knowledge and proficiency by passing the
21written examination on firearms and by successfully passing the
22range qualification portion of the prescribed course of
23training.
24(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
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1    Sec. 2.5. Annual range qualification. The annual range
2qualification for peace officers and probation officers shall
3consist of range fire approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement
4Training Standards Board.
5(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
6    (50 ILCS 710/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 517)
7    Sec. 3. The Board is charged with enforcing this Act and
8making inspections to insure compliance with its provisions,
9and is empowered to promulgate rules necessary for its
10administration and enforcement, including those relating to
11the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers
12qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. All
13units of government or other agencies which employ or utilize
14peace officers, probation officers, or that certify retired law
15enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a
16concealed weapon, shall cooperate with the Board by furnishing
17relevant information which the Board may require. The Executive
18Director of the Board shall report annually, no later than
19February 1, to the Board, with copies to the Governor and the
20General Assembly, the results of these inspections and provide
21other related information and recommendations as it deems
22proper.
23(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
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1Sections 3-6013 and 5-37011 as follows:
 
2    (55 ILCS 5/3-6013)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6013)
3    Sec. 3-6013. Duties, training and compensation of
4auxiliary deputies. Auxiliary deputies shall not supplement
5members of the regular county police department or regular
6deputies in the performance of their assigned and normal
7duties, except as provided herein. Auxiliary deputies may be
8assigned and directed by the sheriff to perform the following
9duties in the county:
10    To aid or direct traffic within the county, to aid in
11control of natural or human made disasters, to aid in case of
12civil disorder as assigned and directed by the sheriff,
13provided, that in emergency cases which render it impractical
14for members of the regular county police department or regular
15deputies to perform their assigned and normal duties, the
16sheriff is hereby authorized to assign and direct auxiliary
17deputies to perform such regular and normal duties.
18Identification symbols worn by such auxiliary deputies shall be
19different and distinct from those used by members of the
20regular county police department or regular deputies. Such
21auxiliary deputies shall at all times during the performance of
22their duties be subject to the direction and control of the
23sheriff of the county. Such auxiliary deputies shall not carry
24firearms, except with the permission of the sheriff, and only
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1duties.
2    Auxiliary deputies, prior to entering upon any of their
3duties, shall receive a course of training in the use of
4weapons and other police procedures as shall be appropriate in
5the exercise of the powers conferred upon them under this
6Division, which training and course of study shall be
7determined and provided by the sheriff of each county utilizing
8auxiliary deputies, provided that, before being permitted to
9carry a firearm an auxiliary deputy must have the same course
10of training as required of peace officers in Section 2 of the
11Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. The
12county authorities shall require that all auxiliary deputies be
13residents of the county served by them. Prior to the
14appointment of any auxiliary deputy his or her fingerprints
15shall be taken and no person shall be appointed as such
16auxiliary deputy if he or she has been convicted of a felony or
17other crime involving moral turpitude.
18    Auxiliary deputies may receive such compensation as is set
19by the County Board, with the advice and consent of the
20Sheriff, not to exceed the lowest hourly pay of a full-time
21sworn member of the regular county police or sheriff's
22department and not be paid a salary, except as provided in
23Section 3-6036, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses
24incurred in performing their assigned duty. The County Board
25must approve such actual expenses and arrange for payment.
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1from holding a simultaneous appointment as an auxiliary police
2officer pursuant to Section 3-6-5 of the Illinois Municipal
3Code.
4(Source: P.A. 97-379, eff. 8-15-11.)
 
5    (55 ILCS 5/5-37011)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37011)
6    Sec. 5-37011. Hospital security police force. The board of
7commissioners, subject to the applicable merit system rules,
8may establish and maintain a Hospital Security Police Force and
9may define and prescribe all such peace officers' duties and
10compensation. Every security police officer appointed by the
11board to such Security Police Force, as the same shall be from
12time to time hereafter constituted, shall have and is hereby
13vested with police powers, and is hereby authorized to act as a
14conservator of the peace within and upon any and all hospital
15facilities operated and hospital premises controlled by such
16board, and shall have power to make arrests or cause to be
17arrested, with or without process, any person who breaks the
18peace, or may be found violating any State statutes or city or
19county ordinances within or upon such facilities or premises.
20    The board may establish reasonable eligibility
21requirements for appointment to such Security Police Force
22relating to residence, health, habits and moral character.
23However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless that
24person is at least 21 years of age. No person may be appointed
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1that person is of good character and not a habitual drunkard,
2gambler or a person convicted of a felony or a crime involving
3moral turpitude. All Security Police Force personnel
4authorized to carry weapons within or upon hospital facilities
5or premises while on-duty shall receive a course of training in
6the legal and practical use of such weapons as is required of a
7police officer under the Peace Officer and Probation Officer
8Firearm Training Act "An Act in relation to firearms training
9for peace officers", approved August 29, 1975, as amended, and
10all such Security Police Force personnel shall also have
11received the training and certification required by the
12"Illinois Police Training Act" as now or hereafter amended.
13Security Police Force personnel shall not carry weapons while
14off-duty and all weapons shall be checked and secured on the
15hospital premises while such personnel remain off-duty.
16(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
17    Section 25. The Township Code is amended by changing
18Section 100-10 as follows:
 
19    (60 ILCS 1/100-10)
20    Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.
21    (a) The township board may appoint one or more township
22enforcement officers to serve for a term of one year and may
23remove an officer with or without cause. Every person appointed
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1on the duties of the office and within 10 days after being
2notified of the appointment, shall cause to be filed in the
3office of the township clerk a notice signifying his or her
4acceptance of the office. A neglect to cause the notice to be
5filed shall be deemed a refusal to serve.
6    (b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is
7situated may disapprove any such appointment within 30 days
8after the notice is filed. The disapproval precludes that
9person from serving as a township enforcement officer, and the
10township board may appoint another person to that position
11subject to approval by the sheriff.
12    (c) Every person appointed to the office of township
13enforcement officer, before entering upon the duties of the
14office, shall execute, with sufficient sureties to be approved
15by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an instrument in
16writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or
17her sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each
18and every person who may be entitled thereto all sums of money
19as the township enforcement officer may become liable to pay on
20account of any neglect or default of the township enforcement
21officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township
22enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to
23faithfully perform, any of the duties of the office.
24    (d) The township enforcement officers shall have the same
25power and authority within the township as a deputy sheriff but
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1Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, township
2enforcement officers are authorized to enforce county
3ordinances within areas of a county located within the township
4pursuant to intergovernmental agreements between the
5respective county and township to the extent authorized by the
6agreement. The township enforcement officer shall not carry
7firearms and will not be required to comply with the Peace
8Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. The officer
9shall attend law enforcement training classes conducted by the
10Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The
11township board shall appropriate all necessary monies for the
12training.
13    (d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
14subsection, in all actions for the violation of any township
15ordinance, township enforcement officers shall be authorized
16to issue and to serve upon any person who the township
17enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe is guilty
18of a violation of a township ordinance a notice of violation
19that shall constitute a summons and complaint. A copy of such
20notice of violation shall be forwarded to the circuit court
21having jurisdiction over the township where the violation is
22alleged to have been committed. Every person who has been
23issued a summons shall appear for trial, and the action shall
24be prosecuted in the corporate name of the township.
25Enforcement of county ordinances shall be in accordance with
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1    (2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance
2when the fine would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term
3could be imposed, service of summons may be made by the
4township clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested,
5whether service is to be within or without the State.
6    (e) The township enforcement officers shall carry
7identification documents provided by the township board
8identifying him or her as a township enforcement officer. The
9officers shall notify the township clerk of any violations of
10township ordinances.
11    (f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary
12deputy or deputy sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary
13police officer from serving as a township enforcement officer
14during off-duty hours.
15    (g) The township board may provide compensation for the
16township enforcement officer on either a per diem or a salary
17basis.
18    (h) (Blank).
19(Source: P.A. 97-330, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
20    Section 30. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
21changing Section 3.1-30-20 as follows:
 
22    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-20)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-20)
23    Sec. 3.1-30-20. Auxiliary police officers.
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1regular police department of the municipality. Auxiliary
2police officers shall not supplement members of the regular
3police department of any municipality in the performance of
4their assigned and normal duties, except as otherwise provided
5in this Code. Auxiliary police officers shall only be assigned
6to perform the following duties in a municipality: (i) to aid
7or direct traffic within the municipality, (ii) to aid in
8control of natural or man made disasters, and (iii) to aid in
9case of civil disorder as directed by the chief of police. When
10it is impractical for members of the regular police department
11to perform those normal and regular police duties, however, the
12chief of police of the regular police department may assign
13auxiliary police officers to perform those normal and regular
14police duties. Identification symbols worn by auxiliary police
15officers shall be different and distinct from those used by
16members of the regular police department. Auxiliary police
17officers shall at all times during the performance of their
18duties be subject to the direction and control of the chief of
19police of the municipality. Auxiliary police officers shall not
20carry firearms, except with the permission of the chief of
21police and while in uniform and in the performance of their
22duties. Auxiliary police officers, when on duty, shall also be
23conservators of the peace and shall have the powers specified
24in Section 3.1-15-25.
25    (b) Auxiliary police officers, before entering upon any of
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1weapons and other police procedures appropriate for the
2exercise of the powers conferred upon them under this Code. The
3training and course of study shall be determined and provided
4by the corporate authorities of each municipality employing
5auxiliary police officers. Before being permitted to carry a
6firearm, however, an auxiliary police officer must have the
7same course of training as required of peace officers under
8Section 2 of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
9Training Act. The municipal authorities may require that all
10auxiliary police officers be residents of the municipality
11served by them. Before the appointment of an auxiliary police
12officer, the person's fingerprints shall be taken, and no
13person shall be appointed as an auxiliary police officer if
14that person has been convicted of a felony or other crime
15involving moral turpitude.
16    (c) The Line of Duty Compensation Act shall be applicable
17to auxiliary police officers upon their death in the line of
18duty described in this Code.
19(Source: P.A. 94-984, eff. 6-30-06.)
 
20    Section 35. The Civic Center Code is amended by changing
21Section 240-40 as follows:
 
22    (70 ILCS 200/240-40)
23    Sec. 240-40. Security police force. The Board of the
24Authority may establish and maintain a Security Police Force

 

 

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1and may define and prescribe all such peace officers' duties
2and compensation. Every security police officer appointed by
3the Board to such Security Police Force, as the same shall be
4from time to time hereafter constituted, shall have and is
5hereby vested with police powers, and is hereby authorized to
6act as a conservator of the peace within and upon driveways,
7sidewalks and property controlled by such Authority, and shall
8have power to make arrests or cause to be arrested, with or
9without process, any person who breaks the peace, or may be
10found violating any of the penal ordinances of such Authority,
11or of the City of Rockford or any criminal law of the State.
12    An arrest may be made by any such officer without a warrant
13when a criminal offense is committed or attempted in his
14presence or when a criminal offense has, in fact, been
15committed, and the officer has reasonable ground for believing
16that the person to be arrested has committed it. Any person so
17arrested shall, without unnecessary delay, be taken by such
18officer before the circuit court of the county having
19jurisdiction of the offense committed or charged against such
20person, and such police officer shall thereupon make and file a
21complaint in writing under oath, against such defendant,
22charging the violation by such defendant of such statute or
23ordinance, and such offender shall thereupon be dealt with
24according to law in the same manner as if he had been arrested
25in the first instance under warrant lawfully issued. However,
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1with any police power outside the limits of the metropolitan
2area except pursuant to and in accordance with an
3intergovernmental cooperation agreement to which the Authority
4is a party.
5    In all actions for the violation of any ordinance of the
6Authority, the first process shall be a summons or a warrant. A
7warrant for the arrest of an accused person may issue upon the
8affidavit of any person that an ordinance has been violated,
9and that person making the complaint has reasonable grounds to
10believe that the party charged is guilty thereof. Every person
11arrested upon a warrant, without unnecessary delay, shall be
12taken before the proper officer for trial.
13    The Board of the Authority may establish reasonable
14eligibility requirements for appointment to such Security
15Police Force relating to health, habits and moral character.
16However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless that
17person is at least 21 years of age. No person may be appointed
18to or be retained in the Security Police Force unless that
19person is of good character and not a habitual drunkard,
20gambler or a person convicted of a felony or a crime involving
21moral turpitude. All such Security Police Force personnel
22authorized to carry weapons shall receive a course of training
23in the legal and practical use of such weapons as is required
24of a police officer under the Peace Officer and Probation
25Officer Firearm Training Act, and all such Security Police
26Force personnel shall also have received the training and

 

 

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1certification required by the Illinois Police Training Act.
2(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
3    Section 40. The Park District Police Act is amended by
4changing Section 1 as follows:
 
5    (70 ILCS 1325/1)  (from Ch. 105, par. 330a)
6    Sec. 1. Park police powers.
7    (a) Whenever any park district establishes a police force
8under Section 4-7 of the Park District Code, each officer of
9that force is vested with police powers, is authorized to act
10as a conservator of the peace within that park district, and
11may arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without a warrant,
12any person who breaks the peace, or who violates any ordinance
13of a city, town, or village, or of the park district, or any
14criminal law of the State. If a park district maintains an
15airport, this authority also extends to any violation of a rule
16or regulation of a governing federal agency or any federal,
17State, or local law relating to that operation. The authority
18granted under this Section is expressly limited to park
19district property and shall not be construed to extend to any
20other jurisdiction except in cases of fresh pursuit or under a
21validly executed intergovernmental cooperation agreement.
22    (b) An arrest may be made by a park police officer without
23a warrant when a criminal offense is committed or attempted in
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1the officer has reasonable ground for believing that the person
2to be arrested has committed it. Any person so arrested shall,
3without unnecessary delay, be taken by the officer before the
4circuit court of the county having jurisdiction, and the
5officer shall file a complaint in writing under oath, charging
6the defendant with a violation of a statute or ordinance.
7    (c) A full or part-time police officer employed under this
8Section shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois
9Police Training Act. In addition, before carrying a firearm,
10each officer shall complete a training course under the Peace
11Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.
12(Source: P.A. 89-458, eff. 5-24-96.)
 
13    Section 45. The Private College Campus Police Act is
14amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 1020/1)  (from Ch. 144, par. 1951)
16    Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of a private college or
17private university, may appoint persons to be members of a
18campus police department. The Board shall assign duties,
19including the enforcement of college or university
20regulations, and prescribe the oath of office. With respect to
21any such campus police department established for police
22protection, the members of such campus police department shall
23be persons who have successfully completed the Minimum
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1police training school established under the Illinois Police
2Training Act, as such Act may be now or hereafter amended. All
3members of such campus police departments must also
4successfully complete the Firearms Training for Peace Officers
5established under the Peace Officer and Probation Officer
6Firearm Training Act an Act in Relation To Firearms Training
7for Peace Officers, as such Act may be now or hereafter
8amended. Members of the campus police department shall have the
9powers of municipal peace officers and county sheriffs,
10including the power to make arrests under the circumstances
11prescribed in Section 107-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
12of 1963, as amended, for violations of state statutes or
13municipal or county ordinances, including the ability to
14regulate and control traffic on the public way contiguous to
15the college or university property, for the protection of
16students, employees, visitors and their property, and the
17property branches, and interests of the college or university,
18in the county where the college or university is located.
19Campus police shall have no authority to serve civil process.
20    Members of the campus police department at a private
21college or private university shall not be eligible to
22participate in any State, county or municipal retirement fund
23and shall not be reimbursed for training with state funds. the
24uniforms, vehicles, and badges of such officers shall be
25distinctive from those of the local law enforcement agency
26where the main campus is located.

 

 

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1    The Board of Trustees shall provide liability insurance
2coverage for each member of the campus police department
3without cost to the member, which insures the member against
4any liability which arises out of or in the course of the
5member's employment for no less than $250,000 of coverage,
6unless such indemnification is provided by a program of
7self-insurance.
8    For the purposes of this Section, "private college" or
9"private university" means: (1) any college or university which
10is not owned or controlled by the State or any political
11subdivision thereof, and (2) which provides a program of
12education in residence leading to a baccalaureate degree, or
13which provides a program of education in residence, for which
14the baccalaureate degree is a prerequisite, leading to an
15academic or professional degree, and (3) which is accredited by
16the North Central Association or other nationally recognized
17accrediting agency.
18(Source: P.A. 96-594, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
19    Section 50. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing
20Section 5 as follows:
 
21    (510 ILCS 5/5)  (from Ch. 8, par. 355)
22    Sec. 5. Duties and powers.
23    (a) It shall be the duty of the Administrator or the Deputy
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1inoculation, stray control, impoundment, quarantine, and any
2other means deemed necessary, to control and prevent the spread
3of rabies and to exercise dog and cat overpopulation control.
4It shall also be the duty of the Administrator to investigate
5and substantiate all claims made under Section 19 of this Act.
6    (b) Counties may by ordinance determine the extent of the
7police powers that may be exercised by the Administrator,
8Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control Wardens, which
9powers shall pertain only to this Act. The Administrator,
10Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control Wardens may issue and
11serve citations and orders for violations of this Act. The
12Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control
13Wardens may not carry weapons unless they have been
14specifically authorized to carry weapons by county ordinance.
15Animal Control Wardens, however, may use tranquilizer guns and
16other nonlethal weapons and equipment without specific weapons
17authorization.
18    A person authorized to carry firearms by county ordinance
19under this subsection must have completed the training course
20for peace officers prescribed in the Peace Officer and
21Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. The cost of this
22training shall be paid by the county.
23    (c) The sheriff and all sheriff's deputies and municipal
24police officers shall cooperate with the Administrator and his
25or her representatives in carrying out the provisions of this
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1    (d) The Administrator and animal control wardens shall aid
2in the enforcement of the Humane Care for Animals Act and have
3the ability to impound animals and apply for security posting
4for violation of that Act.
5(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
6    Section 55. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
7changing Section 24-2 as follows:
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
9    Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
10    (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
1124-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
12the following:
13        (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
14    officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
15    peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
16        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
17    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
18    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
19    while in the performance of their official duty, or while
20    commuting between their homes and places of employment.
21        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
22    the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
23    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
24    of their official duty.

 

 

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1        (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
2    utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
3    car companies, while actually engaged in the performance of
4    the duties of their employment or commuting between their
5    homes and places of employment; and watchmen while actually
6    engaged in the performance of the duties of their
7    employment.
8        (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
9    private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
10    employed by an agency certified by the Department of
11    Financial and Professional Regulation, if their duties
12    include the carrying of a weapon under the provisions of
13    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
14    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, while
15    actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
16    employment or commuting between their homes and places of
17    employment, provided that such commuting is accomplished
18    within one hour from departure from home or place of
19    employment, as the case may be. A person shall be
20    considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
21    completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
22    security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
23    contractor, or employee of a licensed agency and 20 hours
24    of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
25    control card by the Department of Financial and
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1    firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
2    Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
3    the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
4    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
5    2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
6    private security contractor, private detective, or private
7    alarm contractor, or employee of the licensed agency at all
8    times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
9    weapon.
10        (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
11    industrial operation as a security guard for the protection
12    of persons employed and private property related to such
13    commercial or industrial operation, while actually engaged
14    in the performance of his or her duty or traveling between
15    sites or properties belonging to the employer, and who, as
16    a security guard, is a member of a security force of at
17    least 5 persons registered with the Department of Financial
18    and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
19    guard has successfully completed a course of study,
20    approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
21    and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40
22    hours of training that includes the theory of law
23    enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
24    weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
25    exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
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1    firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control
2    card by the Department of Financial and Professional
3    Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of firearm control
4    cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be
5    the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of
6    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
7    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm
8    control card shall be carried by the security guard at all
9    times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
10    weapon.
11        (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
12    Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
13    Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
14    24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
15    any investigation for the Commission.
16        (8) Persons employed by a financial institution for the
17    protection of other employees and property related to such
18    financial institution, while actually engaged in the
19    performance of their duties, commuting between their homes
20    and places of employment, or traveling between sites or
21    properties owned or operated by such financial
22    institution, provided that any person so employed has
23    successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
24    supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
25    Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of
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1    liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
2    shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he
3    or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for
4    a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm
5    training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the
6    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
7    Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
8    under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
9    for those issued under the provisions of the Private
10    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
11    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Such firearm control
12    card shall be carried by the person so trained at all times
13    when such person is in possession of a concealable weapon.
14    For purposes of this subsection, "financial institution"
15    means a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or
16    company providing armored car services.
17        (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
18    drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
19    performance of his duties.
20        (10) Persons who have been classified as peace officers
21    pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
22        (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
23    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
24    governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
25    Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of the
26    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.

 

 

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1        (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
2    Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
3        (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
4    their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
5    places of employment or specific locations that are part of
6    their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge
7    of the circuit for which they are employed, if they have
8    received weapons training according to requirements of the
9    Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.
10        (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
11    of their official duties, or while commuting between their
12    homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
13    Sheriff.
14        (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
15    a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
16    facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
17    who has completed the background screening and training
18    mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
19    Regulatory Commission.
20        (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
21    to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
22    (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
23    (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
24to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
25or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
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1the commission of the offense.
2    (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
324-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
4        (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
5    the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
6    established target ranges, whether public or private, and
7    patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
8    using their firearms on those target ranges.
9        (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
10    while parading, with the special permission of the
11    Governor.
12        (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or
13    permit while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
14        (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a
15    non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
16        (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
17    gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
18    dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's
19    permission.
20    (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
21of the following:
22        (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
23    official duties.
24        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
25    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
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1        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
2    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
3    the performance of their official duty.
4        (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
5    guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
6    (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
7    machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
8    are not immediately accessible.
9        (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
10    any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
11    discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
12    ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
13    business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
14    only with respect to activities which are within the lawful
15    scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
16    transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
17    This exemption does not authorize the general private
18    possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
19    bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
20    firing device, but only such possession and activities as
21    are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
22    business described in this paragraph.
23        During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
24    down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
25    accessible.
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1    transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or experimental
2    activities necessary thereto, of rifles, shotguns, and
3    weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or ammunition for
4    such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in by a
5    person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant
6    to a contract or subcontract for the development and supply
7    of such rifles, shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the
8    United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces
9    of the United States, when such activities are necessary
10    and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
11        The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
12    shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
13    contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
14    scope of his employment, where such activities involving
15    such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
16    incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
17        (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
18    barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
19    has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
20    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (B)
21    the person is an active member of a bona fide, nationally
22    recognized military re-enacting group and the modification
23    is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon
24    for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in
25    possession of a valid and current re-enacting group
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1    as modified is not less than 26 inches.
2    (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
3possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace
4officer.
5    (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
6manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
7subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
8    (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
9Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
10organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
11at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
12private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
13    (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
14to:
15        (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
16    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
17    the performance of their official duty.
18        (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
19    ordinance.
20        (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
21    ballistics, or specializing in the development of
22    ammunition or explosive ordinance.
23        (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
24    explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
25    by the federal government, in connection with the supply of
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1    (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
2    outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
3    bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
4    Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
5    by an exempted manufacturer.
6    (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
7persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device or
8attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
9silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition
10for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually
11engaged in the business of manufacturing those devices,
12firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities
13that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
14manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices,
15firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the
16general private possession of any device or attachment of any
17kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
18report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities
19as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
20business described in this subsection (g-5). During
21transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon
22or not immediately accessible.
23    (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
2424-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
25supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
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1Corrections.
2    (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
3officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
4or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
5own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
6kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
7report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
8maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
9duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
10    (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and
1124-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an
12athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and
13Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of
14competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic
15Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the
16International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in
17connection with such athlete's training for and participation
18in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
19Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic
20and Paralympic Games.
21    (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
22any subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions
23contained in this Article. The defendant shall have the burden
24of proving such an exemption.
25    (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
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1pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned
2to a common carrier operating under license of the State of
3Illinois or the federal government, where such transportation,
4carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
5transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and
6nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the
7transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol,
8revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of
9and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of
10this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
11carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the
12possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.
13(Source: P.A. 97-465, eff. 8-22-11; 97-676, eff. 6-1-12;
1497-936, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1010, eff. 1-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13;
1598-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
16    Section 60. The Probation and Probation Officers Act is
17amended by adding Section 17 as follows:
 
18    (730 ILCS 110/17 new)
19    Sec. 17. Authorization to carry weapons. Probation
20officers may only carry weapons while in the performance of
21their official duties, or while commuting between their homes,
22places of employment, or specific locations that are part of
23their assigned duties, provided they have received the prior
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1are employed, and they have received weapons training according
2to requirements of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer
3Firearm Training Act.