(70 ILCS 5/8.12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-12)
Sec. 8.12.
To police its property and to exercise police powers in respect thereto
or in respect to the enforcement of any rule or regulation provided by the
ordinances of the Authority and to employ and establish, maintain, and
equip a security force for fire and police protection of a public airport
and to provide that the personnel of the security force shall perform other
tasks relating to the maintenance and operation of that airport. Such a
security force shall not be deemed to be a regularly constituted police or
fire department within the meaning of Sections 10-3-1 and 10-3-2 of the
Illinois Municipal Code. However, members of such security force are
conservators of the peace and as such have all powers possessed by
policemen in cities, and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on
view or warrants of violations of federal and state statutes, city or
county ordinances and rules and regulations of the Authority and governing
federal agencies; provided, that they may exercise such powers only within
the area of jurisdiction of the Authority when such exercise is required
for the protection of Authority properties and interests, its personnel and
persons utilizing its facilities, and otherwise, within such jurisdiction,
when specifically requested by appropriate federal, State or local law
enforcement officials.
With respect to any security force established for police protection,
the members of such security force shall be
persons who have successfully completed an approved training course
or approved training program
offered at a police training school established under the "Illinois
Police Training Act", as such Act may be now or hereafter amended.
The members of such security force may not serve and
execute civil processes.
(Source: P.A. 79-819.)
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