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Public Act 92-0501

HB0934 Enrolled                                LRB9201965DHmg

    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  State  Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.545 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
    Sec. 5.545.  The Secretary of State Police Services Fund.

    Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
changing Section 2-116 as follows:

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

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly November 15, 2001.
    Approved December 19, 2001.

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