102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1923

 

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 5/11  from Ch. 37, par. 16

    Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also employ court security officers to be responsible for maintaining the security of any courthouse or courtroom occupied by the Supreme Court or Appellate Court of this State. Subjects such a court security officer hired by the marshal to the same training requirements and arrest powers as a court security officer hired by a county sheriff. Provides that the arrest powers of the court security officer are limited to the performance of the official duties of the court security officer. Provides that a court security officer who is trained and qualified as permitted by law may carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to and from his or her place of employment. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Supreme Court Act is amended by changing
5Section 11 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 5/11)  (from Ch. 37, par. 16)
7    Sec. 11. Marshals.
8    (a) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court is hereby
9created, such marshals to be selected by the Supreme Court,
10and the duties of such marshals shall be to attend upon its
11sittings and to perform such other duties, under the order and
12direction of the said court, as are usually performed by
13sheriffs of courts. The salary of such marshals shall be fixed
14by the judges of the Supreme Court, such salary to be payable
15from the State treasury, upon bills of particulars, signed by
16any one of the judges of the Supreme Court.
17    (b) Marshals are peace officers and have all the powers
18possessed by police officers in cities and by sheriffs.
19Marshals may exercise these powers throughout the State. No
20marshal has peace officer status or may exercise police powers
21unless: (i) he or she successfully completes the basic police
22training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law
23Enforcement Training Standards Board; or (ii) the Illinois Law

 

 

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1Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the training
2requirement by reason of the marshal's prior law enforcement
3experience or training or both.
4    (c) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also
5employ court security officers to be responsible for
6maintaining the security of any courthouse or courtroom
7occupied by the Supreme or Appellate Court of this State. A
8court security officer hired under this subsection is subject
9to the same training requirements and has the same authority
10to arrest as a court security officer hired by a county sheriff
11under Section 3-6012.1 of the Counties Code. However, the
12arrest powers of the court security officer are limited to the
13performance of the official duties of the court security
14officer. A court security officer who is trained and qualified
15as permitted by law may carry a weapon at his or her place of
16employment and to and from his or her place of employment. No
17court security officer authorized under this Section may
18exercise arrest powers or carry a firearm unless: (i) he or she
19successfully completes the basic police training course
20mandated and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
21Standards Board pursuant to subsection (b); or (ii) the
22Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the
23training requirement by reason of the individual's prior law
24enforcement experience or training or both.
25(Source: P.A. 100-151, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.