(55 ILCS 5/5-18002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-18002)
Sec. 5-18002.
Duties of Council.
It shall be
the duty of the Council, by continuous study of the
problems involved, to devise means to effect the improvement of the
administration of justice in and with relation to the county, and to
formulate all proper suggestions and recommendations concerning legislation
and other measures designed to bring about such improvement. Within the
scope of its study shall be the laws of this State relating to judicial
organization, criminal law, criminal procedure and civil procedure; all
matters relating to the apprehension and prosecution of persons charged
with criminal offenses and the penal treatment of persons convicted of such
offenses; the functioning of the courts of the county, both internally and
in relation to all other public agencies of the State and county whose work
connects with that of such courts; the rules of such courts; and the
administrative methods employed therein. The suggestions and
recommendations resulting from such study shall from time to time be
reported in writing to the County Board and, so far as they relate to
legislation, shall also be laid before the Judicial Advisory Council of the
State of Illinois. The Council shall further co-operate with the Judicial
Advisory Council of the State of Illinois in such manner as is or may be
prescribed by law in relation to that body.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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