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92_HB0934enr HB0934 Enrolled LRB9201965DHmg 1 AN ACT concerning law enforcement. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 5 Section 5.545 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new) 7 Sec. 5.545. The Secretary of State Police Services Fund. 8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 9 changing Section 2-116 as follows: 10 (625 ILCS 5/2-116) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-116) 11 Sec. 2-116. Secretary of State Department of Police. 12Enforcement.13 (a) The Secretary of State and the officers, inspectors, 14 and investigators appointed by him shall cooperate with the 15 State Police and the sheriffs and police in enforcing the 16 laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the 17 highways. 18 (b) The Secretary of State may provide training and 19 education for members of his office in traffic regulation, 20 the promotion of traffic safety and the enforcement of laws 21 vested in the Secretary of State for administration and 22 enforcement regulating the operation of vehicles and the use 23 of the highways. 24 (c) The Secretary of State may provide distinctive 25 uniforms and badges for officers, inspectors and 26 investigators employed in the administration of laws relating 27 to the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways and 28 vesting the administration and enforcement of such laws in 29 the Secretary of State. HB0934 Enrolled -2- LRB9201965DHmg 1 (d) The Secretary of State Department of Police is 2 authorized to: 3 (1) investigate the origins, activities, persons, 4 and incidents of crime and the ways and means, if any, to 5 redress the victims of crimes, and study the impact, if 6 any, of legislation relative to the criminal laws of this 7 State related thereto and conduct any other 8 investigations as may be provided by law; 9 (2) employ skilled experts, technicians, 10 investigators, special agents, or otherwise specially 11 qualified persons to aid in preventing or detecting 12 crime, apprehending criminals, or preparing and 13 presenting evidence of violations of the criminal laws of 14 the State; 15 (3) cooperate with the police of cities, villages, 16 and incorporated towns, and with the police officers of 17 any county, in enforcing the laws of the State and in 18 making arrests; 19 (4) provide, as may be required by law, assistance 20 to local law enforcement agencies through training, 21 management, and consultant services for local law 22 enforcement agencies, pertaining to law enforcement 23 activities; 24 (5) exercise the rights, powers, and duties which 25 have been vested in it by the Secretary of State Act and 26 this Code; and 27 (6) enforce and administer any other laws in 28 relation to law enforcement as may be vested in the 29 Secretary of State Department of Police. 30 Persons within the Secretary of State Department of 31 Police who exercise these powers are conservators of the 32 peace and have all the powers possessed by policemen in 33 municipalities and sheriffs, and may exercise these powers 34 anywhere in the State in cooperation with local law HB0934 Enrolled -3- LRB9201965DHmg 1 enforcement officials. These persons may use false or 2 fictitious names in the performance of their duties under 3 this Section, upon approval of the Director of 4 Police-Secretary of State, and shall not be subject to 5 prosecution under the criminal laws for that use. 6 (e) The Secretary of State Department of Police may 7 charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys equivalent to the 8 cost of providing its personnel, equipment, and services to 9 governmental agencies when explicitly requested by a 10 governmental agency and according to an intergovernmental 11 agreement or memorandums of understanding as provided by this 12 Section, including but not limited to fees or moneys 13 equivalent to the cost of providing training to other 14 governmental agencies on terms and conditions that in the 15 judgment of the Director of Police-Secretary of State are in 16 the best interest of the Secretary of State. All fees 17 received by the Secretary of State Police Department under 18 this Act shall be deposited in a special fund in the State 19 Treasury to be known as the Secretary of State Police 20 Services Fund. The money deposited in the Secretary of State 21 Police Services Fund shall be appropriated to the Secretary 22 of State Department of Police as provided for in subsection 23 (g). 24 (f) The Secretary of State Department of Police may 25 apply for grants or contracts and receive, expend, allocate, 26 or disburse moneys made available by public or private 27 entities, including, but not limited to, contracts, bequests, 28 grants, or receiving equipment from corporations, 29 foundations, or public or private institutions of higher 30 learning. 31 (g) The Secretary of State Police Services Fund is 32 hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All 33 moneys received under this Section by the Secretary of State 34 Department of Police shall be deposited into the Secretary of HB0934 Enrolled -4- LRB9201965DHmg 1 State Police Services Fund to be appropriated to the 2 Secretary of State Department of Police for purposes as 3 indicated by the grantor or contractor or, in the case of 4 moneys bequeathed or granted for no specific purpose, for any 5 purpose as deemed appropriate by the Director of 6 Police-Secretary of State in administering the 7 responsibilities of the Secretary of State Department of 8 Police. 9 (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law.