(815 ILCS 356/1-15)

Sec. 1-15. Organized Retail Crime Enforcement Fund.

(a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund known as the Organized Retail Crime Enforcement Fund.

(b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Organized Retail Crime Enforcement Fund shall be used by the Office of the Attorney General to award grants to State's Attorneys' offices and law enforcement agencies to investigate, indict, and prosecute violations of organized retail crime.

(c) Moneys received for purposes of this Section, including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund.

(d) The Office of the Attorney General may use moneys in the Fund to investigate, indict, and prosecute violations of organized retail crime, for payment of awards and grants, and for ordinary and contingent expenses and operational programs, including law enforcement purposes.

(e) The Office of the Attorney General may set requirements for application and distribution of grant moneys.

(f) As used in this Section, "organized retail crime" has the meaning provided in Section 16-25.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

(Source: P.A. 102-757, eff. 1-1-23.)