Public Act 097-0330
 
HB2550 EnrolledLRB097 07804 KMW 47917 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section
100-10 as follows:
 
    (60 ILCS 1/100-10)
    Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.
    (a) The township board may appoint one or more a township
enforcement officers officer to serve for a term of one year
and may remove an the officer with or without for cause. Every
person appointed to the office of township enforcement officer,
before entering on the duties of the office and within 10 days
after being notified of the appointment, shall cause to be
filed in the office of the township clerk a notice signifying
his or her acceptance of the office. A neglect to cause the
notice to be filed shall be deemed a refusal to serve.
    (b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is
situated may disapprove any such the appointment within 30 days
after the notice is filed. The disapproval precludes that
person from serving as a the township enforcement officer, and
the township board may appoint another person to that position
subject to approval by the sheriff.
    (c) Every person appointed to the office of township
enforcement officer, before entering upon the duties of the
office, shall execute, with sufficient sureties to be approved
by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an instrument in
writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or
her sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each
and every person who may be entitled thereto all sums of money
as the township enforcement officer may become liable to pay on
account of any neglect or default of the township enforcement
officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township
enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to
faithfully perform, any of the duties of the office.
    (d) The township enforcement officers officer shall have
the same power and authority within the township as a deputy
sheriff but only for the purpose of enforcing township
ordinances. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Section, township enforcement officers are authorized to
enforce county ordinances within areas of a county located
within the township pursuant to intergovernmental agreements
between the respective county and township to the extent
authorized by the agreement. The township enforcement officer
shall not carry firearms and will not be required to comply
with the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act. The officer shall
attend law enforcement training classes conducted by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The
township board shall appropriate all necessary monies for the
training.
    (d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, in all actions for the violation of any township
ordinance, the township enforcement officers officer shall be
authorized to issue and to serve upon any person who the
township enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe
is guilty of a violation of a township ordinance a notice of
violation that shall constitute a summons and complaint. A copy
of such notice of violation shall be forwarded to the circuit
court having jurisdiction over the township where the violation
is alleged to have been committed. Every person who has been
issued a summons shall appear for trial, and the action shall
be prosecuted in the corporate name of the township.
Enforcement of county ordinances shall be in accordance with
procedures adopted by the county and any applicable State law.
    (2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance
when the fine would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term
could be imposed, service of summons may be made by the
township clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested,
whether service is to be within or without the State.
    (e) The township enforcement officers officer shall carry
an identification documents document provided by the township
board identifying him or her as a the township enforcement
officer. The officers officer shall notify the township clerk
of any violations of township ordinances.
    (f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary
deputy or deputy sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary
police officer from serving as a township enforcement officer
during off-duty hours.
    (g) The township board may provide compensation for the
township enforcement officer on either a per diem or a salary
basis.
    (h) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 94-984, eff. 6-30-06.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.