Public Act 098-0503
 
SB2318 EnrolledLRB098 07942 OMW 38030 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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 1-2-11 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/1-2-11)  (from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-11)
    Sec. 1-2-11. (a) A sheriff may serve any process or make
any arrest in a municipality or a part of a municipality
located in the county in which the sheriff was elected that any
officer of that municipality is authorized to make under this
Code or any ordinance passed under this Code.
    (b) Police officers may serve summons for violations of
ordinances occurring within their municipalities. In
municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, active
duty or retired police officers may serve summons for
violations of ordinances occurring within their
municipalities.
    (c) In addition to the powers stated in Section 8.1a of the
Housing Authorities Act, in counties with a population of
3,000,000 or more inhabitants, members of a housing authority
police force may serve process for forcible entry and detainer
actions commenced by that housing authority and may execute
orders of possession for that housing authority.
(Source: P.A. 89-594, eff. 8-1-96.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.