95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0494


 
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Mike Jacobs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














70 ILCS 5/8.12
  from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-12







    Amends the Airport Authorities Act.  Deletes the restrictions on the exercise of police powers by airport authority security forces that limit the exercise of police powers to the area of the authority's jurisdiction when needed to protect people or authority property or when another law enforcement agency requests assistance.
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Airport Authorities Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 8.12 as follows:
 



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    (70 ILCS 5/8.12)  (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-12)



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    Sec. 8.12. To police its property and to exercise police 
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powers in respect thereto
or in respect to the enforcement of 
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any rule or regulation provided by the
ordinances of the 
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Authority and to employ and establish, maintain, and
equip a 
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security force for fire and police protection of a public 
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airport
and to provide that the personnel of the security force 
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shall perform other
tasks relating to the maintenance and 
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operation of that airport.  Such a
security force shall not be 
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deemed to be a regularly constituted police or
fire department 
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within the meaning of Sections 10-3-1 and 10-3-2 of the

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Illinois Municipal Code.  However, members of such security 
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force are
conservators of the peace and as such have all powers 
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possessed by
policemen in cities, and sheriffs, including the 
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power to make arrests on
view or warrants of violations of 
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federal and state statutes, city or
county ordinances and rules 
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and regulations of the Authority and governing
federal 
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agencies; provided, that they may exercise such powers only 
 


 






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within
the area of jurisdiction of the Authority when such 
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exercise is required
for the protection of Authority properties 
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and interests, its personnel and
persons utilizing its 
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facilities, and otherwise, within such jurisdiction,
when 
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specifically requested by appropriate federal, State or local 
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law
enforcement officials.
With respect to any security force 
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established for police protection,
the members of such security 
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force shall be
persons who have successfully completed an 
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approved training course
or approved training program
offered 
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at a police training school established under the "Illinois

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Police Training Act", as such Act may be now or hereafter 
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amended.
The members of such security force may not serve and

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execute civil processes.  

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(Source: P.A. 79-819.)