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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0563 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the
office of the township enforcement officer.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 100-10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (60 ILCS 1/100-10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.
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| 8 | | (a) The
The township board may appoint a township |
| 9 | | enforcement officer to serve
for a term of one year and may |
| 10 | | remove the officer for cause. Every person
appointed to the |
| 11 | | office of township enforcement officer, before entering on the
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| 12 | | duties of the office and within 10 days after being notified of |
| 13 | | the
appointment, shall cause to be filed in the office of the |
| 14 | | township clerk a
notice signifying his or her acceptance of the |
| 15 | | office. A neglect to cause the
notice to be filed shall be |
| 16 | | deemed a refusal to serve. |
| 17 | | (b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is |
| 18 | | situated may
disapprove the appointment within 30 days after |
| 19 | | the notice is filed. The
disapproval precludes that person from |
| 20 | | serving as the township enforcement
officer, and the township |
| 21 | | board may appoint another person
to that position
subject to |
| 22 | | approval by the sheriff.
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| 23 | | (c) Every person appointed to the office of township |
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| 1 | | enforcement officer,
before entering upon the duties of the |
| 2 | | office, shall execute, with sufficient
sureties to be approved |
| 3 | | by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an
instrument in |
| 4 | | writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or |
| 5 | | her
sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each |
| 6 | | and every person who
may be entitled thereto all sums of money |
| 7 | | as the township enforcement officer
may become liable to pay on |
| 8 | | account of any neglect or default of the township
enforcement |
| 9 | | officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township
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| 10 | | enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to |
| 11 | | faithfully perform, any
of the duties of the office.
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| 12 | | (d) The township enforcement officer shall have the same |
| 13 | | power and authority
within the township as a deputy sheriff but |
| 14 | | only for the purpose of enforcing
township ordinances. The |
| 15 | | township enforcement officer shall not carry firearms
and will |
| 16 | | not be required to comply with the Peace Officer Firearm |
| 17 | | Training Act.
The officer shall attend law enforcement training |
| 18 | | classes conducted by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training |
| 19 | | Standards Board. The township board
shall appropriate all |
| 20 | | necessary monies for the training.
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| 21 | | (d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this |
| 22 | | subsection, in all
actions for the violation of any township |
| 23 | | ordinance, the township enforcement
officer shall be |
| 24 | | authorized to issue and to serve upon any person who the
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| 25 | | township enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe |
| 26 | | is guilty of a
violation of a township ordinance a notice of |
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| 1 | | violation that shall constitute
a summons and complaint. A copy |
| 2 | | of such notice of violation shall be forwarded
to the circuit |
| 3 | | court having jurisdiction over the township where the violation
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| 4 | | is alleged to have been committed. Every person who has been |
| 5 | | issued a summons
shall appear for trial, and the action shall |
| 6 | | be prosecuted in the corporate
name of the township.
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| 7 | | (2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance |
| 8 | | when the fine
would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term |
| 9 | | could be imposed, service of
summons may be made by the |
| 10 | | township clerk by certified mail, return receipt
requested, |
| 11 | | whether service is to be within or without the State.
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| 12 | | (e) The township enforcement officer shall carry an |
| 13 | | identification document
provided by the township board |
| 14 | | identifying him or her as the township
enforcement officer. The |
| 15 | | officer shall notify the township clerk of any
violations of |
| 16 | | township ordinances.
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| 17 | | (f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary |
| 18 | | deputy or deputy
sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary |
| 19 | | police officer from serving as a
township enforcement officer |
| 20 | | during off-duty hours.
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| 21 | | (g) The township board may provide compensation for the |
| 22 | | township enforcement
officer on either a per diem or a salary |
| 23 | | basis.
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| 24 | | (h) (Blank).
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| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 94-984, eff. 6-30-06.)
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