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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0871 Introduced 2/11/2015, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 65 ILCS 5/1-2-11 | from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-11 |
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that orders for possession for housing authorities with no police force or for privately owned housing may be executed by peace officers and private detectives.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB0871 | | LRB099 07662 AWJ 27794 b |
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1-2-11 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/1-2-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-11)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1-2-11.
(a) A sheriff may serve any process or make |
| 8 | | any arrest in a
municipality or a part of a municipality |
| 9 | | located in the county in which the
sheriff was elected that any |
| 10 | | officer of that municipality is authorized to
make under this |
| 11 | | Code or any ordinance passed under this Code.
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| 12 | | (b) Police officers may serve summons for violations of |
| 13 | | ordinances
occurring within their municipalities. In |
| 14 | | municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, active |
| 15 | | duty or retired police officers may serve summons for |
| 16 | | violations of ordinances
occurring within their |
| 17 | | municipalities.
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| 18 | | (c) In addition to the powers
stated in Section 8.1a of the |
| 19 | | Housing Authorities Act, in counties with a
population of |
| 20 | | 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, members of a housing
authority |
| 21 | | police force may serve process for forcible entry and detainer
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| 22 | | actions commenced by that housing authority and may execute |
| 23 | | orders of
possession for that housing authority. Orders for |