520 ILCS 5/1.14

(520 ILCS 5/1.14) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.14)

Sec. 1.14. All authorized employees of the Department shall have the power of, and shall be peace officers in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act, including administrative rules, and may carry such weapons as may be necessary to arrest any person resisting arrest.

(Source: P.A. 85-152.)