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90_SB0225eng
625 ILCS 5/11-1301.5 new
Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that a chief of police
of a municipality and a sheriff of a county may appoint
volunteers or contract with public or private entities to
issue citations to individuals who violate statutory
provisions or ordinances dealing with parking privileges for
disabled persons. Requires the chief of police or sheriff to
train the volunteers before allowing them to issue citations.
Provides that the citations issued by the volunteers and
public or private entities have the same force and effect as
those issued by police officers. Provides that all funds
collected as a result of the payment of the parking
violations shall be paid to the municipality or county where
the notice is issued. Provides that the chief of police or
sheriff shall execute a written agreement with the volunteer
or public or private entity concerning liability.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding
2 Section 11-1301.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Section 11-1301.5 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.5 new)
8 Sec. 11-1301.5. Appointed volunteers and contracted
9 entities; disabled person parking violations.
10 (a) The chief of police of a municipality and the
11 sheriff of a county authorized to enforce parking laws may
12 appoint volunteers or contract with public or private
13 entities to issue parking violation notices for violations
14 of Section 11-1301.3 or ordinances dealing with parking
15 privileges for persons with disabilities. Volunteers
16 appointed under this Section and any employees of public or
17 private entities that the chief of police or sheriff has
18 contracted with under this Section who are issuing these
19 parking violation notices must be at least 21 years of age.
20 The chief of police or sheriff appointing the volunteers or
21 contracting with public or private entities may establish any
22 other qualifications that he or she deems desirable.
23 (b) The chief of police or sheriff appointing volunteers
24 under this Section shall provide training to the volunteers
25 before authorizing them to issue parking violation notices.
26 (c) A parking violation notice issued by a volunteer
27 appointed under this Section or by a public or private entity
28 that the chief of police or sheriff has contracted with under
29 this Section shall have the same force and effect as a
30 parking violation notice issued by a police officer for the
31 same offense.
32 (d) All funds collected as a result of the payment of
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1 the parking violation notices issued under this Section shall
2 go to the municipality or county where the notice is issued.
3 (e) An appointed volunteer or private or public entity
4 under contract pursuant to this Section is not liable for his
5 or her or its act or omission in the execution or enforcement
6 of laws or ordinances if acting within the scope of the
7 appointment or contract authorized by this Section, unless
8 the act or omission constitutes willful and wanton conduct.
9 (f) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a local
10 government, a chief of police, sheriff, or employee of a
11 police department or sheriff, as such and acting within the
12 scope of his or her employment, is not liable for an injury
13 caused by the act or omission of an appointed volunteer or
14 private or public entity under contract pursuant to this
15 Section. No local government, chief of police, sheriff, or
16 an employee of a local government, police department or
17 sheriff shall be liable for any actions regarding the
18 supervision or direction, or the failure to supervise and
19 direct, an appointed volunteer or private or public entity
20 under contract pursuant to this Section unless the act or
21 omission constitutes willful and wanton conduct.
22 (g) An appointed volunteer or private or public entity
23 under contract pursuant to this Section shall assume all
24 liability for and hold the property owner and his agents and
25 employees harmless from any and all claims of action
26 resulting from the work of the appointed volunteer or public
27 or private entity.
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.