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92_HB0934

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning law enforcement.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  State  Finance Act is amended by adding
 5    Section 5.545 as follows:

 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
 7        Sec. 5.545.  The Secretary of State Police Services Fund.

 8        Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 9    changing Section 2-116 as follows:

10        (625 ILCS 5/2-116) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-116)
11        Sec.  2-116.  Secretary  of  State  Department of Police.
12    Enforcement.
13        (a)  The Secretary of State and the officers, inspectors,
14    and investigators appointed by him shall cooperate  with  the
15    State  Police  and  the  sheriffs and police in enforcing the
16    laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of  the
17    highways.
18        (b)  The  Secretary  of  State  may  provide training and
19    education for members of his office  in  traffic  regulation,
20    the  promotion  of traffic safety and the enforcement of laws
21    vested in the  Secretary  of  State  for  administration  and
22    enforcement  regulating the operation of vehicles and the use
23    of the highways.
24        (c)  The  Secretary  of  State  may  provide  distinctive
25    uniforms   and   badges   for   officers,   inspectors    and
26    investigators employed in the administration of laws relating
27    to  the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways and
28    vesting the administration and enforcement of  such  laws  in
29    the Secretary of State.
 
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 1        (d)  The  Secretary  of  State  Department  of  Police is
 2    authorized to:
 3             (1)  investigate the origins,  activities,  persons,
 4        and incidents of crime and the ways and means, if any, to
 5        redress  the  victims of crimes, and study the impact, if
 6        any, of legislation relative to the criminal laws of this
 7        State   related   thereto   and   conduct    any    other
 8        investigations as may be provided by law;
 9             (2)  employ     skilled     experts,    technicians,
10        investigators, special  agents,  or  otherwise  specially
11        qualified  persons  to  aid  in  preventing  or detecting
12        crime,   apprehending   criminals,   or   preparing   and
13        presenting evidence of violations of the criminal laws of
14        the State;
15             (3)  cooperate with the police of cities,  villages,
16        and  incorporated  towns, and with the police officers of
17        any county, in enforcing the laws of  the  State  and  in
18        making arrests;
19             (4)  provide,  as may be required by law, assistance
20        to  local  law  enforcement  agencies  through  training,
21        management,  and  consultant  services  for   local   law
22        enforcement   agencies,  pertaining  to  law  enforcement
23        activities;
24             (5)  exercise the rights, powers, and  duties  which
25        have  been vested in it by the Secretary of State Act and
26        this Code; and
27             (6)  enforce  and  administer  any  other  laws   in
28        relation  to  law  enforcement  as  may  be vested in the
29        Secretary of State Department of Police.
30        Persons within  the  Secretary  of  State  Department  of
31    Police  who  exercise  these  powers  are conservators of the
32    peace and have all  the  powers  possessed  by  policemen  in
33    municipalities  and  sheriffs,  and may exercise these powers
34    anywhere  in  the  State  in  cooperation  with   local   law
 
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 1    enforcement   officials.  These  persons  may  use  false  or
 2    fictitious names in the performance  of  their  duties  under
 3    this    Section,   upon   approval   of   the   Director   of
 4    Personnel-Secretary of State, and shall  not  be  subject  to
 5    prosecution under the criminal laws for that use.
 6        (e)  The  Secretary  of  State  Department  of Police may
 7    charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys equivalent to the
 8    cost of providing its personnel, equipment, and  services  to
 9    governmental   agencies   when   explicitly  requested  by  a
10    governmental agency and  according  to  an  intergovernmental
11    agreement or memorandums of understanding as provided by this
12    Section,   including  but  not  limited  to  fees  or  moneys
13    equivalent  to  the  cost  of  providing  training  to  other
14    governmental agencies on terms and  conditions  that  in  the
15    judgment  of the Director of Personnel-Secretary of State are
16    in the best interest of the Secretary  of  State.   All  fees
17    received  by  the  Secretary of State Police Department under
18    this Act shall be deposited in a special fund  in  the  State
19    Treasury  to  be  known  as  the  Secretary  of  State Police
20    Services Fund. The money deposited in the Secretary of  State
21    Police  Services  Fund shall be appropriated to the Secretary
22    of State Department of Police as provided for  in  subsection
23    (g).
24        (f)  The  Secretary  of  State  Department  of Police may
25    apply for grants or contracts and receive, expend,  allocate,
26    or  disburse  moneys  made  available  by  public  or private
27    entities, including, but not limited to, contracts, bequests,
28    grants,   or   receiving   equipment    from    corporations,
29    foundations,  or  public  or  private  institutions of higher
30    learning.
31        (g)  The Secretary  of  State  Police  Services  Fund  is
32    hereby  created  as a special fund in the State Treasury. All
33    moneys received by  the  Secretary  of  State  Department  of
34    Police  shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police
 
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 1    Services Fund to be appropriated to the  Secretary  of  State
 2    Department of Police for purposes as indicated by the grantor
 3    or contractor or, in the case of moneys bequeathed or granted
 4    for   no   specific   purpose,  for  any  purpose  as  deemed
 5    appropriate by the Director of Personnel-Secretary  of  State
 6    in  administering  the  responsibilities  of the Secretary of
 7    State Department of Police.
 8    (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

 9        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
10    becoming law.

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