Public Act 0151 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 100-0151

AN ACT concerning courts.

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

Section 5. The Supreme Court Act is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(705 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 37, par. 16)

Sec. 11. Marshals.

(a) The office of marshal for the Supreme Court is hereby created, such marshals marshal to be selected by the Supreme Court, and the duties of such marshals marshal shall be to attend upon its sittings and to perform such other duties, under the order and direction of the said court, as are usually performed by sheriffs of courts. The salary of such marshals marshal shall be fixed by the judges of the Supreme Court, such salary to be payable from the State treasury, upon bills of particulars, signed by any one of the judges of the Supreme Court.

(b) Marshals are peace officers and have all the powers possessed by police officers in cities and by sheriffs. Marshals may exercise these powers throughout the State. No marshal has peace officer status or may exercise police powers unless: (i) he or she successfully completes the basic police training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board; or (ii) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the training requirement by reason of the marshal's prior law enforcement experience or training or both.

(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)

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

Effective Date: 8/18/2017