Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that a vacancy in office occurs if a township officer or a member of a township board of directors resigns or is convicted of a disqualifying crime. Provides that an admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon conviction, disqualify the officer from holding that office or the director from membership on the board, in the form of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal law, shall constitute a resignation from that office or board, effective at the time the plea agreement is made. Specifies that a conviction for an offense that disqualifies an officer from holding that office or a director from membership on the board occurs on the date of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court, the entry of a finding of guilt. Effective January 1, 2012.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0295 [HB0195 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Chaptered	2011-08-11	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2011-03-08	HTML/Text	Link	View
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Amendments

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