Bill Text: IL HB0564 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the office of the township enforcement officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0564 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0564-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 100-10 as follows:
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| 6 | (60 ILCS 1/100-10)
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| 7 | Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.
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| 8 | (a) The
The township board may appoint a township | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | enforcement officer to serve
for a term of one year and may | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | remove the officer for cause. Every person
appointed to the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | office of township enforcement officer, before entering on the
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| 12 | duties of the office and within 10 days after being notified of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | the
appointment, shall cause to be filed in the office of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | township clerk a
notice signifying his or her acceptance of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | office. A neglect to cause the
notice to be filed shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | deemed a refusal to serve. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | situated may
disapprove the appointment within 30 days after | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | the notice is filed. The
disapproval precludes that person from | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | serving as the township enforcement
officer, and the township | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | board may appoint another person
to that position
subject to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | approval by the sheriff.
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| 23 | (c) Every person appointed to the office of township | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | enforcement officer,
before entering upon the duties of the | ||||||
| 2 | office, shall execute, with sufficient
sureties to be approved | ||||||
| 3 | by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an
instrument in | ||||||
| 4 | writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or | ||||||
| 5 | her
sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each | ||||||
| 6 | and every person who
may be entitled thereto all sums of money | ||||||
| 7 | as the township enforcement officer
may become liable to pay on | ||||||
| 8 | account of any neglect or default of the township
enforcement | ||||||
| 9 | officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township
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| 10 | enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to | ||||||
| 11 | faithfully perform, any
of the duties of the office.
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| 12 | (d) The township enforcement officer shall have the same | ||||||
| 13 | power and authority
within the township as a deputy sheriff but | ||||||
| 14 | only for the purpose of enforcing
township ordinances. The | ||||||
| 15 | township enforcement officer shall not carry firearms
and will | ||||||
| 16 | not be required to comply with the Peace Officer Firearm | ||||||
| 17 | Training Act.
The officer shall attend law enforcement training | ||||||
| 18 | classes conducted by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training | ||||||
| 19 | Standards Board. The township board
shall appropriate all | ||||||
| 20 | necessary monies for the training.
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| 21 | (d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this | ||||||
| 22 | subsection, in all
actions for the violation of any township | ||||||
| 23 | ordinance, the township enforcement
officer shall be | ||||||
| 24 | authorized to issue and to serve upon any person who the
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| 25 | township enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe | ||||||
| 26 | is guilty of a
violation of a township ordinance a notice of | ||||||
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| 1 | violation that shall constitute
a summons and complaint. A copy | ||||||
| 2 | of such notice of violation shall be forwarded
to the circuit | ||||||
| 3 | court having jurisdiction over the township where the violation
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| 4 | is alleged to have been committed. Every person who has been | ||||||
| 5 | issued a summons
shall appear for trial, and the action shall | ||||||
| 6 | be prosecuted in the corporate
name of the township.
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| 7 | (2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance | ||||||
| 8 | when the fine
would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term | ||||||
| 9 | could be imposed, service of
summons may be made by the | ||||||
| 10 | township clerk by certified mail, return receipt
requested, | ||||||
| 11 | whether service is to be within or without the State.
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| 12 | (e) The township enforcement officer shall carry an | ||||||
| 13 | identification document
provided by the township board | ||||||
| 14 | identifying him or her as the township
enforcement officer. The | ||||||
| 15 | officer shall notify the township clerk of any
violations of | ||||||
| 16 | township ordinances.
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| 17 | (f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary | ||||||
| 18 | deputy or deputy
sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary | ||||||
| 19 | police officer from serving as a
township enforcement officer | ||||||
| 20 | during off-duty hours.
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| 21 | (g) The township board may provide compensation for the | ||||||
| 22 | township enforcement
officer on either a per diem or a salary | ||||||
| 23 | basis.
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| 24 | (h) (Blank).
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 94-984, eff. 6-30-06.)
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