Bill Text: IL HB0770 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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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: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-24 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0770 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0770-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB0770 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
60 ILCS 1/100-10
Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the office of the township enforcement officer.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section
100-10 as follows:
(60 ILCS 1/100-10)
Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.
(a) The The township board may appoint one or more township
enforcement officers to serve for a term of one year and may
remove an officer with or without cause. Every person appointed
to the office of township enforcement officer, before entering
on the duties of the office and within 10 days after being
notified of the appointment, shall cause to be filed in the
office of the township clerk a notice signifying his or her
acceptance of the office. A neglect to cause the notice to be
filed shall be deemed a refusal to serve.
(b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is
situated may disapprove any such appointment within 30 days
after the notice is filed. The disapproval precludes that
person from serving as a township enforcement officer, and the
township board may appoint another person to that position
subject to approval by the sheriff.
(c) Every person appointed to the office of township

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enforcement officer, before entering upon the duties of the
office, shall execute, with sufficient sureties to be approved
by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an instrument in
writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or
her sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each
and every person who may be entitled thereto all sums of money
as the township enforcement officer may become liable to pay on
account of any neglect or default of the township enforcement
officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township
enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to
faithfully perform, any of the duties of the office.
(d) The township enforcement officers shall have the same
power and authority within the township as a deputy sheriff but
only for the purpose of enforcing township ordinances.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, township
enforcement officers are authorized to enforce county
ordinances within areas of a county located within the township
pursuant to intergovernmental agreements between the
respective county and township to the extent authorized by the
agreement. The township enforcement officer shall not carry
firearms and will not be required to comply with the Peace
Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. The officer
shall attend law enforcement training classes conducted by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The
township board shall appropriate all necessary monies for the
training.

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(d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, in all actions for the violation of any township
ordinance, township enforcement officers shall be authorized
to issue and to serve upon any person who the township
enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe is guilty
of a violation of a township ordinance a notice of violation
that shall constitute a summons and complaint. A copy of such
notice of violation shall be forwarded to the circuit court
having jurisdiction over the township where the violation is
alleged to have been committed. Every person who has been
issued a summons shall appear for trial, and the action shall
be prosecuted in the corporate name of the township.
Enforcement of county ordinances shall be in accordance with
procedures adopted by the county and any applicable State law.
(2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance
when the fine would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term
could be imposed, service of summons may be made by the
township clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested,
whether service is to be within or without the State.
(e) The township enforcement officers shall carry
identification documents provided by the township board
identifying him or her as a township enforcement officer. The
officers shall notify the township clerk of any violations of
township ordinances.
(f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary
deputy or deputy sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary

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police officer from serving as a township enforcement officer
during off-duty hours.
(g) The township board may provide compensation for the
township enforcement officer on either a per diem or a salary
basis.
(h) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 97-330, eff. 8-12-11; 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)