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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1357 Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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70 ILCS 1325/1 | from Ch. 105, par. 330a |
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Amends the Park District Police Act. Extends the police powers of park police officers to include property within 300 feet of the boundary of park district real property (currently, is limited to park district property except when an officer is in fresh pursuit or under a validly executed intergovernmental cooperation agreement). Effective immediately.
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| | SB1357 | | LRB100 08433 AWJ 18551 b |
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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,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Park District Police Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
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6 | | (70 ILCS 1325/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 330a)
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7 | | Sec. 1. Park police powers.
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8 | | (a) Whenever any park district establishes a
police force |
9 | | under Section 4-7 of the Park District Code, each officer of |
10 | | that
force is vested with police
powers, is authorized to act |
11 | | as a conservator of the peace
within that park district,
and |
12 | | may arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without a warrant, |
13 | | any
person who breaks the peace, or who violates any
ordinance
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14 | | of a city, town, or village, or of the park district, or any |
15 | | criminal
law of the State.
If a park district maintains an |
16 | | airport, this authority also extends to any
violation of a rule |
17 | | or regulation of a governing federal agency or any federal,
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18 | | State, or local law relating to that operation. The authority |
19 | | granted under
this Section is expressly limited to park |
20 | | district property , or other property within 300 feet of the |
21 | | boundary of park district real property, and shall not be
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22 | | construed to extend to any other jurisdiction except in cases |
23 | | of fresh pursuit
or under a validly executed intergovernmental |