Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/3-6025) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6025) Sec. 3-6025. No practice as attorney or security for another. No sheriff or deputy sheriff shall appear in any court as attorney at law for any party, or become security for any person in any civil or criminal action or proceeding. (S…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6026) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6026) Sec. 3-6026. No purchase of property at own sale. No sheriff or deputy sheriff shall become the purchaser, nor procure any other person to become the purchaser for him or her, of any property, real or personal, by him or her exposed t…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6027) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6027) Sec. 3-6027. Penalty for neglect to pay over money collected. If any sheriff unreasonably neglects to pay any money collected by him on execution, fee bill or process, when demanded by the person entitled to receive the same, he may b…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6028) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6028) Sec. 3-6028. Delivery of papers and property to successor. When a sheriff leaves his or her office he or she shall deliver to his or her successor all process, paper and property attached or levied upon except such as he or she is aut…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6029) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6029) Sec. 3-6029. Completion of collections. Every sheriff leaving his or her office at the expiration of his or her term, and having any judgment or fee bill which he or she may have levied but not collected, or any tax list uncollected, …

(55 ILCS 5/3-6030) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6030) Sec. 3-6030. Vacancy; power of deputies. In case of a vacancy in the office of sheriff, every deputy in office under him or her having a process in his or her possession at the time such vacancy happens, shall have the same authority …

(55 ILCS 5/3-6031) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6031) Sec. 3-6031. Sheriff in military service. If any sheriff enters into the active military service of the United States, the office of sheriff shall not be deemed to be vacant during the time the sheriff is in such service, and the sher…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6032) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6032) Sec. 3-6032. Minor identification and protection. The sheriff of each county shall comply with the requirements of Section 3 of the Minor Identification and Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-6033) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6033) Sec. 3-6033. Citizenship and residence. The sheriff of any county or the corporate authorities of any municipality may authorize, empower, employ, or permit a person to act as deputy sheriff or special policeman for the purpose of pre…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6034) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6034) Sec. 3-6034. Violations. Any sheriff or public officer violating the provision of Section 3-6033 shall be deemed guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-6035) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6035) Sec. 3-6035. Supervisor of Safety. The office of Supervisor of Safety is hereby created for each county to be held by the Sheriff of the county. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-6036) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6036) Sec. 3-6036. Powers and duties of Supervisor of Safety. The Supervisor of Safety shall enforce all the laws of this State and, within the municipalities in his county, the ordinances of such municipalities relating to the regulation o…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6037) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6037) Sec. 3-6037. Salary of Supervisor of Safety. The county board may allow the Supervisor of Safety an annual salary in an amount determined by the board. The salary determined under this Section shall be without regard to and separate f…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6038) Sec. 3-6038. County impact incarceration program. (a) With the approval of the county board, the sheriff in any county with 3,000,000 or fewer inhabitants may operate an impact incarceration program for persons who would otherwise be sentenced to serve a term o…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6039) Sec. 3-6039. County juvenile impact incarceration program. (a) With the approval of the county board, the Department of Probation and Court Services in any county shall have the power to operate a county juvenile impact incarceration program for eligible delinq…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6040) Sec. 3-6040. Automated external defibrillators. The sheriff of each county shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, ensure that: (1) his or her office is equipped with an operational and accessible automated extern…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6041) Sec. 3-6041. Military equipment surplus program. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Bayonet" means a large knife designed to be attached to the muzzle of a rifle, shotgun, or long gun for the purpose of hand-to-hand combat. "Grenade launcher" means a firearm or…

(55 ILCS 5/3-6042) Sec. 3-6042. Retiring employee; purchase of service firearm and badge. Each Sheriff shall establish a program to allow an employee of the Sheriff's Department who is honorably retiring in good standing to purchase either one or both of the following: (1) any ba…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7001) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7001) Sec. 3-7001. Maintenance of county police department. The Sheriff in each county having more than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall maintain a division to be known as the County Police Department and to consist of such deputy sheriffs charg…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002) Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter called the Board, consisting of not less than 3 and not more than 7 members appointed by the Sheriff with the advice a…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7003) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7003) Sec. 3-7003. Compensation and expenses of board members. Each member of the Board shall receive compensation for each day during which he is engaged in transacting the business of the Board and, in addition thereto, his actual traveli…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7004) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7004) Sec. 3-7004. Clerical and technical staff assistants and hearing officers. The Board is authorized to employ such clerical and technical staff assistants as may be necessary to enable the Board to transact its business and to fix thei…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005) Sec. 3-7005. Meetings. As soon as practicable after the members of the Board have been appointed, they shall meet, upon the call of the Sheriff, and shall organize by selecting a chairman and a secretary. The initial chairman and secr…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7006) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7006) Sec. 3-7006. Rules, regulations and procedures; ranks. Pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, the Board shall formulate, adopt, and put into effect rules, regulations and procedures for its operation and the tra…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7007) Sec. 3-7007. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-962. Repealed by P.A. 100-912, eff. 8-17-18.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-7008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008) Sec. 3-7008. Appointments. The appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers and of employees in the Department of Corrections …

(55 ILCS 5/3-7009) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7009) Sec. 3-7009. Promotions. Promotion of deputy sheriffs in the County Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the County Department of Corre…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7010) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7010) Sec. 3-7010. Rules governing appointments and promotions. All appointments and promotions shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Division and the rules and regulations of the Board without considering the political af…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7011) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7011) Sec. 3-7011. Disciplinary measures. Disciplinary measures prescribed by the Board may be taken by the sheriff for the punishment of infractions of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board. Such disciplinary measures may incl…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7012) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7012) Sec. 3-7012. Removal, demotion or suspension. Except as is otherwise provided in this Division, no deputy sheriff in the County Police Department, no full-time deputy sheriff not employed as a county police officer or county correctio…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7013) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7013) Sec. 3-7013. Political activities. No deputy sheriff in the County Police Department and no employee in the County Department of Corrections shall participate in any manner in the activities or interests of any political party or of a…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7014) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7014) Sec. 3-7014. Appropriations. A sufficient sum of money shall be appropriated each year by the county board to carry out the provisions of this Division in the county. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-7015) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7015) Sec. 3-7015. Investigations by Board. The Board shall investigate the enforcement of this Division and its rules, and the conduct and action of the appointees herein provided for. In the course of such investigation each member of the…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7016) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7016) Sec. 3-7016. Certification of appointments, vacancies and findings. The Board shall certify to the county clerk or other auditing officers, all appointments to offices and places as may be classified, and all vacancies occurring there…

(55 ILCS 5/3-7017) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7017) Sec. 3-7017. Payments of salaries or wages. No county clerk, comptroller or other auditing officer of the county shall approve the payment of, or be in any manner concerned in paying salary or wages to any person for services as an of…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8001) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8001) Sec. 3-8001. Subtitle. This Division shall be subtitled the "Sheriff's Merit System Law". (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8002) Sec. 3-8002. Applicability and adoption. The county board of every county having a county police department merit board established under the County Police Department Act (repealed) or a merit commission for sheriff's personnel establ…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8003) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8003) Sec. 3-8003. Appointment of Merit Commission. Any ordinance providing for the adoption and implementation of a merit system under this Division shall provide for the appointment of a Sheriff's Office Merit Commission consisting of 3 o…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8004) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8004) Sec. 3-8004. Removal of Merit Commission. No member of a Merit Commission shall be removed except for palpable incompetence or malfeasance in office upon written charges filed by or at the direction of the sheriff or the county board …

(55 ILCS 5/3-8005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8005) Sec. 3-8005. Meetings; officers. As soon as practicable after the members of the Merit Commission have been appointed, the sheriff shall call the first meeting and they shall meet and organize by selecting a chairman, a vice chairman …

(55 ILCS 5/3-8006) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8006) Sec. 3-8006. Appropriations. A sufficient sum of money shall be provided each year by the county board to carry out the provisions of this Division. The county board may establish per diem compensation for members of the Commission an…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8007) Sec. 3-8007. Duties and jurisdiction of commission. The Merit Commission shall have the duties, pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, of certification for employment and promotion, and, upon complaint of the sh…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8008) Sec. 3-8008. Prior appointments. Notwithstanding anything in this Division to the contrary, any person certified pursuant to a merit system in effect before January 1, 1981 shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Commission. Any ce…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8009) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8009) Sec. 3-8009. Rules and regulations. Pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, the Commission shall formulate, adopt and put into effect, rules, regulations and procedures for its operation and the transaction of it…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8010) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8010) Sec. 3-8010. Certification of applicants. The appointment of all personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the Merit Commission shall be made by the sheriff from those applicants who have been certified by the Commission as being quali…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8011) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8011) Sec. 3-8011. Certification for promotion. Whenever a position in a higher rank is to be filled, the Merit Commission shall certify to the sheriff the names of eligible persons who stand highest upon the promotional register for the ra…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8012) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8012) Sec. 3-8012. Political affiliation. All appointments and promotions shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Division and the rules and regulations of the Commission, without consideration of the political affiliation o…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8013) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8013) Sec. 3-8013. Disciplinary measures. Disciplinary measures for actions violating either the rules and regulations of the Commission or the internal procedures of the sheriff's office may be taken by the sheriff. Such disciplinary measu…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8014) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8014) Sec. 3-8014. Removal, demotion or suspension. Except as is otherwise provided in this Division, no certified person shall be removed, demoted or suspended except for cause, upon written charges filed with the Merit Commission by the s…

(55 ILCS 5/3-8015) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8015) Sec. 3-8015. Subpoenas; witnesses' fees; perjury. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena to appear and testify, or to produce books and papers, issued by the Merit Commission, or by any member thereof, and who shall refuse or …