65 ILCS 97/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Neighborhood Security Patrol Act. (Source: P.A. 88-439.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 97 — Neighborhood Security Patrol Act.
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65 ILCS 97/5
Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of a neighborhood security patrol program is to guarantee a greater sense of safety and security by employing private security patrols to assist and supplement the services performed by the local law enforcement agencies. The security patrols may be armed under Section 15 of this Act. The security…
65 ILCS 97/10
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Community organization" means a not-for-profit organization which has been registered with this State for at least 5 years as a not-for-profit organization, which qualifies for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a…
65 ILCS 97/15
Creation of Commission
Creation of Commission. (a) Whenever, within the Pilot Project Area, the question of creating a neighborhood security patrol program within a contiguous territory consisting of at least 10 precincts included entirely within the Pilot Project Area is initiated by resolution or ordinance of the corporate authorities of t…
65 ILCS 97/20
Additional precinct
Additional precinct. (a) If the creation of an existing program was initiated by petition and if a precinct was excluded from the territory because the requisite number of signatures was not obtained as provided in subsection (a) of Section 15, the excluded precinct may be added to the territory of the program as provi…
65 ILCS 97/25
Duties and Functions of Commission
Duties and Functions of Commission. The duties and functions of the governing commission of a program shall include the following: (a) To establish policies, rules, regulations, bylaws, and procedures for both the governing commission and the program. No policies, rules, regulations, or bylaws shall be adopted by the g…
65 ILCS 97/30
Security Fund
Security Fund. (a) Each governing commission and program created by referendum under this Act shall maintain a security fund for the purposes of paying the costs of administering the program and carrying out its duties under this Act, subject to the limitations and procedures set forth in this Act. (b) The security fun…
65 ILCS 97/35
Termination of a program
Termination of a program. A program may be terminated only by the submission of and approval of the issue in the form of a public question before the voters of the territory of the program at a regularly scheduled election in the same manner as the question of the creation of the program, as set forth in Section 15 of…
65 ILCS 97/40
Indemnification
Indemnification. A program shall indemnify each commissioner, officer, and employee, whether on salary, wage, or voluntary basis, and also the State of Illinois and the county and municipality in which the program is located and their employees, officers, and agents, against any and all losses, damages, judgments, inte…
65 ILCS 97/45
Penalty
Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Act or any procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created under this Act shall, in addition to all other remedies provided by law, be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each offense. (Sourc…
65 ILCS 97/47
Existing programs
Existing programs. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or alter the validity or operation of a neighborhood security patrol program created by a municipal ordinance adopted before the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 88-439.)
65 ILCS 97/50
Home Rule
Home Rule. It is declared to be the law of this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, that the authority or duty to establish or prohibit the establishment of neighborhood security patrol programs in any municipality with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, including ho…
65 ILCS 97/900
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-439; text omitted.)