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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Railroad Police Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Illinois · statute · 610 ILCS 80 · 5 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Railroad Police Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Conductors of all railroad trains, and the captain or master of any boat carrying passengers within the jurisdiction of this State, are vested with police powers while on duty on their respective trains and boats, and may wear an appropriate badge indicative of this authority. In the policing of its properties any regi…
When any passenger shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, or use any obscene language, to the annoyance and vexation of passengers or employees, or play any games of cards or other games of chance for money or other valuable thing, upon any railroad train or boat, the conductor of the train and captain or master of the…
When any passenger commits any crime or misdemeanor upon any train or boat, the conductor, captain or master, or employees of that train or boat may arrest that passenger and take him or her before any judge of the circuit court, in any county through which the boat or train may pass, or in which its trip may begin or…
Stolen or missing firearms, explosives, or other weapons. Whenever a shipment of firearms, explosives or other weapons is reported as stolen or missing to the railroad police force, the railroad police force shall report all information regarding the incident to local law enforcement, including, but not limited to, the…