Illinois Compiled Statutes 620 ILCS 10 — Military Emergency Aircraft Restriction Act.

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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Military Emergency Aircraft Restriction Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

For the purposes of this Act a "military emergency" exists when: (a) The President proclaims that a state of war exists; (b) Congress declares that a state of war exists; (c) a directive that a military emergency exists is issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (d) a declaration that a military emergency exists is issued…

Immediately upon the existence of a state of military emergency, and coincident with the duration thereof, the Department is vested with emergency police power to prohibit, restrict and control the initiation of non-scheduled civil aircraft movements, including the assignment of flight priority classifications, to the…

In order to implement and aid in the execution of such emergency police power the Secretary of the Department is authorized to delegate in writing, prior to the existence of a state of military emergency, to managers or operators of such commercial airports within this State as he determines to be appropriate, authorit…

In the execution of the provisions of this Act, general police power is conferred upon the Department, each of its officers, and such of its employees as are designated by the Secretary to exercise such power. Every State, county and municipal law enforcement officer shall enforce and assist in the enforcement of actio…

Notice of the existence of a state of military emergency and of currently prevailing air traffic control requirements issued to the Department and to civil and military aviation facilities of this State over the Federal Interstate Airways Communications System and the State emergency fan-out system components of the Ci…

This Act shall be construed to encompass non-scheduled civil aircraft operations during the existence of a predisaster state of military emergency as well as post disaster Civil Defense mobilization operations of such aircraft in this State. (Source: Laws 1955, p. 242.)

Pilots and owners of out-of-State non-scheduled civil aircraft utilizing any of the airport facilities of this State during the existence of a state of military emergency shall, by so doing, render themselves subject to control under the emergency powers provided for by this Act. (Source: Laws 1955, p. 242.)

Whoever violates any directive of the Department issued under this Act or any directive of an airport operator or manager issued pursuant to authority delegated as provided by this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2315.)