Illinois § 15

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 15, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 15.

Cession of concurrent jurisdiction with respect to certain land within the United States Army Charles Melvin Price Support Center. (a) Consent of the State of Illinois is given to the United States of America for the acquisition of concurrent jurisdiction over certain lands containing 36.12 acres, more or less, within the boundaries of the United States Charles Melvin Price Support Center, County of Madison, Granite City, Illinois. (b) Consent is given and jurisdiction ceded over all lands affected by this Section, upon the express condition that the State of Illinois shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the property so far as that the execution of all civil and criminal processes that may issue under the laws or authority of the State of Illinois shall be allowed thereon on application to the officer of the United States in charge thereof in the same way and manner as if such consent had not been given or jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such processes may affect real or personal property of the United States. (c) The concurrent jurisdiction hereby acquired by the United States, acting by and through the Secretary of the United States Department of the Army, under and pursuant to the powers and authorities contained in Title 10, United States Code, Section 2683, and all acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, and the concurrent jurisdiction hereby reserved and retained by the State of Illinois, shall vest upon the filing of a notice of acceptance by the State of Illinois, acting by and through the Governor of the State of Illinois, under and pursuant to the powers and authorities contained in the statutes of Illinois. (d) The concurrent jurisdiction hereby acquired by the United States of America, and reserved and retained by the State of Illinois, shall continue no longer than the United States owns the subject land. (Source: P.A. 87-514.)

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Section 15 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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