Illinois § 2605-10

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§ 2605-10.

Powers and duties, generally. (a) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, powers, and duties that have been vested in the Illinois State Police by the following: The Illinois State Police Act. The Illinois State Police Radio Act. The Criminal Identification Act. The Illinois Vehicle Code. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. The Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. The Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. The Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act. The Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. (b) The Illinois State Police shall have the powers and duties set forth in the following Sections. (c) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the Illinois State Police to implement the following protective service functions for State facilities, State officials, and State employees serving in their official capacity: (1) Utilize subject matter expertise and law enforcement authority to strengthen the protection of State government facilities, State employees, State officials, and State critical infrastructure. (2) Coordinate State, federal, and local law enforcement activities involving the protection of State facilities, officials, and employees. (3) Conduct investigations of criminal threats to State facilities, State critical infrastructure, State officials, and State employees. (4) Train State officials and employees in personal protection, crime prevention, facility occupant emergency planning, and incident management. (5) Establish standard protocols for prevention and response to criminal threats to State facilities, State officials, State employees, and State critical infrastructure and standard protocols for reporting of suspicious activities. (6) Establish minimum operational standards, qualifications, training, and compliance requirements for State employees and contractors engaged in the protection of State facilities and employees. (7) At the request of departments or agencies of State government, conduct security assessments, including, but not limited to, examination of alarm systems, cameras systems, access points, personnel readiness, and emergency protocols based on risk and need. (8) Oversee the planning and implementation of security and law enforcement activities necessary for the protection of major, multi-jurisdictional events implicating potential criminal threats to State officials, State employees, or State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities. (9) Oversee and direct the planning and implementation of security and law enforcement activities by the departments and agencies of the State necessary for the protection of State employees, State officials, and State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities from criminal activity. (10) Advise the Governor and Homeland Security Advisor on any matters necessary for the effective protection of State facilities, critical infrastructure, officials, and employees from criminal threats. (11) Utilize intergovernmental agreements and administrative rules as needed for the effective, efficient implementation of law enforcement and support activities necessary for the protection of State facilities, State infrastructure, State employees, and, upon the express written consent of State constitutional officials, State constitutional officials. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 2605-10. Powers and duties, generally. (a) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, powers, and duties that have been vested in the Illinois State Police by the following: The Illinois State Police Act. The Illinois State Police Radio Act. The Criminal Identification Act. The Illinois Vehicle Code. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. The Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. The Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. The Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act. The Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. (b) The Illinois State Police shall have the powers and duties set forth in the following Sections. The Illinois State Police may receive revenue and real and personal property from any legal source, grants, pass-through grants, donations, and lawful appropriations. (c) The Illinois State Police shall exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the Illinois State Police to implement the following protective service functions for State facilities, State officials, and State employees serving in their official capacity: (1) Utilize subject matter expertise and law enforcement authority to strengthen the protection of State government facilities, State employees, State officials, and State critical infrastructure. (2) Coordinate State, federal, and local law enforcement activities involving the protection of State facilities, officials, and employees. (3) Conduct investigations of criminal threats to State facilities, State critical infrastructure, State officials, and State employees. (4) Train State officials and employees in personal protection, crime prevention, facility occupant emergency planning, and incident management. (5) Establish standard protocols for prevention and response to criminal threats to State facilities, State officials, State employees, and State critical infrastructure and standard protocols for reporting of suspicious activities. (6) Establish minimum operational standards, qualifications, training, and compliance requirements for State employees and contractors engaged in the protection of State facilities and employees. (7) At the request of departments or agencies of State government, conduct security assessments, including, but not limited to, examination of alarm systems, cameras systems, access points, personnel readiness, and emergency protocols based on risk and need. (8) Oversee the planning and implementation of security and law enforcement activities necessary for the protection of major, multi-jurisdictional events implicating potential criminal threats to State officials, State employees, or State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities. (9) Oversee and direct the planning and implementation of security and law enforcement activities by the departments and agencies of the State necessary for the protection of State employees, State officials, and State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities from criminal activity. (10) Advise the Governor and Homeland Security Advisor on any matters necessary for the effective protection of State facilities, critical infrastructure, officials, and employees from criminal threats. (11) Utilize intergovernmental agreements and administrative rules as needed for the effective, efficient implementation of law enforcement and support activities necessary for the protection of State facilities, State infrastructure, State employees, and, upon the express written consent of State constitutional officials, State constitutional officials. (Source: P.A. 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23; 104-24, eff. 1-1-26.)

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