Illinois § 5
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5.
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Director" means the Director of the Illinois State Police. "Organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. A "SWORD terminal" is an interactive computerized communication and processing unit that permits a direct on-line communication with the Illinois State Police's central data repository, the Statewide Organized Gang Database (SWORD). (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Director" means the Director of the Illinois State Police. "Organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. "LEADS" means the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, which is a statewide communication and processing system that permits law enforcement and criminal justice agencies direct access to centralized data. (Source: P.A. 104-24, eff. 1-1-26.)
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