Bill Text: IL HB5223 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a parole agent or parole supervisor shall register his or her off-duty firearms with the agency with whom the parole agent or parole supervisor is employed (rather than with the Illinois Department of State Police).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5223 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5223-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning corrections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3-14-1.5 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1.5)
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7 | Sec. 3-14-1.5. Parole agents and parole supervisors; | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | off-duty firearms. Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 do not apply to | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | parole agents and parole supervisors who meet the following | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | conditions: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) The parole agent or parole supervisor must receive | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | training in the use of firearms while off-duty conducted by the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | certified as having successfully completing such training by | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | the Board. The Board shall determine the amount of such | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | training and the course content for such training. The parole | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | agent or parole supervisor shall requalify for the firearms | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | training annually at a State range certified by the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The expenses of such | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | retraining shall be paid by the parole agent or parole | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | supervisor and moneys for such requalification shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | expended at the request of the Illinois Law Enforcement |
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1 | Training Standards Board. | ||||||
2 | (2) The parole agent or parole supervisor shall purchase | ||||||
3 | such firearm at his or her own expense and shall register the | ||||||
4 | firearm with the agency with whom the parole agent or parole | ||||||
5 | supervisor is employed Illinois Department of State Police and | ||||||
6 | with any other local law enforcement agencies that require such | ||||||
7 | registration. | ||||||
8 | (3) The parole agent or parole supervisor may not carry any | ||||||
9 | Illinois Department of Corrections State issued firearm while | ||||||
10 | off-duty. A person who violates this paragraph (3) is subject | ||||||
11 | to disciplinary action by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
12 | Corrections. | ||||||
13 | (4) Parole agents and supervisors who are discharged from | ||||||
14 | employment of the Illinois Department of Corrections shall no | ||||||
15 | longer be considered law enforcement officials and all their | ||||||
16 | rights as law enforcement officials shall be revoked | ||||||
17 | permanently.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 96-230, eff. 1-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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