Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 712/10 – Law enforcement agencies to provide bulletproof vests for officers
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(a) Each law enforcement agency within this State shall provide a bulletproof vest for every law enforcement officer of that agency who is employed as a new recruit by that agency on or after the effective date of this Act as part of the officer’s initial equipment issue.
(b) All officer bulletproof vests shall be replaced before or at the expiration of the warranty period of the vest at the expense of the law enforcement agency.
(c) The State or unit of local government which has jurisdiction over the law enforcement agency shall apply to the United States Department of Justice under the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 or a successor Act for matching grants of the purchase price of the bulletproof vests for the officers of the law enforcement agency.
(d) If the law enforcement agency is a local law enforcement agency and not a State agency, the costs of purchasing the bulletproof vests shall be from State funds and from the funds of the unit of local government, including the matching grants received from the United States Department of Justice.
(b) All officer bulletproof vests shall be replaced before or at the expiration of the warranty period of the vest at the expense of the law enforcement agency.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 712/10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(c) The State or unit of local government which has jurisdiction over the law enforcement agency shall apply to the United States Department of Justice under the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 or a successor Act for matching grants of the purchase price of the bulletproof vests for the officers of the law enforcement agency.
(d) If the law enforcement agency is a local law enforcement agency and not a State agency, the costs of purchasing the bulletproof vests shall be from State funds and from the funds of the unit of local government, including the matching grants received from the United States Department of Justice.