The Council shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities:
         (a) To apply for, solicit, receive, establish
    
priorities for, allocate, disburse, contract for, and spend funds that are made available to the Council from any source to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
        (b) To make grants and to provide financial support
    
for federal and State agencies, units of local government, corporations, and neighborhood, community and business organizations to effectuate the purposes of this Act, to deter, investigate, and prosecute recyclable metal theft, and for law enforcement agencies to assist in the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of vehicle hijackers and the recovery of stolen motor vehicles.
        (c) To assess the scope of the problem of vehicle
    
hijacking and motor vehicle theft, including particular areas of the State where the problem is greatest and to conduct impact analyses of State and local criminal justice policies, programs, plans and methods for combating the problem.
        (d) To develop and sponsor the implementation of
    
statewide plans and strategies to combat vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle theft and to improve the administration of vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle theft laws and provide an effective forum for identification of critical problems associated with vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle theft.
        (e) To coordinate the development, adoption and
    
implementation of plans and strategies relating to interagency or intergovernmental cooperation with respect to vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle theft law enforcement.
        (f) To adopt rules or regulations necessary to ensure
    
that appropriate agencies, units of government, private organizations and combinations thereof are included in the development and implementation of strategies or plans adopted pursuant to this Act and to adopt rules or regulations as may otherwise be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
        (g) To report annually, on or before January 1, 2019
    
to the Governor, General Assembly, and, upon request, to members of the general public on the Council’s activities in the preceding year.
        (h) To exercise any other powers that are reasonable,
    
necessary or convenient to fulfill its responsibilities, to carry out and to effectuate the objectives and purposes of the Council and the provisions of this Act, and to comply with the requirements of applicable federal or State laws, rules, or regulations; provided, however, that these powers shall not include the power to subpoena or arrest.
        (i) To provide funding to the Secretary for the
    
creation, implementation, and maintenance of an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance policy verification program.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4005/7

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
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