Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 752/15

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • 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
     A not-for-profit corporation to be known as “Illinois Public Safety Agency Network” shall be created. IPSAN shall be incorporated under the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with the laws of this State. IPSAN shall not be a State agency but shall have statewide jurisdiction to fulfill the findings and purpose declared in Section 10. The General Assembly determines, however, that public policy dictates that IPSAN operate in the most open and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this end, the General Assembly specifically declares that IPSAN and its Board and Advisory Committee shall adopt and adhere to the provisions of the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and related regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State, the Open Meetings Act, the State Records Act, and the Freedom of Information Act. IPSAN shall establish one or more corporate offices as determined by the Board.