Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-25008 – Jurisdiction of department
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Each county and multiple-county health department has jurisdiction for the purposes of this Division throughout the entire county or multiple counties, except within:
1. Any public health district organized under “An Act to authorize the organization of public health districts and for the establishment and maintenance of a health department for the same,” filed June 26, 1917, as amended;
2. Any city, village or incorporated town or combination thereof of less than 500,000 inhabitants which city, village, incorporated town or combination thereof or public health district maintains a local health department and employs a full-time health officer and other professional personnel possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed by the State Department of Public Health;
3. Any city, village or incorporated town of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
1. Any public health district organized under “An Act to authorize the organization of public health districts and for the establishment and maintenance of a health department for the same,” filed June 26, 1917, as amended;
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-25008
- 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
2. Any city, village or incorporated town or combination thereof of less than 500,000 inhabitants which city, village, incorporated town or combination thereof or public health district maintains a local health department and employs a full-time health officer and other professional personnel possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed by the State Department of Public Health;
3. Any city, village or incorporated town of 500,000 or more inhabitants.