Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 285/3 – Any policy making officer of a State agency who is adjudicated by a …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 285/3
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
Any policy making officer of a State agency who is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated the rights of an employee of such State agency guaranteed under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, where an award of punitive damages has been made against such policy making officer or where there is a finding of willful or wanton conduct by the policy making officer, shall be immediately discharged from State employment upon entry of the judgment of the court.