Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1205/8-6a

  • 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.
  • police force: shall be construed to include such persons in the employ of a municipality as members of the department of police, who are or shall hereafter be appointed and sworn as policemen. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.20
     Park district land outside of boundaries; subject to ordinances. Park district land located outside the district’s boundaries and not contiguous for the purpose of annexation shall be subject to all personal conduct and criminal provisions of the ordinances of the district, and any police force having jurisdiction within the property may make arrests and issue citations for violation of those district ordinances as if the land were within the boundaries of the park district. The violation shall be prosecuted and adjudicated as if the violation occurred within park district boundaries.
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