2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 610 Railroads 610 ILCS 80/ Railroad Police Act.
(610 ILCS 80/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 97.9)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Police Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(610 ILCS 80/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 98)
Sec. 2. Conductors of all railroad trains, and the captain or master of any
boat carrying passengers within the jurisdiction of this state, is vested
with police powers while on duty on their respective trains and boats, and
may wear an appropriate badge indicative of such authority.
In the policing of its properties any registered rail carrier, as defined in Section 18c‑7201 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, may provide for the
appointment and maintenance of such police force as it may find necessary
and practicable to aid and supplement the police forces of any municipality
in the protection of its property and the protection of the persons and
property of its passengers and employees, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes for which such railroad was organized. While engaged in the
conduct of their employment, the members of such railroad police force have
and may exercise like police powers as those conferred upon any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency of this State.
Any registered rail carrier that appoints and maintains a police force shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Establish an internal policy that includes
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procedures to ensure objective oversight in addressing allegations of abuse of authority or other misconduct on the part of its police officers.
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(2) Adopt appropriate policies and guidelines for
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employee investigations by police officers. These policies and guidelines shall provide for initiating employee investigations only under the following conditions:
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(A) There is reason to believe criminal
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(B) In response to an employee accident.
(C) There is reason to believe that the interview
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of an employee could result in workplace violence.
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(D) There is a legitimate concern for the
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personal safety of one or more employees.
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These policies and guidelines shall provide for the
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right of an employee to request a representative to be present during any interview concerning a non‑criminal matter.
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(3) File copies of the policies and guidelines
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adopted under paragraphs (1) and (2) with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, which shall make them available for public inspection.
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(Source: P.A. 94‑846, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
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(610 ILCS 80/3) (from Ch. 114, par. 99)
Sec. 3.
When any passenger shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, or use
any obscene language, to the annoyance and vexation of passengers, or play
any games of cards or other games of chance for money or other valuable
thing, upon any railroad train or steamboat, the conductor of such train
and captain or master of such steamboat is hereby authorized to stop his
train or steamboat, at any place where such offense has been committed and
eject such passenger from the train or boat using only such force as may be
necessary to accomplish such removal, and may command the assistance of the
employees of the railroad company or steamboat, or any of the passengers to
assist in such removal; but before doing so he shall tender to such
passenger such proportion of the fare he has paid as the distance he then
is from the place to which he has paid his fare, bears to the whole
distance for which he has paid his fare.
(Source: Laws 1877, p. 166.)
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(610 ILCS 80/4) (from Ch. 114, par. 100)
Sec. 4.
When any passenger shall be guilty of any crime or misdemeanor upon
any train, or steamboat, the conductor, captain or master, or employees of
such train, or boat, may arrest such passenger and take him before any
judge of the circuit court, in any county through which such boat or train
may pass, or in which its trip may begin or terminate, and file an
affidavit before such judge of the circuit court, charging him with such
crime or misdemeanor.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3687.)
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