2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 30 Finance 30 ILCS 715/ Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act.
(30 ILCS 715/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1701)
Sec. 1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act".
(Source: P.A. 80‑617.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1702)
Sec. 2.
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
the terms specified in Sections 2.01 through 2.05 have the
meanings ascribed to them in those Sections.
(Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2.01) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1702.01)
Sec. 2.01.
"Department" means the Department of State Police and
"Director" means the Director of State Police.
(Source: P.A. 84‑25.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2.02) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1702.02)
Sec. 2.02.
"Metropolitan Enforcement Group" or "MEG" means a
combination of units of local government established under this Act to
enforce the drug laws of this State.
(Source: P.A. 80‑617.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2.03) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1702.03)
Sec. 2.03.
"Unit of local government" is defined as in Article VII,
Section 1 of the Constitution, and includes both home rule units and
units which are not home rule units.
(Source: P.A. 80‑617.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2.04) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1702.04)
Sec. 2.04.
"Drug laws" means all laws regulating the production,
sale, prescribing, manufacturing, administering, transporting, having in
possession, dispensing, delivering, distributing or use of "controlled
substances", as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and
"cannabis", as defined in the Cannabis Control Act.
(Source: P.A. 80‑617.)
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(30 ILCS 715/2.05)
Sec. 2.05.
Streetgang related.
"Streetgang related" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the
Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 88‑677, eff. 12‑15‑94.)
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(30 ILCS 715/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1703)
Sec. 3.
A Metropolitan Enforcement Group which meets the minimum
criteria established in this Section is eligible to receive State grants
to help defray the costs of operation. To be eligible a MEG must:
(1) Be established and operating pursuant to intergovernmental
contracts written and executed in conformity with the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act, and involve 2 or more units of local government.
(2) Establish a MEG Policy Board composed of an elected official, or
his designee, and the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee,
from each participating unit of local government to oversee the
operations of the MEG and make such reports to the Department of State
Police as the Department may require.
(3) Designate a single appropriate elected official of a
participating unit of local government to act as the financial officer
of the MEG for all participating units of local government and to
receive funds for the operation of the MEG.
(4) Limit its operations to enforcement of drug laws; enforcement of
Sections 24‑2.1,
24‑2.2, 24‑3, 24‑3.1, 24‑3.3, 24‑3.4, 24‑4, and 24‑5 and subsections
24‑1(a)(4), 24‑1(a)(6), 24‑1(a)(7), 24‑1(a)(9), 24‑1(a)(10), and 24‑1(c) of the
Criminal Code of 1961; and the investigation of streetgang related offenses.
(5) Cooperate with the Department of State Police in order to
assure compliance with this Act and to enable the Department to fulfill
its duties under this Act, and supply the Department with all
information the Department deems necessary therefor.
(6) Receive funding of at least 50% of the total operating budget of
the MEG from the participating units of local government.
(Source: P.A. 88‑677, eff. 12‑15‑94.)
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(30 ILCS 715/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1704)
Sec. 4.
The Department of State Police shall monitor the
operations of all MEG units and determine their eligibility to receive
State grants under this Act. From the moneys appropriated annually by
the General Assembly for this purpose, the Director shall determine and
certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant to be made to each
designated MEG financial officer. The amount of the State grant which a
MEG may receive hereunder may not exceed 50% of the total operating
budget of that MEG.
(Source: P.A. 84‑25.)
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(30 ILCS 715/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1705)
Sec. 5.
The Department of State Police shall coordinate the
operations of all MEG units and may establish such reasonable rules and
regulations and conduct those investigations the Director deems
necessary to carry out its duties under this Act, including the
establishment of forms for reporting by each MEG to the Department.
(Source: P.A. 84‑25.)
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(30 ILCS 715/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1705.1)
Sec. 5.1.
The Director may assign the functions and duties created
under this Act to be administered by the Department of State Police,
Division of Investigation.
(Source: P.A. 84‑25.)
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(30 ILCS 715/6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1706)
Sec. 6.
The Director shall report annually, no later than February
1, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the operations of the
Metropolitan Enforcement Groups, including a breakdown of the
appropriation for the current fiscal year indicating the amount of the
State grant each MEG received or will receive.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
Unit, as required
by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in relation to the General Assembly",
approved February 25, 1874, as amended, and filing such additional copies
with the State Government
Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under
paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1438.)
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