§ 6z-82

(Text of Section from P.A. 104-25) Sec. 6z-82. State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund known as the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Fund shall receive revenue under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law. The Fund may also receive revenue from grants, donations, appropriations, and any other legal source. (a-5) This Fund may charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys as described in Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and receive all fees received by the Illinois State Police under that Section. The moneys shall be used by the Illinois State Police for its expenses in providing police escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities. (b) The Illinois State Police may use moneys in the Fund to finance any of its lawful purposes or functions. (c) Expenditures may be made from the Fund only as appropriated by the General Assembly by law. (d) Investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in the Fund shall be retained in the Fund for the uses specified in this Section. (e) The State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall not be subject to administrative chargebacks. (f) (Blank). (g) (Blank). (h) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 104-25, eff. 10-1-25.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-131) Sec. 6z-82. State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund known as the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Fund shall receive revenue under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act and Section 8 of the Illinois False Claims Act. The Fund may also receive revenue from grants, donations, appropriations, and any other legal source. (a-5) This Fund may charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys as described in Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and receive all fees received by the Illinois State Police under that Section. The moneys shall be used by the Illinois State Police for its expenses in providing police escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities. (b) The Illinois State Police may use moneys in the Fund to finance any of its lawful purposes or functions. (c) Expenditures may be made from the Fund only as appropriated by the General Assembly by law. (d) Investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in the Fund shall be retained in the Fund for the uses specified in this Section. (e) The State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall not be subject to administrative chargebacks. (e-5) Moneys in the Fund shall be used to cover costs incurred by the criminal justice system to administer the Sex Offender Registration and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Fifty percent of the moneys received from Sections 3 and 10 of the Sex Offender Registration Act and Sections 10 and 60 of the Murder and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act shall be allocated by the Illinois State Police for sheriffs' offices and police departments. (e-10) Moneys in the Fund shall be used to produce materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois State Police personnel for enforcement of Section 11-907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and for other law enforcement purposes the Director of the Illinois State Police deems necessary in these efforts. (f) (Blank). (g) (Blank). (h) (Blank). (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the State Police Wireless Service Emergency Fund into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the State Police Wireless Service Emergency Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (k) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Offender Registration Fund into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Offender Registration Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (m) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Scott's Law Fund into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Scott's Law Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (Source: P.A. 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 104-131, eff. 9-1-26.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-417) Sec. 6z-82. State Police Operations Assistance Fund. (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund known as the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Fund shall receive revenue under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. The Fund may also receive revenue from grants, donations, appropriations, and any other legal source. (a-5) This Fund may charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys as described in Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and receive all fees received by the Illinois State Police under that Section. The moneys shall be used by the Illinois State Police for its expenses in providing police escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities. (b) The Illinois State Police may use moneys in the Fund to finance any of its lawful purposes or functions. (c) Expenditures may be made from the Fund only as appropriated by the General Assembly by law. (d) Investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in the Fund shall be retained in the Fund for the uses specified in this Section. (e) The State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall not be subject to administrative chargebacks. (f) (Blank). (g) (Blank). (h) (Blank).

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)