Illinois § 5-20002 Additional powers

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-20002 — Additional powers

Illinois § 5-20002

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 55COUNTIES

Act 55 ILCS 5/Counties Code.

Art.Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

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Bluebook

55 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-20002 (2026).

Text

The boards of health shall have the following powers: First--To do all acts, make all regulations which may be necessary or expedient for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease. Second--To appoint physicians as health officers and prescribe their duties. Third--To incur the expenses necessary for the performance of the duties and powers enjoined upon the board. Fourth--To provide gratuitous vaccination and disinfection. Fifth--To require reports of dangerously communicable diseases. No board of health constituted under this Division shall function in any county during the period that Division 5-25 is in force in that county.

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The boards of health shall have the following powers: First--To do all acts, make all regulations which may be necessary or expedient for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease. Second--To appoint physicians as health officers and prescribe their duties. Third--To incur the expenses necessary for the performance of the duties and powers enjoined upon the board. Fourth--To provide gratuitous vaccination and disinfection. Fifth--To require reports of dangerously communicable diseases. No board of health constituted under this Division shall function in any county during the period that Division 5-25 is in force in that county.