Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-8007 – Duties and jurisdiction of commission
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-8007
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
- 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.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
The Merit Commission shall have the duties, pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, of certification for employment and promotion, and, upon complaint of the sheriff or State‘s Attorney as limited in this Division, to discipline or discharge as the circumstances may warrant. All full time deputy sheriffs shall be under the jurisdiction of this Act and the county board may provide that other positions, including jail officers, as defined in “An Act to revise the law in relation to jails and jailers”, approved March 3, 1874, as now or hereafter amended (repealed), shall be under the jurisdiction of the Commission. There may be exempted from coverage by resolution of the county board a “chief deputy” or “chief deputies” who shall be vested with all authorities granted to deputy sheriffs pursuant to Section 3-6015. “Chief Deputy” or “Chief Deputies” as used in this Section include the personal assistant or assistants of the sheriff whether titled “chief deputy”, “undersheriff”, or “administrative assistant”.