On all State highways the Department shall construct and maintain all-weather surfaces at boxes used for the receipt of United States mail.
     The Department shall adopt and publish specifications detailing the kind and type of all-weather surface to be constructed and maintained and shall adopt and publish reasonable rules, regulations, and specifications governing the place of erection and maintenance of boxes for the receipt of United States mail on State highways.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 5/4-207

  • 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.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     No person shall erect or maintain a box for the receipt of the United States mail on any highway under the jurisdiction of the Department in violation of the rules, regulations, and specifications, adopted by the Department governing the erection and maintenance of such boxes. Violation of this provision is a petty offense.