Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 715/7 – Exemptions from provisions of this Act
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(a) Where a designated or assigned fire protection jurisdiction can show cause, to the satisfaction of the Fire Marshal, that assignment to provide fire protection coverage to an unprotected area would raise the Insurance Service Office rating classification of the jurisdiction to a higher category or classification than that presently held, it shall, upon presentation of such sufficient evidence to the State Fire Marshal, be exempt from assignment by provisions of this statute to a designated area.
(b) Territory formerly included in a fire protection district which has been dissolved pursuant to Section 15a of “An Act in relation to fire protection districts”, approved July 8, 1927, as amended, shall be exempt from assignment and negotiation under the provisions of this Act for a period of 24 months after such dissolution.
(c) The Fire Marshal may not assign an unprotected area to a municipal fire department unless an ordinance or resolution has been approved by the corporate authorities of the municipality agreeing to the assignment.
(b) Territory formerly included in a fire protection district which has been dissolved pursuant to Section 15a of “An Act in relation to fire protection districts”, approved July 8, 1927, as amended, shall be exempt from assignment and negotiation under the provisions of this Act for a period of 24 months after such dissolution.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 715/7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) The Fire Marshal may not assign an unprotected area to a municipal fire department unless an ordinance or resolution has been approved by the corporate authorities of the municipality agreeing to the assignment.