60 ILCS 1/100-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer.(a) The township board may appoint one or more township enforcement officers to serve  for a term of one year and may remove an officer with or without cause. Every person  appointed to the office of township enforcement officer, before entering on the  duties of the office and within 10 days after being notified of the  appointment, shall cause to be filed in the office of the township clerk a  notice signifying his or her acceptance of the office.  A neglect to cause the  notice to be filed shall be deemed a refusal to serve.(b) The sheriff of the county in which the township is situated may  disapprove any such appointment within 30 days after the notice is filed.  The  disapproval precludes that person from serving as a township enforcement   officer, and the township board may appoint another person  to that position  subject to approval by the sheriff.(c) Every person appointed to the office of township enforcement officer,  before entering upon the duties of the office, shall execute, with sufficient  sureties to be approved by the supervisor or clerk of the township, an  instrument in writing by which the township enforcement officer and his or her  sureties shall jointly and severally agree to pay to each and every person who  may be entitled thereto all sums of money as the township enforcement officer  may become liable to pay on account of any neglect or default of the township  enforcement officer or on account of any misfeasance of the township  enforcement officer in the discharge of, or failure to faithfully perform, any  of the duties of the office.(d) The township enforcement officers shall have the same power and authority  within the township as a deputy sheriff but only for the purpose of enforcing  township ordinances. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, township enforcement officers are authorized to enforce county ordinances within areas of a county located within the township pursuant to intergovernmental agreements between the respective county and township to the extent authorized by the agreement. The township enforcement officer shall not carry firearms  and will not be required to comply with the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.   The officer shall attend law enforcement training classes conducted by the  Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.  The township board  shall appropriate all necessary monies for the training.(d-5) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in all  actions for the violation of any township ordinance, township enforcement  officers shall be authorized to issue and to serve upon any person who the  township enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe is guilty of a  violation of a township ordinance a notice of violation that shall constitute  a summons and complaint.  A copy of such notice of violation shall be forwarded  to the circuit court having jurisdiction over the township where the violation  is alleged to have been committed.  Every person who has been issued a summons  shall appear for trial, and the action shall be prosecuted in the corporate  name of the township. Enforcement of county ordinances shall be in accordance with procedures adopted by the county and any applicable State law.(2) In all actions for violation of any township ordinance when the fine  would not be in excess of $500 and no jail term could be imposed, service of  summons may be made by the township clerk by certified mail, return receipt  requested, whether service is to be within or without the State.(e) The township enforcement officers shall carry identification documents  provided by the township board identifying him or her as a township  enforcement officer.  The officers shall notify the township clerk of any  violations of township ordinances.(f) Nothing in this Code precludes a county auxiliary deputy or deputy  sheriff, or a municipal policeman or auxiliary police officer from serving as a  township enforcement officer during off-duty hours.(g) The township board may provide compensation for the township enforcement  officer on either a per diem or a salary basis.(h) (Blank).  (Source: P.A. 97-330, eff. 8-12-11; 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)