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55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 (2026)

Sheriff qualifications

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(55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5)
    Sec. 3-6001.5. Sheriff qualifications. A person is not eligible to be elected or appointed to the office of sheriff, unless that person meets all of the following requirements:
        (1) Is a United States citizen.
        (2) Has been a resident of the county for at least
    
one year.
        (3) Is not a convicted felon.
        (4) Has a certificate attesting to his or her
    
successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or a substantially similar training program of another state or the federal government. This paragraph does not apply to a sheriff currently serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Brogan v. Colatorti, 2022 IL App (2d) 220160 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022).
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Brogan v. Colatorti, 2022 IL App (2d) 220160 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “5 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 (West 2020) (as amended by Pub.”
Brogan v. Colatorti, 2022 IL App (2d) 220160-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “5 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 (West 2020) (eff. Jan.”
— 55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5(4) — 2 cases
Brogan v. Colatorti, 2022 IL App (2d) 220160 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “5 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 (West 2020) (as amended by Pub.”
Brogan v. Colatorti, 2022 IL App (2d) 220160-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “5 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 (West 2020) (eff. Jan.”
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