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55 ILCS 5/3-6008 (2026)

Deputies

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(55 ILCS 5/3-6008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6008)
    Sec. 3-6008. Deputies. Each sheriff may appoint one or more deputies, not exceeding the number allowed by the county board of his or her county. No person who has ever been classified as a conscientious objector by a local selective service draft board may be appointed as a deputy sheriff.
(Source: P.A. 86-962; 87-738.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle Cnty., 787 N.E.2d 127 (Ill. 2003).
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Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle Cnty., 787 N.E.2d 127 (Ill. 2003). “For example, the sheriff has the authority to appoint and hire deputies (55 ILCS 5/3-6008 (West 2000)) and to act as the custodian of the county courthouse and the jail (55 ILCS 5/3-6017 (West 2000); see also Moy, 159 Ill.”
Askew v. Sheriff of Cook Cnty., Ill., 568 F.3d 632 (7th Cir. 2009). “, 55 ILCS 5/4-6003 (West 2000) (the county board “shall fix the compensation of sheriffs, with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel, and other expenses”); 55 ILCS 5/5-1106 (West 2000) (county board obligated to “provide proper rooms and offices for the…”
Carver v. Condie, 169 F.3d 469 (7th Cir. 1999). “These powers include the power to appoint and hire deputies, 55 ILCS 5/3-6008, to act as custodian of the courthouse and jail, 55 ILCS 5/3-6017, to protect the peace, 55 ILCS 5/3-6021, to act as the county’s supervisor of safety, 55 ILCS 5/3-6035, and to make disbursements for…”
79 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 478, 75 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,853 Margaret M. Carver & Randall S. Carmean v. Anthony M. Condie, Sheriff of Lasalle Cnty., Illinois, Appeal Of: Cnty. of Lasalle, 169 F.3d 469 (7th Cir. 1999). “These powers include the power to appoint and hire deputies, 55 ILCS 5/3-6008, to act as custodian of the courthouse and jail, 55 ILCS 5/3-6017, to protect the peace, 55 ILCS 5/3-6021, to act as the county's supervisor of safety, 55 ILCS 5/3-6035, and to make disbursements for…”
Vick v. Wylie, 2018 IL App (5th) 160520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “A Sheriff's deputy, appointed pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-6008, administered an Oath pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-6010, obtaining required training to exercise those powers enumerated in 55 ILCS 5/3-6015, and assigned to non-law enforcement tasks, including telecommunications, would be…”
Vrakas v. Cnty. of Will, Illinois, 2015 IL App (3d) 140424 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “” 55 ILCS 5/3-6008 (West 2008). The Counties Code further requires that such appointments be in writing (55 ILCS 5/3-6009 (West 2008)), and that “[e]ach deputy shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, in like form as…”
Vrakas v. Cnty. of Will, 2015 IL App (3d) 140424 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “" 55 ILCS 5/3-6008 (West 2008). The Counties Code further requires that such appointments be in writing (55 ILCS 5/3-6009 (West 2008)), and that "[e]ach deputy shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, in like form as…”
Vick v. Wylie, 2018 IL App (5th) 160520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “A Sheriff’s deputy, appointed pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-6008, administered an Oath pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-6010, obtaining required training to exercise those powers enumerated in 55 ILCS 5/3-6015, and assigned to non-law enforcement tasks, including telecommunications, would be…”
Phillips v. United States (S.D. Ill. 2022). “He has not, however, provided any allegations plausibly suggesting a claim for municipal liability against St. Clair County, especially where the offending actions appear to be those of the employees of the Sheriff, an independently elected constitutional officer who is not an…”
Carl Askew v. Cook Cnty. Sheriff (7th Cir. 2009). “The Sheriff’s office is financed by public funds, appropriated to that office by Cook County. See, e.g., 55 ILCS 5/4-6003 (West 2000) (the county board “shall fix the compensa- tion of sheriffs, with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel, and other…”
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