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55 ILCS 5/3-6021 (2026)

Conservator of the peace

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(55 ILCS 5/3-6021) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6021)
    Sec. 3-6021. Conservator of the peace. Each sheriff shall be conservator of the peace in his or her county, and shall prevent crime and maintain the safety and order of the citizens of that county; and may arrest offenders on view, and cause them to be brought before the proper court for trial or examination.
(Source: P.A. 89-404, eff. 8-20-95; 90-593, eff. 6-19-98.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1998–2017 · 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). “The sheriff is also vested with the authority to act as the county's supervisor of safety (55 ILCS 5/3-6035 (West 2000)), with the power to "enforce all the laws of this State and, within the municipalities * * * relating to the regulation of motor vehicle traffic and the…”
Cnty. of Cook v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd., 2017 IL App (1st) 153015 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 55 ILCS 5/3-6021, 3-6017 (West 2012). The crux of the Employer’s argument in this regard is: “The Board reasoned that the Sheriff’s Office did not ‘intimately connect’ the secondary employment policy with its mission.”
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…”
DeGenova v. Sheriff of DuPage Cnty., 18 F. Supp. 2d 848 (N.D. Ill. 1998). “The footnotes to the following passage from Hernandez are as follows: Footnote 6: The County cites to 55 ILCS 5/3-6021 for the proposition that the Sheriffs "law enforcement duties may not be altered in any way by a county board.”
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…”
Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd., 2017 IL App (1st) 152993 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 55 ILCS 5/3-6021 (West 2012). The Gang Order relates to preventing crime and maintaining safety—a function of the employer—and so is a matter at the core of respondents’ entrepreneurial control.”
Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Local 700 v. The Illinois Labor Relations Bd., 2017 IL App (1st) 152993 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 55 ILCS 5/3-6021 (West 2012). The Gang Order relates to preventing crime and maintaining safety—a function of the employer—and so is a matter at the core of respondents’ entrepreneurial control.”
Gibbs v. Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “55 ILCS 5/3-6021 (West 1996). As a conservator of the peace, he has the duty to prevent crime and keep the peace and order in his county, and he has the authority to arrest offenders and bring them to the proper court.”
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