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720 ILCS 5/2-17 (2026)

"Public employee"

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(720 ILCS 5/2-17) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-17)
    Sec. 2-17. "Public employee".
    "Public employee" means a person, other than a public officer, who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and is paid by, the State or any of its political subdivisions.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2023 · leading case: People v. Williams, 910 N.E.2d 1272 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
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People v. Williams, 910 N.E.2d 1272 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “Therefore, after reviewing the facts, we find that Williams was a public employee because (1) she was authorized to perform official functions (dispatched information for the Glenwood police department), and (2) she was paid by Glenwood, a municipality of the State.”
In re Jose A., 2018 IL App (2d) 180170 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “ic official” as “any person who occupies any office, position or employment in the government of the State of Illinois or any county, municipality or political subdivision thereof, or any school district, or special district, or any authority, commission, board, or any branch or…”
People v. Burge, 2023 IL App (1st) 221452-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “See 720 ILCS 5/2-17 (West 2018); People v. Williams, 393 Ill.”
People v. Muniz (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “See 720 ILCS 5/2-17 (West 2000) (defining a "public employee” as "a person, other than a public officer , who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and is paid by, the State or any of its political subdivisions” (Emphasis added.”
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