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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5006

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Patrick Sheehan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/2-115

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-115

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may be
retained in service as an investigator to investigate and enforce
provisions of the Act administered by the Secretary of State after he or
she has reached 65 (instead of 60) years of age. Removes the exemption for
persons employed in the title of Capitol Police Investigator.
LRB104 17816 LNS 31249 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Section 2-115 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/2-115)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-115)
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Sec. 2-115.
Investigators.
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(a) The Secretary of State, for the purpose of more
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effectively carrying out the provisions of the laws in
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relation to motor vehicles, shall have power to appoint such
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number of investigators as he may deem necessary. It shall be
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the duty of such investigators to investigate and enforce
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violations of the provisions of this Act administered by the
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Secretary of State and provisions of Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14,
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and 15 and to investigate and report any violation by any
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person who operates as a motor carrier of property as defined
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in Section 18-100 of this Act and does not hold a valid
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certificate or permit. Such investigators shall have and may
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exercise throughout the State all of the powers of peace
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officers.
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No person may be retained in service as an investigator
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under this Section after he or she has reached
65

60
years of
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age
, except for a person employed in the title of Capitol

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Police Investigator, in which case, that person may not be
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retained in service after that person has reached 65 years of
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age
.
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The Secretary of State must authorize to each investigator
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employed under this Section and to any other employee of the
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Office of the Secretary of State exercising the powers of a
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peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
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states that the badge is authorized by the Office of the
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Secretary of State and (ii) contains a unique identifying
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number. No other badge shall be authorized by the Office of the
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Secretary of State.
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(b) The Secretary may expend such sums as he deems
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necessary from Contractual Services appropriations for the
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Department of Police for the purchase of evidence, for the
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employment of persons to obtain evidence, and for the payment
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for any goods or services related to obtaining evidence. Such
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sums shall be advanced to investigators authorized by the
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Secretary to expend funds, on vouchers signed by the
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Secretary. In addition, the Secretary of State is authorized
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to maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any
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State banking corporation or corporations organized under or
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subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and
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withdrawal of moneys to be used solely for the purchase of
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evidence and for the employment of persons to obtain evidence,
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or for the payment for any goods or services related to
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obtaining evidence; provided that no check may be written on

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nor any withdrawal made from any such account except on the
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written signatures of 2 persons designated by the Secretary to
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write such checks and make such withdrawals, and provided
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further that the balance of moneys on deposit in any such
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account shall not exceed $5,000 at any time, nor shall any one
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check written on or single withdrawal made from any such
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account exceed $5,000.
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All fines or moneys collected or received by the
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Department of Police under any State or federal forfeiture
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statute; including, but not limited to moneys forfeited under
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Section 12 of the Cannabis Control Act, moneys forfeited under
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Section 85 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
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Protection Act, and moneys distributed under Section 413 of
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the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, shall be deposited
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into the Secretary of State Evidence Fund.
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In all convictions for offenses in violation of this Act,
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the Court may order restitution to the Secretary of any or all
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sums expended for the purchase of evidence, for the employment
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of persons to obtain evidence, and for the payment for any
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goods or services related to obtaining evidence. All such
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restitution received by the Secretary shall be deposited into
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the Secretary of State Evidence Fund. Moneys deposited into
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the fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the
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Secretary of State for the purposes provided for under the
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provisions of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

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