20 ILCS 2625

in effect

20 ILCS 2625/0.01

(20 ILCS 2625/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 288.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Firefighting Rescue Unit Use Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 2625/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 289) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings: Rescue unit means a unit of an unpaid volunteer fire fighting organization which is specially trained for emergency rescue work such as resuscitation of heart attack, drowning, suffocation or epilepsy victims, recovery of bodies of drowning victims and similar activities; District means a geographical area designated by the Illinois State Police for administration of laws by the Division of Fire Prevention of the Illinois State Police. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings: Rescue unit means a unit of an unpaid volunteer fire fighting organization which is specially trained for emergency rescue work such as resuscitation of heart attack, drowning, suffocation or epilepsy victims, recovery of bodies of drowning victims and similar activities; Troop means a geographic area designated by the Illinois State Police for administration of laws by the Division of Fire Prevention of the Illinois State Police. (Source: P.A. 104-24, eff. 1-1-26.)

20 ILCS 2625/2

(20 ILCS 2625/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 290) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 2. The Illinois State Police may request the cooperation and use of facilities of any rescue unit to aid it when engaged in any activity designed to save human life or to recover the body of a victim. Such a request shall be directed to a rescue unit or units located within the district where the rescue work is to be performed. If there is no rescue unit located within the district or if there are not sufficient rescue units therein to perform the required work, requests may be directed to rescue units located in other districts. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-24) Sec. 2. The Illinois State Police may request the cooperation and use of facilities of any rescue unit to aid it when engaged in any activity designed to save human life or to recover the body of a victim. Such a request shall be directed to a rescue unit or units located within the district where the rescue work is to be performed. If there is no rescue unit located within the troop or if there are not sufficient rescue units therein to perform the required work, requests may be directed to rescue units located in other troops. (Source: P.A. 104-24, eff. 1-1-26.)

20 ILCS 2625/3

(20 ILCS 2625/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 291) Sec. 3. When the Illinois State Police requests the services of a rescue unit it shall pay the personnel of such unit for time actually spent in rescue work at the rate of $2.50 per hour. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

20 ILCS 2625/4

(20 ILCS 2625/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 292) Sec. 4. If any equipment of a volunteer fire fighting organization is lost or damaged while its rescue unit is engaged in rescue work at the request of the Illinois State Police, it shall be reimbursed by the State of Illinois. A claim for such reimbursement may be filed with the Court of Claims. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

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