I've noted for sometime now that most city agencies have a max hiring age of 35 y.o.a. with some exceptions for sworn officer positions. I went looking for the exceptions and ran across this language from the ILCS:
(d) The age limitation in subsection (a) does not apply (i) to any person previously employed as a policeman or fireman in a regularly constituted police or fire department of (I) any municipality, regardless of whether the municipality is located in Illinois or in another state, or (II) a fire protection district whose obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 of the Fire Protection District Act, (ii) to any person who has served a municipality as a regularly enrolled volunteer fireman for 5 years immediately preceding the time that municipality begins to use full time firemen to provide all or part of its fire protection service, or (iii) to any person who has served as an auxiliary police officer under Section 3.1-30-20 for at least 5 years and is under 40 years of age, (iv) to any person who has served as a deputy under Section 3-6008 of the Counties Code and otherwise meets necessary training requirements, or (v) to any person who has served as a sworn officer as a member of the Illinois Department of State Police.
The way I read this portion of the code (Part D) is any previous service officer (Good Standing) from ANY municipal police agency from any state (Illinois included), any prior service Deputy (only from Illinois), and any state police officer from only Illinois is exempt from the 35 year age limit.
Is that an accurate explanation of that part of the statute?
(d) The age limitation in subsection (a) does not apply (i) to any person previously employed as a policeman or fireman in a regularly constituted police or fire department of (I) any municipality, regardless of whether the municipality is located in Illinois or in another state, or (II) a fire protection district whose obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 of the Fire Protection District Act, (ii) to any person who has served a municipality as a regularly enrolled volunteer fireman for 5 years immediately preceding the time that municipality begins to use full time firemen to provide all or part of its fire protection service, or (iii) to any person who has served as an auxiliary police officer under Section 3.1-30-20 for at least 5 years and is under 40 years of age, (iv) to any person who has served as a deputy under Section 3-6008 of the Counties Code and otherwise meets necessary training requirements, or (v) to any person who has served as a sworn officer as a member of the Illinois Department of State Police.
The way I read this portion of the code (Part D) is any previous service officer (Good Standing) from ANY municipal police agency from any state (Illinois included), any prior service Deputy (only from Illinois), and any state police officer from only Illinois is exempt from the 35 year age limit.
Is that an accurate explanation of that part of the statute?
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