Article VIa - Public And Community Service Programs - Illinois Statutes

      (745 ILCS 10/Art. VIA heading)ARTICLE VIA. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

(745 ILCS 10/6A‑101)     (This Section was added by P.A. 89‑7, which has been held unconstitutional)     Sec. 6A‑101. Definitions. As used in this Article, "public or community service" means uncompensated labor for a non‑profit organization or public body whose purpose is to enhance physical or mental stability, environmental quality or the social welfare and which agrees to accept public or community service from offenders or those adjudged liable for civil violations of a local public entity and to report on the progress of the public or community service to the court. (Source: P.A. 89‑7, eff. 3‑9‑95.)

(745 ILCS 10/6A‑105)     (This Section was added by P.A. 89‑7, which has been held unconstitutional)     Sec. 6A‑105. Exemption from liability. Neither a local public entity nor a public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment is liable for any injury or loss a person might receive while performing public or community service as ordered by the court, nor shall a local public entity or a public employee acting within the scope of his or her employment be liable for any tortious acts of any person performing public or community service for a violation of a penal, quasi‑criminal, or civil ordinance of a local public entity, except for willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the local public entity or public employee. (Source: P.A. 89‑7, eff. 3‑9‑95.)