(20 ILCS 2620/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 55c.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 2620/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 55d) Sec. 1. The Division of Narcotic Control is abolished and its functions are transferred to and shall be administered by the Department of State Police. When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates: "Department" means the Department of State Police; "Director" means the Director of the Department of State Police. (Source: P.A. 84-25.)

(20 ILCS 2620/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 55e) Sec. 2. The Department shall enforce all laws regulating the production, sale, prescribing, manufacturing, administering, transporting, having in possession, dispensing, delivering, distributing or use of controlled substances as defined in the "Illinois Controlled Substances Act", and cannabis as defined in the "Cannabis Control Act" enacted by the 77th General Assembly, as now or hereafter amended, and any other duties conferred upon the Department by law. (Source: P.A. 77-770.)

(20 ILCS 2620/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 55f) Sec. 3. The Director may, in conformity with the Personnel Code, employ such inspectors, physicians, pharmacists, chemists, clerical and other employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of the Department. (Source: P.A. 76-442.)

(20 ILCS 2620/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 55g) Sec. 4. The Director and the inspectors appointed by him are conservators of the peace and as such have all the powers possessed by policemen in cities and by sheriffs, except that they may exercise such powers anywhere in the State, in enforcing the duties conferred upon the Department by Section 2 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 76-442.)

(20 ILCS 2620/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 55h) Sec. 5. The Department shall advise and inform local and other State law-enforcement officers of various controlled substances and cannabis law-enforcement practices and shall establish a central office where local and other State law-enforcement officers may report controlled substances and cannabis violations and obtain information about controlled substances and cannabis violators. Every local and other State law-enforcement officer shall report any violation of the controlled substances and cannabis laws of this State to the Department. (Source: P.A. 77-770.)

(20 ILCS 2620/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 55i) Sec. 6. The Department of State Police is authorized to establish laboratories for the purpose of testing of controlled substances and cannabis which are seized. The Department of State Police shall formulate, adopt and put into effect such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-1042.)

(20 ILCS 2620/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 55j) Sec. 7. Expenditures; evidence; forfeited property. (a) The Director and the inspectors appointed by him, when authorized by the Director, may expend such sums as the Director deems necessary in the purchase of controlled substances and cannabis for evidence and in the employment of persons to obtain evidence. Such sums to be expended shall be advanced to the officer who is to make such purchase or employment from funds appropriated or made available by law for the support or use of the Department on vouchers therefor signed by the Director. The Director and such officers are authorized to maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any State banking corporation or corporations organized under or subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purchase of evidence and for the employment of persons to obtain evidence; provided that no check may be written on nor any withdrawal made from any such account except on the written signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write such checks and make such withdrawals. (b) The Director is authorized to maintain one or more commercial bank accounts with any State banking corporation or corporations organized under or subject to the Illinois Banking Act, as now or hereafter amended, for the deposit or withdrawal of (i) moneys forfeited to the Department, including the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property, as provided in Section 2 of the State Officers and Employees Money Disposition Act, as now or hereafter amended, pending disbursement to participating agencies and deposit of the Department's share as provided in subsection (c), and (ii) all moneys being held as evidence by the Department, pending final court disposition; provided that no check may be written on or any withdrawal made from any such account except on the written signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write such checks and make such withdrawals. (c) All moneys received by the Illinois State Police as their share of forfeited funds (including the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property) received pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act, the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Environmental Protection Act, or any other Illinois law shall be deposited into the State Asset Forfeiture Fund, which is hereby created as an interest-bearing special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the Illinois State Police as their share of forfeited funds (including the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property) received pursuant to federal equitable sharing transfers shall be deposited into the Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund, which is hereby created as an interest-bearing special fund in the State treasury. The moneys deposited into the State Asset Forfeiture Fund and the Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police and may be used by the Illinois State Police in accordance with law. (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)

(20 ILCS 2620/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 55k) Sec. 8. The Attorney General, upon the request of the Department, shall prosecute any violation of this Act, and of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)

(20 ILCS 2620/9) (from Ch. 127, par. 55l) Sec. 9. The Director shall, in an annual report to the Governor, report the results obtained in the enforcement of this Act, together with such other information and recommendations as he deems proper. (Source: P.A. 76-442.)