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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 11j as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 705/11j new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11j. Installation of access or key boxes. The board of |
| 8 | | trustees of any fire protection district may, by ordinance, |
| 9 | | require the installation of an access or key box if: (1) a |
| 10 | | structure is protected by an automatic fire alarm or security |
| 11 | | system or access to or within the structure or area is unduly |
| 12 | | difficult because of secured openings; and (2) immediate access |
| 13 | | is necessary for life-saving purposes. "Access or key box" |
| 14 | | means a secure device with a lock operable only by a fire |
| 15 | | department master key, and containing building entry keys and |
| 16 | | other keys that may be required for access in an emergency. |
| 17 | | The access or key box shall be of an approved type listed |
| 18 | | in accordance with the most recently published version of the |
| 19 | | standard Underwriters Laboratories 1037 and shall contain keys |
| 20 | | to gain access as required by the fire chief of the fire |
| 21 | | protection district, or his or her designee. |
| 22 | | An ordinance enacted under this Section may specify |
| 23 | | particular classes or types of structures or occupancies that |