SB1700 lowers the minimum age for deputy sheriff appointments in Cook County, Illinois, from 21 to 19 years.

SB1700 amends the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board Division of the Counties Code to lower the minimum age for deputy sheriff appointments from 21 to 19 years. It also increases the probationary period for deputy sheriff appointees from 12 to 15 months. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legally authorized to work in the U.S. and possess a firearm under federal law. Those appointed before age 21 cannot carry firearms or make arrests until they turn 21. The bill maintains the requirement for applicants to pass mental, physical, psychiatric, and other tests prescribed by the Board.

SB1700 lowers the minimum age for deputy sheriff appointments in Cook County, Illinois, from 21 to 19 years.

SB1700 amends the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board Division of the Counties Code to lower the minimum age for deputy sheriff appointments from 21 to 19 years. It also increases the probationary period for deputy sheriff appointees from 12 to 15 months. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legally authorized to work in the U.S. and possess a firearm under federal law. Those appointed before age 21 cannot carry firearms or make arrests until they turn 21. The bill maintains the requirement for applicants to pass mental, physical, psychiatric, and other tests prescribed by the Board.