40 ILCS 5/5-113
40 ILCS 5/5-113
in effect(40 ILCS 5/5-113) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-113) Sec. 5-113. Act of duty. "Act of duty": Any act of police duty inherently involving special risk, not ordinarily assumed by a citizen in the ordinary walks of life, imposed on a policeman by the statutes of this State or by the ordinances or police regulations of the city in which this Article is in effect or by a special assignment; or any act of heroism performed in the city having for its direct purpose the saving of the life or property of a person other than the policeman. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.aspFetched: 10/17/2026
