Illinois Attorney General Opinions
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Does Illinois law prevent county coroners from collecting, transporting, or storing bodies during a declared public health emergency like COVID-19?
No. The AG concluded in 2020 that nothing in division 3-3 of the Counties Code blocked coroners from helping with mass-fatality response during a declared disaster. The Emergency Management Act and th…
Can an Illinois county board sweep unspent money out of the coroner's special fee account into the general fund, or reduce the coroner's next-year budget by the amount of fees in that account?
Attorney General Lisa Madigan concluded the answer was no to the sweep and yes (within limits) to the budget consideration. Section 4-7001 of the Counties Code earmarks coroner fees for forensic equip…
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Attorney general opinions in Illinois are written by the Illinois Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.