Legislature expands list of persons authorized to process evictions

Effective July 2, 2019, the list of law enforcement or court personnel who may serve and enforce an order of eviction will be expanded to include "a court officer appointed by or a bailiff of the issuing court, the sheriff or a deputy sheriff of the county in which the issuing court is located, or an officer of the law enforcement agency of the local unit of government in which the issuing court is located.”

The existing statute only authorizes "the sheriff, or any other officer authorized to serve the process” which means only officers authorized by the court that issued the order.

Public Act 2 of 2019.

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