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St. Clair County, Illinois

Rick Watson, Sheriff

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St. Clair County has no independent civilian oversight body for its Sheriff's Office. Illinois has no statewide statute requiring county-level civilian oversight of sheriffs; the SAFE-T Act (Public Act 101-0652, 2021) addresses pretrial detention, use-of-force standards, and a statewide officer misconduct database, but does not require counties to create review boards. The St. Clair County Sheriff is an elected constitutional officer under Ill. Const. Art. VII, § 4(a), a status the state constitution shields from elimination by county ordinance.

Staffing and budget data for St. Clair County will appear in a future update.

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