The State Police Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Fund (MEGTF) was established under Public Act 100-0987. The moneys deposited into the fund are appropriated to and administered by ICJIA for equal distribution to Illinois State Police drug task forces and metropolitan enforcement groups (MEGs/TFs). This funding supports MEG/TF unit missions.
The monies in the fund are generated by assessing a $25 penalty on persons having been adjudged guilty of a drug-related offense as defined in the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
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