The sheriff shall be liable for any neglect or omission of the duties of his or her office, when occasioned by a deputy or auxiliary deputy, in the same manner as for his or her own personal neglect or omission.
55 ILCS 5/3-6016
Sheriff liable for acts of deputy and auxiliary deputy
P.A. 86-962.
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