Section 5010.210  Marking of State-Owned Equipment

a)         The agencies are responsible for marking each piece of State-owned equipment in their possession to indicate that it is the property of the State of Illinois.

b)         The marking may be applied by using the agency's inventory decal or by indelibly marking the property.

c)         Equipment with a value that is greater than the nominal value and equipment that is subject to theft with a value less than that nominal value must be marked with a unique identification number to be assigned by the agency holding the property.  The Administrator has determined that all agencies shall consider all vehicles and firearms to be subject to theft.  Additionally, each agency is responsible for adopting policies clearly delineating categories of equipment considered to be subject to theft.

1)         The identification number may be applied by using the agency's inventory decal or by indelibly marking the number on the property.

2)         The identification number shall be affixed to the property in a general area easily located by all and in no danger of being damaged.

3)         When equipment consists of several pieces that are likely to be used separately (e.g., tool sets), each piece shall be marked in a manner that the identification number is not easily removed.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 5637, effective May 3, 2019)