55 ILCS 5/3-6008

(55 ILCS 5/3-6008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6008) Sec. 3-6008. Deputies. Each sheriff may appoint one or more deputies, not exceeding the number allowed by the county board of his or her county. No person who has ever been classified as a conscientious objector by a local selective service draft board may be appointed as a deputy sheriff. (Source: P.A. 86-962; 87-738.)