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Full Text of HB4160  100th General Assembly

HB4160 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4160

 

Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Local Protection of Individual Rights Act. Provides that a unit of local government, an agent of a unit of local government, or a person acting on behalf of a unit of local government shall not engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives any person of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois. Provides that the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the name of the people to obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a deprivation of any person's rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois has occurred.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
5Protection of Individual Rights Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "law
7enforcement officer" means any person employed by a unit of
8local government as a policeman, peace officer, or in some like
9position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of
10public interest at the risk of the person's life.
 
11    Section 10. Deprivation of legal rights. A unit of local
12government, an agent of a unit of local government, or a person
13acting on behalf of a unit of local government shall not engage
14in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers
15that deprives any person of rights, privileges, or immunities
16secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United
17States or Illinois.
 
18    Section 15. Enforcement. The Attorney General may bring a
19civil action in the name of the people to obtain appropriate
20equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or
21practice of conduct specified in Section 10 if the Attorney

 

 

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1General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of
2Section 10 has occurred.