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Public Act 100-0970


 

Public Act 0970 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 100-0970
 
SB2378 EnrolledLRB100 17922 AWJ 33106 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Police and Community Relations Improvement
Act is amended by adding Section 1-30 as follows:
 
    (50 ILCS 727/1-30 new)
    Sec. 1-30. Internal review of officer-involved shootings.
    (a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting"
means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges
his or her firearm causing injury or death to a person or
persons during the performance of his or her official duties or
in the line of duty.
    (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written
policy for the internal review of officer-involved shootings.
The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must
include the following:
        (1) Each law enforcement officer shall immediately
    report any officer-involved shooting to the appropriate
    supervising officer.
        (2) Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a
    thorough review of the circumstances of the
    officer-involved shooting.
    (c) Each written policy under this Section shall be
available for copying and inspection under the Freedom of
Information Act, and not subject to any exemption of that Act.

Effective Date: 1/1/2019