Section 1240.40  Board’s Jurisdiction

The Board shall undertake the process of determining whether a police officer has committed perjury only under the following circumstances:

a)         Where there has been an acquittal on a charge of murder and the defendant, or a police officer with personal knowledge of perjury, files a verified complaint with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board (LETSB) and LETSB has investigated the case and submitted a report to the Board's Executive Director; or

b)         Where there has been a finding of guilt on the offense of murder and a new trial has been granted on direct appeal or a State post-conviction evidentiary hearing has been ordered based on the claim that a police officer committed perjury and an interested party has filed a timely petition for hearing with the Board.