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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding
2 Section 11-212.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Section 11-212 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/11-212 new)
8 Sec. 11-212. Traffic stop statistical study.
9 (a) From June 1, 2000 until 4 years after the effective
10 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly,
11 whenever a State law enforcement officer issues a uniform
12 traffic citation or warning citation for an alleged violation
13 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, he or she shall record on the
14 face of the citation in addition to other information the
15 following:
16 (1) the race of the motorist; and
17 (2) whether there was a search of the vehicle,
18 vehicle driver, or passenger resulting in no further
19 legal action.
20 (b) From June 8, 2001 until 3 years after the effective
21 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the
22 Director of State Police shall compile the data collected
23 under clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and forward the
24 data to the Secretary of State.
25 (c) Upon receiving the data specified in subsection (b),
26 the Secretary of State shall, by February 8 of each year
27 until 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
28 of the 91st General Assembly, compile and study the traffic
29 stop data to determine whether there is a pattern of
30 discrimination throughout the State in the enforcement of
31 this Code and send the findings, in a report, to the
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1 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
2 House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
3 and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
4 (d) The report shall not contain any information
5 regarding the identity of any individual who has been stopped
6 or of any law enforcement officer.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.
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