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Public Act 100-0970
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| SB2378 Enrolled | LRB100 17922 AWJ 33106 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Police and Community Relations Improvement |
Act is amended by adding Section 1-30 as follows:
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(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 |