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| Public Act 098-0263 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Department of State Police Law of the
Civil | ||||
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||
2605-595 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-595 new) | ||||
Sec. 2605-595. Crimes Against Police Officers Advisory. | ||||
(a) For purposes of this Section: | ||||
"Attempt" has the meaning ascribed to that term in | ||||
Section 8-4 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Concealment of homicidal death" has the meaning | ||||
ascribed to that term in Section 9-3.4 of the Criminal Code | ||||
of 2012. | ||||
"First degree murder" has the meaning ascribed to that | ||||
term in Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Involuntary manslaughter" and "reckless homicide" | ||||
have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 9-3 of | ||||
the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Second degree murder" has the meaning ascribed to that | ||||
term in Section 9-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
(b) A coordinated program known as the Crimes Against | ||||
Police Officers Advisory is established within
the Department | ||||
of State Police. The purpose of the Crimes Against Police | ||
Officers Advisory is to
provide a regional system for the rapid | ||
dissemination of information regarding a person who is | ||
suspected of committing or attempting to commit any of the | ||
offenses described in subsection (c). | ||
(c) The Department of State Police shall develop an | ||
advisory to assist law enforcement agencies when the commission | ||
or attempted commission of the following offenses against a | ||
peace officer occur: | ||
(1) first degree murder; | ||
(2) second degree murder; | ||
(3) involuntary manslaughter; | ||
(4) reckless homicide; and | ||
(5)
concealment of homicidal death. | ||
(d) Law enforcement agencies participating in the advisory | ||
may request assistance when: | ||
(1) the agency believes that a suspect has not been | ||
apprehended; | ||
(2) the agency believes that the suspect may be a | ||
serious threat to the public; and | ||
(3) sufficient information is available to disseminate | ||
to the public that could assist in locating the suspect. | ||
(e) The Department of State Police shall reserve the | ||
authority to determine if dissemination of the information will | ||
pose a significant risk to the public or jeopardize the | ||
investigation. | ||
(f) The Department of State Police may partner with media | ||
and may request a media broadcast concerning details of the | ||
suspect in order to obtain the public's assistance in locating | ||
the suspect or vehicle used in the offense, or both.
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