Public Act 099-0685
 
SB0211 EnrolledLRB099 03376 RLC 23384 b



    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is 
amended  by adding Section 115-9.2 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 5/115-9.2 new)
    Sec. 115-9.2. Currency used in undercover investigation.
    (a) In a prosecution in which United States currency was 
used by a law enforcement officer or agency or by a person 
acting under the direction of a law enforcement officer or 
agency in an undercover investigation of an offense that has 
imprisonment as an available sentence for a violation of the 
offense, the court shall receive, as competent evidence, a 
photograph, photostatic copy, or photocopy of the currency used 
in the undercover investigation, if the photograph, 
photostatic copy, or photocopy:
        (1) will serve the purpose of demonstrating the nature 
    of the currency;
        (2) the individual serial numbers of the currency are 
    clearly visible or if the amount of currency exceeds $500 
    the individual serial numbers of a sample of 10% of the 
    currency are clearly visible, and any identification marks 
    placed on the currency by law enforcement as part of the 
    investigation are clearly visible;
        (3) complies with federal law, rule, or regulation 
    requirements on photographs, photostatic copies, or 
    photocopies of United States currency; and 
        (4) is otherwise admissible into evidence under all 
    other rules of law governing the admissibility of 
    photographs, photostatic copies, or photocopies into 
    evidence.
    (b) The fact that it is impractical to introduce into 
evidence the actual currency for any reason, including its 
size, weight, or unavailability, need not be established for 
the court to find a photograph, photostatic copy, or photocopy 
of that currency to be competent evidence.
    (c) If a photograph, photostatic copy, or photocopy is 
found to be competent evidence under this Section, it is 
admissible into evidence in place of the currency and to the 
same extent as the currency itself.