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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1916
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1916 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
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| 5 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 6 | 2605-203 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-203 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2605-203. Crime scene investigators. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) The Department may appoint investigators to collect and | ||||||
| 10 | preserve physical evidence, forensic art, forensic mapping, | ||||||
| 11 | photography, sketches of crime scenes, diagrams and animations | ||||||
| 12 | of crash and crime scenes, and any other related duties imposed | ||||||
| 13 | under law administered by the Department. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) These investigators may exercise all the powers of | ||||||
| 15 | peace officers for the purpose of crime scene investigation. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) These investigators shall satisfactorily complete: (1) | ||||||
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| 1 | a training program approved by the Department which | ||||||
| 2 | substantially conforms to standards adopted under Section 7 of | ||||||
| 3 | the Illinois Police Training Act or Department cadet class | ||||||
| 4 | training; and (2) a firearm training course approved by the | ||||||
| 5 | Department. These investigators shall continue to comply with | ||||||
| 6 | annual training requirements as required by the Department. | ||||||
| 7 | (d) The Director may authorize each investigator employed | ||||||
| 8 | under this Section and any other employee of the Department | ||||||
| 9 | exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, | ||||||
| 10 | on its face: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the | ||||||
| 12 | Department; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) indicates his or her position of crime scene | ||||||
| 14 | investigator; and | ||||||
| 15 | (3) contains a unique identifying number. | ||||||
| 16 | (e) The Department may issue crime scene investigators a | ||||||
| 17 | distinct uniform and dress code, which clearly distinguishes | ||||||
| 18 | their position, separate from uniforms issued to State Police | ||||||
| 19 | officers.".
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