96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4867


 
Introduced 1/15/2010, by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, by no later than April 1, 2011, a county with a population over 500,000 or a municipality with a population over 100,000 must acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist law enforcement agencies. Sets forth the requirements for the gunshot location system. Defines "gunshot location system". Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2011.
  















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


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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 Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
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5-1132 as follows:
 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-1132 new)
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    Sec. 5-1132. Gunshot location system. By no later than 
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April 1, 2011, a county with a population over 500,000 must 
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acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist law 
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enforcement agencies within the county. The gunshot location 
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system must cover at least one square mile within the county in 
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which there is significant gunshot activity. The gunshot 
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location system must meet the guidelines established by the 
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United States Department of Homeland Security. A county must 
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create a database to log gunshot incidents within the area 
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covered by the system.
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    A home rule unit may not adopt gunshot location system 
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requirements that are less restrictive than this Section.  This 
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Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
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Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
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exercise by home rule units of the powers and functions 
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exercised by the State.
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    For the purposes of this Section, "gunshot location system" 
 


 






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means a network consisting of deployed acoustic sensors and one 
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or more processing nodes for data integration and analysis. The 
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network must (i)  be capable of being tuned to one or more 
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ranges of frequencies to detect sounds including without 
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limitation gunshots, heavy weapons discharge, explosions, and 
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vehicle noises, (ii) use acoustic triangulation to provide 
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accurate location data, (iii) be wired, wireless, or a hybrid, 
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and (iv) be capable of operation near critical infrastructure 
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assets or in wide areas.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 11-1-12 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new)
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    Sec. 11-1-12. Gunshot location system. By no later than 
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April 1, 2011, a municipality with a population over 100,000 
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must acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist 
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law enforcement agencies within the municipality. The gunshot 
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location system must cover at least one square mile within the 
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municipality in which there is significant gunshot activity. 
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The gunshot location system must meet the guidelines 
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established by the United States Department of Homeland 
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Security. A municipality must create a database to log gunshot 
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incidents within the area covered by the system.
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    A home rule municipality may not adopt gunshot location 
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system requirements that are less restrictive than this 
 


 






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Section.  This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of 
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Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 
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concurrent exercise by home rule units of the powers and 
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functions exercised by the State.
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    For the purposes of this Section, "gunshot location system" 
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means a network consisting of deployed acoustic sensors and one 
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or more processing nodes for data integration and analysis. The 
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network must (i)  be capable of being tuned to one or more 
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ranges of frequencies to detect sounds including without 
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limitation gunshots, heavy weapons discharge, explosions, and 
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vehicle noises, (ii) use acoustic triangulation to provide 
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accurate location data, (iii) be wired, wireless, or a hybrid, 
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and (iv) be capable of operation near critical infrastructure 
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assets or in wide areas.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2011.