98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2828

 

Introduced 1/30/2014, by Sen. Daniel Biss

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.2  from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-18.2

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning home rule preemption.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 10-1-18.2 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.2)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-18.2)
7    Sec. 10-1-18.2. Home rule preemption. No municipality,
8including a municipality that is a home rule unit, may regulate
9the the period of time or establish or enforce a statute of
10limitations relating to charges brought against a police
11officer before a Police Board, Civil Service Commission, or
12other board or officer empowered by law or ordinance to
13investigate police misconduct if the charge is based upon an
14allegation of the use of unreasonable force by a police
15officer. The statute of limitations established in Sections
1610-1-18 and 10-1-18.1 for those charges are an exclusive
17exercise of powers and functions by the State under paragraph
18(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
19(Source: P.A. 87-1239.)