100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3265
 
Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



20 ILCS 2605/2605-40  was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4

     Amends the Department of State Police Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in Section on Division of Forensic Services.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing Section 
62605-40 as follows:
 


7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-40)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4)




8    Sec. 2605-40. Division of Forensic Services. The Division 
9of
Forensic Services shall exercise the the following 
10functions:

11        (1) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by

12    law in the Department by the Criminal Identification Act.

13        (2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by

14    law in the Department by Section 2605-300 of this Law.

15        (3) Provide assistance to local law enforcement 
16    agencies
through training, management, and consultant 
17    services.

18        (4) (Blank).

19        (5) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the 
20    Director in
order to fulfill the responsibilities and 
21    achieve the purposes of the
Department.

22        (6) Establish and operate a forensic science 
23    laboratory system,
including a forensic toxicological 
 
 
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1    laboratory service, for the purpose of
testing specimens 
2    submitted by coroners and other law enforcement officers
in 
3    their efforts to determine whether alcohol, drugs, or 
4    poisonous or other
toxic substances have been involved in 
5    deaths, accidents, or illness.
Forensic toxicological 
6    laboratories shall be established in Springfield,
Chicago, 
7    and elsewhere in the State as needed.

8        (6.5)  Establish administrative rules in order to set 
9    forth standardized requirements for the disclosure of 
10    toxicology results and other relevant documents related to 
11    a toxicological analysis.  These administrative rules are 
12    to be adopted to produce uniform and sufficient information 
13    to allow a proper, well-informed determination of the 
14    admissibility of toxicology evidence and to ensure that 
15    this evidence is presented competently. These 
16    administrative rules are designed to provide a minimum 
17    standard for compliance of toxicology evidence and is not 
18    intended to limit the production and discovery of material 
19    information. These administrative rules shall be submitted 
20    by the Department of State Police into the rulemaking 
21    process under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act on 
22    or before June 30, 2017.
23        (7) Subject to specific appropriations made for these 
24    purposes, establish
and coordinate a system for providing 
25    accurate and expedited
forensic science and other 
26    investigative and laboratory services to local law

 
 
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1    enforcement agencies and local State's Attorneys in aid of 
2    the investigation
and trial of capital cases.

3(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17.)