SB2799eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2799 Engrossed LRB093 20959 MKM 46943 b

AN ACT concerning State Police.

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

Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2605-278 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-278 new)

Sec. 2605-278. Decoy law enforcement vehicle pilot program. To establish and operate, for one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, a decoy law enforcement vehicle pilot program in coordination with local law enforcement agencies in order to deter crime in areas of the State plagued by high rates of drug trafficking. Upon request of a local law enforcement agency, the Department shall locate old or unused law enforcement vehicles in a drug-infested area, periodically relocating each vehicle within the area and periodically assigning State troopers to law enforcement activities within the area.