093_HB3492
LRB093 09387 RLC 09622 b
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by adding Section 108-15 as follows:
6 (725 ILCS 5/108-15 new)
7 Sec. 108-15. Police dogs; controlled substance and
8 cannabis violations.
9 (a) In this Section, "police dog" means a dog trained to
10 assist peace officers in their law enforcement duties.
11 (b) A police dog who is trained in accordance with
12 standards prescribed by the Director of State Police in
13 consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
14 Standards Board may, consistent with the Fourth and
15 Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and
16 Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution, search for
17 the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance by
18 sniffing persons, vehicles, or other items, and if the
19 sniffing indicates to a peace officer the presence of
20 cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the
21 Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances
22 Act, such indication constitutes probable cause for a peace
23 officer to search the person, vehicle, or other item that the
24 police dog sniffed and any cannabis or controlled substances
25 seized are admissible into evidence in a criminal
26 prosecution.