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90_HB1433ham001

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1433
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1433 on page 48, by
 3    inserting immediately below line 29 the following:
 4        "Section 37.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987  is  amended
 5    by adding Section 1-10.5 as follows:
 6        (705 ILCS 405/1-10.5 new)
 7        Sec. 1-10.5.  Laboratory reports.
 8        (a)  In any proceeding under the provisions of Article IV
 9    concerning  addicted  minors  or for a violation of any State
10    law  relating  to  controlled  substances  or   cannabis,   a
11    laboratory  report  from  the  Department  of  State  Police,
12    Division of Forensic Services, that is signed and sworn to by
13    the  person  performing  an analysis and that states (1) that
14    the substance that is the basis of the alleged violation  has
15    been  weighed  and  analyzed, (2) the person's findings as to
16    the contents, weight and identity of the substance,  and  (3)
17    that  it  contains  any  amount  of a controlled substance or
18    cannabis is prima facie evidence of  the  contents,  identity
19    and  weight  of  the  substance.  This report of the evidence
20    submitted to the laboratory may be based on  Random  Sampling
21    Under   Normal   Theory  and  Hypergeometric  Sampling,  both
22    scientifically acceptable methods of determining  net  weight
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 1    and  population  content  of  the  controlled  substances and
 2    cannabis.  Attached to the  report  shall  be  a  copy  of  a
 3    notarized  statement  by  the signer of the report giving the
 4    name of the signer and stating (i)  that  he  or  she  is  an
 5    employee  of  the  Department  of  State  Police, Division of
 6    Forensic  Services,  (ii)  the  name  and  location  of   the
 7    laboratory  where  the  analysis  was  performed,  (iii) that
 8    performing the analysis is a  part  of  his  or  her  regular
 9    duties,  and  (iv) that the signer is qualified by education,
10    training and experience to perform the analysis.  The  signer
11    shall  also  allege  that  scientifically accepted tests were
12    performed with due caution and that the evidence was  handled
13    in  accordance with established and accepted procedures while
14    in the custody of the laboratory.
15        (b)  The State's Attorney  shall  serve  a  copy  of  the
16    report  on  the attorney of record for the accused, or on the
17    accused if he or she has no attorney, before  any  proceeding
18    in  which  the report is to be used against the accused other
19    than at a preliminary hearing when the  report  may  be  used
20    without having been previously served upon the accused.".

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