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92_HB2861
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 11-212 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-212 new)
7 Sec. 11-212. Traffic stop statistical study.
8 (a) From June 1, 2001 until 4 years after the effective
9 date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
10 whenever a State law enforcement officer issues a uniform
11 traffic citation or warning citation for an alleged violation
12 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, he or she shall record on the
13 face of the citation in addition to other information the
14 following:
15 (1) the race of the motorist; and
16 (2) whether there was a search of the vehicle,
17 vehicle driver, or passenger resulting in no further
18 legal action.
19 (b) From June 8, 2002 until 3 years after the effective
20 date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the
21 Director of State Police shall compile the data collected
22 under clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and forward the
23 data to the Secretary of State.
24 (c) Upon receiving the data specified in subsection (b),
25 the Secretary of State shall, by February 8 of each year
26 until 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
27 of the 92nd General Assembly, compile and study the traffic
28 stop data to determine whether there is a pattern of
29 discrimination throughout the State in the enforcement of
30 this Code and send the findings, in a report, to the
31 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
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1 House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
2 and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
3 (d) The report shall not contain any information
4 regarding the identity of any individual who has been stopped
5 or of any law enforcement officer.
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.