Public Act 095-0293
 
HB0539 Enrolled LRB095 07261 HLH 27398 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is
amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
    (50 ILCS 725/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2552)
    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, unless clearly
required otherwise, the terms defined in this Section have the
meaning ascribed herein:
    (a) "Officer" means any peace officer, as defined by
Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter
amended, who is employed by any unit of local government or a
State college or university, including supervisory and command
personnel, and any pay-grade investigator for the Secretary of
State as defined in Section 14-110 of the Illinois Pension
Code, not including Secretary of State sergeants, lieutenants,
commanders, and or investigator trainees. The term does not
include crossing guards, parking enforcement personnel,
traffic wardens or employees of any State's Attorney's office.
    (b) "Informal inquiry" means a meeting by supervisory or
command personnel with an officer upon whom an allegation of
misconduct has come to the attention of such supervisory or
command personnel, the purpose of which meeting is to mediate a
citizen complaint or discuss the facts to determine whether a
formal investigation should be commenced.
    (c) "Formal investigation" means the process of
investigation ordered by a commanding officer during which the
questioning of an officer is intended to gather evidence of
misconduct which may be the basis for filing charges seeking
his or her removal, discharge or suspension in excess of 3
days.
    (d) "Interrogation" means the questioning of an officer
pursuant to the formal investigation procedures of the
respective State agency or local governmental unit in
connection with an alleged violation of such agency's or unit's
rules which may be the basis for filing charges seeking his or
her suspension, removal, or discharge. The term does not
include questioning (1) as part of an informal inquiry or (2)
relating to minor infractions of agency rules which may be
noted on the officer's record but which may not in themselves
result in removal, discharge or suspension in excess of 3 days.
    (e) "Administrative proceeding" means any non-judicial
hearing which is authorized to recommend, approve or order the
suspension, removal, or discharge of an officer.
(Source: P.A. 90-577, eff. 1-1-99.)