Bill Text: IL HB2503 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that every sheriff's office and every municipal police department shall report on an annual basis to the General Assembly information regarding complaints filed by a member of the public against a law enforcement officer in his or her official capacity. Provides that the annual report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) a redacted copy of each original complaint submitted against each officer; (2) the results of completed investigations or status of any ongoing investigation as a result of a filed complaint; (3) the nature of any disciplinary action taken; and (4) an overall accounting of the number of complaints filed and the number of times discipline was imposed against an officer within a reporting period. Provides that if the office or department does not report any complaints filed, the office or department may be subject to inspection of records by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2503 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2503-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2503 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/3-6041 new
65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.1-5 new
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that every sheriff's office and every municipal police department shall report on an annual basis to the General Assembly information regarding complaints filed by a member of the public against a law enforcement officer in his or her official capacity. Provides that the annual report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) a redacted copy of each original complaint submitted against each officer; (2) the results of completed investigations or status of any ongoing investigation as a result of a filed complaint; (3) the nature of any disciplinary action taken; and (4) an overall accounting of the number of complaints filed and the number of times discipline was imposed against an officer within a reporting period. Provides that if the office or department does not report any complaints filed, the office or department may be subject to inspection of records by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
3-6041 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-6041 new)
Sec. 3-6041. Reporting sheriff's office discipline. Every
sheriff's office shall report on an annual basis to the General
Assembly information regarding complaints filed by a member of
the public against a sheriff, deputy, or other county officer
in his or her official capacity. The annual report shall
include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) a redacted copy of each original complaint
submitted against each officer of the office;
(2) the results of completed investigations or the
status of any ongoing investigation as a result of a filed
complaint;
(3) the nature of any disciplinary action taken; and
(4) an overall accounting of the number of complaints
filed within the office and the number of times discipline
was imposed against officers within a reporting period.
If the office does not report any complaints filed, the
office may be subject to inspection of records by the Illinois

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Criminal Justice Information Authority.
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 10-1-18.1-5 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.1-5 new)
Sec. 10-1-18.1-5. Reporting police discipline. Every
municipal police department shall report on an annual basis to
the General Assembly information regarding complaints filed by
a member of the public against a municipal police officer in
his or her official capacity. The annual report shall include,
but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) a redacted copy of each original complaint
submitted against each officer of the department;
(2) the results of completed investigations and the
status of any ongoing investigation as a result of a filed
complaint;
(3) the nature of any disciplinary action taken; and
(4) an overall accounting of the number of complaints
filed within each municipal police department and the
number of times discipline was imposed against an officer
within a reporting period.
If the department does not report any complaints filed, the
department may be subject to inspection of records by the
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.