SB1346 Engrossed LRB095 10237 RCE 30451 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5 adding Section 9.5 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 2630/9.5 new)
7     Sec. 9.5. Material for DNA fingerprint analysis. Every
8 county medical examiner and coroner shall provide to the
9 Department a sample of saliva or tissue from a dead body for
10 DNA fingerprint analysis if the Department notifies the medical
11 examiner or coroner that the Department has determined that
12 providing that sample may be useful for law enforcement
13 purposes in a criminal investigation. In addition, if a local
14 law enforcement agency notifies a county medical examiner or
15 coroner that such a sample would be useful in a criminal
16 examination, the county medical examiner or coroner shall
17 provide a sample to both the Department and the local law
18 enforcement agency.