Public Act 0970 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2378 Enrolled LRB100 17922 AWJ 33106 b

Public Act 100-0970

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Police and Community Relations Improvement Act is amended by adding Section 1-30 as follows:

(50 ILCS 727/1-30 new)

Sec. 1-30. Internal review of officer-involved shootings.

(a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm causing injury or death to a person or persons during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty.

(b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy for the internal review of officer-involved shootings. The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following:

(1) Each law enforcement officer shall immediately report any officer-involved shooting to the appropriate supervising officer.

(2) Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a thorough review of the circumstances of the officer-involved shooting.

(c) Each written policy under this Section shall be available for copying and inspection under the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to any exemption of that Act.