Section 1244.300  Incident Reporting

All law enforcement agencies shall report to the Illinois State Police (ISP) incidents where a law enforcement officer was dispatched to deal with a person experiencing a mental health crisis or incident.

a)         The data reported for each incident shall include:

1)         the level of law enforcement response, and

2)         the outcome of each incident.  [50 ILCS 709/5-12]

b)         The duty to report is based upon the reason for dispatch rather than the outcome of the incident.

c)         The data reported should not include:

1)         officers responding to an ISPERN or emergency broadcast if they were not specifically dispatched to respond; and

2)         officers handling an incident who subsequently learn a mental health crisis or incident is involved if they were not dispatched in response to a mental health crisis or incident.

d)         The data reported should include officers dispatched to a mental health incident or crisis even if they are unable to locate the subject and/or otherwise do not complete a field report regarding the incident.

e)         The data reported shall be submitted electronically, in a form and manner prescribed by ISP.  A form, including instructions, shall be made available on the ISP's website. 

f)         Data reported shall be submitted for any given month by the 15^th day of the following month.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 7002, effective May 8, 2023)