101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4746

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.


LRB101 17947 LNS 67383 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4746LRB101 17947 LNS 67383 b

1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5Section 5-109.5 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new)
7    Sec. 5-109.5. Attorney's fees for prevailing officer. In an
8action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force
9by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the
10officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the
11arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the
12court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.