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 Bill Status of HB6580  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM PRO-POLICE DOGS

House Sponsors
Rep. Jim Sacia

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
725 ILCS 5/108-15 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a police dog who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the Director of State Police in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may, consistent with the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution, search for the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance by sniffing persons, vehicles, or other items, and if the sniffing indicates to a peace officer the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, such indication constitutes probable cause for a peace officer to search the person, vehicle, or other item that the police dog sniffed and any cannabis or controlled substances seized are admissible into evidence in a criminal prosecution.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia
  2/9/2004HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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