SB2983eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2983 Engrossed LRB096 19854 RLJ 35309 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 3.8 as follows:

(50 ILCS 725/3.8) (from Ch. 85, par. 2561)

Sec. 3.8. Admissions; counsel; verified complaint.

(a) No officer shall be interrogated without first being advised in writing that admissions made in the course of the interrogation may be used as evidence of misconduct or as the basis for charges seeking suspension, removal, or discharge; and without first being advised in writing that he or she has the right to counsel of his or her choosing who may be present to advise him or her at any stage of any interrogation.

(b) Anyone filing a complaint against a sworn peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn affidavit. Any complaint, having been supported by a sworn affidavit, and having been found, in total or in part, to contain false information, shall be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a determination of prosecution.

(Source: P.A. 93-592, eff. 1-1-04.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.