SB2799 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2799

Introduced 2/5/2004, by Rickey R. Hendon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2605/2605-278 new

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department of State Police to establish and operate a decoy law enforcement vehicle program in coordination with local law enforcement agencies in order to deter crime in areas of the State plagued by high rates of drug trafficking. Requires the Department, upon request by a local law enforcement agency, to locate old or unused law enforcement vehicles in a drug-infested area, periodically relocate those vehicles within the area, and periodically assign State troopers to law enforcement activities within the area.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State Police.

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

Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2605-278 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-278 new)

Sec. 2605-278. Decoy law enforcement vehicle program. To establish and operate a decoy law enforcement vehicle program in coordination with local law enforcement agencies in order to deter crime in areas of the State plagued by high rates of drug trafficking. Upon request of a local law enforcement agency, the Department shall locate old or unused law enforcement vehicles in a drug-infested area, periodically relocating each vehicle within the area and periodically assigning State troopers to law enforcement activities within the area.