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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Illinois  Vehicle Code by adding
 2    Section 11-212.

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

 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended by
 6    adding Section 11-212 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/11-212 new)
 8        Sec. 11-212.  Traffic stop statistical study.
 9        (a)  From June 1, 2000 until 4 years after the  effective
10    date  of  this  amendatory  Act of the 91st General Assembly,
11    whenever a State law enforcement  officer  issues  a  uniform
12    traffic citation or warning citation for an alleged violation
13    of  the  Illinois Vehicle Code, he or she shall record on the
14    face of the citation in addition  to  other  information  the
15    following:
16             (1)  the race of the motorist; and
17             (2)  whether  there  was  a  search  of the vehicle,
18        vehicle driver, or  passenger  resulting  in  no  further
19        legal action.
20        (b)  From  June 8, 2001 until 3 years after the effective
21    date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the
22    Director of State Police shall  compile  the  data  collected
23    under  clauses  (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and forward the
24    data to the Secretary of State.
25        (c)  Upon receiving the data specified in subsection (b),
26    the Secretary of State shall, by  February  8  of  each  year
27    until 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
28    of  the  91st General Assembly, compile and study the traffic
29    stop  data  to  determine  whether  there  is  a  pattern  of
30    discrimination throughout the State  in  the  enforcement  of
31    this  Code  and  send  the  findings,  in  a  report,  to the
 
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 1    Governor, the President of the Senate,  the  Speaker  of  the
 2    House  of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
 3    and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
 4        (d)  The  report  shall  not  contain   any   information
 5    regarding the identity of any individual who has been stopped
 6    or of any law enforcement officer.

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

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