101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4010

 

Introduced 1/8/2020, by Rep. Karina Villa

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 805/15

    Amends the Illinois TRUST Act. Provides that a person shall not be subject to civil arrest in a courthouse while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse. Provides that the amendatory Act does not narrow, or in any way lessen, any existing common law privilege and does not apply to arrests made under a valid judicial warrant. Provides that a judicial officer may prohibit activities that threaten access to State courthouses and court proceedings, and may prohibit interruption of judicial administration, including protecting the privilege from civil arrest at courthouses and court proceedings. Defines "judicial officer". Contains a severability clause. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois TRUST Act is amended by changing
5Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 805/15)
7    Sec. 15. Prohibition on enforcing federal civil
8immigration laws.
9    (a) A law enforcement agency or law enforcement official
10shall not detain or continue to detain any individual solely on
11the basis of any immigration detainer or non-judicial
12immigration warrant or otherwise comply with an immigration
13detainer or non-judicial immigration warrant.
14    (b) A law enforcement agency or law enforcement official
15shall not stop, arrest, search, detain, or continue to detain a
16person solely based on an individual's citizenship or
17immigration status.
18    (c) This Section 15 does not apply if a law enforcement
19agency or law enforcement official is presented with a valid,
20enforceable federal warrant. Nothing in this Section 15
21prohibits communication between federal agencies or officials
22and law enforcement agencies or officials.
23    (c-5)(1) A person shall not be subject to civil arrest in a

 

 

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1courthouse while attending a court proceeding or having legal
2business in the courthouse.
3    (2) This subsection (c-5) does not narrow, or in any way
4lessen, any existing common law privilege.
5    (3) This subsection (c-5) does not apply to arrests made
6under a valid judicial warrant.
7    (4) A judicial officer may prohibit activities that
8threaten access to State courthouses and court proceedings, and
9may prohibit interruption of judicial administration,
10including protecting the privilege from civil arrest at
11courthouses and court proceedings.
12    (5) In this subsection (c-5), "judicial officer" means an
13actively serving:
14        (1) judge of the Illinois Supreme Court, including the
15    Chief Justice;
16        (2) judge of the Illinois Appellate Court; and
17        (3) judge or associate judge of the Illinois Circuit
18    Courts.
19    (d) A law enforcement agency or law enforcement official
20acting in good faith in compliance with this Section who
21releases a person subject to an immigration detainer or
22non-judicial immigration warrant shall have immunity from any
23civil or criminal liability that might otherwise occur as a
24result of making the release, with the exception of willful or
25wanton misconduct.
26(Source: P.A. 100-463, eff. 8-28-17.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
2severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.