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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 107-2 as follows:
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6 | (725 ILCS 5/107-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 107-2)
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7 | Sec. 107-2. Arrest by Peace Officer. | ||||||
8 | (1) A peace officer may
arrest a person when:
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9 | (a) He has a warrant commanding that such person be | ||||||
10 | arrested; or
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11 | (b) He has reasonable grounds to believe that a warrant | ||||||
12 | for the person's
arrest has been issued in this State or in | ||||||
13 | another jurisdiction; or
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14 | (c) He has reasonable grounds to believe that the | ||||||
15 | person is committing
or has committed an offense.
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16 | (2) Whenever a peace officer arrests a person, the officer | ||||||
17 | shall question
the arrestee as to whether he or she has any | ||||||
18 | children under the age of 18
living with him or her who may be | ||||||
19 | neglected as a result of the arrest or
otherwise. The peace | ||||||
20 | officer shall assist the arrestee in the placement of
the | ||||||
21 | children with a relative or other responsible person designated | ||||||
22 | by the
arrestee. If the peace officer has reasonable cause to | ||||||
23 | believe that a child
may be a neglected child as defined in the |
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1 | Abused and Neglected Child
Reporting Act, he shall report it | ||||||
2 | immediately to the Department of Children
and Family Services | ||||||
3 | as provided in that Act.
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4 | (3) A peace officer who executes a warrant of arrest in | ||||||
5 | good faith
beyond the geographical limitation of the warrant | ||||||
6 | shall not be liable for
false arrest.
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7 | (4) Whenever a peace officer has a warrant of arrest for | ||||||
8 | the person or has reasonable grounds to believe that a warrant | ||||||
9 | for the person's arrest has been issued and the peace officer | ||||||
10 | has contact with the person because the person: | ||||||
11 | (a) reported that he or she is a victim of sexual | ||||||
12 | assault; or | ||||||
13 | (b) requested or received emergency medical assistance | ||||||
14 | or medical forensic services for sexual assault; | ||||||
15 | if the warrant of arrest is not for a forcible felony as | ||||||
16 | defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a | ||||||
17 | violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the | ||||||
18 | Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the peace officer | ||||||
19 | shall not arrest the person but shall issue a notice to appear | ||||||
20 | to the person. In this subsection (4), "sexual assault" means | ||||||
21 | an act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration defined in | ||||||
22 | Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including without | ||||||
23 | limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20 through | ||||||
24 | 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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