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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1374 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's purpose.
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| | HB1374 | | LRB102 03390 AWJ 13403 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera |
| 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 10-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 706/10-5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10-5. Purpose.
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The General Assembly recognizes |
| 8 | | that trust and mutual respect between law enforcement agencies |
| 9 | | and the communities they protect and serve are essential to |
| 10 | | effective policing and the integrity of our criminal justice |
| 11 | | system. The General Assembly recognizes that officer-worn body |
| 12 | | cameras have developed as a technology that has been used and |
| 13 | | experimented with by police departments. Officer-worn body |
| 14 | | cameras will provide state-of-the-art evidence collection and |
| 15 | | additional opportunities for training and instruction. |
| 16 | | Further, officer-worn body cameras may provide impartial |
| 17 | | evidence and documentation to settle disputes and allegations |
| 18 | | of officer misconduct. Ultimately, the uses of officer-worn |
| 19 | | body cameras will help collect evidence while improving |
| 20 | | transparency and accountability, and strengthening public |
| 21 | | trust. The General Assembly creates these standardized |
| 22 | | protocols and procedures for the use of officer-worn body |
| 23 | | cameras to ensure that this technology is used in furtherance |