102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5565
 
Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
15 ILCS 205/6.7 new

     Amends the Attorney General Act. Creates within the Office of the Attorney General an Independent Investigative Unit for the purpose of investigating all alleged or potential police–involved deaths of civilians. Provides that the Independent Investigative Unit may also investigate any other crimes related to police misconduct that are discovered during an investigation, and may act with the full powers, rights, privileges, and duties of a State's Attorney. Requires the Independent Investigative Unit to transmit a report containing detailed investigative findings to the State's Attorney of the county that has jurisdiction to prosecute the matter. Requires law enforcement agencies to notify the Independent Investigative Unit of any alleged or potential police-involved death of a civilian as soon as the law enforcement agency becomes aware of the incident. Defines "law enforcement agency".
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Attorney General Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 6.7 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 205/6.7 new)
7    Sec. 6.7. Independent Investigative Unit for 
8Police-involved Deaths.
9    (a)   There is created within the Office of the Attorney 
10General an Independent Investigative Unit for the purpose of 
11investigating all alleged or potential police–involved deaths 
12of civilians. The Independent Investigative Unit may also 
13investigate any other crimes related to police misconduct that 
14are discovered during an investigation under this Section, and 
15may act with the full powers, rights, privileges, and duties 
16of a State's Attorney, including the use of a grand jury in any 
17county.
18    (b)   Within 15 days after completing an investigation under 
19this Section, the Independent Investigative Unit shall 
20transmit a report containing detailed investigative findings 
21to the State's Attorney of the county that has jurisdiction to 
22prosecute the matter. Except as otherwise provided by law, the 
23report shall remain confidential through adjudication of any 
 
 
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1associated criminal case at the trial court level.
2    (c)   To investigate and assist with the investigation of 
3alleged criminal offenses committed by police officers, the 
4Independent Investigative Unit may: (i) detail one or more 
5police officers employed by the Illinois State Police; and 
6(ii) employ other civilian personnel as needed.
7    (d)   For purposes of investigations conducted under this 
8Section, a law enforcement agency shall cooperate with the 
9Independent Investigative Unit in connection with the 
10investigation of a police–involved death of a civilian, and 
11shall notify the Independent Investigative Unit of any alleged 
12or potential police-involved death of a civilian as soon as 
13the law enforcement agency becomes aware of the incident.
14    (e)   For purposes of this Section, "law enforcement agency" 
15means an agency of this State or unit of local government which 
16is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain public 
17order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances.