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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB3937 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Defines terms, including "clearance" (case solved for crime reporting purposes). Provides that a police department in a municipality with a population greater than 250,000 shall report their clearance rate on an annual basis to the city council or board of trustees of the municipality. Provides that, if the city council or board of trustees of the municipality determines that the department's clearance rate report is in compliance with the requirements of the Section, the city council or board of trustees of the municipality shall submit the department's compliant clearance rate report to the Illinois State Police. Effective January 1, 2023.
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| | SB3937 | | LRB102 25836 AWJ 35184 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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
5 | | adding Section 11-1-15 as follows: |
6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1-15 new) |
7 | | Sec. 11-1-15. Clearance rate reporting in municipalities |
8 | | over 250,000. |
9 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
10 | | "Clearance" or "cleared" means either of the following: |
11 | | (1) "clearance by arrest" occurs when at least one |
12 | | person has been arrested, charged with the commission of |
13 | | the offense, and prosecution has begun in court; or |
14 | | (2) "clearance by exceptional means" occurs when |
15 | | elements beyond the police's control prevent the |
16 | | department from arresting and formally charging the |
17 | | offender and the following four conditions must be met: |
18 | | (A) the offender must be identified; |
19 | | (B) the department gathered enough evidence to |
20 | | support an arrest, make a charge, and turn over the |
21 | | offender for prosecution in court; |
22 | | (C) the offender's exact location was identified |
23 | | so that the suspect could be taken into custody |