HB4746 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4746

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding Section 5-109.5 as follows:

(735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new)

Sec. 5-109.5. Attorney's fees for prevailing officer. In an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.