093_HB2783
LRB093 10655 RLC 10979 b
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by adding Article 106F as follows:
6 (725 ILCS 5/Art. 106F heading new)
7 ARTICLE 106F. VIDEOTAPE OF INTERROGATIONS IN CAPITAL CASES
8 (725 ILCS 5/106F-5 new)
9 Sec. 106F-5. Videotape of interrogations of suspects in
10 capital cases.
11 (a) A peace officer who interrogates a person who is
12 suspected of committing a capital offense must videotape the
13 interrogation and must inform the suspect that the
14 interrogation is being videotaped.
15 (b) The videotape is admissible in court in a
16 prosecution of the suspect for a capital offense if the
17 suspect confesses to the capital offense or otherwise makes
18 an admission that may be used in a prosecution of the suspect
19 for the capital offense and if the suspect recants his or her
20 confession or contradicts any admission made to a peace
21 officer.
22 (c) The failure of a peace officer to videotape the
23 interrogation of a person suspected of a capital offense
24 renders any confession or other admission made by the suspect
25 inadmissible in any trial of the suspect for the capital
26 offense for which the suspect has confessed or made an
27 admission.
28 (d) The Department of State Police shall make grants
29 available to local law enforcement agencies, from
30 appropriations made to it, for the purpose of purchasing
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1 videotape equipment.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.