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Public Act 094-0761
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| HB5288 Enrolled |
LRB094 16587 RLC 53903 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
changing Section 5-4-3a as follows:
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(730 ILCS 5/5-4-3a) |
Sec. 5-4-3a. DNA testing backlog accountability. |
(a) On or before February 1, 2005 and on or before August
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February 1 of each year thereafter, the Department of State |
Police shall report to the Governor and both houses of the |
General Assembly the following information: |
(1) the extent of the backlog of cases awaiting testing |
or awaiting DNA analysis by that Department, including but |
not limited to those tests conducted under Section 5-4-3, |
as of June 30
December 31 of the previous fiscal year, with |
the backlog being defined as all cases awaiting forensic |
testing whether in the physical custody of the State Police |
or in the physical custody of local law enforcement, |
provided that the State Police have written notice of any |
evidence in the physical custody of local law enforcement |
prior to June 1 of that year; and |
(2) what measures have been and are being taken to |
reduce that backlog and the estimated costs or expenditures |
in doing so. |
(b) The information reported under this Section shall be |
made available to the public, at the time it is reported, on |
the official web site of the Department of State Police.
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(Source: P.A. 93-785, eff. 7-21-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |