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Public Act 92-0332
HB0231 Enrolled LRB9202524RCdv
AN ACT in relation to firearms.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2605-555 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new)
Sec. 2605-555. Pilot program; Project Exile.
(a) The Department shall establish a Project Exile pilot
program to combat gun violence.
(b) Through the pilot program, the Department, in
coordination with local law enforcement agencies, State's
Attorneys, and United States Attorneys, shall, to the extent
possible, encourage the prosecution in federal court of all
persons who illegally use, attempt to use, or threaten to use
firearms against the person or property of another, of all
persons who use or possess a firearm in connection with a
violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, all persons who have been
convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any
other jurisdiction who possess any weapon prohibited under
Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or any firearm or
any firearm ammunition, and of all persons who use or possess
a firearm in connection with a violation of an order of
protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
1986 or Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
1963 or in connection with the offense of domestic battery.
The program shall also encourage public outreach by law
enforcement agencies.
(c) There is created the Project Exile Fund, a special
fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated for the
purposes of Project Exile and moneys from any other private
or public source, including without limitation grants from
the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, shall be
deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, subject to
appropriation, may be used by the Department of State Police
to develop and administer the Project Exile pilot program.
(d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly
by March 1, 2003 regarding the implementation and effects of
the Project Exile pilot program and shall by that date make
recommendations to the General Assembly for changes in the
program that the Department deems appropriate.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
Speaker, the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, with the President, the Minority Leader, and
the Secretary of the Senate, and with the Legislative
Research Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General
Assembly Organization Act, and filing such additional copies
with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the
General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of
Section 7 of the State Library Act.
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.546 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.546 new)
Sec. 5.546. The Project Exile Fund.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 23, 2001.
Approved August 10, 2001.
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