Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that a person who, in good faith, seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing an overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for Class 4 felony possession of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, a controlled substance analog, or Class 3 felony methamphetamine if evidence for the possession charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Provides that a person who is experiencing an overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for Class 4 felony possession of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, or a controlled substance analog, or in the case of methamphetamine Class 3 felony possession if evidence for the possession charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Provides that the action of seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance for an overdose may be used as a mitigating factor in a criminal prosecution for Class 3 felony or higher possession, manufacture or delivery of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance or a controlled substance analog, or in the case of methamphetamine Class 2 felony or higher possession, manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-5)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0678
[SB1701 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Chaptered | 2012-02-06 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Enrolled | 2011-11-29 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Amended | 2011-10-25 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Amended | 2011-03-24 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Amended | 2011-03-09 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | Not Avail | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | Not Avail | HTML/Text | Link | View |
Amendments
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| No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB1701 |
Supplemental Documents
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| No supplemental documents for Illinois SB1701 currently on file. |
