Bill Text: IL HB2893 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Creates the Blue Alert System Act. Establishes a statewide alert system known as "Blue Alert" which shall be developed and implemented by the Director of State Police. Provides that the "Blue Alert" system may be activated when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer has not been apprehended and law enforcement personnel have determined that the suspect may be a serious threat to the public and also when a peace officer becomes missing while in the line of duty under circumstances warranting concern for the peace officer's safety. Provides that the Director shall terminate any activation of the "Blue Alert" system with respect to a particular incident if: (1) the suspect or peace officer is located or the incident is otherwise resolved; or (2) the Director determines that the "Blue Alert" system is no longer an effective tool for locating the suspect or peace officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0263 [HB2893 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2893-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-0263 | ||||
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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 Department of State Police Law of the
Civil | ||||
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||
2605-595 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2605/2605-595 new) | ||||
Sec. 2605-595. Crimes Against Police Officers Advisory. | ||||
(a) For purposes of this Section: | ||||
"Attempt" has the meaning ascribed to that term in | ||||
Section 8-4 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Concealment of homicidal death" has the meaning | ||||
ascribed to that term in Section 9-3.4 of the Criminal Code | ||||
of 2012. | ||||
"First degree murder" has the meaning ascribed to that | ||||
term in Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Involuntary manslaughter" and "reckless homicide" | ||||
have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 9-3 of | ||||
the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
"Second degree murder" has the meaning ascribed to that | ||||
term in Section 9-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||
(b) A coordinated program known as the Crimes Against | ||||
Police Officers Advisory is established within
the Department | ||||
of State Police. The purpose of the Crimes Against Police | ||
Officers Advisory is to
provide a regional system for the rapid | ||
dissemination of information regarding a person who is | ||
suspected of committing or attempting to commit any of the | ||
offenses described in subsection (c). | ||
(c) The Department of State Police shall develop an | ||
advisory to assist law enforcement agencies when the commission | ||
or attempted commission of the following offenses against a | ||
peace officer occur: | ||
(1) first degree murder; | ||
(2) second degree murder; | ||
(3) involuntary manslaughter; | ||
(4) reckless homicide; and | ||
(5)
concealment of homicidal death. | ||
(d) Law enforcement agencies participating in the advisory | ||
may request assistance when: | ||
(1) the agency believes that a suspect has not been | ||
apprehended; | ||
(2) the agency believes that the suspect may be a | ||
serious threat to the public; and | ||
(3) sufficient information is available to disseminate | ||
to the public that could assist in locating the suspect. | ||
(e) The Department of State Police shall reserve the | ||
authority to determine if dissemination of the information will | ||
pose a significant risk to the public or jeopardize the | ||
investigation. | ||
(f) The Department of State Police may partner with media | ||
and may request a media broadcast concerning details of the | ||
suspect in order to obtain the public's assistance in locating | ||
the suspect or vehicle used in the offense, or both.
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