Bill Text: IL HB4160 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Local Protection of Individual Rights Act. Provides that a unit of local government, an agent of a unit of local government, or a person acting on behalf of a unit of local government shall not engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives any person of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois. Provides that the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the name of the people to obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a deprivation of any person's rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois has occurred.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4160 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4160-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4160 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Local Protection of Individual Rights Act. Provides that a unit of local government, an agent of a unit of local government, or a person acting on behalf of a unit of local government shall not engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives any person of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois. Provides that the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the name of the people to obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a deprivation of any person's rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States or Illinois has occurred.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
Protection of Individual Rights Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "law
enforcement officer" means any person employed by a unit of
local government as a policeman, peace officer, or in some like
position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of
public interest at the risk of the person's life.
Section 10. Deprivation of legal rights. A unit of local
government, an agent of a unit of local government, or a person
acting on behalf of a unit of local government shall not engage
in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers
that deprives any person of rights, privileges, or immunities
secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United
States or Illinois.
Section 15. Enforcement. The Attorney General may bring a
civil action in the name of the people to obtain appropriate
equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or
practice of conduct specified in Section 10 if the Attorney

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General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of
Section 10 has occurred.