Bill Text: IL HB4746 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4746 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB4746-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5-109.5 as follows:
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6 | (735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-109.5. Attorney's fees for prevailing officer. In an | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.
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