Bill Text: IL HB5807 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Defines "no-knock search warrant" or "dynamic entry warrant". Provides that a peace officer or other public officer or employee shall not seek or execute a no-knock search warrant or dynamic entry warrant and a court shall not issue such a warrant. Provides that a peace officer or other public officer or employee who violates this provision is guilty of official misconduct. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5807 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5807-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal 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 Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 108-8 as follows:
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| 6 | (725 ILCS 5/108-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 108-8)
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| 7 | Sec. 108-8. Use of force in execution of search warrant.
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| 8 | (a) All necessary and reasonable force may be used to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | effect an entry into
any building or property or part thereof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | to execute a search warrant.
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| 11 | (b) In this subsection (b), "no-knock search warrant" or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | "dynamic entry warrant" means a search warrant authorizing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | peace officers to enter certain premises without first knocking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | and announcing their presence or purpose prior to entering the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | premises. A peace officer or other public officer or employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | shall not seek or execute a no-knock search warrant or dynamic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | entry warrant and a court shall not issue such a warrant. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | peace officer or other public officer or employee who violates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | this subsection (b) is guilty of official misconduct under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Section 33-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. The court issuing a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | warrant may authorize the officer executing the
warrant to make | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | entry without first knocking and announcing his or her office
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| 23 | if it finds, based upon a showing of specific facts, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | existence of the
following exigent circumstances:
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| 2 | (1) That the officer reasonably believes that if notice | ||||||
| 3 | were given a
weapon would be used:
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| 4 | (i) against the officer executing the search | ||||||
| 5 | warrant; or
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| 6 | (ii) against another person.
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| 7 | (2) That if notice were given there is an imminent | ||||||
| 8 | "danger" that evidence
will be destroyed.
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| 9 | (Source: P.A. 92-502, eff. 12-19-01.)
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| 10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 11 | becoming law.
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