Bill Text: IL SB3937 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Defines terms. Provides that a police department in a municipality with a population greater than 250,000 shall report their clearance rate on an annual basis to the city council or board of trustees of the municipality. Provides that, if the city council or board of trustees of the municipality determines that the department's clearance rate report is in compliance with the requirements of the Section, the city council or board of trustees of the municipality shall submit the department's compliant clearance rate report to the Illinois State Police. Effective January 1, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-21 - Referred to Assignments [SB3937 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3937-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 11-1-15 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/11-1-15 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 11-1-15. Clearance rate reporting in municipalities | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | over 250,000. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Clearance" or "cleared" means either of the following: | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) "clearance by arrest" occurs when at least one | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | person has been arrested, charged with the commission of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the offense, and prosecution has begun in court; or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (2) "clearance by exceptional means" occurs when | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | elements beyond the police's control prevent the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | department from arresting and formally charging the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | offender and the following four conditions must be met: | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (A) the offender must be identified; | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (B) the department gathered enough evidence to | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | support an arrest, make a charge, and turn over the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | offender for prosecution in court; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (C) the offender's exact location was identified | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | so that the suspect could be taken into custody |
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1 | immediately; and | ||||||
2 | (D) the department encountered a circumstance | ||||||
3 | outside the control of the department that prohibits | ||||||
4 | the department from arresting, charging, and | ||||||
5 | prosecuting the offender. | ||||||
6 | "Clearance rate" means the number of cases cleared | ||||||
7 | compared to the number of cases not cleared. | ||||||
8 | (b) A police department in a municipality with a | ||||||
9 | population greater than 250,000 shall report their clearance | ||||||
10 | rate on an annual basis to the city council or board of | ||||||
11 | trustees of the municipality. The department's reporting of | ||||||
12 | clearances shall distinguish the form of clearance for each | ||||||
13 | crime incident reported to have been cleared and why that form | ||||||
14 | of clearance applies to each crime. | ||||||
15 | (c) On an annual basis, the city council or board of | ||||||
16 | trustees of the municipality shall determine whether the | ||||||
17 | clearance rate report of its police department is in | ||||||
18 | compliance with the requirements of this Section by a simple | ||||||
19 | majority vote of the city council or board of trustees. | ||||||
20 | (d) If the city council or board of trustees of the | ||||||
21 | municipality determines that the department's clearance rate | ||||||
22 | report is in compliance with the requirements of this Section, | ||||||
23 | the city council or board of trustees of the municipality | ||||||
24 | shall submit the department's compliant clearance rate report | ||||||
25 | to the Illinois State Police.
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
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1 | 1, 2023.
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