§ 1-30 — Internal review of officer-involved shootings

Illinois § 1-30

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 50: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Act 50 ILCS 727/: Police and Community Relations Improvement Act.
• Art.: Article 1 - Police and Community Relations Improvement Act

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(a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm causing injury or death to a person or persons during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty. (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy for the internal review of officer-involved shootings. The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following: (1) Each law enforcement officer shall immediately report any officer-involved shooting to the appropriate supervising officer. (2) Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a thorough review of the circumstances of the officer-involved shooting. (c) Each written policy under this Section shall be available for copying and inspection under the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to any exemption of that Act.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 100-970, eff. 1-1-19 .)