99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6072
 
Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
20 ILCS 2605/2605-40  was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4

     Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police establish administrative rules in order to set forth standardized requirements for the disclosure of toxicology results and other relevant documents related to the toxicological analysis performed in a particular criminal case.  These administrative rules shall be submitted by the Department of State Police on or before June 30, 2017.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing Section 
62605-40 as follows:
 



7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-40)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4)



8    Sec. 2605-40. Division of Forensic Services. The Division 
9of
Forensic Services shall exercise the following functions:


10        (1) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by

11    law in the Department by the Criminal Identification Act.


12        (2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by

13    law in the Department by Section 2605-300 of this Law.


14        (3) Provide assistance to local law enforcement 
15    agencies
through training, management, and consultant 
16    services.


17        (4) (Blank).


18        (5) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the 
19    Director in
order to fulfill the responsibilities and 
20    achieve the purposes of the
Department.


21        (6) Establish and operate a forensic science 
22    laboratory system,
including a forensic toxicological 
23    laboratory service, for the purpose of
testing specimens 
 
 
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1    submitted by coroners and other law enforcement officers
in 
2    their efforts to determine whether alcohol, drugs, or 
3    poisonous or other
toxic substances have been involved in 
4    deaths, accidents, or illness.
Forensic toxicological 
5    laboratories shall be established in Springfield,
Chicago, 
6    and elsewhere in the State as needed.

7        (6.5) The Department of State Police shall establish 
8    administrative rules in order to set forth standardized 
9    requirements for the disclosure of toxicology results and 
10    other relevant documents related to the toxicological 
11    analysis performed in a particular criminal case.  These 
12    administrative rules shall be submitted by the Department 
13    of State Police on or before June 30, 2017.

14        (7) Subject to specific appropriations made for these 
15    purposes, establish
and coordinate a system for providing 
16    accurate and expedited
forensic science and other 
17    investigative and laboratory services to local law

18    enforcement agencies and local State's Attorneys in aid of 
19    the investigation
and trial of capital cases.

20(Source: P.A. 90-130, eff. 1-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-589, 
21eff. 1-1-00;
91-760, eff. 1-1-01.)