20 ILCS 2605/2605-40

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

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

(1) Provide crime scene services and traffic crash reconstruction and examine digital evidence.

(2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Illinois State Police by Section 2605-300 of this Law.

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

(4) (Blank).

(5) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the Director in order to fulfill the responsibilities and achieve the purposes of the Illinois State Police.

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

(6.5) Establish administrative rules in order to set forth standardized requirements for the disclosure of toxicology results and other relevant documents related to a toxicological analysis. These administrative rules are to be adopted to produce uniform and sufficient information to allow a proper, well-informed determination of the admissibility of toxicology evidence and to ensure that this evidence is presented competently. These administrative rules are designed to provide a minimum standard for compliance of toxicology evidence and are not intended to limit the production and discovery of material information.

(7) Subject to specific appropriations made for these purposes, establish and coordinate a system for providing accurate and expedited forensic science and other investigative and laboratory services to local law enforcement agencies and local State's Attorneys in aid of the investigation and trial of capital cases.

(8) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Illinois State Police under the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.

(9) Serve as the State central repository for all genetic marker grouping analysis information and exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Illinois State Police under Section 5-4-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(10) Issue reports required under Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(11) Oversee the Electronic Laboratory Information Management System under Section 5-4-3b of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-609, eff. 7-1-24.)