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92_HB2860
LRB9201891RCcs
1 AN ACT concerning racial profiling.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 11-212 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-212 new)
7 Sec. 11-212. Traffic stop statistical study.
8 (a) From June 1, 2001 until 4 years after the effective
9 date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
10 whenever a law enforcement officer of this State or a unit of
11 local government issues a uniform traffic citation or warning
12 citation for an alleged violation of the Illinois Vehicle
13 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, he or she
14 shall record on the face of the citation in addition to other
15 information the following:
16 (1) the race of the motorist; and
17 (2) whether there was a search of the vehicle,
18 vehicle driver, or passenger resulting in no further
19 legal action.
20 (b) From June 8, 2002 until 3 years after the effective
21 date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the
22 Director of State Police and each police chief and county
23 sheriff shall compile the data collected under clauses (1)
24 and (2) of subsection (a) and forward the data to the
25 Secretary of State.
26 (c) Upon receiving the data specified in subsection (b),
27 the Secretary of State shall, by February 8 of each year
28 until 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
29 of the 92nd General Assembly, compile and study the traffic
30 stop data to determine whether there is a pattern of
31 discrimination throughout the State in the enforcement of
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1 this Code and similar provisions of local ordinances and send
2 the findings, in a report, to the Governor, the President of
3 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
4 Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the
5 House of Representatives.
6 (d) The report shall not contain any information
7 regarding the identity of any individual who has been stopped
8 or of any law enforcement officer.
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.