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IL SB2221

Bill

Status

Passed

7/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

William Cunningham

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Origin

Senate

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires sexual assault evidence to be analyzed within 6 months of receipt by the State Police Laboratory or designated laboratory if sufficient staffing and resources are available.

  • Mandates the Department of State Police notify investigating law enforcement agencies in writing when DNA analysis identifies a match with a suspect or in the CODIS database, with an automatic courtesy copy sent to the appropriate State's Attorney's Office.

  • Requires law enforcement agencies to conduct annual inventories of sexual assault cases in their custody and report findings to the State's Attorney's Office to ensure cases are submitted for analysis.

  • Mandates the Department of State Police publish quarterly reports on its website beginning January 1, 2017, showing the number of sexual assault case submissions from every law enforcement agency.

Legislative Description

SEXUAL ASSAULT DNA TESTING

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0617

7/22/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary - Criminal4/26/2016
Rules4/20/2016
Criminal Law1/27/2016
Assignments1/13/2016

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