HB2467 Summary

• Amends the Code of Civil Procedure by adding Section 5-109.5 regarding attorney's fees in excessive force cases.

• Requires courts to award attorney's fees to officers when an excessive force claim is brought against them in their line of duty.

• Attorney's fees are awarded only if the court finds the officer used a necessary level of force to effectuate an arrest and protect their own life or the life of another.