Bill Text: IL HB4746 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4746 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4746-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4746 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
Section 5-109.5 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/5-109.5 new)
Sec. 5-109.5. Attorney's fees for prevailing officer. In an
action based upon an allegation of the use of excessive force
by an officer in the line of duty, if the court finds that the
officer used a level of force necessary to effectuate the
arrest and protect his or her life or the life of another, the
court shall award attorney's fees to the officer.