HB 6580 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

CRIM PRO-POLICE DOGS

Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a police dog who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the Director of State Police in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may, consistent with the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution, search for the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance by sniffing persons, vehicles, or other items, and if the sniffing indicates to a peace officer the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, such indication constitutes probable cause for a peace officer to search the person, vehicle, or other item that the police dog sniffed and any cannabis or controlled substances seized are admissible into evidence in a criminal prosecution.
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Feb 2004
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Introduced Feb 9, 2004 Last action Jan 11, 2005
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Feb 9, 2004
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