Sec. 1-30. Internal review of officer-involved shootings.
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Sec. 1-30. Internal review of officer-involved shootings.
(a)As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm causing injury or death to a person or persons during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty.
(b)Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy for the internal review of officer-involved shootings. The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following:
(1)Each law enforcement officer shall immediately report any officer-involved shooting
to the appropriate supervising officer.
(2)Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a thorough review of the circumstances of
the officer-involved shooting.
(c)Each written policy under this Section shall be available for copying and inspection under the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to any exemption of that Act.