Illinois · 104th session
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a defense to aggravated battery when the individual battered is a peace officer and the officer responded to an incident in which the officer interacted with a person whom a reasonable officer could believe was having a mental health episode and the person with whom the officer interacted has a documented mental illness and acted abruptly.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (2025-03-04)