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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter Two, Administration, Article IV, Officers and Employees, Division 9, State’s Attorney, Subdivision II, Cook County Guidelines For Special State’s Attorneys, SECTION 2-331(b) of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-331. - Guidelines established.
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(b) Purpose. In the event that the Cook County State's Attorney is sick, absent, unable to attend to a case or has an interest in a case, a Special State's Attorney can be appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-9008. The appointment of any Special State's Attorney is considered temporary and limited in scope to the instant matter before the appointing court. In matters pertaining to the prosecution of alleged offenses by members of the Chicago Police Department, there shall be a presumption that the Cook County State’s Attorney has an interest in the case pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-9008, and that the appointment of a Special State’s Attorney should take place pursuant to the guidelines established in this Section.
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Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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