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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REQUIRING QUARTERLY REPORTING ON THE COST OF GUN VIOLENCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 18 Courts, Article 1 In General, Section 18-4 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 18-4. Quarterly Reporting.
(a) The offices of the Chief Judge and Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the cost their offices incur due to processing court cases involving firearms.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article IV Officers and Employees, Division 9 State’s Attorney, Section 2-338 is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 2-338. Quarterly Reporting
(a) The State’s Attorney shall report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the cost that the office incurs due to processing court cases involving firearms.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 38 Health and Human Services, Article VI Medical Examiner, Division 1 Generally, Section 38-157 is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 38-157. Quarterly Reporting
(a) The Medical Examiner shall report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the cost that the office incurs due to performing autopsies on cases involving firearms.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 38 Health and Human Services, Article V Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Section 34-94 is hereby amended as Follows:
(a) The Health and Hospitals System shall report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the cost it incurs due to processing medical cases involving firearms.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 46 Law Enforcement, Article II Sheriff, Division 1 Generally, Section 46-40 is hereby amended as Follows:
(a) The Sheriff’s Office shall report to the Board of Commissioners quarterly on the cost that the office incurs to investigating and processing cases involving firearms.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect March 1, 2018
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