(a) Handling of death scene investigations.
         (1) The Illinois State Police shall provide
    
information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices for handling death scene investigations.
        (2) The Illinois State Police shall identify any
    
publications or training opportunities that may be available to local law enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers and coroners and medical examiners concerning the handling of death scene investigations.
    (b) Law enforcement reports.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 722/15

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) Before performing any death scene investigation
    
deemed appropriate under the circumstances, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the deceased was found has been notified.
        (2) Any coroner or medical examiner with custody of
    
human remains that are not identified within 24 hours of discovery shall promptly notify the Illinois State Police of the location of those remains. A coroner or medical examiner with custody of human remains that are not identified within 72 hours of discovery shall promptly notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the location of those remains and the failure to identify the remains.
        (3) If the coroner or medical examiner with custody
    
of remains cannot determine whether or not the remains found are human, the coroner or medical examiner shall notify the Illinois State Police of the existence of possible human remains.
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