Topic:
New crime
(Kosel, R-Mokena) creates the new crime of making a false statement to a peace officer or investigator. A person commits the offense by (1) knowingly making a false statement to a peace officer or investigator regarding a criminal matter that the person knows to be under investigation by the officer; and (2) the person is first informed by a prosecutor during the interview that a knowing false statement constitutes a Class 4 felony. Assigned to House Rules Committee for referral to a substantive committee.