Getting a speeding ticket in Illinois will cost you an extra five dollars. It's part of a new state law regulating police body cameras.
A year after Ferguson, Missouri erupted in protests following the shooting of Michael Brown, Illinois has a law that's described as "landmark."
That five dollars tacked onto traffic citations will be used to create a fund that police departments can draw on to pay for the cameras.
Once they get them, the law sets standards for their use.
Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, says the law will make transparent interactions between the officers and the communities they police.
"Having these body cameras is going to completely open up an eye to the general public as it relates to what police actually deal with on a day-to-day basis," Gordon-Booth. "There may be occurrences where there was malfeasance. There may be occurrences where there weren’t. Now there won't be a question.”
The law requires mandatory training on use of force and cultural competency, and establishes a database of officers fired for misconduct.
It does not require all police to wear and use cameras.
