Undoubtedly, the public is now well aware that many of the provisions of the SAFE-T Act (Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity Today Act) will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
The SAFE-T Act was passed in the wee hours of the morning on Jan. 13, 2021, at 5 A.M. to be exact. There was little, if any, input from law enforcement, and concerns expressed to legislators through the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, an organization in which I am still active, widely went unanswered. When I was police chief in Riverside, I served on the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Legislative Committee.
