Illinois No Chase Law
Agency discretion
Does Illinois have a no-chase law? No — Illinois has no statewide law restricting police pursuits. Each department sets its own chase policy.
What governs pursuits in Illinois
No statewide Illinois statute broadly restricts when local police departments may pursue; pursuit rules are set at the department level. Illinois State Police operate under internal Directive OPS-003, which bars ISP troopers from initiating or continuing pursuits for traffic offenses, non-violent property crimes, or when the reason for flight is unknown, but this directive binds only ISP, not municipal departments like Chicago PD, which maintain their own separate pursuit policies.
Will police chase a motorcycle in Illinois?
No Illinois law addresses motorcycles specifically. Whether a department pursues a fleeing motorcycle depends on that agency's own policy (e.g., ISP's offense-severity restrictions), not a statewide statute.
No US state has a literal law forbidding officers from chasing motorcycles. What riders call a "no-chase law" is nearly always a department policy that tells officers to break off a pursuit when the danger to the public outweighs the arrest — and fleeing remains a crime in Illinois regardless. See the state-by-state motorcycle guide for how this works everywhere.
Sources
- isp.illinois.gov/StaticFiles/docs/DepartmentDirectives/OPS-003%20DIR.pdf
- police.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/transparency/Policy%20315%20Vehicle%20Pursuit
Verified as of August 2026. Department policies can change without notice — check the agency's published policy for current break-off criteria.