Bill Text: IL SB2944 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that no photograph that is part of an individual's arrest record shall be furnished unless the individual has been formally charged by indictment, information, or complaint. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2944 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2944-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 2.15 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 140/2.15)
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7 | Sec. 2.15. Arrest reports and criminal history records. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Arrest reports. The following chronologically | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | maintained arrest and criminal history information maintained | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | by State or local criminal justice agencies shall be furnished | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | as soon as practical, but in no event later than 72 hours after | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | the arrest, notwithstanding the time limits otherwise provided | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | for in Section 3 of this Act: (i) information that identifies | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | the individual, including the name, age, address, and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | photograph, when and if available; (ii) information detailing | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | any charges relating to the arrest; (iii) the time and location | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | of the arrest; (iv) the name of the investigating or arresting | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | law enforcement agency; (v) if the individual is incarcerated, | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the amount of any bail or bond; and (vi) if the individual is | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | incarcerated, the time and date that the individual was | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | received into, discharged from, or transferred from the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | arresting agency's custody. No photograph shall be furnished | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | under this subsection unless the individual has been formally |
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1 | charged by indictment, information, or complaint. | ||||||
2 | (b) Criminal history records. The following documents | ||||||
3 | maintained by a public body pertaining to
criminal history | ||||||
4 | record information are public records subject to inspection and | ||||||
5 | copying by the
public pursuant to this Act: (i) court records | ||||||
6 | that are public; (ii) records that are otherwise
available | ||||||
7 | under State or local law; and (iii) records in which the | ||||||
8 | requesting party is the individual
identified, except as | ||||||
9 | provided under Section 7(1)(d)(vi). | ||||||
10 | (c) Information described in items (iii) through (vi) of | ||||||
11 | subsection (a) may be withheld if it is
determined that | ||||||
12 | disclosure would: (i) interfere with pending or actually and | ||||||
13 | reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings conducted | ||||||
14 | by any law enforcement agency; (ii) endanger the life or | ||||||
15 | physical safety of law enforcement or correctional personnel or | ||||||
16 | any other person; or (iii) compromise the security of any | ||||||
17 | correctional facility. | ||||||
18 | (d) The provisions of this Section do not supersede the | ||||||
19 | confidentiality provisions for law enforcement or arrest | ||||||
20 | records of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 99-298, eff. 8-6-15.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.
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