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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0155
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Joe Dunn SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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75 ILCS 70/1 |
from Ch. 81, par. 1201 |
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Amends the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Sets forth procedures under which a library may publish or make any information contained in its records available to the public if the information is requested by a sworn law enforcement officer who represents that it is impractical to secure a court order as a result of an emergency where the law enforcement officer reasonably believes that there is an imminent danger. Provides that these procedures shall not alter any right to challenge the use or dissemination of patron information that is otherwise permitted by law. Provides that the disclosure of information under these provisions does not constitute a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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HB0155 |
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LRB095 04082 HLH 24120 b |
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| AN ACT concerning libraries.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Library Records Confidentiality Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (75 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 1201)
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| Sec. 1. (a) The registration and circulation records of a |
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| library
are confidential information. Except pursuant to a |
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| court order, No person
shall publish or make any information |
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| contained in such records available to the public unless: |
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| (1) required to do so under a court order; or |
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| (2) the information is requested by a sworn law |
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| enforcement officer who represents that it is impractical |
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| to secure a court order as a result of an emergency where |
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| the law enforcement officer reasonably believes that there |
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| is an imminent danger. The information requested must be |
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| limited to identifying a suspect, witness, or victim of a |
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| crime. The information requested without a court order may |
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| not include the disclosure of registration or circulation |
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| records that would indicate materials borrowed, resources |
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| reviewed, or services used at the library. If requested to |
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| do so by the library, the requesting law enforcement |
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| officer must sign a form acknowledging the receipt of the |