Public Act 101-0402
 
SB1007 EnrolledLRB101 06528 AWJ 51555 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
3-5015 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/3-5015)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5015)
    Sec. 3-5015. Certificates of discharge or release from
active duty. Certificates of discharge or MEMBER-4 copy of
certificate of release or discharge from active duty of
honorably discharged or separated members of the military,
aviation and naval forces of the United States shall be
recorded by each recorder, free of charge, in a separate book
which shall be kept for the purpose. The recorder in counties
of over 500,000 population shall as soon as practicable after
the recording of the original discharge certificate or MEMBER-4
copy of certificate of release or discharge from active duty,
deliver to each of the persons named in the discharge
certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or
discharge from active duty, or his agent, one certified copy of
his discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of
release or discharge from active duty without charge.
Additional certified copies shall be furnished by the recorder
upon the payment to the recorder of a fee of $1.25, payable in
advance, for each such additional certified copy.
    Upon the delivery of the certificate of discharge or
MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or discharge from
active duty after the recordation thereof is completed, and the
delivery of one certified copy thereof to the person named in
the discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of
release or discharge from active duty or his agent, the receipt
theretofore issued by the recorder, or a copy thereof shall be
surrendered to the recorder, with a signed statement
acknowledging the receipt of the discharge certificate or
MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or discharge from
active duty and the certified copy thereof.
    Certified copies of the certificates of discharge or
MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or discharge from
active duty furnished by the recorder may vary from the size of
the original, if in the judgment of the recorder, such
certified copies are complete and legible.
    A military discharge form (DD-214) or any other certificate
of discharge or release from active duty document that was
issued by the United States government or any state government
in reference to those who served with an active or inactive
military reserve unit or National Guard force and that was
recorded by a County Clerk or Recorder of Deeds is not subject
to public inspection, enjoying all the protection covered by
the federal Privacy Act of 1974 or any other privacy law. These
documents shall be accessible only to the person named in the
document, the named person's dependents, the county veterans'
service officer, representatives of the Department of
Veterans' Affairs, or any person with written authorization
from the named person or the named person's dependents.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this paragraph, these
documents shall be made available for public inspection and
copying in accordance with the archival schedule adopted by the
National Archives and Records Administration and subject to
redaction of information that is considered private under the
Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Freedom of
Information Act, and the Federal Privacy Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-468, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.