101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5184
 
Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-615 new
50 ILCS 725/9 new

     Amends the Department of State Police Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the  Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act.  Provides that the Illinois State Police or a local law enforcement agency may not release any information to the public, a news organization, or other organization except to another law enforcement agency or as part of a criminal investigation that is of a personal nature or that is included in personnel records regarding an Illinois State Police officer or a  peace officer  employed by a local law enforcement agency without first informing the officer of the law enforcement agency's intent to release the information.  Provides that the law enforcement agency must supply all pertinent information regarding the request and its intent to release the information, and must give the officer  a copy of all information that will be released upon the request of the officer. Provides that this applies to any information released, including a Freedom of Information request, but does not apply to information released at the request of the officer  or the officer's legal representative.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement agencies.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
62605-615 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-615 new)
8    Sec. 2605-615. Officer personnel records and personal 
9information; release. 
The Illinois State Police may not 
10release any information to the public, a news organization, or 
11other organization except to another law enforcement agency or 
12as part of a criminal investigation that is of a personal 
13nature or that is included in personnel records regarding an 
14Illinois State Police officer  without first informing the 
15officer of the Illinois State Police's intent to release the 
16information.  The Illinois State Police must supply all 
17pertinent information regarding the request and its intent to 
18release the information, and must give the Illinois State 
19Police officer  a copy of all information that will be released 
20upon the request of the officer. This Section applies to any 
21information released, including a Freedom of Information 
22request, but does not apply to information released at the 
23request of the Illinois State Police officer  or the officer's 
 
 
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1legal representative.
 
2    Section 10. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is 
3amended  by adding Section 9 as follows:
 
4    (50 ILCS 725/9 new)
5    Sec. 9. Officer personnel records and personal 
6information; release. A law enforcement agency may not release 
7any information to the public, a news organization, or other 
8organization except to another law enforcement agency or as 
9part of a criminal investigation that is of a personal nature 
10or that is included in personnel records regarding a peace 
11officer  without first informing the officer of the law 
12enforcement agency's intent to release the information.  The law 
13enforcement agency must supply all pertinent information 
14regarding the request and its intent to release the 
15information, and must give the officer  a copy of all 
16information that will be released upon the request of the 
17officer. This Section applies to any information released, 
18including a Freedom of Information request, but does not apply 
19to information released at the request of the peace officer  or 
20the officer's legal representative.
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.