103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1136

 

Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Dan Caulkins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/33-10 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful dissemination of crime, crash, or accident scene information. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she is a first responder or representative of a governmental agency and disseminates or publishes the photograph of any crime, crash, or accident scene or the names of the victims of a crime, crash, or accident until after the immediate family of all victims have been notified of the crime, crash, or accident. Exempt the dissemination of information that does not include images or names of victims in order to alert the public to avoid a crime, crash, or accident scene. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines terms. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Accident and Crisis Victims Privacy Protection Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
5as the Accident and Crisis Victims Privacy Protection Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
7Section 33-10 as follows:
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/33-10 new)
9    Sec. 33-10. Unlawful dissemination of crime, crash, or
10accident scene information.
11    (a) A person commits unlawful dissemination of crime,
12crash, or accident scene information when he or she is a first
13responder or representative of a governmental agency and
14disseminates or publishes the photograph of any crime, crash,
15or accident scene or the names of the victims of a crime,
16crash, or accident until after the immediate family of all
17victims have been notified of the crime, crash, or accident.
18This Section does not prohibit the dissemination of
19information that does not include images or names of victims
20in order to alert the public to avoid a crime, crash, or
21accident scene.
22    (b) As used in this Section:

 

 

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1    "Accident" means an incident of noncriminal conduct that
2happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, resulting in damage
3to property or death or injury to a person or persons.
4    "Accident, motor vehicle crash, and crime scene
5information" includes, but is not limited to, information
6concerning: a motor vehicle crash, arson, fire, first degree
7murder, second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and
8the lawful or unlawful discharge of a firearm causing death or
9bodily harm.
10    "First responder" means a law enforcement officer,
11firefighter, emergency medical services personnel as defined
12in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
13Act, or public safety telecommunicator as defined in Section 2
14of the Emergency Telephone Systems Act.
15    "Governmental agency" means a State agency, unit of local
16government, or school district.
17    "Immediate family" means the spouse, parent, stepparent,
18child at least 18 years of age, or guardian of the victim.
19    "Photograph" includes, but is not limited to, a sketch,
20drawing, digital or nondigital image, or video transmission.
21    (c) Sentence. Unlawful dissemination of crime, crash, or
22accident scene information is a Class A misdemeanor.