94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2833


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














75 ILCS 70/1
  from Ch. 81, par. 1201








    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 has probable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of physical harm.  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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    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 has probable cause to believe 
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    that there is an imminent danger of physical harm.  The 
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    information requested must be limited to identifying a 
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    suspect, witness, or victim of a crime.  The information 
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    requested without a court order may not include the 
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    disclosure of registration or circulation records that 
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    would indicate materials borrowed, resources reviewed, or 
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    services used at the library.  If requested to do so by the 
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    library, the requesting law enforcement officer must sign a 
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    form acknowledging the receipt of the information. A 
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    library providing the information may seek subsequent 
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    judicial review to assess compliance with this Section. 
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    This subsection shall not alter any right to challenge the 
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use or dissemination of patron information that is otherwise 
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permitted by law.


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    (b) This Section does not prevent a library from publishing 
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or making
available to the public reasonable statistical 
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reports regarding library
registration and book circulation 
 


 






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where those reports are presented so that
no individual is 
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identified therein.

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    (b-5) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as a 
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privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality if a library 
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provides information to a law enforcement officer under item 
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(2) of subsection (a).

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    (c) For the purpose of this Section, (i) "library" means 
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any public library
or library of an educational, historical or 
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eleemosynary institution, organization
or society;  (ii) 
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"registration records" includes any information a library

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requires a person to provide in order for that person to become 
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eligible
to borrow books and other materials and (iii) 
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"circulation records" includes
all information identifying the 
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individual borrowing particular
books or materials.

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(Source: P.A. 83-179.)