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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
5Section 18c-7402.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.2 new)
7    Sec. 18c-7402.2. Reports involving railroad fatalities.
8Personally identifying information, as defined in Section
91-159.2, of train crew members contained in reports involving
10railroad fatalities and contained in communications between
11police officers and train crew members involved in those
12occurrences shall be redacted from any public reports and
13shall be maintained by the police departments and any persons
14in subsequent possession thereof listed below in a manner that
15ensures the confidentiality of the train crew's personally
16identifying information. Unredacted copies of such reports and
17communications containing personally identifying information
18shall be accessible at all reasonable times:
19        (1) to the host or employing railroad;
20        (2) by court order, and to others specifically
21    authorized by court order to obtain the information if the
22    access is necessary in the performance of their duties;
23    and

 

 

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1        (3) to law enforcement officers, State's Attorneys,
2    Assistant State's Attorneys, and Illinois Commerce
3    Commission staff if the access is necessary in the
4    performance of their duties.