103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3320

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/2-130

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a camera or system of cameras using computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into automated computer-recognized searchable alphanumeric data (rather than an electronic device), that is mounted on a law enforcement vehicle or positioned in a stationary location and that is capable of recording data on or taking a photograph of a vehicle or its license plate and comparing the collected data and photographs to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes. Permits a State law enforcement agency to retain ALPR system detections for 5 years after the date of the creation of the record. Provides the detection shall be archived 90 days after the creation of the record unless the information is relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial and shall be accessed only for use in a felony criminal investigation or an investigation into police misconduct. Provides that any records of detections that are older than 90 days shall be accessed only with the written approval of the law enforcement agency head or his or her designee. Prohibits all records of detections archived after 90 days from being searchable by out-of-state agencies. Requires all records of detections must be destroyed 5 years after the record was created unless the information is relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall retain ALPR detections for a period of time that is consistent with the provisions of the Expressway Camera Act and the State Records Act. Contains a severability clause.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5changing Section 2-130 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/2-130)
7    Sec. 2-130. User of automated license plate readers;
8prohibitions.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a camera
11or system of cameras using computer algorithms to convert
12images of license plates into automated computer-recognized
13searchable alphanumeric data, an electronic device that is
14mounted on a law enforcement vehicle or positioned in a
15stationary location and that is capable of recording data on
16or taking a photograph of a vehicle or its license plate and
17comparing the collected data and photographs to existing law
18enforcement databases for investigative purposes. "ALPR"
19includes a device that is owned or operated by a person or an
20entity other than a law enforcement agency to the extent that
21data collected by the reader is shared with a law enforcement
22agency.
23    "ALPR information" means information gathered by an ALPR

 

 

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1or created from the analysis of data generated by an ALPR.
2    "ALPR systems" means multi-agency or vendor agreements
3that allow the sharing of ALPR information collected in
4Illinois.
5    "ALPR user" means a person or entity that owns or operates
6an ALPR device.
7    "Law enforcement agency" means a State or local agency,
8unit of local government, or private entity charged with the
9enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with
10managing custody of detained persons in any state or
11jurisdiction.
12    (b) An ALPR user shall not sell, share, allow access to, or
13transfer ALPR information to any state or local jurisdiction
14for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that:
15        (1) denies or interferes with a person's right to
16    choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any
17    lawful health care services as defined by the Lawful
18    Health Care Activity Act; or
19        (2) permits the detention or investigation of a person
20    based on the person's immigration status.
21    (c) Any ALPR user in this State, including any law
22enforcement agency of this State that uses ALPR systems, shall
23not share ALPR information with an out-of-state law
24enforcement agency without first obtaining a written
25declaration from the out-of-state law enforcement agency that
26it expressly affirms that ALPR information obtained shall not

 

 

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1be used in a manner that violates subsection (b). If a written
2declaration of affirmation is not executed, the law
3enforcement agency shall not share the ALPR information with
4the out-of-state law enforcement agency.
5    (d) ALPR information shall be held confidentially to the
6fullest extent permitted by law.
7    (e) Nothing in this Act shall define or limit any rights
8under the Reproductive Health Act.
9     (f) A law enforcement agency may retain ALPR system
10detections for 5 years after the date of the creation of the
11record. The detection shall be archived 90 days after the
12creation of the record unless the information is relevant to
13an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial and shall
14be accessed only for use in a felony criminal investigation or
15an investigation into police misconduct. Any records of
16detections that are older than 90 days shall be accessed only
17with the written approval of the law enforcement agency head
18or his or her designee. All records of detections archived
19after 90 days shall not be searchable by out-of-state
20agencies. All records of detections must be destroyed 5 years
21after the record was created unless the information is
22relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal
23trial. The Illinois State Police shall retain ALPR detections
24for a period of time that is consistent with the provisions of
25the Expressway Camera Act and the State Records Act.
26(Source: P.A. 103-540, eff. 1-1-24.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
2severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.