Public Act 0549 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1512 Enrolled LRB096 05765 AJT 15838 b

Public Act 096-0549

AN ACT concerning law enforcement.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended by adding Section 4C as follows:

(15 ILCS 335/4C new)

Sec. 4C. Issuance of confidential identification cards.

(a) Requirements for use of confidential identification cards. Confidential identification cards may be issued to local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The identification cards may be issued in fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only in confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement operations.

(b) Application procedures for confidential identification cards:

(1) Applications by local, state, and federal government agencies for confidential identification cards must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State Police Department.

(2) The application form must include information, as specific as possible without compromising investigations or techniques, setting forth the need for the identification cards and the uses to which the identification cards will be limited.

(3) The application form must be signed and verified by the local, state, or federal government agency head or designee.

(4) Information maintained by the Secretary of State Police Department for confidential identification cards must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All other information concerning these confidential identification cards are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Cancellation procedures for confidential identification cards:

(1) The Secretary of State Police Department may cancel or refuse to renew confidential identification cards when they have reasonable cause to believe the cards are being used for purposes other than those set forth in the application form or authorized by this Section.

(2) A government agency must request cancellation of confidential identification cards that are no longer required for the purposes for which they were issued.

(3) Upon the request of the Secretary of State Police Department, all cancelled confidential identification cards must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police Department by the government agency to which they were issued.

Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Sections 3-422 and 6-121 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-422 new)

Sec. 3-422. Issuance of confidential license plates and registrations.

(a) Requirements for use of confidential vehicle license plates and registrations. Confidential vehicle license plates and registrations may be issued to local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The plates and registrations may be issued in fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only in confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement operations.

(b) Application procedures for confidential plates and registrations:

(1) Applications by local, state, and federal government agencies for confidential license plates and registrations must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State Police Department.

(2) The application form must include information, as specific as possible without compromising investigations or techniques, setting forth the need for the license plates and registrations and the uses to which the license plates and registrations will be limited.

(3) The application form must be signed and verified by the local, state, or federal government agency head or designee.

(4) Registration information maintained by the Secretary of State Police Department for confidential license plates and registrations must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All other information concerning these confidential license plates and registrations are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for confidential license plates and registrations:

(1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke or refuse to renew confidential license plates and registrations when they have reasonable cause to believe the license plates and registrations are being used for purposes other than those set forth in the application form or authorized by this Section, or where records indicate that within a one-year period five or more parking or toll highway violations have been issued to the vehicle associated with the license plate and registration and those violations remain unpaid.

(2) A government agency must request cancellation of confidential license plates and registrations that are no longer required for the purposes for which they were issued.

(3) All revoked confidential license plates and certificates of registration must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police Department by the government agency to which they were issued.

(d) All fees collected for the issuance of confidential license plates and registrations must be deposited in the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.

(625 ILCS 5/6-121 new)

Sec. 6-121. Issuance of confidential drivers' licenses.

(a) Requirements for use of confidential drivers' licenses. Confidential drivers' licenses may be issued to local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The drivers' licenses may be issued with fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only for confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement operations.

(b) Application procedures for confidential drivers' licenses:

(1) Applications by local, state, and federal government agencies for confidential drivers' licenses must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State Police Department.

(2) The application form must include information, as specific as possible without compromising investigations or techniques, setting forth the need for the drivers' licenses and the uses to which the licenses will be limited.

(3) The application form must be signed and verified by the local, state, or federal government agency head or designee.

(4) Registration information maintained by the Secretary of State Police Department for confidential drivers' licenses must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All other information concerning these confidential drivers' licenses are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for confidential drivers' licenses:

(1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke or refuse to renew confidential drivers' licenses when they have reasonable cause to believe the licenses are being used for purposes other than those set forth in the application form or authorized by this Section. Confidential drivers' licenses may also be revoked where traffic violation citations have been issued to the driver and subsequent investigation reveals that the issuance of the citations was unrelated to the purposes for which the confidential driver's license was issued. In such cases, the citations and any resulting court orders, convictions, supervisions or other sanctions must be treated by the Secretary of State as though they were issued in relation to the true driver's license of the individual to whom the confidential driver's license was issued.

(2) A government agency must request cancellation of confidential drivers' licenses that are no longer required for the purposes for which they were issued.

(3) All revoked confidential drivers' licenses must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police Department by the government agency to which they were issued.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.