Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 5/24/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3902

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3902 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Drones as
5First Responders Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act is
7amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, 25, and 35 and by
8adding Sections 17, 18, and 45 as follows:
 
9    (725 ILCS 167/5)
10    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Authority" means the Illinois Criminal Justice
12Information Authority.
13    "Drone" means any aerial vehicle that does not carry a
14human operator.
15    "Information" means any evidence, images, sounds, data, or

 

 

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1other information gathered by a drone.
2    "Law enforcement agency" means any agency of this State or
3a political subdivision of this State which is vested by law
4with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal
5laws.
6    "Parade" means a march, procession, or other similar
7activity consisting of persons, animals, vehicles, or things,
8or any combination thereof, upon a public street, sidewalk,
9alley, or other public place, which requires a street closing
10or otherwise requires stopping or rerouting vehicular traffic
11because the parade will not or cannot comply with normal and
12usual traffic regulations or controls. "Parade" does not
13include a political protest, march, demonstration, or other
14assembly protected by the First Amendment.
15    "Routed event" means a parade, walk, or race that:
16        (1) is hosted by the State of Illinois or a county,
17    municipality, township, or park district;
18        (2) is outdoors and open to the public; and
19        (3) has an estimated attendance of more than 50
20    people.
21    "Routed event" does not include any political protest,
22march, demonstration, or other assembly protected by the First
23Amendment.
24    "Special event" means a concert or food festival that:
25        (1) is hosted by the State of Illinois or a county,
26    municipality, township, or park district;

 

 

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1        (2) is outdoors and open to the public; and
2        (3) has an estimated attendance of:
3            (i) 150 or more people in a unit of local
4        government with a population that is less than 50,000;
5            (ii) 250 or more people in a unit of local
6        government with a population that is greater than or
7        equal to 50,000 but less than 100,000;
8            (iii) 350 or more people in a unit of local
9        government with a population that is greater than or
10        equal to 100,000 but less than 500,000; or
11            (iv) 500 or more people in a unit of local
12        government with a population that is 500,000 or more.
13    "Special event" does not include any political protest,
14march, demonstration, or other assembly protected by the First
15Amendment.
16(Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
17    (725 ILCS 167/15)
18    Sec. 15. Exceptions. This Act does not prohibit the use of
19a drone by a law enforcement agency:
20        (1) To counter a high risk of a terrorist attack by a
21    specific individual or organization if the United States
22    Secretary of Homeland Security determines that credible
23    intelligence indicates that there is that risk.
24        (2) If a law enforcement agency first obtains a search
25    warrant based on probable cause issued under Section 108-3

 

 

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1    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The warrant
2    must be limited to a period of 45 days, renewable by the
3    judge upon a showing of good cause for subsequent periods
4    of 45 days.
5        (3) If a law enforcement agency possesses reasonable
6    suspicion that, under particular circumstances, swift
7    action is needed to prevent imminent harm to life, or to
8    forestall the imminent escape of a suspect or the
9    destruction of evidence. The use of a drone under this
10    paragraph (3) is limited to a period of 48 hours. Within 24
11    hours of the initiation of the use of a drone under this
12    paragraph (3), the chief executive officer of the law
13    enforcement agency must report in writing the use of a
14    drone to the local State's Attorney.
15        (4) If a law enforcement agency is not undertaking a
16    criminal investigation but is attempting to locate a
17    missing person, engaging in search and rescue operations,
18    or aiding a person who cannot otherwise be safely reached ,
19    and is not also undertaking a criminal investigation.
20        (5) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone
21    solely for crime scene and traffic crash scene
22    photography. Crime scene and traffic crash photography
23    must be conducted in a geographically confined and
24    time-limited manner to document specific occurrences. The
25    use of a drone under this paragraph (5) on private
26    property requires either a search warrant based on

 

 

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1    probable cause under Section 108-3 of the Code of Criminal
2    Procedure of 1963 or lawful consent to search. The use of a
3    drone under this paragraph (5) on lands, highways,
4    roadways, or areas belonging to this State or political
5    subdivisions of this State does not require a search
6    warrant or consent to search. Any law enforcement agency
7    operating a drone under this paragraph (5) shall make
8    every reasonable attempt to only photograph the crime
9    scene or traffic crash scene and avoid other areas.
10        (6) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone
11    during a disaster or public health emergency, as defined
12    by Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
13    Act. The use of a drone under this paragraph (6) does not
14    require an official declaration of a disaster or public
15    health emergency prior to use. A law enforcement agency
16    may use a drone under this paragraph (6) to obtain
17    information necessary for the determination of whether or
18    not a disaster or public health emergency should be
19    declared, to monitor weather or emergency conditions, to
20    survey damage, or to otherwise coordinate response and
21    recovery efforts. The use of a drone under this paragraph
22    (6) is permissible during the disaster or public health
23    emergency and during subsequent response and recovery
24    efforts.
25        (7) To conduct an infrastructure inspection of a
26    designated building or structure at the express request of

 

 

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1    a local government agency. Any law enforcement agency
2    operating a drone under this paragraph (7) shall make
3    every reasonable attempt to photograph only the building
4    or structure and to avoid other areas.
5        (8) To demonstrate the capabilities and functionality
6    of a police drone for public relations purposes, provided
7    that no information is collected or recorded by the drone
8    during such demonstration.
9        (9) In response to Public Safety Answering Point
10    (PSAP) dispatched calls for service, when the sole purpose
11    for using a drone is for one or more first responders to
12    locate victims, to assist with immediate victim health or
13    safety needs, or to coordinate the response of emergency
14    vehicles and personnel to an emergency. As used in this
15    paragraph (9), "Public Safety Answering Point" and "PSAP"
16    have the meaning given to those terms in Section 2 of the
17    Emergency Telephone System Act.
18        (10) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone at a
19    routed event or special event. The use of a drone under
20    this paragraph (10) requires that:
21            (A) notice is posted at the event location for at
22        least 24 hours before the event and clearly
23        communicates that drones may be used at the upcoming
24        event for the purpose of real-time monitoring of
25        participant safety;
26            (B) notice is posted, if practical, at major entry

 

 

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1        points to the event clearly informing the attendees
2        that a drone may be used for the purpose of real-time
3        monitoring of participant safety; and
4            (C) the drone is flown in accordance with Federal
5        Aviation Administration safety regulations.
6        Under this paragraph (10), a law enforcement agency
7    may use the drone:
8            (i) in advance of an event, before event
9        participants have begun to assemble, for the sole
10        purpose of creating maps and determining appropriate
11        access routes, staging areas, and traffic routes,
12        provided that no personal identifying information is
13        recorded and provided further that no recorded
14        information is used in any criminal prosecution; or
15            (ii) during the event to proactively support
16        public safety personnel by monitoring the event
17        footprint in real time:
18                (I) to detect a breach of event space,
19            including a breach by an unauthorized vehicle, an
20            interruption of a parade route, or a breach of an
21            event barricade or fencing;
22                (II) to evaluate crowd size and density;
23                (III) to identify activity that could present
24            a public safety issue for the crowd as a whole,
25            including crowd movement;
26                (IV) to assist in the response of public

 

 

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1            safety personnel to a real-time public safety
2            incident at the event; and
3                (V) to assess the traffic and pedestrian flow
4            around the event in real time.
5(Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14; 98-831, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
6    (725 ILCS 167/17 new)
7    Sec. 17. Use of facial recognition. A law enforcement
8agency operating a drone under this Act is prohibited from
9using, during a flight, onboard facial recognition software
10that works in conjunction with the drone. A law enforcement
11agency operating a drone under this Act is prohibited from
12using any information gathered by a drone with any facial
13recognition software, unless either (i) the law enforcement
14agency is using a drone to counter a high risk of a terrorist
15attack by a specific individual or organization and the United
16States Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that
17credible intelligence indicates that there is such a risk or
18(ii) the law enforcement agency possesses reasonable suspicion
19that, under particular circumstances, swift action is needed
20to prevent imminent harm to life or to forestall the imminent
21escape of a suspect or the destruction of evidence.
 
22    (725 ILCS 167/18 new)
23    Sec. 18. Use of weapons. A law enforcement agency
24operating a drone under this Act is prohibited from equipping

 

 

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1or using on a drone any firearm, weaponized laser, kinetic
2impact projectile, chemical agent or irritant, or any other
3lethal or non-lethal weapon.
 
4    (725 ILCS 167/20)
5    Sec. 20. Information retention.
6    (a) If a law enforcement agency uses a drone under Section
715 of this Act, the agency within 30 days shall destroy all
8information gathered by the drone within the following
9timeframes:
10        (1) All information gathered pursuant to paragraph
11    (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (9) of Section 15 shall be
12    destroyed within 30 days after being gathered.
13        (2) All information gathered pursuant to paragraph
14    (10) of Section 15 shall be destroyed within 24 hours
15    after being gathered.
16        (3) All information gathered pursuant to paragraph (7)
17    of Section 15 shall be turned over to the requesting local
18    government agency as soon as practicable, and all gathered
19    information shall be destroyed immediately after the
20    information has been turned over.
21    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), except that a
22supervisor at a law enforcement that agency may retain
23particular information if:
24        (1) there is reasonable suspicion that the information
25    contains evidence of criminal activity; , or

 

 

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1        (2) the information is relevant to an ongoing
2    investigation or pending criminal trial;
3        (3) a supervisor at the agency deems that the
4    information will be used exclusively for training
5    purposes, provided that any such information shall not
6    contain any personally identifiable information; or
7        (4) the information consists of only flight path data,
8    metadata, or telemetry information of the drone.
9(Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 167/25)
11    Sec. 25. Information disclosure.
12    (a) If a law enforcement agency uses a drone under Section
1315 of this Act, the agency shall not disclose any information
14gathered by the drone, except that a supervisor of that agency
15may disclose particular information to another governmental
16government agency, if (1) there is reasonable suspicion that
17the information contains evidence of criminal activity, or (2)
18the information is relevant to an ongoing investigation or
19pending criminal trial.
20    (b) Records of drone usage, including flight path data,
21metadata, or telemetry information of specific flights, if
22available, may be disclosed subject to the Freedom of
23Information Act and rules adopted under that Act.
24    (c) A law enforcement agency that uses a drone under
25Section 15 shall neither sell any information gathered by the

 

 

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1drone nor disclose any information gathered by the drone to
2any person to whom disclosure is not authorized under this
3Section.
4    (d) Nothing in this Act prevents the disclosure of
5information through a court order or subpoena in connection
6with a criminal proceeding or if the disclosure is in regard to
7a completed traffic crash investigation.
8(Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
9    (725 ILCS 167/35)
10    Sec. 35. Reporting.
11    (a) If a law enforcement agency owns one or more drones,
12then subsequent to the effective date of this Act, it shall
13report in writing annually by April 1 to the Authority the
14number of drones that it owns, the number of times a drone was
15used pursuant to each paragraph of Section 15, including the
16date of use, time of use, reason for use, location, whether
17video was recorded, and whether the video is designated for
18retention for training purposes. The report shall contain a
19copy of the agency's latest policy concerning drones as of the
20most recent April 1.
21    (b) On July 1 of each year, the Authority shall publish on
22its publicly available website a concise report that lists
23every law enforcement agency that owns a drone, and for each of
24those agencies, the number of drones that it owns, the number
25of times a drone was used pursuant to each paragraph of Section

 

 

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115, including the date of use, time of use, reason for use,
2location, whether video was recorded, whether the video is
3designated for retention for training purposes. The report
4shall contain a copy of the agency's latest policy concerning
5drones as of the most recent April 1.
6    (c) Each law enforcement agency that uses a drone shall
7implement and make publicly available on its website the law
8enforcement agency's policy governing the operation, use,
9administration, and oversight of its drone program.
10(Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
11    (725 ILCS 167/45 new)
12    Sec. 45. Policy; violations.
13    (a) Each law enforcement agency using drones under this
14Act shall have a policy outlining drone use consistent with
15this Act. The policy shall include that, if an agency learns of
16violations of this Act, the agency shall immediately take
17actions to prevent future violations of the Act through any
18one or more of the following means: training, discipline,
19including progressive discipline for repeat violations, or
20other means that will prevent repeated violations of the Act
21by law enforcement. If an agency learns of willful and wanton
22violations of this Act, the agency shall immediately remove
23the pilot from its drone program and take action to prevent
24future willful and wanton violations of the Act.
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1investigations into patterns and practices of violations of
2this Act. The Attorney General may:
3        (1) require a law enforcement agency, law enforcement
4    official, or any other person or entity to file a
5    statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise, as
6    to all information the Attorney General may consider
7    necessary;
8        (2) examine under oath any law enforcement official or
9    any other person alleged to have participated in or with
10    knowledge of the alleged violation; or
11        (3) issue subpoenas, obtain records, conduct hearings,
12    or take any other actions in aid of any investigation.
13    If a law enforcement agency, law enforcement official, or
14other person or entity fails to comply, in whole or in part,
15with a subpoena or other investigative request issued under
16paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Attorney General may
17compel compliance through an action in the circuit court.
18    (c) Following completion of an investigation under
19subsection (b), the Attorney General may, upon his or her own
20information or upon the complaint of any person, maintain an
21action for declaratory, injunctive, or any other equitable
22relief in the circuit court against any law enforcement
23agency, law enforcement official, or other person or entity
24who violates any provision of this Act. These remedies are in
25addition to, and not in substitution for, other available
26remedies, penalties, or disciplinary action.

 

 

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1    (d) Upon entry of an adverse judgment under this Act
2demonstrating a pattern or practice of violations of this Act,
3a law enforcement agency shall forfeit its ability to use
4drones under Section 15 of this Act for not less than 6 months
5for a first adverse judgment and up to one year for a second
6adverse judgment demonstrating a pattern or practice of
7violating this Act.
8    (e) Nothing in this Section is intended to prohibit or
9limit any other remedy available by law.
 
10    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
11severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.".