Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Filed: 3/5/2024
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5189 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5189 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 18c-7402.2 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.2 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 18c-7402.2. Reports involving railroad fatalities. | ||||||
8 | All reports involving railroad fatalities and all | ||||||
9 | communications between police officers and train crew members | ||||||
10 | involved in those occurrences shall not be public reports and | ||||||
11 | shall be maintained by the police departments in a manner that | ||||||
12 | ensures their confidentiality. However, upon written or | ||||||
13 | electronic mail request, such reports and communications shall | ||||||
14 | be accessible at all reasonable times: | ||||||
15 | (1) to the host or employing railroad; | ||||||
16 | (2) by court order, and to others specifically |
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1 | authorized by court order to obtain the information if the | ||||||
2 | access is necessary in the performance of their duties; | ||||||
3 | (3) to law enforcement officers, State's Attorneys, or | ||||||
4 | Assistant State's Attorneys if the access is necessary in | ||||||
5 | the performance of their duties. |