Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 5/21/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 115

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 115 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Records Act is amended by changing
5Section 4a as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 160/4a)
7    Sec. 4a. Arrest reports.
8    (a) When an individual is arrested, the following
9information must be made available to the news media for
10inspection and copying:
11        (1) Information that identifies the individual,
12    including the name, age, address, and photograph, when and
13    if available.
14        (2) Information detailing any charges relating to the
15    arrest.
16        (3) The time and location of the arrest.

 

 

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1        (4) The name of the investigating or arresting law
2    enforcement agency.
3        (5) If the individual is incarcerated, the amount of
4    any bail or bond.
5        (6) If the individual is incarcerated, the time and
6    date that the individual was received, discharged, or
7    transferred from the arresting agency's custody.
8    (b) The information required by this Section must be made
9available to the news media for inspection and copying as soon
10as practicable, but in no event shall the time period exceed 72
11hours from the arrest. The information described in paragraphs
12(3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (a), however, may be
13withheld if it is determined that disclosure would:
14        (1) interfere with pending or actually and reasonably
15    contemplated law enforcement proceedings conducted by any
16    law enforcement or correctional agency;
17        (2) endanger the life or physical safety of law
18    enforcement or correctional personnel or any other person;
19    or
20        (3) compromise the security of any correctional
21    facility.
22    (c) For the purposes of this Section, the term "news media"
23means personnel of a newspaper or other periodical issued at
24regular intervals whether in print or electronic format, a news
25service whether in print or electronic format, a radio station,
26a television station, a television network, a community antenna

 

 

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1television service, or a person or corporation engaged in
2making news reels or other motion picture news for public
3showing.
4    (d) Each law enforcement or correctional agency may charge
5fees for arrest records, but in no instance may the fee exceed
6the actual cost of copying and reproduction. The fees may not
7include the cost of the labor used to reproduce the arrest
8record.
9    (e) The provisions of this Section do not supersede the
10confidentiality provisions for arrest records of the Juvenile
11Court Act of 1987.
12    (f) All information, including photographs, made available
13under this Section is subject to the provisions of Section 2QQQ
14of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
15(Source: P.A. 91-309, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
1692-335, eff. 8-10-01.)
 
17    Section 10. The Local Records Act is amended by changing
18Section 3b as follows:
 
19    (50 ILCS 205/3b)
20    Sec. 3b. Arrest reports.
21    (a) When an individual is arrested, the following
22information must be made available to the news media for
23inspection and copying:
24        (1) Information that identifies the individual,

 

 

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1    including the name, age, address, and photograph, when and
2    if available.
3        (2) Information detailing any charges relating to the
4    arrest.
5        (3) The time and location of the arrest.
6        (4) The name of the investigating or arresting law
7    enforcement agency.
8        (5) If the individual is incarcerated, the amount of
9    any bail or bond.
10        (6) If the individual is incarcerated, the time and
11    date that the individual was received, discharged, or
12    transferred from the arresting agency's custody.
13    (b) The information required by this Section must be made
14available to the news media for inspection and copying as soon
15as practicable, but in no event shall the time period exceed 72
16hours from the arrest. The information described in paragraphs
17(3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (a), however, may be
18withheld if it is determined that disclosure would:
19        (1) interfere with pending or actually and reasonably
20    contemplated law enforcement proceedings conducted by any
21    law enforcement or correctional agency;
22        (2) endanger the life or physical safety of law
23    enforcement or correctional personnel or any other person;
24    or
25        (3) compromise the security of any correctional
26    facility.

 

 

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1    (c) For the purposes of this Section the term "news media"
2means personnel of a newspaper or other periodical issued at
3regular intervals whether in print or electronic format, a news
4service whether in print or electronic format, a radio station,
5a television station, a television network, a community antenna
6television service, or a person or corporation engaged in
7making news reels or other motion picture news for public
8showing.
9    (d) Each law enforcement or correctional agency may charge
10fees for arrest records, but in no instance may the fee exceed
11the actual cost of copying and reproduction. The fees may not
12include the cost of the labor used to reproduce the arrest
13record.
14    (e) The provisions of this Section do not supersede the
15confidentiality provisions for arrest records of the Juvenile
16Court Act of 1987.
17    (f) All information, including photographs, made available
18under this Section is subject to the provisions of Section 2QQQ
19of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
20(Source: P.A. 91-309, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
2192-335, eff. 8-10-01.)
 
22    Section 15. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
23Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQQ as follows:
 
24    (815 ILCS 505/2QQQ new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2QQQ. Criminal record information.
2    (a) It is an unlawful practice for any person engaged in
3publishing or otherwise disseminating criminal record
4information through a print or electronic medium to solicit or
5accept the payment of a fee or other consideration to remove,
6correct, or modify said criminal record information.
7    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "criminal record
8information" includes any and all of the following:
9        (1) descriptions or notations of any arrests, any
10    formal criminal charges, and the disposition of those
11    criminal charges, including, but not limited to, any
12    information made available under Section 4a of the State
13    Records Act or Section 3b of the Local Records Act;
14        (2) photographs of the person taken pursuant to an
15    arrest or other involvement in the criminal justice system;
16    or
17        (3) personal identifying information, including a
18    person's name, address, date of birth, photograph, and
19    social security number or other government-issued
20    identification number.".