HB4537 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4537

Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 205/25 new

Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a Local Records Commission may not destroy public records concerning complaints alleging misconduct by law enforcement officers without permission from the Attorney General.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(50 ILCS 205/25 new)

Sec. 25. Complaints of law enforcement misconduct. A public record concerning complaints alleging misconduct by law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, audio records, videos, notes, statements, findings of facts, and decisions relating to alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers shall not be destroyed by the Local Records Commission unless the Commission has requested and received approval to destroy such public records from the Attorney General. For purposes of this section, "law enforcement officer" shall include State Police officers and police officers of a unit of local government.