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SB0115eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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.
17        (4) The name of the investigating or arresting law
18    enforcement agency.
19        (5) If the individual is incarcerated, the amount of
20    any bail or bond.
21        (6) If the individual is incarcerated, the time and
22    date that the individual was received, discharged, or
23    transferred from the arresting agency's custody.

 

 

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1    (b) The information required by this Section must be made
2available to the news media for inspection and copying as soon
3as practicable, but in no event shall the time period exceed 72
4hours from the arrest. The information described in paragraphs
5(3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (a), however, may be
6withheld if it is determined that disclosure would:
7        (1) interfere with pending or actually and reasonably
8    contemplated law enforcement proceedings conducted by any
9    law enforcement or correctional agency;
10        (2) endanger the life or physical safety of law
11    enforcement or correctional personnel or any other person;
12    or
13        (3) compromise the security of any correctional
14    facility.
15    (c) For the purposes of this Section, the term "news media"
16means personnel of a newspaper or other periodical issued at
17regular intervals whether in print or electronic format, a news
18service whether in print or electronic format, a radio station,
19a television station, a television network, a community antenna
20television service, or a person or corporation engaged in
21making news reels or other motion picture news for public
22showing.
23    (d) Each law enforcement or correctional agency may charge
24fees for arrest records, but in no instance may the fee exceed
25the actual cost of copying and reproduction. The fees may not
26include the cost of the labor used to reproduce the arrest

 

 

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1record.
2    (e) The provisions of this Section do not supersede the
3confidentiality provisions for arrest records of the Juvenile
4Court Act of 1987.
5    (f) All information, including photographs, made available
6under this Section is subject to the provisions of Section 2QQQ
7of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
8(Source: P.A. 91-309, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
992-335, eff. 8-10-01.)
 
10    Section 10. The Local Records Act is amended by changing
11Section 3b as follows:
 
12    (50 ILCS 205/3b)
13    Sec. 3b. Arrest reports.
14    (a) When an individual is arrested, the following
15information must be made available to the news media for
16inspection and copying:
17        (1) Information that identifies the individual,
18    including the name, age, address, and photograph, when and
19    if available.
20        (2) Information detailing any charges relating to the
21    arrest.
22        (3) The time and location of the arrest.
23        (4) The name of the investigating or arresting law
24    enforcement agency.

 

 

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

 

 

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1showing.
2    (d) Each law enforcement or correctional agency may charge
3fees for arrest records, but in no instance may the fee exceed
4the actual cost of copying and reproduction. The fees may not
5include the cost of the labor used to reproduce the arrest
6record.
7    (e) The provisions of this Section do not supersede the
8confidentiality provisions for arrest records of the Juvenile
9Court Act of 1987.
10    (f) All information, including photographs, made available
11under this Section is subject to the provisions of Section 2QQQ
12of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
13(Source: P.A. 91-309, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
1492-335, eff. 8-10-01.)
 
15    Section 15. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
16Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQQ as follows:
 
17    (815 ILCS 505/2QQQ new)
18    Sec. 2QQQ. Criminal record information.
19    (a) It is an unlawful practice for any person engaged in
20publishing or otherwise disseminating criminal record
21information through a print or electronic medium to solicit or
22accept the payment of a fee or other consideration to remove,
23correct, or modify said criminal record information.
24    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "criminal record

 

 

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1information" includes any and all of the following:
2        (1) descriptions or notations of any arrests, any
3    formal criminal charges, and the disposition of those
4    criminal charges, including, but not limited to, any
5    information made available under Section 4a of the State
6    Records Act or Section 3b of the Local Records Act;
7        (2) photographs of the person taken pursuant to an
8    arrest or other involvement in the criminal justice system;
9    or
10        (3) personal identifying information, including a
11    person's name, address, date of birth, photograph, and
12    social security number or other government-issued
13    identification number.