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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5151

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
5 ILCS 140/7

Creates the Automated License Plate Recognition System Act. Sets
forth provisions regarding authorized uses of an automated license plate
recognition system, data retention, prohibited uses of an automated
license plate recognition system, restrictions, requirements for use,
preservation and disclosure, required data collection, reporting
requirements, admissibility, privacy, penalties, and a private right of
action. Makes a conforming change in the Freedom of Information Act.
Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

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Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
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Automated License Plate Recognition System Act.

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Section 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
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"ALPR user" means a person or entity that owns or operates
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an ALPR device.
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"Automatic license plate reader" or "ALPR" means software,
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hardware or equipment, including mobile applications or fixed,
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mobile, or portable cameras, used to automatically record
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data, capture images, take photos and store vehicle license
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plate information. "Automatic license plate reader" or "ALPR"
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includes a device that is owned or operated by a person who is
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not an employee of a law enforcement agency or government
16
entity to the extent that data collected by the reader is or
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may be shared with a law enforcement agency or government
18
entity.
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"Automated license plate reader system" or "ALPR system"
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means a system, software, or computer algorithm, whether used
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independently or in combination with one or more fixed,
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mobile, or portable automated cameras or mobile applications,
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that is used to read and convert images of license plates and

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the characters they contain into computer-readable data, that
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may result in a searchable computerized database. "Automated
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license plate reader system" or "ALPR system" includes an
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automated license plate recognition system.
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"Biometric identifier" has the same meaning as in the
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Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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"Biometric information" means any information, regardless
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of how it is captured, converted, stored, or shared, based on
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an individual's biometric identifier used to identify an
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individual. "Biometric information" does not include
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information derived from items or procedures excluded under
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the definition of biometric identifiers.
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"Captured plate data" or "data" means the GPS coordinates,
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date and time, photograph and other digital images, license
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plate number, and any other information or data captured by,
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derived from, or inferred from any automated license plate
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reader system, including, but not limited to, make, model,
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color, and automobile characteristics.
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"Employee of a foreign entity" means an employee or
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contractor of any branch of the federal government or federal
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agency, a state or local agency or unit of local government
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other than this State.
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"Employee of a government entity" means an employee or
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contractor of any State or local agency, unit of local
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government, or private entity charged with the enforcement of
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State, county, or municipal laws. "Employee of a government

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entity" does not include law enforcement agencies.
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"Employee of a law enforcement agency" means any
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department or agency of this State or a political subdivision
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of this State or local agency, or unit of local government,
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charged with the enforcement of State, county, or municipal
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laws or with managing custody of detained persons in this
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State or jurisdiction, or vested by law with the duty to
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maintain public order and to enforce criminal laws, or an
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individual acting for or on behalf of the State or political
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subdivision thereof.
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"Facial recognition" means any combination of hardware,
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software, firmware, application, or tools that assists in
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identifying or verifying or persistently tracking an
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individual based on a scan of an individual's face geometry in
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still or video images, streams, or recordings.
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"Forcible felony" means the following offenses as defined
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in the Criminal Code of 2012 or substantially similar federal
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or other State criminal laws: first degree murder, second
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degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
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aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
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trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, armed robbery,
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home invasion, aggravated arson, arson, aggravated kidnaping,
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kidnapping, and aggravated battery resulting in great bodily
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harm or permanent disability or disfigurement.
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"Foreign entity" means any branch of the federal
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government or federal agency or a state or local agency or unit

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of local government other than this State.
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"Government entity" means a State or local agency, unit of
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local government, or private entity charged with the
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enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws. "Government
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entity" does not include law enforcement agencies.
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"Hot list" means a predetermined list or database of
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license plates relevant and material to an ongoing
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investigation for comparison against license plates or
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vehicles scanned by ALPRs.
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"Law enforcement agency" means any department or agency of
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this State or a political subdivision of this State or local
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agency, or unit of local government, charged with the
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enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with
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managing custody of detained persons in this State or
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jurisdiction, or vested by law with the duty to maintain
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public order and to enforce criminal laws, or an individual
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acting for or on behalf of the State or a political subdivision
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thereof.

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Section 10.
Authorized uses.
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(a) It is unlawful for any law enforcement agency or
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government entity to use, operate, or access any ALPR, ALPR
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system, or captured plate data, except when authorized by
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subsections (b), (c), and (d) and used in compliance with this
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Act.
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(b) An ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data may be

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used, operated, or accessed by a law enforcement agency for
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the comparison of captured plate data with (i) Illinois Amber
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Alert, Silver Search, Endangered Missing Person Advisory, and
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FBI Kidnapping and Missing Persons lists, (ii) the Secretary
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of State Department of Police and Vehicle Services Department
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databases maintained by the Secretary of State, (iii) the Law
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Enforcement Agencies Data System maintained by the Illinois
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State Police, and (iv) license plate numbers that have been
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manually entered into a State or local ALPR system database
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upon an officer's determination that the vehicles or
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individuals associated with the license plate number are
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relevant and material to an investigation of a vehicle that
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is:
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(1) associated with a missing person as defined by
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Illinois Amber Alert, Silver Search or Endangered Missing
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Person Advisory criteria;
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(2) stolen;
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(3) associated with a hit and run crash;
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(4) registered to an individual for whom there is an
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outstanding felony warrant; or
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(5) related to or involved in a forcible felony.
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(c) An ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data may be
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used, operated, or accessed by a government entity:
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(1) for the purpose of electronic toll assessment and
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collection;
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(2) by parking enforcement entities for regulating the

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use of parking facilities or enforcing time restrictions
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on the use of parking spaces; or
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(3) for controlling access to secured areas that have
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clear boundaries, entry only through specific controlled
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points and limited access.
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(d) An ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data may be
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used, operated, or accessed by a law enforcement agency or
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government entity to identify and track vehicles used by
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foreign entities, or employees of foreign entities, for the
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purpose of investigating whether vehicles, individuals, or
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agencies associated with the license plates are engaged in the
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following unlawful conduct:
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(1) monitoring, tracking, or detaining individuals or
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groups engaging in political protests, marches,
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demonstrations, or other assembly protected by the First
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Amendment;
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(2) immigration enforcement without a judicial order;
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(3) vehicle crashes;
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(4) swapping, altering, tampering with, or otherwise
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making any change to a license plate that is properly
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displayed on a vehicle in violation of subsection (l) of
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Section 3-413 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
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(5) displaying or affixing to a vehicle any license
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plate not authorized by law and issued by the Secretary of
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State for use on that vehicle in violation of paragraph
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(4) of subsection (a) of Section 4-104 of the Illinois

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Vehicle Code;
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(6) actions of foreign entities, and employees of
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foreign entities, that are relevant to the Illinois
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Accountability Commission's work, or that of any other
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State, city, municipal, or federal body created to gather
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information, documentation, and reports of potential
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violations of law by federal agencies, employees, or
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contractors, for investigation purposes; or
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(7) violations of State, county or municipal laws or
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ordinances.
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(e) Law enforcement agencies and government entities
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authorized to use ALPRs, ALPR systems or captured plate data
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under this Section are required to update their ALPR systems
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in real-time at the beginning of each shift, or whenever such
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updates are available, and must document the reason for each
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manually entered license plate.

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Section 15.
Data retention for authorized uses.
Captured
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plate data collected by or on behalf of a law enforcement
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agency or government entity, as authorized for collection
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under Section 10, shall not be used, operated, or accessed for
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any other purpose and shall be deleted within 3 days, except
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that such data may be retained:
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(1) for as long as such captured plate data is needed
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as evidence of specific unlawful conduct enumerated in
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subsection (b) of Section 10, as long as captured plate

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data is a confirmed hit and is destroyed at the conclusion
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of either an investigation that does not result in any
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criminal charges being filed, or any criminal action
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undertaken in the matter involving the captured plate
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data;
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(2) for purposes of and only to the extent necessary
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under subsection (c) of Section 10;
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(3) for as long as such captured plate data is needed
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for identification, tracking, or investigation purposes
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under paragraphs (1) through (5) and (7) of subsection (d)
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of Section 10;
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(4) for as long as such captured plate data is needed
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to document and investigate the conduct of federal
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agencies, employees, or contractors under paragraph (d)(6)
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of Section 10, and is destroyed at the conclusion of (i) an
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Illinois Accountability Commission investigation that does
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not result in a referral, (ii) an investigation conducted
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by an agency or entity based on a referral by the Illinois
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Accountability Commission as authorized by Executive Order
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2025-06, or (iii) any other State, municipal, or federal
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investigation described in paragraph (6) of subsection (d)
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of Section 10;
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(5) Pursuant to a preservation request or disclosure
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order under Section 35; or
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(6) Pursuant to a valid criminal warrant issued upon a
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judicial determination of probable cause, and in

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compliance with the requirements of the Fourth Amendment
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to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the
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Illinois Constitution.

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Section 20.
Prohibited uses.
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(a) It is unlawful for any law enforcement agency or
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government entity to:
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(1) sell, lease, rent, or purchase any captured plate
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data;
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(2) share, transfer, or otherwise provide captured
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plate data to any foreign entity or employee of a foreign
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entity, except if authorized under subparagraph (B) of
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paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 25;
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(3) use or allow access to any ALPR, ALPR system, or
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captured plate data to seek or compile information on any
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individual, group, or organization based solely on:
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(A) political, social, or religious views or
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activities;
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(B) participation in non-criminal organizations or
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lawful events;
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(C) race, ethnicity, citizenship, age, disability,
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gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other
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classification protected by law; or
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(D) seeking or providing access to lawful health
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care as defined in Section 28-10 of the Lawful Health
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Care Activity Act;

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(4) use, or allow access to, any ALPR, ALPR system or
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captured plate data to:
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(A) monitor, track, investigate or detain
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individuals (i) engaging in political protests,
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marches, demonstrations, trainings and community
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gatherings, or other assembly protected by the First
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Amendment, (ii) seeking or providing lawful health
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care as defined in Section 28-10 of the Lawful Health
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Care Activity Act, or (iii) for immigration
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enforcement purposes;
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(B) monitor, track, or investigate organizations
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that organize or provide support for (i) activities
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related to freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
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the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to
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petition the government as protected by the First
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Amendment and Illinois law or (ii) access to lawful
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health care as defined in Section 28-10 of the Lawful
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Health Care Activity Act; or
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(C) gather location data or compile information,
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including for the purpose of creating or populating
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any database, watch list, or any other mechanism that
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can be used to target and surveil (i) political
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protests, marches, demonstrations, community
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trainings, or gatherings or other assembly protected
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by the First Amendment, (ii) health facilities that
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provide lawful health care as defined in Section 28-10

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of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act, or (iii)
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public schools, public libraries, courthouses, and
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shelters for immigration enforcement purposes;
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(5) use, or allow access to, an ALPR, ALPR system, or
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captured plate data for immigration enforcement;
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(6) use facial recognition software or technology, or
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other biometric information, in combination with any ALPR,
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ALPR system, or captured plate data; or
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(7) enter into a contract, continue to contract with,
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or share information with a vendor when the agency or
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entity knows, or should have known, that captured plate
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data shared using the vendor's ALPR or ALPR system has
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been or will be used to:
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(A) monitor, track, investigate or detain
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individuals (i) engaging in political protest,
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marches, demonstrations, trainings and community
17

gatherings, or other assembly protected by the First
18

Amendment, (ii) seeking or providing lawful health
19

care as defined in Section 28-10 of the Lawful Health
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Care Activity Act, or (iii) for immigration
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enforcement purposes; or
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(B) monitor, track, or investigate organizations
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that organize or provide support for (i) activities
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related to freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
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the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to
26

petition the government as protected by the First

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Amendment and State law or (ii) access to lawful
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health care as defined in Section 28-10 of the Lawful
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Health Care Activity Act.
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(b) It is unlawful for any vendor or contractor to sell,
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share, allow access to, or transfer captured plate data with
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any foreign entity unless the requesting agency has obtained a
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criminal warrant issued upon a judicial determination of
8
probable cause, and in compliance with the requirements of the
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Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I,
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Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution.
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(c) It is unlawful for any law enforcement agency,
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government entity, or vendor, to operate, maintain or access
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an ALPR, an ALPR system, or captured plate data unless that
14
agency, entity or vendor is in full compliance with the
15
requirements set forth in this Act.

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Section 25.
Restrictions on use.
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(a) Beginning after the effective date of this Act, all
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new, updated expansions of, or addenda of contractual
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agreements with ALPR vendors shall mandate that no default
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access is provided to any national ALPR database and law
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enforcement agency or government entity captured plate data,
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is by default, not accessible to any other law enforcement
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agency, government entity, or foreign entity.
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(b) It is unlawful to access, share, transfer, or
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otherwise provide locally collected captured plate data

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unless:
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(1) the law enforcement agency or government entity in
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receipt of the request is authorized to access, share,
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transfer, or otherwise provide the captured plate data
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under this Act;
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(2) the captured plate data requested is authorized
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under subsection (b) or (d) of Section 10; and
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(3) the requester is:
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(A) an in-state law enforcement agency, in
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compliance with this Act, the requesting agency is in
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receipt of a valid written declaration as required
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under Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and
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the request is accompanied by a valid and current case
14

file number that is linked to a downloadable detailed
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file or report;
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(B) making the request pursuant to a valid
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criminal warrant issued upon a judicial determination
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of probable cause, and in compliance with the
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requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S.
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Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois
21

Constitution; or
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(C) making the request pursuant to a disclosure
23

order authorized under Section 35.

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Section 30.
Requirements for use.
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(a) Prior to using, operating, maintaining, or accessing

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any ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data, a law
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enforcement agency or government entity shall:
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(1) Provide a presentation that includes a meaningful
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opportunity for public comment at a regularly scheduled
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public meeting of the governing body of the law
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enforcement agency or government entity.
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(A) Before a decision is made to use an ALPR, ALPR
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system, or captured plate data, the law enforcement
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agency or government entity shall provide a public
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presentation that includes (i) information about the
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ALPR, including information on the technology,
12

equipment, tools, and associated vendors, (ii)
13

authorized uses under this Act, and (iii) where, why,
14

and how it may be used. The presentation must provide a
15

meaningful opportunity for the public to comment, ask
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questions, give feedback, and raise concerns.
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(B) If use of an ALPR system was approved and
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implemented before the effective date of this Act, the
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law enforcement agency or government entity shall
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provide a public presentation, prior to the effective
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date of this Act, that includes (i) information about
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the ALPR systems, including information on the
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technology, equipment, tools, and vendors used, (ii)
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where, why, and how they have been used, (iii) the
25

types and description of information collected,
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shared, and received, and (iv) any changes that will

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be made to comply with this Act. The presentation must
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provide a meaningful opportunity for the public to
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comment, ask questions, give feedback, and raise
4

concerns. If the presentation is not made before the
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effective date of this Act, the law enforcement agency
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or government entity shall be prohibited from
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continuing to operate, use or access any ALPR, ALPR
8

system or captured plate data until a presentation
9

that meets the requirements under this subsection is
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completed.
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(2) Adopt, implement, disclose, and maintain an ALPR
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usage and privacy policy that ensures that the collection,
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access, use, sharing, retention and deletion of ALPR
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captured plate data is authorized under this Act and
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consistent with respect for individuals' privacy, civil
16

liberties, and civil rights, including prohibiting
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non-essential data collection and sharing, and protecting
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the security of data collected. The ALPR usage and privacy
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policy shall be made available to the public in writing
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and shall be conspicuously posted or linked to its
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Internet website in a manner that is easily accessible to
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individuals. The usage and privacy policy shall, at a
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minimum, include the following information:
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(A) authorized uses of ALPRs, ALPR systems, and
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captured plate data;
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(B) authorized purposes for collecting, accessing,

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and using captured plate data;
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(C) the purposes, process, and restrictions
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related to the sharing or transfer of captured plate
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data with other law enforcement agencies, government
5

entities, or foreign entities;
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(D) a description of the measures that will be
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used to ensure the accuracy of captured plate data and
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correct data errors;
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(E) the length of time captured plate data will be
10

retained, including the maximum data retention period
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for non-hit data and data collected and used as
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authorized by Sections 10 and 15;
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(F) a description of the job title or other
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designation of the employees and independent
15

contractors who are authorized to access and use
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captured plate data. The policy shall identify the
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screening and training requirements necessary for
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those authorized employees and independent
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contractors;
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(G) a description of how ALPRs, ALPR systems, and
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captured plate data will be monitored to ensure the
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security of the information accessed or used,
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compliance with all applicable privacy laws, and a
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process for periodic system audits; and
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(H) a description of the range of disciplinary
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actions available for violation of the usage and

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privacy policies.
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(3) Adopt, implement, and maintain reasonable security
3

procedures and practices, including operational,
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administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to
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protect captured plate data from unauthorized access,
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destruction, use, modification, or disclosure, including,
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but not limited to:
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(A) safeguards for managing which employees can
9

see the data from its systems, including requiring
10

supervisory approval, robust authentication protocols
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for establishing an account to access an ALPR system
12

and tracking searches of captured plate data made by
13

employees;
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(B) requiring data security training and data
15

privacy training for all employees that access
16

captured plate data; and
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(C) an audit process to ensure that captured plate
18

data obtained through the use of an ALPR or ALPR system
19

is used only for authorized purposes, including audits
20

of requests made by individual law enforcement
21

agencies or government entities.
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(b) Any ALPR operator that accesses or provides access to
23
captured plate data under this Act shall maintain a record of
24
when captured plate data is accessed that shall include, at a
25
minimum:
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(1) the date and time the information is accessed;

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(2) the license plate number or other data elements
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used to query the ALPR system;
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(3) the username of the person who accesses the
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information, and, as applicable, the organization or
5

entity with whom the person is affiliated;
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(4) the purpose for accessing the information; and
7

(5) the justification for the search, a linked copy of
8

the justification saved and linked to the search query,
9

and whether access was authorized by (i) a case file
10

number, accompanied by a detailed case file or report,
11

(ii) a criminal warrant issued upon a judicial
12

determination of probable cause, and in compliance with
13

the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S.
14

Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois
15

Constitution, or (iii) a written declaration as required
16

under Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

17

Section 35.
Preservation and disclosure.
18

(a) Upon the written request of a law enforcement agency,
19
government entity, or a defendant in a criminal case, a law
20
enforcement agency or government entity that uses, operates,
21
or accesses an ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data shall
22
take all necessary steps to preserve specified captured plate
23
data in its possession for 30 days pending the issuance of a
24
court order sought pursuant to subsection (b) if the
25
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defendant in a criminal case makes a retention request and
2
specifies in a written, sworn statement:
3

(1) the specific camera or cameras for which captured
4

data must be preserved, or the specific license plate for
5

which captured plate data must be preserved;
6

(2) the date or dates and timeframes for which
7

captured plate data must be preserved; and
8

(3) that a court order for the retention and
9

disclosure of captured plate data will be sought, pursuant
10

to subsection (b), in a court of competent jurisdiction
11

within 5 days of the transmission of the preservation
12

request.
13

(b) A law enforcement agency, government entity or
14
defendant in a criminal case may apply for a court order for
15
the extended retention and disclosure of captured plate data,
16
which shall be issued by any court of competent jurisdiction,
17
if the law enforcement agency, government entity, or defendant
18
in a criminal case offers specific and articulable facts
19
showing there is probable cause to believe that captured plate
20
data is relevant and material to an ongoing felony criminal or
21
missing persons investigation, prosecution, or defense.
22

(c) Captured plate data held by a law enforcement agency
23
or government entity for more than 30 days pursuant to
24
subsection (b) preservation request shall be destroyed within
25
24 hours if:
26

(1) an application for the court order is not made

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within five days of the preservation request; or
2

(2) the application for the court order made pursuant
3

to subsection (b) is denied.
4

(d) Notice of a data deletion triggering event as
5
enumerated in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c), shall be
6
provided within 24 hours of its occurrence by the person,
7
agency, or entity who made the preservation request authorized
8
by subsection (a) to the recipient of that request.

9

Section 40.
Required data collection.
Any law enforcement
10
agency or government entity that uses, operates, or accesses
11
ALPRs, ALPR systems, or captured plate data shall, at a
12
minimum, collect information related to following categories
13
for reporting purposes:
14

(1) ALPR and ALPR systems and vendors, including:
15

(A) the total number of ALPRs operated, or otherwise
16

accessed, including the specific number of fixed, mobile
17

and portable devices, and mobile applications;
18

(B) a complete list of all other ALPR systems used,
19

operated, or otherwise accessed;
20

(C) the specific number of ALPRs and ALPR systems
21

owned or leased but not in use at any time during the
22

reporting period and reasons why they were not
23

operational; and
24

(D) a complete list of ALPR related vendors, including
25

the vendor services used and length of the contract term

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for each vendor.
2

(2) Captured plate data collection and uses, including:
3

(A) the total number of license plates scanned for
4

uses authorized under subsection (c) of Section 10;
5

(B) the total number of manually entered license
6

plates, and the specific number of manually entered
7

license plates for each offense category authorized under
8

subsection (b) of Section 10, and the number of confirmed
9

matches for each category;
10

(C) the total number of arrests directly attributed to
11

ALPR hot list detections authorized under subsection (b)
12

of Section 10 and the specific number by each enumerated
13

category;
14

(D) the total number of convictions directly
15

attributed to ALPR hot list detections authorized under
16

subsection (b) of Section 10 and the specific number by
17

each enumerated category;
18

(E) the total number of license plates scanned for the
19

purposes authorized by subsection (d) of Section 10 and
20

the specific number by each enumerated category;
21

(F) the total number of investigations conducted as
22

authorized under subsection (d) of Section 10 and the
23

specific number by each enumerated category;
24

(G) the total number of investigations that resulted
25

in a finding of unlawful conduct under subsection (d) of
26

Section 10 and the specific number by each enumerated

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category; and
2

(H) the total number of investigations authorized
3

under paragraph (5) of subsection (d) of Section 10 that
4

resulted in a referral to the Illinois Accountability
5

Commission.
6

(3) Requests for captured plate data, including:
7

(A) the total number of requests received;
8

(B) the total number of requests that resulted in the
9

release of information and the authorization used to
10

release the information;
11

(C) the total number of in-state requests, and for
12

each in-state requester, (i) the specific number of
13

requests that resulted in the release of information, (ii)
14

the authorization used to release the information, and
15

(iii) the name and municipality of the requester;
16

(D) the total number of out-of-state requests, and for
17

each out-of-state requester, (i) the specific number of
18

requests that resulted in a release of information, (ii)
19

the authorization used to release the information, and
20

(iii) the name and state of the requester;
21

(E) the total number of federal requests, and for each
22

federal requester, (i) the specific number of requests
23

that resulted in a release of information, (ii) the
24

authorization used to release the information, and (iii)
25

the name and associated agency of the requester;
26

(F) the total number of valid written declarations

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entered into as required under subsection (c) of Section
2

2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and for each written
3

declaration:
4

(i) the name and state of each law enforcement
5

agency that submitted a written declaration;
6

(ii) the length of the sharing authorized under
7

the written declaration and whether sharing is still
8

authorized as of the reporting period; and
9

(iii) whether there have been any instances of
10

non-compliance with the data requirements outlined in
11

Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code during the
12

reporting period;
13

(G) the total number and kind of any other data
14

sharing practices or agreements entered into with any
15

other ALPR user, and for each of the data sharing
16

practices or agreements:
17

(i) the name, state, and type of ALPR user;
18

(ii) the authorization for data sharing and
19

whether the agreement allows data sharing only, data
20

receiving only, or data sharing and receiving;
21

(iii) the length of sharing authorized under the
22

data sharing practice or agreement and whether sharing
23

is still authorized as of the reporting period; and
24

(iv) whether there have been any instances of
25

non-compliance with the data sharing practice or
26

agreement during the reporting period;

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(4) Protections and transparency, including:
2

(A) the number of unauthorized uses of any ALPR, ALPR
3

system, or captured plate data;
4

(B) the number of data breaches of the ALPR system or
5

captured plate data; and
6

(C) a list of internal or external audits that were
7

completed and by whom.

8

Section 45.
Reporting.
9

(a) All law enforcement agencies and government entities
10
shall publicly disclose whether they operate, use, or
11
otherwise access an ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data
12
on or before April 1 of each year. The reporting requirements
13
under this subsection shall begin on the first April after the
14
effective date of this Act and annually thereafter.
15

(1) Any law enforcement agency or government entity
16

that operates, uses, or otherwise accesses any ALPR system
17

shall report in writing, and publish on its publicly
18

available website, a report that includes the required
19

data collected under Section 40 from February 1 of the
20

previous calendar year through January 31 of the reporting
21

year. The report shall also contain a copy of, or link to,
22

the agency's latest ALPR policy as required under Section
23

30 as of March 1 of the reporting year.
24

(2) Any law enforcement agency or government entity
25

that does not own, operate, or otherwise access an ALPR,

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ALPR system, or captured plate data shall report in
2

writing, and publish on its publicly available website,
3

that it did not own or use an ALPR, ALPR system, or
4

captured plate data between February 1 of the previous
5

calendar year through January 31 of the reporting year.
6

(b) All law enforcement agencies or government entities
7
shall report to the Secretary of State, and any local body that
8
governs that agency or entity, whether they own, operate, or
9
otherwise access an ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data
10
on or before April 1 of each year, beginning after the
11
effective date of this Act.
12

(1) Any law enforcement agency or government entity
13

that owns, operates, or otherwise accesses an ALPR, ALPR
14

system, or captured plate data, shall submit the report
15

required under subsection (a) and certify in writing that
16

it is in compliance with the provisions of this Act.
17

(2) Any law enforcement agency or government entity
18

that does not own or use an ALPR, ALPR system, or captured
19

data shall report in writing that it was not in possession
20

of any ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate data between
21

February 1 of the previous calendar year through January
22

31 of the reporting year.
23

(c) On or before May 1 of each year, beginning after the
24
effective date of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
25
publish on its publicly available website a report, or link to
26
a report that includes:

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(1) the total number of ALPRs operated in the State by
2

law enforcement agencies and by governmental entities;
3

(2) the total number of law enforcement agencies and
4

total number of governmental entities that own, operate,
5

or otherwise access ALPR systems or captured plate data
6

between February 1 of the previous calendar year through
7

January 31 of the reporting year, and for each law
8

enforcement agency or government entity, a list, separated
9

by county and municipality:
10

(A) the number and kinds of ALPRs or ALPR systems,
11

including the specific number of fixed, mobile and
12

portable devices, and mobile applications; and
13

(B) the list of vendors, and related services
14

provided by each vendor;
15

(3) the total number of law enforcement agencies with
16

valid written declaration as required under subsection (c)
17

of Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and for
18

each law enforcement agency:
19

(A) the name and state of the out-of-state law
20

enforcement agencies that submitted a written
21

declaration;
22

(B) the length of the sharing authorized under the
23

written declaration and whether sharing is still
24

authorized, as of the reporting period; and
25

(C) whether there have been any instances of
26

non-compliance with the data requirements outlined in

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Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code by the
2

out-of-state law enforcement agency during the
3

reporting period;
4

(4) the total number and kind of any other data
5

sharing practices or agreements entered into by law
6

enforcement and by governmental entities with any other
7

ALPR user, and for each of those entities:
8

(A) the name, state, and type of ALPR user;
9

(B) the authorization for data sharing and whether
10

the agreement allows data sharing, data receiving or
11

both sharing and receiving;
12

(C) the length of the sharing authorized under the
13

data sharing practice or agreement and whether sharing
14

is still authorized, as of the reporting period; and
15

(D) whether there have been any instances of
16

non-compliance with the data sharing practice or
17

agreement during the reporting period;
18

(5) the total number of requests made to law
19

enforcement agencies, and the number of requests that
20

resulted in the release of information, including the
21

specific number of:
22

(A) in-state requests, and in-state requests that
23

resulted in the release of information;
24

(B) out-of-state requests, and out-of-state
25

requests that resulted in the release of information;
26

and

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(C) federal requests, and federal requests that
2

resulted in the release of information;
3

(6) the total number of requests made to governmental
4

entities, and the number of requests that resulted in the
5

release of information, including the specific number of:
6

(A) in-state requests and in-state requests that
7

resulted in the release of information;
8

(B) out-of-state requests and out-of-state
9

requests that resulted in the release of information;
10

and
11

(C) federal requests and federal requests that
12

resulted in the release of information;
13

(7) the number of unauthorized uses of any ALPR, ALPR
14

system, or captured plate data;
15

(8) the number of data breaches of the ALPR system or
16

captured plate data;
17

(9) a list of, and a link to, any audits completed by
18

the Secretary of State;
19

(10) a list of law enforcement agencies and a list of
20

government entities that did not own, operate, or
21

otherwise access any ALPR, ALPR system, or captured plate
22

data in the previous calendar year, as reported to the
23

Secretary of State under subsection (b); and
24

(11) a direct link to the publicly available report
25

submitted by each law enforcement agency or government
26

entity as required under subsection (a).

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Section 50.
Admissibility.
2

(a) If a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
3
that captured plate data was gathered, stored, used, or
4
disclosed in violation of this Act, then that information
5
shall be presumed to be inadmissible in any judicial or
6
administrative proceeding. The State may overcome this
7
presumption by proving the applicability of a judicially
8
recognized exception to the exclusionary rule of the Fourth
9
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or Article I, Section 6 of
10
the Illinois Constitution, or by a preponderance of the
11
evidence that the individual, partnership, corporation,
12
association, or the law enforcement officer was acting in good
13
faith and reasonably believed that one or more of the
14
exceptions identified in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of
15
Section 10 existed at the time that the captured plate
16
information was gathered, stored, used, or disclosed.
17

(b) No captured plate data and no evidence derived
18
therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing,
19
or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury,
20
department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative
21
committee, or other authority of the State, or a political
22
subdivision thereof, if the disclosure of that information
23
would be in violation of this Act.

24

Section 55.
Privacy.

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(a) Captured plate data is not considered a public record
2
for the purposes of Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act
3
and may only be disclosed to the person to whom the vehicle is
4
registered, or with the prior written consent of the person to
5
whom the vehicle is registered.
6

(b) Upon the presentation to an appropriate governmental
7
entity of a valid, outstanding protection order protecting the
8
driver of a vehicle jointly registered with or registered
9
solely in the name of the individual against whom the order was
10
issued, captured plate data may not be disclosed except
11
pursuant to a disclosure order under Section 35 or as the
12
result of a match pursuant to Section 10.

13

Section 60.
Penalties.
14

(a) An officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or
15
employee of a government entity, who intentionally fails to
16
perform any act required by this Act is guilty of official
17
misconduct and may be punished in accordance with Section 33-3
18
of the Criminal Code of 2012.
19

(b) The knowing and intentional violation of Section 10,
20
15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, or 45 by an officer or employee of any
21
law enforcement agency or employee of a government entity
22
shall constitute a cause for discipline, including termination
23
of employment.
24

(c) Any law enforcement agency or government entity that
25
fails to use, operate, maintain, or access an ALPR, an ALPR

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system, or captured plate data in full compliance with the
2
requirements set forth in this Act shall trigger a 3-month use
3
prohibition for the first offense and a 6-month use
4
prohibition for each subsequent offense.
5

(d) Any violation of the requirements under this Act made
6
by or the result of the actions or inactions of a vendor shall
7
render the contract null and void and without legal force or
8
effect.

9

Section 65.
Private right of action.
10

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person
11
who violates the provisions of this Act is subject to legal
12
action for damages, to be brought by any other person claiming
13
that a violation of this Act has injured the person's
14
business, the person, or the person's reputation. A person so
15
injured is entitled to actual damages, including mental pain
16
and suffering endured by the person on account of violation of
17
the provisions of this Act, or liquidated damages, and
18
reasonable attorney's fees, and other costs of litigation.
19

(b) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act shall
20
have a right of action in a State circuit court or as a
21
supplemental claim in federal district court against an
22
offending party. A prevailing party may recover for each
23
violation:
24

(1) against any offending party that negligently
25

violates a provision of this Act, liquidated damages of

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$1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater;
2

(2) against any offending party that intentionally or
3

recklessly violates a provision of this Act, liquidated
4

damages of $5,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater;
5

(3) reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including
6

expert witness fees and other litigation expenses; and
7

(4) other relief, including an injunction, as the
8

State or federal court may deem appropriate.
9

(c) Any law enforcement agency or government entity
10
aggrieved by a vendor's violation of this Act may file suit in
11
any court of competent jurisdiction for injuries sustained as
12
a result of the vendor's violation. Each individual search or
13
share of information constitutes a separate violation. If such
14
violation is found to occur, the court may assess a civil
15
penalty of $10,000 per violation, injunctive relief, and
16
reasonable attorney's fees and costs. This subsection shall
17
not constitute a limitation on any other private right of
18
action.

19

Section 900.
The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
20
changing Section 7 as follows:

21

(5 ILCS 140/7)
22

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-300
)
23

Sec. 7.
Exemptions.
24

(1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public

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record that contains information that is exempt from
2
disclosure under this Section, but also contains information
3
that is not exempt from disclosure, the public body may elect
4
to redact the information that is exempt. The public body
5
shall make the remaining information available for inspection
6
and copying. Subject to this requirement, the following shall
7
be exempt from inspection and copying:
8

(a) Information specifically prohibited from
9

disclosure by federal or State law or rules and
10

regulations implementing federal or State law.
11

(b) Private information, unless disclosure is required
12

by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law,
13

or a court order.
14

(b-5) Files, documents, and other data or databases
15

maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and
16

specifically designed to provide information to one or
17

more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or
18

mental status of one or more individual subjects.
19

(c) Personal information contained within public
20

records, the disclosure of which would constitute a
21

clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless
22

the disclosure is consented to in writing by the
23

individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted
24

invasion of personal privacy" means the disclosure of
25

information that is highly personal or objectionable to a
26

reasonable person and in which the subject's right to

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privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in
2

obtaining the information. The disclosure of information
3

that bears on the public duties of public employees and
4

officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal
5

privacy.
6

(d) Records in the possession of any public body
7

created in the course of administrative enforcement
8

proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional
9

agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the
10

extent that disclosure would:
11

(i) interfere with pending or actually and
12

reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings
13

conducted by any law enforcement or correctional
14

agency that is the recipient of the request;
15

(ii) interfere with active administrative
16

enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body
17

that is the recipient of the request;
18

(iii) create a substantial likelihood that a
19

person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial
20

hearing;
21

(iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a
22

confidential source, confidential information
23

furnished only by the confidential source, or persons
24

who file complaints with or provide information to
25

administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or
26

penal agencies; except that the identities of

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witnesses to traffic crashes, traffic crash reports,
2

and rescue reports shall be provided by agencies of
3

local government, except when disclosure would
4

interfere with an active criminal investigation
5

conducted by the agency that is the recipient of the
6

request;
7

(v) disclose unique or specialized investigative
8

techniques other than those generally used and known
9

or disclose internal documents of correctional
10

agencies related to detection, observation, or
11

investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and
12

disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the
13

agency or public body that is the recipient of the
14

request;
15

(vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law
16

enforcement personnel or any other person; or
17

(vii) obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation
18

by the agency that is the recipient of the request.
19

(d-5) A law enforcement record created for law
20

enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic
21

record management system if the law enforcement agency or
22

criminal justice agency that is the recipient of the
23

request did not create the record, did not participate in
24

or have a role in any of the events which are the subject
25

of the record, and only has access to the record through
26

the shared electronic record management system. As used in

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this subsection (d-5), "criminal justice agency" means the
2

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the
3

Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council.
4

(d-6) Records contained in the Officer Professional
5

Conduct Database under Section 9.2 of the Illinois Police
6

Training Act, except to the extent authorized under that
7

Section. This includes the documents supplied to the
8

Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the
9

Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police Merit
10

Board.
11

(d-7) Information gathered or records created from the
12

use of automatic license plate readers in connection with
13

Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
14

(e) Records that relate to or affect the security of
15

correctional institutions and detention facilities.
16

(e-5) Records requested by persons committed to the
17

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
18

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
19

materials are available in the library of the correctional
20

institution or facility or jail where the inmate is
21

confined.
22

(e-6) Records requested by persons committed to the
23

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
24

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
25

materials include records from staff members' personnel
26

files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment

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information.
2

(e-7) Records requested by persons committed to the
3

Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services
4

Division of Mental Health if those materials are available
5

through an administrative request to the Department of
6

Corrections or Department of Human Services Division of
7

Mental Health.
8

(e-8) Records requested by a person committed to the
9

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
10

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail, the
11

disclosure of which would result in the risk of harm to any
12

person or the risk of an escape from a jail or correctional
13

institution or facility.
14

(e-9) Records requested by a person in a county jail
15

or committed to the Department of Corrections or
16

Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health,
17

containing personal information pertaining to the person's
18

victim or the victim's family, including, but not limited
19

to, a victim's home address, home telephone number, work
20

or school address, work telephone number, social security
21

number, or any other identifying information, except as
22

may be relevant to a requester's current or potential case
23

or claim.
24

(e-10) Law enforcement records of other persons
25

requested by a person committed to the Department of
26

Corrections, Department of Human Services Division of

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Mental Health, or a county jail, including, but not
2

limited to, arrest and booking records, mug shots, and
3

crime scene photographs, except as these records may be
4

relevant to the requester's current or potential case or
5

claim.
6

(f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations,
7

memoranda, and other records in which opinions are
8

expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except
9

that a specific record or relevant portion of a record
10

shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and
11

identified by the head of the public body. The exemption
12

provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those
13

records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly
14

that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents.
15

(g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial
16

information obtained from a person or business where the
17

trade secrets or commercial or financial information are
18

furnished under a claim that they are proprietary,
19

privileged, or confidential, and that disclosure of the
20

trade secrets or commercial or financial information would
21

cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only
22

insofar as the claim directly applies to the records
23

requested.
24

The information included under this exemption includes
25

all trade secrets and commercial or financial information
26

obtained by a public body, including a public pension

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fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held
2

company within the investment portfolio of a private
3

equity fund as a result of either investing or evaluating
4

a potential investment of public funds in a private equity
5

fund. The exemption contained in this item does not apply
6

to the aggregate financial performance information of a
7

private equity fund, nor to the identity of the fund's
8

managers or general partners. The exemption contained in
9

this item does not apply to the identity of a privately
10

held company within the investment portfolio of a private
11

equity fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a
12

privately held company may cause competitive harm.
13

Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be
14

construed to prevent a person or business from consenting
15

to disclosure.
16

(h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or
17

agreement, including information which if it were
18

disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage
19

to any person proposing to enter into a contractor
20

agreement with the body, until an award or final selection
21

is made. Information prepared by or for the body in
22

preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an
23

award or final selection is made.
24

(i) Valuable formulae, computer geographic systems,
25

designs, drawings, and research data obtained or produced
26

by any public body when disclosure could reasonably be

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expected to produce private gain or public loss. The
2

exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in
3

this paragraph (i) does not extend to requests made by
4

news media as defined in Section 2 of this Act when the
5

requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only
6

purpose of the request is to access and disseminate
7

information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or
8

legal rights of the general public.
9

(j) The following information pertaining to
10

educational matters:
11

(i) test questions, scoring keys, and other
12

examination data used to administer an academic
13

examination;
14

(ii) information received by a primary or
15

secondary school, college, or university under its
16

procedures for the evaluation of faculty members by
17

their academic peers;
18

(iii) information concerning a school or
19

university's adjudication of student disciplinary
20

cases, but only to the extent that disclosure would
21

unavoidably reveal the identity of the student; and
22

(iv) course materials or research materials used
23

by faculty members.
24

(k) Architects' plans, engineers' technical
25

submissions, and other construction related technical
26

documents for projects not constructed or developed in

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whole or in part with public funds and the same for
2

projects constructed or developed with public funds,
3

including, but not limited to, power generating and
4

distribution stations and other transmission and
5

distribution facilities, water treatment facilities,
6

airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers,
7

and all government owned, operated, or occupied buildings,
8

but only to the extent that disclosure would compromise
9

security.
10

(l) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the
11

public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the
12

public body makes the minutes available to the public
13

under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.
14

(m) Communications between a public body and an
15

attorney or auditor representing the public body that
16

would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and
17

materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in
18

anticipation of a criminal, civil, or administrative
19

proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the
20

public body, and materials prepared or compiled with
21

respect to internal audits of public bodies.
22

(n) Records relating to a public body's adjudication
23

of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however,
24

this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of
25

cases in which discipline is imposed.
26

(o) Administrative or technical information associated

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with automated data processing operations, including, but
2

not limited to, software, operating protocols, computer
3

program abstracts, file layouts, source listings, object
4

modules, load modules, user guides, documentation
5

pertaining to all logical and physical design of
6

computerized systems, employee manuals, and any other
7

information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
8

security of the system or its data or the security of
9

materials exempt under this Section.
10

(p) Records relating to collective negotiating matters
11

between public bodies and their employees or
12

representatives, except that any final contract or
13

agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying.
14

(q) Test questions, scoring keys, and other
15

examination data used to determine the qualifications of
16

an applicant for a license or employment.
17

(r) The records, documents, and information relating
18

to real estate purchase negotiations until those
19

negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated.
20

With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually
21

and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding
22

under the Eminent Domain Act, records, documents, and
23

information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except
24

as may be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the
25

Illinois Supreme Court. The records, documents, and
26

information relating to a real estate sale shall be exempt

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until a sale is consummated.
2

(s) Any and all proprietary information and records
3

related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk
4

management association or self-insurance pool or jointly
5

self-administered health and accident cooperative or pool.
6

Insurance or self-insurance (including any
7

intergovernmental risk management association or
8

self-insurance pool) claims, loss or risk management
9

information, records, data, advice, or communications.
10

(t) Information contained in or related to
11

examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by,
12

on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible
13

for the regulation or supervision of financial
14

institutions, insurance companies, or pharmacy benefit
15

managers, unless disclosure is otherwise required by State
16

law.
17

(u) Information that would disclose or might lead to
18

the disclosure of secret or confidential information,
19

codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to
20

be used to create electronic signatures under the Uniform
21

Electronic Transactions Act.
22

(v) Vulnerability assessments, security measures, and
23

response policies or plans that are designed to identify,
24

prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a
25

community's population or systems, facilities, or
26

installations, but only to the extent that disclosure

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could reasonably be expected to expose the vulnerability
2

or jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures, policies,
3

or plans, or the safety of the personnel who implement
4

them or the public. Information exempt under this item may
5

include such things as details pertaining to the
6

mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to
7

the operation of communication systems or protocols, to
8

cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or to tactical operations.
9

(w) (Blank).
10

(x) Maps and other records regarding the location or
11

security of generation, transmission, distribution,
12

storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities
13

owned by a utility, by a power generator, or by the
14

Illinois Power Agency.
15

(y) Information contained in or related to proposals,
16

bids, or negotiations related to electric power
17

procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
18

Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
19

Act that is determined to be confidential and proprietary
20

by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce
21

Commission.
22

(z) Information about students exempted from
23

disclosure under Section 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of the
24

School Code, and information about undergraduate students
25

enrolled at an institution of higher education exempted
26

from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois Credit

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Card Marketing Act of 2009.
2

(aa) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
3

under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009.
4

(bb) Records and information provided to a mortality
5

review team and records maintained by a mortality review
6

team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice
7

Mortality Review Team Act.
8

(cc) Information regarding interments, entombments, or
9

inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the
10

Cemetery Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act or
11

the Cemetery Oversight Act, whichever is applicable.
12

(dd) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
13

disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
14

Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
15

the Illinois Public Aid Code.
16

(ee) The names, addresses, or other personal
17

information of persons who are minors and are also
18

participants and registrants in programs of park
19

districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
20

districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
21

associations.
22

(ff) The names, addresses, or other personal
23

information of participants and registrants in programs of
24

park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
25

districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
26

associations where such programs are targeted primarily to

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minors.
2

(gg) Confidential information described in Section
3

1-100 of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of
4

2012.
5

(hh) The report submitted to the State Board of
6

Education by the School Security and Standards Task Force
7

under item (8) of subsection (d) of Section 2-3.160 of the
8

School Code and any information contained in that report.
9

(ii) Records requested by persons committed to or
10

detained by the Department of Human Services under the
11

Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or committed to
12

the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous
13

Persons Act if those materials: (i) are available in the
14

library of the facility where the individual is confined;
15

(ii) include records from staff members' personnel files,
16

staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information;
17

or (iii) are available through an administrative request
18

to the Department of Human Services or the Department of
19

Corrections.
20

(jj) Confidential information described in Section
21

5-535 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22

(kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card
23

numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer
24

Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords,
25

and similar account information, the disclosure of which
26

could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding

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of a governmental entity or a person.
2

(ll) Records concerning the work of the threat
3

assessment team of a school district, including, but not
4

limited to, any threat assessment procedure under the
5

School Safety Drill Act and any information contained in
6

the procedure.
7

(mm) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
8

subsections (a) and (b) of Section 15 of the Student
9

Confidential Reporting Act.
10

(nn) Proprietary information submitted to the
11

Environmental Protection Agency under the Drug Take-Back
12

Act.
13

(oo) Records described in subsection (f) of Section
14

3-5-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
15

(pp) Any and all information regarding burials,
16

interments, or entombments of human remains as required to
17

be reported to the Department of Natural Resources
18

pursuant either to the Archaeological and Paleontological
19

Resources Protection Act or the Human Remains Protection
20

Act.
21

(qq) Reports described in subsection (e) of Section
22

16-15 of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act.
23

(rr) Information obtained by a certified local health
24

department under the Access to Public Health Data Act.
25

(ss) For a request directed to a public body that is
26

also a HIPAA-covered entity, all information that is

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protected health information, including demographic
2

information, that may be contained within or extracted
3

from any record held by the public body in compliance with
4

State and federal medical privacy laws and regulations,
5

including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance
6

Portability and Accountability Act and its regulations, 45
7

CFR Parts 160 and 164. As used in this paragraph,
8

"HIPAA-covered entity" has the meaning given to the term
9

"covered entity" in 45 CFR 160.103 and "protected health
10

information" has the meaning given to that term in 45 CFR
11

160.103.
12

(tt) Proposals or bids submitted by engineering
13

consultants in response to requests for proposal or other
14

competitive bidding requests by the Department of
15

Transportation or the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.
16

(uu) Documents that, pursuant to the State of
17

Illinois' 1987 Agreement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
18

Commission and the corresponding requirement to maintain
19

compatibility with the National Materials Program, have
20

been determined to be security sensitive. These documents
21

include information classified as safeguards,
22

safeguards-modified, and sensitive unclassified
23

nonsafeguards information, as identified in U.S. Nuclear
24

Regulatory Commission regulatory information summaries,
25

security advisories, and other applicable communications
26

or regulations related to the control and distribution of

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security sensitive information.
2

(vv) Any captured plate data under the Automated
3

License Plate Recognition System Act.

4

(1.5) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
5
Judicial Privacy Act shall be redacted from public records
6
prior to disclosure under this Act.
7

(1.6) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
8
Public Official Safety and Privacy Act shall be redacted from
9
public records prior to disclosure under this Act.
10

(1.7) Any information exempt from disclosure under
11
paragraph (3.5) of Section 9-15 of the Election Code shall be
12
redacted from public records prior to disclosure under this
13
Act.
14

(2) A public record that is not in the possession of a
15
public body but is in the possession of a party with whom the
16
agency has contracted to perform a governmental function on
17
behalf of the public body, and that directly relates to the
18
governmental function and is not otherwise exempt under this
19
Act, shall be considered a public record of the public body,
20
for purposes of this Act.
21

(3) This Section does not authorize withholding of
22
information or limit the availability of records to the
23
public, except as stated in this Section or otherwise provided
24
in this Act.
25
(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-423, eff. 1-1-24;
26
103-446, eff. 8-4-23; 103-462, eff. 8-4-23; 103-540, eff.

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1-1-24; 103-554, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865,
2
eff. 1-1-25; 104-438, eff. 1-1-26; 104-443, eff. 1-1-26;
3
revised 1-7-26.)

4

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-300
)
5

Sec. 7.
Exemptions.
6

(1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public
7
record that contains information that is exempt from
8
disclosure under this Section, but also contains information
9
that is not exempt from disclosure, the public body may elect
10
to redact the information that is exempt. The public body
11
shall make the remaining information available for inspection
12
and copying. Subject to this requirement, the following shall
13
be exempt from inspection and copying:
14

(a) Records created or compiled by a State public
15

defender agency or commission subject to the State Public
16

Defender Act that contain: individual client identity;
17

individual case file information; individual investigation
18

records and other records that are otherwise subject to
19

attorney-client privilege; records that would not be
20

discoverable in litigation; records under Section 2.15;
21

training materials; records related to attorney
22

consultation and representation strategy; or any of the
23

above concerning clients of county public defenders or
24

other defender agencies and firms. This exclusion does not
25

apply to deidentified, aggregated, administrative records,

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such as general case processing and workload information.
2

(a-5) Information specifically prohibited from
3

disclosure by federal or State law or rules and
4

regulations implementing federal or State law.
5

(b) Private information, unless disclosure is required
6

by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law,
7

or a court order.
8

(b-5) Files, documents, and other data or databases
9

maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and
10

specifically designed to provide information to one or
11

more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or
12

mental status of one or more individual subjects.
13

(c) Personal information contained within public
14

records, the disclosure of which would constitute a
15

clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless
16

the disclosure is consented to in writing by the
17

individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted
18

invasion of personal privacy" means the disclosure of
19

information that is highly personal or objectionable to a
20

reasonable person and in which the subject's right to
21

privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in
22

obtaining the information. The disclosure of information
23

that bears on the public duties of public employees and
24

officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal
25

privacy.
26

(d) Records in the possession of any public body

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created in the course of administrative enforcement
2

proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional
3

agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the
4

extent that disclosure would:
5

(i) interfere with pending or actually and
6

reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings
7

conducted by any law enforcement or correctional
8

agency that is the recipient of the request;
9

(ii) interfere with active administrative
10

enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body
11

that is the recipient of the request;
12

(iii) create a substantial likelihood that a
13

person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial
14

hearing;
15

(iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a
16

confidential source, confidential information
17

furnished only by the confidential source, or persons
18

who file complaints with or provide information to
19

administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or
20

penal agencies; except that the identities of
21

witnesses to traffic crashes, traffic crash reports,
22

and rescue reports shall be provided by agencies of
23

local government, except when disclosure would
24

interfere with an active criminal investigation
25

conducted by the agency that is the recipient of the
26

request;

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(v) disclose unique or specialized investigative
2

techniques other than those generally used and known
3

or disclose internal documents of correctional
4

agencies related to detection, observation, or
5

investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and
6

disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the
7

agency or public body that is the recipient of the
8

request;
9

(vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law
10

enforcement personnel or any other person; or
11

(vii) obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation
12

by the agency that is the recipient of the request.
13

(d-5) A law enforcement record created for law
14

enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic
15

record management system if the law enforcement agency or
16

criminal justice agency that is the recipient of the
17

request did not create the record, did not participate in
18

or have a role in any of the events which are the subject
19

of the record, and only has access to the record through
20

the shared electronic record management system. As used in
21

this subsection (d-5), "criminal justice agency" means the
22

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the
23

Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council.
24

(d-6) Records contained in the Officer Professional
25

Conduct Database under Section 9.2 of the Illinois Police
26

Training Act, except to the extent authorized under that

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Section. This includes the documents supplied to the
2

Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the
3

Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police Merit
4

Board.
5

(d-7) Information gathered or records created from the
6

use of automatic license plate readers in connection with
7

Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
8

(e) Records that relate to or affect the security of
9

correctional institutions and detention facilities.
10

(e-5) Records requested by persons committed to the
11

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
12

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
13

materials are available in the library of the correctional
14

institution or facility or jail where the inmate is
15

confined.
16

(e-6) Records requested by persons committed to the
17

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
18

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those
19

materials include records from staff members' personnel
20

files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment
21

information.
22

(e-7) Records requested by persons committed to the
23

Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services
24

Division of Mental Health if those materials are available
25

through an administrative request to the Department of
26

Corrections or Department of Human Services Division of

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Mental Health.
2

(e-8) Records requested by a person committed to the
3

Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services
4

Division of Mental Health, or a county jail, the
5

disclosure of which would result in the risk of harm to any
6

person or the risk of an escape from a jail or correctional
7

institution or facility.
8

(e-9) Records requested by a person in a county jail
9

or committed to the Department of Corrections or
10

Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health,
11

containing personal information pertaining to the person's
12

victim or the victim's family, including, but not limited
13

to, a victim's home address, home telephone number, work
14

or school address, work telephone number, social security
15

number, or any other identifying information, except as
16

may be relevant to a requester's current or potential case
17

or claim.
18

(e-10) Law enforcement records of other persons
19

requested by a person committed to the Department of
20

Corrections, Department of Human Services Division of
21

Mental Health, or a county jail, including, but not
22

limited to, arrest and booking records, mug shots, and
23

crime scene photographs, except as these records may be
24

relevant to the requester's current or potential case or
25

claim.
26

(f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations,

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memoranda, and other records in which opinions are
2

expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except
3

that a specific record or relevant portion of a record
4

shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and
5

identified by the head of the public body. The exemption
6

provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those
7

records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly
8

that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents.
9

(g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial
10

information obtained from a person or business where the
11

trade secrets or commercial or financial information are
12

furnished under a claim that they are proprietary,
13

privileged, or confidential, and that disclosure of the
14

trade secrets or commercial or financial information would
15

cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only
16

insofar as the claim directly applies to the records
17

requested.
18

The information included under this exemption includes
19

all trade secrets and commercial or financial information
20

obtained by a public body, including a public pension
21

fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held
22

company within the investment portfolio of a private
23

equity fund as a result of either investing or evaluating
24

a potential investment of public funds in a private equity
25

fund. The exemption contained in this item does not apply
26

to the aggregate financial performance information of a

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private equity fund, nor to the identity of the fund's
2

managers or general partners. The exemption contained in
3

this item does not apply to the identity of a privately
4

held company within the investment portfolio of a private
5

equity fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a
6

privately held company may cause competitive harm.
7

Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be
8

construed to prevent a person or business from consenting
9

to disclosure.
10

(h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or
11

agreement, including information which if it were
12

disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage
13

to any person proposing to enter into a contractor
14

agreement with the body, until an award or final selection
15

is made. Information prepared by or for the body in
16

preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an
17

award or final selection is made.
18

(i) Valuable formulae, computer geographic systems,
19

designs, drawings, and research data obtained or produced
20

by any public body when disclosure could reasonably be
21

expected to produce private gain or public loss. The
22

exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in
23

this paragraph (i) does not extend to requests made by
24

news media as defined in Section 2 of this Act when the
25

requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only
26

purpose of the request is to access and disseminate

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information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or
2

legal rights of the general public.
3

(j) The following information pertaining to
4

educational matters:
5

(i) test questions, scoring keys, and other
6

examination data used to administer an academic
7

examination;
8

(ii) information received by a primary or
9

secondary school, college, or university under its
10

procedures for the evaluation of faculty members by
11

their academic peers;
12

(iii) information concerning a school or
13

university's adjudication of student disciplinary
14

cases, but only to the extent that disclosure would
15

unavoidably reveal the identity of the student; and
16

(iv) course materials or research materials used
17

by faculty members.
18

(k) Architects' plans, engineers' technical
19

submissions, and other construction related technical
20

documents for projects not constructed or developed in
21

whole or in part with public funds and the same for
22

projects constructed or developed with public funds,
23

including, but not limited to, power generating and
24

distribution stations and other transmission and
25

distribution facilities, water treatment facilities,
26

airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers,

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and all government owned, operated, or occupied buildings,
2

but only to the extent that disclosure would compromise
3

security.
4

(l) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the
5

public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the
6

public body makes the minutes available to the public
7

under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.
8

(m) Communications between a public body and an
9

attorney or auditor representing the public body that
10

would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and
11

materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in
12

anticipation of a criminal, civil, or administrative
13

proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the
14

public body, and materials prepared or compiled with
15

respect to internal audits of public bodies.
16

(n) Records relating to a public body's adjudication
17

of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however,
18

this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of
19

cases in which discipline is imposed.
20

(o) Administrative or technical information associated
21

with automated data processing operations, including, but
22

not limited to, software, operating protocols, computer
23

program abstracts, file layouts, source listings, object
24

modules, load modules, user guides, documentation
25

pertaining to all logical and physical design of
26

computerized systems, employee manuals, and any other

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information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
2

security of the system or its data or the security of
3

materials exempt under this Section.
4

(p) Records relating to collective negotiating matters
5

between public bodies and their employees or
6

representatives, except that any final contract or
7

agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying.
8

(q) Test questions, scoring keys, and other
9

examination data used to determine the qualifications of
10

an applicant for a license or employment.
11

(r) The records, documents, and information relating
12

to real estate purchase negotiations until those
13

negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated.
14

With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually
15

and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding
16

under the Eminent Domain Act, records, documents, and
17

information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except
18

as may be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the
19

Illinois Supreme Court. The records, documents, and
20

information relating to a real estate sale shall be exempt
21

until a sale is consummated.
22

(s) Any and all proprietary information and records
23

related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk
24

management association or self-insurance pool or jointly
25

self-administered health and accident cooperative or pool.
26

Insurance or self-insurance (including any

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intergovernmental risk management association or
2

self-insurance pool) claims, loss or risk management
3

information, records, data, advice, or communications.
4

(t) Information contained in or related to
5

examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by,
6

on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible
7

for the regulation or supervision of financial
8

institutions, insurance companies, or pharmacy benefit
9

managers, unless disclosure is otherwise required by State
10

law.
11

(u) Information that would disclose or might lead to
12

the disclosure of secret or confidential information,
13

codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to
14

be used to create electronic signatures under the Uniform
15

Electronic Transactions Act.
16

(v) Vulnerability assessments, security measures, and
17

response policies or plans that are designed to identify,
18

prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a
19

community's population or systems, facilities, or
20

installations, but only to the extent that disclosure
21

could reasonably be expected to expose the vulnerability
22

or jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures, policies,
23

or plans, or the safety of the personnel who implement
24

them or the public. Information exempt under this item may
25

include such things as details pertaining to the
26

mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to

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the operation of communication systems or protocols, to
2

cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or to tactical operations.
3

(w) (Blank).
4

(x) Maps and other records regarding the location or
5

security of generation, transmission, distribution,
6

storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities
7

owned by a utility, by a power generator, or by the
8

Illinois Power Agency.
9

(y) Information contained in or related to proposals,
10

bids, or negotiations related to electric power
11

procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
12

Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
13

Act that is determined to be confidential and proprietary
14

by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce
15

Commission.
16

(z) Information about students exempted from
17

disclosure under Section 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of the
18

School Code, and information about undergraduate students
19

enrolled at an institution of higher education exempted
20

from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois Credit
21

Card Marketing Act of 2009.
22

(aa) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
23

under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009.
24

(bb) Records and information provided to a mortality
25

review team and records maintained by a mortality review
26

team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice

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Mortality Review Team Act.
2

(cc) Information regarding interments, entombments, or
3

inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the
4

Cemetery Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act or
5

the Cemetery Oversight Act, whichever is applicable.
6

(dd) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
7

disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
8

Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
9

the Illinois Public Aid Code.
10

(ee) The names, addresses, or other personal
11

information of persons who are minors and are also
12

participants and registrants in programs of park
13

districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
14

districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
15

associations.
16

(ff) The names, addresses, or other personal
17

information of participants and registrants in programs of
18

park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation
19

districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
20

associations where such programs are targeted primarily to
21

minors.
22

(gg) Confidential information described in Section
23

1-100 of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of
24

2012.
25

(hh) The report submitted to the State Board of
26

Education by the School Security and Standards Task Force

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under item (8) of subsection (d) of Section 2-3.160 of the
2

School Code and any information contained in that report.
3

(ii) Records requested by persons committed to or
4

detained by the Department of Human Services under the
5

Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or committed to
6

the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous
7

Persons Act if those materials: (i) are available in the
8

library of the facility where the individual is confined;
9

(ii) include records from staff members' personnel files,
10

staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information;
11

or (iii) are available through an administrative request
12

to the Department of Human Services or the Department of
13

Corrections.
14

(jj) Confidential information described in Section
15

5-535 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16

(kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card
17

numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer
18

Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords,
19

and similar account information, the disclosure of which
20

could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding
21

of a governmental entity or a person.
22

(ll) Records concerning the work of the threat
23

assessment team of a school district, including, but not
24

limited to, any threat assessment procedure under the
25

School Safety Drill Act and any information contained in
26

the procedure.

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(mm) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
2

subsections (a) and (b) of Section 15 of the Student
3

Confidential Reporting Act.
4

(nn) Proprietary information submitted to the
5

Environmental Protection Agency under the Drug Take-Back
6

Act.
7

(oo) Records described in subsection (f) of Section
8

3-5-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
9

(pp) Any and all information regarding burials,
10

interments, or entombments of human remains as required to
11

be reported to the Department of Natural Resources
12

pursuant either to the Archaeological and Paleontological
13

Resources Protection Act or the Human Remains Protection
14

Act.
15

(qq) Reports described in subsection (e) of Section
16

16-15 of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act.
17

(rr) Information obtained by a certified local health
18

department under the Access to Public Health Data Act.
19

(ss) For a request directed to a public body that is
20

also a HIPAA-covered entity, all information that is
21

protected health information, including demographic
22

information, that may be contained within or extracted
23

from any record held by the public body in compliance with
24

State and federal medical privacy laws and regulations,
25

including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance
26

Portability and Accountability Act and its regulations, 45

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CFR Parts 160 and 164. As used in this paragraph,
2

"HIPAA-covered entity" has the meaning given to the term
3

"covered entity" in 45 CFR 160.103 and "protected health
4

information" has the meaning given to that term in 45 CFR
5

160.103.
6

(tt) Proposals or bids submitted by engineering
7

consultants in response to requests for proposal or other
8

competitive bidding requests by the Department of
9

Transportation or the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.
10

(uu) Documents that, pursuant to the State of
11

Illinois' 1987 Agreement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
12

Commission and the corresponding requirement to maintain
13

compatibility with the National Materials Program, have
14

been determined to be security sensitive. These documents
15

include information classified as safeguards,
16

safeguards-modified, and sensitive unclassified
17

nonsafeguards information, as identified in U.S. Nuclear
18

Regulatory Commission regulatory information summaries,
19

security advisories, and other applicable communications
20

or regulations related to the control and distribution of
21

security sensitive information.
22

(vv) Any captured plate data under the Automated
23

License Plate Recognition System Act.

24

(1.5) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
25
Judicial Privacy Act shall be redacted from public records
26
prior to disclosure under this Act.

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(1.6) Any information exempt from disclosure under the
2
Public Official Safety and Privacy Act shall be redacted from
3
public records prior to disclosure under this Act.
4

(1.7) Any information exempt from disclosure under
5
paragraph (3.5) of Section 9-15 of the Election Code shall be
6
redacted from public records prior to disclosure under this
7
Act.
8

(2) A public record that is not in the possession of a
9
public body but is in the possession of a party with whom the
10
agency has contracted to perform a governmental function on
11
behalf of the public body, and that directly relates to the
12
governmental function and is not otherwise exempt under this
13
Act, shall be considered a public record of the public body,
14
for purposes of this Act.
15

(3) This Section does not authorize withholding of
16
information or limit the availability of records to the
17
public, except as stated in this Section or otherwise provided
18
in this Act.
19
(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-423, eff. 1-1-24;
20
103-446, eff. 8-4-23; 103-462, eff. 8-4-23; 103-540, eff.
21
1-1-24; 103-554, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865,
22
eff. 1-1-25; 104-300, eff. 1-1-27; 104-438, eff. 1-1-26;
23
104-443, eff. 1-1-26; revised 1-7-26.)

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Section 995.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act
25
makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by

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text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
2
Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
3
text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
4
changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
5
other Public Act.

6

Section 997.
Severability.
The provisions of this Act are
7
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

8

Section 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
9
becoming law.

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