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725 ILCS 167/35

(725 ILCS 167/35)

Sec. 35.

Reporting.

(a) If a law enforcement agency owns one or more drones, then subsequent to the effective date of this Act, it shall report in writing annually by April 1 to the Authority the number of drones that it owns, the number of times a drone was used pursuant to each paragraph of  Section 15, including the date of use, time of use, reason for use, location, whether video was recorded, and whether the video is designated for retention for training purposes.  The report shall contain a copy of the agency's latest policy concerning  drones as of the most recent April 1.

(b) On July 1 of each year, the Authority shall publish on its publicly available website a concise report that lists  every law enforcement agency that owns a drone, and for each of those agencies, the number of drones that it owns, the number of times a drone was used pursuant to each paragraph of Section 15, including the date of use, time of use, reason for use, location, whether video was recorded, whether the video is designated for retention for training purposes.  The report shall contain a copy of the agency's latest policy concerning  drones as of the most recent April 1.

(c) Each law enforcement agency that uses a drone shall implement and make publicly available on its website the law enforcement agency's  policy governing the operation, use, administration, and oversight of its drone program.

(Source: P.A. 103-101, eff. 6-16-23.)