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1     AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5 by adding Section 4C as follows:
 
6     (15 ILCS 335/4C new)
7     Sec. 4C. Issuance of confidential identification cards.
8     (a) Requirements for use of confidential identification
9 cards. Confidential identification cards may be issued to
10 local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law
11 enforcement purposes. The identification cards may be issued in
12 fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only in
13 confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement
14 operations.
15     (b) Application procedures for confidential identification
16 cards:
17         (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
18     government agencies for confidential identification cards
19     must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on
20     a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State
21     Police Department.
22         (2) The application form must include information, as
23     specific as possible without compromising investigations

 

 

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1     or techniques, setting forth the need for the
2     identification cards and the uses to which the
3     identification cards will be limited.
4         (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
5     the local, state, or federal government agency head or
6     designee.
7         (4) Information maintained by the Secretary of State
8     Police Department for confidential identification cards
9     must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records
10     subject to public disclosure. All other information
11     concerning these confidential identification cards are
12     exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by
13     a court of competent jurisdiction.
14     (c) Cancellation procedures for confidential
15 identification cards:
16         (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may cancel
17     or refuse to renew confidential identification cards when
18     they have reasonable cause to believe the cards are being
19     used for purposes other than those set forth in the
20     application form or authorized by this Section.
21         (2) A government agency must request cancellation of
22     confidential identification cards that are no longer
23     required for the purposes for which they were issued.
24         (3) Upon the request of the Secretary of State Police
25     Department, all cancelled confidential identification
26     cards must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State

 

 

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1     Police Department by the government agency to which they
2     were issued.
 
3     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
4 Sections 3-422 and 6-121 as follows:
 
5     (625 ILCS 5/3-422 new)
6     Sec. 3-422. Issuance of confidential license plates and
7 registrations.
8     (a) Requirements for use of confidential vehicle license
9 plates and registrations. Confidential vehicle license plates
10 and registrations may be issued to local, state, and federal
11 government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The
12 plates and registrations may be issued in fictitious names and
13 addresses, and may be used only in confidential, investigative,
14 or undercover law enforcement operations.
15     (b) Application procedures for confidential plates and
16 registrations:
17         (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
18     government agencies for confidential license plates and
19     registrations must be made to the Secretary of State Police
20     Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
21     Secretary of State Police Department.
22         (2) The application form must include information, as
23     specific as possible without compromising investigations
24     or techniques, setting forth the need for the license

 

 

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1     plates and registrations and the uses to which the license
2     plates and registrations will be limited.
3         (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
4     the local, state, or federal government agency head or
5     designee.
6         (4) Registration information maintained by the
7     Secretary of State Police Department for confidential
8     license plates and registrations must show the fictitious
9     names and addresses on all records subject to public
10     disclosure. All other information concerning these
11     confidential license plates and registrations are exempt
12     from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court
13     of competent jurisdiction.
14     (c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for
15 confidential license plates and registrations:
16         (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke
17     or refuse to renew confidential license plates and
18     registrations when they have reasonable cause to believe
19     the license plates and registrations are being used for
20     purposes other than those set forth in the application form
21     or authorized by this Section, or where records indicate
22     that within a one-year period five or more parking or toll
23     highway violations have been issued to the vehicle
24     associated with the license plate and registration and
25     those violations remain unpaid.
26         (2) A government agency must request cancellation of

 

 

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1     confidential license plates and registrations that are no
2     longer required for the purposes for which they were
3     issued.
4         (3) All revoked confidential license plates and
5     certificates of registration must be promptly returned to
6     the Secretary of State Police Department by the government
7     agency to which they were issued.
8     (d) All fees collected for the issuance of confidential
9 license plates and registrations must be deposited in the
10 Secretary of State Police Services Fund.
 
11     (625 ILCS 5/6-121 new)
12     Sec. 6-121. Issuance of confidential drivers' licenses.
13     (a) Requirements for use of confidential drivers'
14 licenses. Confidential drivers' licenses may be issued to
15 local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law
16 enforcement purposes. The drivers' licenses may be issued with
17 fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only for
18 confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement
19 operations.
20     (b) Application procedures for confidential drivers'
21 licenses:
22         (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
23     government agencies for confidential drivers' licenses
24     must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on
25     a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State

 

 

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1     Police Department.
2         (2) The application form must include information, as
3     specific as possible without compromising investigations
4     or techniques, setting forth the need for the drivers'
5     licenses and the uses to which the licenses will be
6     limited.
7         (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
8     the local, state, or federal government agency head or
9     designee.
10         (4) Registration information maintained by the
11     Secretary of State Police Department for confidential
12     drivers' licenses must show the fictitious names and
13     addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All
14     other information concerning these confidential drivers'
15     licenses are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure
16     is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
17     (c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for
18 confidential drivers' licenses:
19         (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke
20     or refuse to renew confidential drivers' licenses when they
21     have reasonable cause to believe the licenses are being
22     used for purposes other than those set forth in the
23     application form or authorized by this Section.
24     Confidential drivers' licenses may also be revoked where
25     traffic violation citations have been issued to the driver
26     and subsequent investigation reveals that the issuance of

 

 

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1     the citations was unrelated to the purposes for which the
2     confidential driver's license was issued. In such cases,
3     the citations and any resulting court orders, convictions,
4     supervisions or other sanctions must be treated by the
5     Secretary of State as though they were issued in relation
6     to the true driver's license of the individual to whom the
7     confidential driver's license was issued.
8         (2) A government agency must request cancellation of
9     confidential drivers' licenses that are no longer required
10     for the purposes for which they were issued.
11         (3) All revoked confidential drivers' licenses must be
12     promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police
13     Department by the government agency to which they were
14     issued.
 
15     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.