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Public Act 096-0549


 

Public Act 0549 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 096-0549
 
SB1512 Enrolled LRB096 05765 AJT 15838 b

    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
by adding Section 4C as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 335/4C new)
    Sec. 4C. Issuance of confidential identification cards.
    (a) Requirements for use of confidential identification
cards. Confidential identification cards may be issued to
local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law
enforcement purposes. The identification cards may be issued in
fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only in
confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement
operations.
    (b) Application procedures for confidential identification
cards:
        (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
    government agencies for confidential identification cards
    must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on
    a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State
    Police Department.
        (2) The application form must include information, as
    specific as possible without compromising investigations
    or techniques, setting forth the need for the
    identification cards and the uses to which the
    identification cards will be limited.
        (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
    the local, state, or federal government agency head or
    designee.
        (4) Information maintained by the Secretary of State
    Police Department for confidential identification cards
    must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records
    subject to public disclosure. All other information
    concerning these confidential identification cards are
    exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by
    a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (c) Cancellation procedures for confidential
identification cards:
        (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may cancel
    or refuse to renew confidential identification cards when
    they have reasonable cause to believe the cards are being
    used for purposes other than those set forth in the
    application form or authorized by this Section.
        (2) A government agency must request cancellation of
    confidential identification cards that are no longer
    required for the purposes for which they were issued.
        (3) Upon the request of the Secretary of State Police
    Department, all cancelled confidential identification
    cards must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State
    Police Department by the government agency to which they
    were issued.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Sections 3-422 and 6-121 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-422 new)
    Sec. 3-422. Issuance of confidential license plates and
registrations.
    (a) Requirements for use of confidential vehicle license
plates and registrations. Confidential vehicle license plates
and registrations may be issued to local, state, and federal
government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The
plates and registrations may be issued in fictitious names and
addresses, and may be used only in confidential, investigative,
or undercover law enforcement operations.
    (b) Application procedures for confidential plates and
registrations:
        (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
    government agencies for confidential license plates and
    registrations must be made to the Secretary of State Police
    Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
    Secretary of State Police Department.
        (2) The application form must include information, as
    specific as possible without compromising investigations
    or techniques, setting forth the need for the license
    plates and registrations and the uses to which the license
    plates and registrations will be limited.
        (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
    the local, state, or federal government agency head or
    designee.
        (4) Registration information maintained by the
    Secretary of State Police Department for confidential
    license plates and registrations must show the fictitious
    names and addresses on all records subject to public
    disclosure. All other information concerning these
    confidential license plates and registrations are exempt
    from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court
    of competent jurisdiction.
    (c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for
confidential license plates and registrations:
        (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke
    or refuse to renew confidential license plates and
    registrations when they have reasonable cause to believe
    the license plates and registrations are being used for
    purposes other than those set forth in the application form
    or authorized by this Section, or where records indicate
    that within a one-year period five or more parking or toll
    highway violations have been issued to the vehicle
    associated with the license plate and registration and
    those violations remain unpaid.
        (2) A government agency must request cancellation of
    confidential license plates and registrations that are no
    longer required for the purposes for which they were
    issued.
        (3) All revoked confidential license plates and
    certificates of registration must be promptly returned to
    the Secretary of State Police Department by the government
    agency to which they were issued.
    (d) All fees collected for the issuance of confidential
license plates and registrations must be deposited in the
Secretary of State Police Services Fund.
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-121 new)
    Sec. 6-121. Issuance of confidential drivers' licenses.
    (a) Requirements for use of confidential drivers'
licenses. Confidential drivers' licenses may be issued to
local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law
enforcement purposes. The drivers' licenses may be issued with
fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only for
confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement
operations.
    (b) Application procedures for confidential drivers'
licenses:
        (1) Applications by local, state, and federal
    government agencies for confidential drivers' licenses
    must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on
    a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State
    Police Department.
        (2) The application form must include information, as
    specific as possible without compromising investigations
    or techniques, setting forth the need for the drivers'
    licenses and the uses to which the licenses will be
    limited.
        (3) The application form must be signed and verified by
    the local, state, or federal government agency head or
    designee.
        (4) Registration information maintained by the
    Secretary of State Police Department for confidential
    drivers' licenses must show the fictitious names and
    addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All
    other information concerning these confidential drivers'
    licenses are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure
    is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for
confidential drivers' licenses:
        (1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke
    or refuse to renew confidential drivers' licenses when they
    have reasonable cause to believe the licenses are being
    used for purposes other than those set forth in the
    application form or authorized by this Section.
    Confidential drivers' licenses may also be revoked where
    traffic violation citations have been issued to the driver
    and subsequent investigation reveals that the issuance of
    the citations was unrelated to the purposes for which the
    confidential driver's license was issued. In such cases,
    the citations and any resulting court orders, convictions,
    supervisions or other sanctions must be treated by the
    Secretary of State as though they were issued in relation
    to the true driver's license of the individual to whom the
    confidential driver's license was issued.
        (2) A government agency must request cancellation of
    confidential drivers' licenses that are no longer required
    for the purposes for which they were issued.
        (3) All revoked confidential drivers' licenses must be
    promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police
    Department by the government agency to which they were
    issued.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/17/2009