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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4537 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a Local Records Commission may not destroy public records concerning complaints alleging misconduct by law enforcement officers without permission from the Attorney General.
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| | HB4537 | | LRB099 17143 AWJ 41501 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 205/25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25. Complaints of law enforcement misconduct. A public |
| 8 | | record concerning complaints alleging misconduct by law |
| 9 | | enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, audio |
| 10 | | records, videos, notes, statements, findings of facts, and |
| 11 | | decisions relating to alleged misconduct by law enforcement |
| 12 | | officers shall not be destroyed by the Local Records Commission |
| 13 | | unless the Commission has requested and received approval to |
| 14 | | destroy such public records from the Attorney General. For |
| 15 | | purposes of this section, "law enforcement officer" shall |
| 16 | | include State Police officers and police officers of a unit of |
| 17 | | local government.
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