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.