Bill > HB1768

This bill creates the Public Safety and Justice Privacy Act, which provides comprehensive protections for personal information of certain public safety officials including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public defenders, and probation officers. The bill requires government agencies, businesses, and individuals to refrain from publicly posting an official's personal information if they receive a written request not to do so. If someone knowingly posts an official's personal information online in a way that poses an imminent threat to the official's or their family's health and safety, they could be charged with a Class 3 felony. The legislation allows officials to request the removal of their personal information from public records and websites, with specific procedures for submitting such requests. The bill also amends several existing laws to allow officials to use business or work addresses instead of home addresses on various documents like driver's licenses and identification cards. Importantly, the law is designed to be interpreted broadly in favor of protecting officials' personal information, with exceptions for government employees publishing information in good faith during the normal course of their work. The bill aims to enhance the safety and privacy of public safety professionals by limiting the public disclosure of their personal details.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1768&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104