Bill Would Affect Use of FOIA Exemptions for Police Recordings
The Illinois Senate recently introduced a bill that would
amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Senate Bill 2210 provides that
video captured by an in-car camera or police worn body-camera of (1) an officer
discharging a firearm or (2) an officer-involved death will not be exempt from
a FOIA request unless the public body obtains a court order authorizing use of
the exemption. The amendment would require a court to conduct an expedited
hearing on the applicability of the exemption.
The bill does not address whether the time-frame for response is
"stayed" while the court order request is pending. Nor does the bill provide any guidance on the
process for how a public body initiates the court proceeding to request an
order authorizing use of a FOIA exemption.
The introduction of the amendment was in response to the
Laquan McDonald shooting. You can read about Senator Van Pelt’s (the sponsor of
the bill) position regarding the amendment here.
Post Authored by Douglas Spale & Julie Tappendorf, Ancel
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