5 ILCS 850/10
Background checks on speakers prohibited
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 850 — Empowering Public Participation Act. · Status: effective
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- 5 ILCS 850/10, Background checks on speakers prohibited, Illinois, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-14, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1267136
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Background checks on speakers prohibited.
(a) A law enforcement agency or an officer employed by a law enforcement agency may not knowingly and intentionally conduct a background check of a person for the sole reason of that person speaking at an open meeting of a public body, including police disciplinary boards.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply: whenever an agency or officer develops a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct or a reasonable suspicion of a threat to security for the premises in which the meeting is to occur or for the protection of public officials and other persons attending the meeting; and whenever the person speaking at an open meeting of the public body is also under consideration for appointment to a government position by that public body.
(c) This Act creates no claims for damages or other relief for violations of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-348, eff. 8-13-21.)