HB5588 Summary

• Amends the Department of State Police Law to require the Department to make the Statewide Organized Criminal Gang Database (SWORD) accessible to the public on the Internet via a hyperlink on the Department's website.

• SWORD information made publicly accessible excludes officer safety information and entering agency identifier for security purposes.

• Requires the Department to provide a searchable mapping system that identifies organized criminal gang members living within 5 miles of an identified address.

• Allows the Department to require biographical information from individuals seeking access to the gang member database before granting access.

• Mandates the Department to promulgate rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement public access provisions, including procedures to ensure database accuracy.