SB1788 - State's Attorney Privacy Act

• Creates privacy protections for Illinois State's Attorneys by prohibiting public posting or display of their personal information (home address, phone numbers, email, social security number, financial account numbers, and children's identities) after they submit a written request.

• Establishes civil remedies allowing State's Attorneys to seek injunctive or declaratory relief against government agencies and private entities that violate the privacy protections, with courts awarding costs and attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs.

• Makes it a Class 3 felony to knowingly post a State's Attorney's personal information on the Internet if the person knows or should know it poses an imminent and serious threat to their health and safety, and the posting causes bodily injury or death.

• Requires government agencies to remove protected personal information within 5 business days of receiving a written request, and obligates private entities and businesses to remove such information from the Internet within 72 hours.

• Amends the Freedom of Information Act, Election Code, Illinois Identification Card Act, and Illinois Vehicle Code to allow State's Attorneys to use work or office addresses instead of home addresses on official documents and identification cards.