Andrew Chesney

Creates the Illinois Public Corruption Transparency Act. Establishes an electronic database within the Illinois State Police to be known as the Illinois Public Corruption Registry. Provides that the Registry shall be published online on a publicly available website, and shall be freely searchable by the public without registration or fee. Provides that the clerk of each circuit court, with respect to criminal and civil cases, the Executive Ethics Commission, Office of the Executive Inspector General, Legislative Inspector General, local government ethics commissions or boards where established; and the Attorney General and each State's Attorney, with respect to corruption-related settlements, consent decrees, and deferred or no-prosecution agreements, shall report any final disposition involving a public corruption offense. Provides that the Registry shall not publish Social Security numbers, full dates of birth, home addresses, personal phone numbers, or bank or account numbers or the identities of minor victims or protected persons as defined by law. Provides that an entry in the Registry shall be created when a reportable final disposition occurs in Illinois and the Illinois State Police receives a certified report. Provides that entries in the Registry shall remain publicly accessible for 10 years from final disposition for misdemeanor level public corruption offenses, 20 years from final disposition for felony level public corruption offenses, and the duration of any court ordered or statutory disqualification from public office, public employment, or public contracting, if longer. Provides that any person who knowingly and willfully submits materially false information to the Registry commits a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a subsequent offense, in addition to any other penalties under Illinois law. Effective January 1, 2027.