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20 ILCS 2610/30 (2026)

Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording cameras

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(20 ILCS 2610/30)
    Sec. 30. Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording cameras.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
        "Audio recording" means the recorded conversation
    
between an officer and a second party.
        "Emergency lights" means oscillating, rotating, or
    
flashing lights on patrol vehicles.
        "In-car video camera" means a video camera located in
    
an Illinois State Police patrol vehicle.
        "In-car video camera recording equipment" means a
    
video camera recording system located in an Illinois State Police patrol vehicle consisting of a camera assembly, recording mechanism, and an in-car video recording medium.
        "Enforcement stop" means an action by an officer of
    
the Illinois State Police in relation to enforcement and investigation duties, including but not limited to, traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned vehicle contacts, motorist assists, commercial motor vehicle stops, roadside safety checks, requests for identification, or responses to requests for emergency assistance.
        "Recording" means the process of capturing data or
    
information stored on a recording medium as required under this Section.
        "Recording medium" means any recording medium
    
authorized by the Illinois State Police for the retention and playback of recorded audio and video including, but not limited to, VHS, DVD, hard drive, solid state, digital, or flash memory technology.
        "Wireless microphone" means a device worn by the
    
officer or any other equipment used to record conversations between the officer and a second party and transmitted to the recording equipment. "Wireless microphone" includes a body-worn camera that is capable of recording audio.
    (b) By June 1, 2009, the Illinois State Police shall install in-car video camera recording equipment in all patrol vehicles. Subject to appropriation, all patrol vehicles shall be equipped with in-car video camera recording equipment with a recording medium capable of recording for a period of 10 hours or more by June 1, 2011. In-car video camera recording equipment shall be capable of making audio recordings with the assistance of a wireless microphone.
    (c) As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, in-car video camera recording equipment with a recording medium incapable of recording for a period of 10 hours or more shall record activities outside a patrol vehicle whenever (i) an officer assigned a patrol vehicle is conducting an enforcement stop; (ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are activated or would otherwise be activated if not for the need to conceal the presence of law enforcement; or (iii) an officer reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose. As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, in-car video camera recording equipment with a recording medium incapable of recording for a period of 10 hours or more shall record activities inside the vehicle when transporting an arrestee or when an officer reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose.
        (1) Recording for an enforcement stop shall begin
    
when the officer determines an enforcement stop is necessary and shall continue until the enforcement action has been completed and the subject of the enforcement stop or the officer has left the scene.
        (2) Recording shall begin when patrol vehicle
    
emergency lights are activated or when they would otherwise be activated if not for the need to conceal the presence of law enforcement, and shall continue until the reason for the activation ceases to exist, regardless of whether the emergency lights are no longer activated.
        (3) An officer may begin recording if the officer
    
reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose; and shall continue until the reason for recording ceases to exist.
        (4) If an officer's officer-worn body camera is
    
turned off at the request of a victim or witness of a crime in accordance with paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, then the officer shall inform the victim or witness that the in-car video recording will continue recording video.
    (d) In-car video camera recording equipment with a recording medium capable of recording for a period of 10 hours or more shall record activities whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned to patrol duty.
    (e) Any enforcement stop resulting from a suspected violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be video and audio recorded. Audio recording shall terminate upon release of the violator and prior to initiating a separate criminal investigation.
    (f) Recordings made on in-car video camera recording medium shall be retained by the Illinois State Police in the same manner and for the same time periods as recordings made on officer-worn cameras under Section 10-20 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.
    (g) Video recordings made under this Section shall be available under the applicable provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Only recorded portions of the video recording medium applicable to the request will be available for inspection or copying.
    (g-5) Audio recordings made under this Section shall be available in the same manner as recordings made with an officer-worn body camera under subsection (b) of Section 10-20 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.
    (h) The Illinois State Police shall ensure proper care and maintenance of in-car video camera recording equipment and recording medium. An officer operating a patrol vehicle must immediately document and notify the District Commander or his or her designee of any technical difficulties, failures, or problems with the in-car video camera recording equipment or recording medium. Upon receiving notice, the District Commander or his or her designee shall make every reasonable effort to correct and repair any of the in-car video camera recording equipment or recording medium and determine if it is in the public interest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle.
    (i) The Illinois State Police may promulgate rules to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly only to the extent necessary to apply the existing rules or applicable internal directives.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-1081, eff. 3-21-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: People v. Kladis, 2011 IL 110920 (Ill. 2011).
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People v. Kladis, 2011 IL 110920 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Borys, 2013 IL App (1st) 111629 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “Unrecorded Traffic Stop ¶ 16 Defendant argues that Trooper Price’s testimony was inadmissible because his patrol vehicle, on September 16, 2009, was not equipped with a video recording camera as required by section 30(b) of the State Police Act (Act) (20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West…”
People v. Kladis, 960 N.E.2d 1104 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Olsen, 2015 IL App (2d) 140267 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “ANALYSIS ¶ 10 The issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it suppressed Longenecker’s testimony about the field sobriety tests as a sanction for Longenecker’s failure to capture the field sobriety tests on video.”
People v. Blackwood, 2019 IL App (3d) 160161 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Defendant notes that, pursuant to section 30 of the State Police Act (20 ILCS 2610/30 (West 2018)), the legislature has indicated that Illinois State Police squad cars are to be equipped with recording equipment that “shall record” activities outside a patrol vehicle whenever…”
People v. Bujari, 2020 IL App (3d) 190028 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 20 ILCS 2610/30(c) (West 2016). An “enforcement stop” is defined under the Illinois State Police Act as “an action by an officer of the Department in relation to enforcement and investigation duties, including but not limited to, traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned…”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 3× “” Kladis, 2011 IL 110920, ¶ 31 (citing 20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008)). ¶ 24 The majority relies on People v.”
People v. Wachholtz, 2013 IL App (4th) 110486 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “) 20 ILCS 2610/30(e) (West 2012). Section 30(f) of the Act states that recordings made on in-car video camera recording medium "shall be retained" by the Department of the State Police for a storage period of at least 90 days, and "[u]nder no circumstances shall any recording…”
Molina v. Latronico (N.D. Ill. 2019). · cites it 3× “20 ILCS 2610/30(f). The problem for Molina is that the ISPA only sets a minimum storage period “of at least 90 days” after which time “the recording medium may be erased.”
People v. Morrow, 2024 IL App (4th) 230529-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “20 ILCS 2610/30(f) (West 2022). Smith testified dash-camera videos in cases like defendant’s were routinely preserved for one year, which is beyond the statutory minimum period required.”
Seats v. The Vill. of Dolton, 2024 IL App (1st) 230763-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶ 31 (citing 20 ILCS 2610/30(b), (f) (West 2008)). It has also imposed a general requirement that when any law enforcement agency makes police vehicle video and audio recordings in connection with law enforcement or investigative duties, the recording must be retained for at…”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(b) — 6 cases
People v. Kladis, 2011 IL 110920 (Ill. 2011). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Borys, 2013 IL App (1st) 111629 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “Unrecorded Traffic Stop ¶ 16 Defendant argues that Trooper Price’s testimony was inadmissible because his patrol vehicle, on September 16, 2009, was not equipped with a video recording camera as required by section 30(b) of the State Police Act (Act) (20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West…”
People v. Kladis, 960 N.E.2d 1104 (Ill. 2011). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Wachholtz, 2013 IL App (4th) 110486 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “” Kladis, 2011 IL 110920, ¶ 31 (citing 20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008)). ¶ 24 The majority relies on People v.”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(c) — 1 case
People v. Bujari, 2020 IL App (3d) 190028 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 20 ILCS 2610/30(c) (West 2016). An “enforcement stop” is defined under the Illinois State Police Act as “an action by an officer of the Department in relation to enforcement and investigation duties, including but not limited to, traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned…”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(e) — 3 cases
People v. Borys, 2013 IL App (1st) 111629 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “Unrecorded Traffic Stop ¶ 16 Defendant argues that Trooper Price’s testimony was inadmissible because his patrol vehicle, on September 16, 2009, was not equipped with a video recording camera as required by section 30(b) of the State Police Act (Act) (20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West…”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “” Kladis, 2011 IL 110920, ¶ 31 (citing 20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008)). ¶ 24 The majority relies on People v.”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “) 20 ILCS 2610/30(e) (West 2012). Section 30(f) of the Act states that recordings made on in-car video camera recording medium "shall be retained" by the Department of the State Police for a storage period of at least 90 days, and "[u]nder no circumstances shall any recording…”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(f) — 7 cases
People v. Kladis, 2011 IL 110920 (Ill. 2011). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Kladis, 960 N.E.2d 1104 (Ill. 2011). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Wachholtz, 2013 IL App (4th) 110486 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008) (Pub. Act 95-1009 (eff.”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “” Kladis, 2011 IL 110920, ¶ 31 (citing 20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West 2008)). ¶ 24 The majority relies on People v.”
People v. Moises, 2015 IL App (3d) 140577 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “) 20 ILCS 2610/30(e) (West 2012). Section 30(f) of the Act states that recordings made on in-car video camera recording medium "shall be retained" by the Department of the State Police for a storage period of at least 90 days, and "[u]nder no circumstances shall any recording…”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(g) — 1 case
Molina v. Latronico (N.D. Ill. 2019). “20 ILCS 2610/30(f). The problem for Molina is that the ISPA only sets a minimum storage period “of at least 90 days” after which time “the recording medium may be erased.”
— 20 ILCS 2610/30(h) — 1 case
People v. Borys, 2013 IL App (1st) 111629 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “Unrecorded Traffic Stop ¶ 16 Defendant argues that Trooper Price’s testimony was inadmissible because his patrol vehicle, on September 16, 2009, was not equipped with a video recording camera as required by section 30(b) of the State Police Act (Act) (20 ILCS 2610/30(b) (West…”
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