The following is the recent Adopted JCAR Rule on Police Cameras:

POLICE CAMERAS

The LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRAINING STANDARDS BOARD repealed the Part titled Surcharge Fund Financial Assistance (20 IAC 1700; 46 Ill Reg 6196) and adopted a new Part titled Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act (20 IAC 1705; 46 Ill Reg 6202), both effective 6/23/22, revising its rules for grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase in-car and body cameras and train officers in

their use. The new Part includes criteria for eligibility, a description of the application process,

procedures that LETSB will follow in awarding grants, and conditions for complying with the grant program. Agencies applying for grants must be registered in the State’s Grantee Portal, be qualified under the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, comply with statutory reporting requirements for in-car and body cameras, and have all officers in the agency compliant with LETSB training requirements. Grant funding may be sought for anticipated camera purchases or to cover the cost of purchases already completed. Factors that

LETSB will consider in awarding grants include the size of the police department and the number of cameras already available; the crime rate and household income

of the community; the number of traffic accidents, including the number of alcohol and drug related accidents, in the community; and whether or not an applying municipality received

revenue from red-light or speed enforcement cameras in the previous 3 years. Model policies

for utilizing the awarded cameras are also included in the new Part. Municipal, county and university law enforcement agencies seeking camera grants are affected by these rulemakings.

Questions/requests for copies of the 2 LETSB rulemakings: 

John R. Keigher, Illinois Law

Enforcement Training Standards

Board, 4500 S. 6th Street Road,

Springfield, IL 62704, 217/782-

4540.

Letitia Dewith-Anderson, J.D.

Anderson Legislative Consulting, Ltd., President