625 ILCS 5/11-408
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 11 - Rules Of The Road

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-408)Sec. 11-408. Police to report motor vehicle accident investigations.(a) Every law enforcement officer who investigates a motor vehicle accident  for which a report is required by this Article or who prepares a written  report as a result of an investigation either at the time and scene of such  motor vehicle accident or thereafter by interviewing participants or  witnesses shall forward a written report of such motor vehicle accident  to the Administrator on forms provided by the Administrator under Section  11-411 within 10 days after investigation of the motor  vehicle accident, or within such other time as is prescribed by the  Administrator.  Such written reports and the information contained in those reports required to be forwarded by law enforcement officers   shall not be held confidential by the reporting law  enforcement officer or agency.  The Secretary of State may also disclose  notations of accident involvement maintained on individual driving records. However, the Administrator or the  Secretary of State may require a supplemental written report from the  reporting law enforcement officer.(b) The Department at its discretion may require a supplemental written  report from the reporting law enforcement officer on a form supplied by the  Department to be submitted directly to the Department.  Such supplemental  report may be used only for accident studies and statistical or analytical  purposes under Section 11-412 or 11-414 of this Code.(c) The Department at its discretion may provide for in-depth  investigations of accidents involving Department employees or other motor vehicle accidents by individuals or  special investigation groups, including but not limited to police officers,  photographers,  engineers, doctors, mechanics, and as a result of the investigation may  require the submission of written reports, photographs, charts, sketches,  graphs, or a combination of all.  Such individual written reports,  photographs, charts, sketches, or graphs may be used only for accident  studies and statistical or analytical purposes under Section 11-412 or 11-414 of this Code.(d) On and after July 1, 1997, law enforcement officers who have reason to  suspect that the motor  vehicle accident was the result of a driver's loss of consciousness due to a  medical condition, as defined by the Driver's License Medical Review Law of  1992, or the result of any medical condition that impaired the  driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle shall notify the Secretary  of  this determination.  The Secretary, in conjunction with the Driver's License  Medical Advisory Board, shall determine by administrative rule the temporary  conditions not required to be reported under the provisions of this Section.  The  Secretary shall, in conjunction with the Illinois State Police and  representatives of local and county law enforcement agencies, promulgate any  rules necessary and develop the procedures and documents that may be required  to  obtain written, electronic, or other agreed upon methods of notification to  implement the provisions of this Section.(e) Law enforcement officers reporting under the provisions of subsection  (d) of this Section shall enjoy the same immunities granted members of the  Driver's License Medical Advisory Board under Section 6-910 of this Code.(f) All information furnished to the Secretary under subsection (d) of this  Section shall be deemed confidential and for the privileged use of the  Secretary in accordance with the provisions of subsection (j) of Section 2-123  of this Code.  (Source: P.A. 100-96, eff. 1-1-18.)