Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 2, ch. 2-178 — PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN REGISTRY PROGRAMS | Municipal Code of Chicago (2026 S-74, current through Council Journal of June 17, 2026) — City of Chicago

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-178-010 Definitions.

2-178-010 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: "Agency" means every City department, agency, division, commission, council, committee, board, or other body established by authority of an ordinance or executive order. "Agent" means any person employed by or acting on behalf of an Agency. “Personal Demographic Information” means information concerning a person’s race, color, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military status, source of income, credit history (within the meaning of Section 6-10-053) or criminal history (within the meaning of Section 6-10-054) that can be used to contact, track, locate, identify, or reasonably infer the identity of, a specific individual. "Registry Program" means a public, private, or joint public-private initiative intended to create a compilation of Personal Demographic Information stored in any form. "Registry Program" does not include the decennial census mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. (Added Coun. J. 6-28-17, p. 51326, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 15; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 5888, § 6)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-178-020 Prohibition on participation in a registry program.

2-178-020 Prohibition on participation in a registry program. (a) No Agent or Agency shall use City monies, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to participate in or provide support in any manner for the creation, publication, or maintenance of a Registry Program. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, no Agent or Agency shall provide or disclose to any government authority Personal Demographic Information regarding any individual that is requested for the purpose of (1) creating a Registry Program; or (2) requiring registration of persons in a Registry Program. This includes a prohibition on making available Personal Demographic Information from any Agency database for such purposes, and includes any City database maintained by a private vendor under contract with the City. (c) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an Agent or Agency from sending to, or receiving from, any local, state, or federal agency, aggregate information concerning Personal Demographic Information where such information cannot be used to identify individual persons. (d) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an Agent or Agency from sending to, or receiving from, a federal agency charged with enforcement of federal immigration law information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful. "Information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful" for purposes of this chapter, shall be interpreted consistently with Section 1373 of Title 8 of the United States Code. (e) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an Agent or Agency from creating or maintaining a database that contains Personal Demographic Information where such information is collected for purposes of complying with anti-discrimination laws or laws regarding the administration of public benefits, or for purposes of ensuring City programs adequately serve the City's communities, or where the City collects this information to administer or ensure equal access to City services, benefits, contracts, and programs. For purposes of this subsection, "programs" includes permits, licenses, and other regulatory programs. (Added Coun. J. 6-28-17, p. 51326, § 2)