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730 ILCS 152/120

(730 ILCS 152/120)

Sec. 120. Community notification of sex offenders.

(a) The sheriff of the county, except Cook County, shall disclose to the
following the name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school
attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and offense
or adjudication of all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of
the Sex Offender Registration Act:

(1) The boards of institutions of higher education or

other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the county where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or is attending an institution of higher education;

(2) School boards of public school districts and the

principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(3) Child care facilities located in the county where

the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(4) Libraries located in the county where the sex

offender is required to register or is employed;

(5) Public libraries located in the county where the

sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(6) Public housing agencies located in the county

where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(7) The Illinois Department of Children and Family

Services;

(8) Social service agencies providing services to

minors located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(9) Volunteer organizations providing services to

minors located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed; and

(10) A victim of a sex offense residing in the

county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(a-2) The sheriff of Cook County shall disclose to the following the name,
address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and offense
or
adjudication of
all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act:

(1) School boards of public school districts and the

principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located within the region of Cook County, as those public school districts and nonpublic schools are identified in LEADS, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(2) Child care facilities located within the region

of Cook County, as those child care facilities are identified in LEADS, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;

(3) The boards of institutions of higher education or

other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;

(4) Libraries located in the county, other than the

City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or is attending an institution of higher education;

(5) Public libraries located in the county, other

than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;

(6) Public housing agencies located in the county,

other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;

(7) The Illinois Department of Children and Family

Services;

(8) Social service agencies providing services to

minors located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;

(9) Volunteer organizations providing services to

minors located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education; and

(10) A victim of a sex offense residing in the

county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attends an institution of higher education, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(a-3) The Chicago Police Department shall disclose to the following the
name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and
offense
or adjudication
of all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act:

(1) School boards of public school districts and the

principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;

(2) Child care facilities located in the police

district where the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;

(3) The boards of institutions of higher education or

other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;

(4) Libraries located in the police district where

the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;

(5) Public libraries located in the police district

where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;

(6) Public housing agencies located in the police

district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;

(7) The Illinois Department of Children and Family

Services;

(8) Social service agencies providing services to

minors located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;

(9) Volunteer organizations providing services to

minors located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago; and

(10) A victim of a sex offense residing in the

police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attends an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(a-4) The Illinois State Police shall provide a list of sex offenders
required to register to the Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services.

(b) The Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency may
disclose, in the Department's or agency's discretion, the following information
to any person likely to encounter a sex offender, or sexual predator:

(1) The offender's name, address, date of birth,

e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, and other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, and all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information.

(2) The offense for which the offender was convicted.

(3) Adjudication as a sexually dangerous person.

(4) The offender's photograph or other such

information that will help identify the sex offender.

(5) Offender employment information, to protect

public safety.

(c) The name, address, date of birth, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, offense or adjudication, the county of conviction, license plate numbers for every vehicle registered in the name of the sex offender, the age of the sex offender at the time of the commission of the offense, the age of the victim at the time of the commission of the offense, and any distinguishing marks located on the body of the sex offender for sex
offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender Registration
Act shall be open to inspection by the public as provided in this Section.
Every municipal police department shall make available at its headquarters
the information on all sex offenders who are required to register in the
municipality under the Sex Offender Registration Act.  The sheriff shall
also make available at his or her headquarters the information on all sex
offenders who are required to register under that Act and who live in
unincorporated areas of the county.  Sex offender information must be made
available for public inspection to any person, no later than 72 hours or 3
business days from the date of the request.
The request must be made in person, in writing, or by telephone.
Availability must include giving the inquirer access to a
facility where the information may be copied.  A department or sheriff
may charge a fee, but the fee may not exceed the actual costs of
copying the information.  An inquirer must be allowed to copy this information
in his or her own handwriting.  A department or sheriff must allow access to
the information during normal public working hours.
The sheriff or a municipal police department may publish the
photographs of sex offenders where any victim was 13 years of age or younger
and who are required to register in the municipality or county under the Sex
Offender Registration Act in a newspaper or magazine of general circulation in
the municipality or county or may disseminate the photographs of those sex
offenders on the Internet or on television.  The law enforcement agency may
make available the information on all sex offenders residing within any county.

(d) The Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction may, in the Department's or agency's discretion, place the
information specified in subsection (b) on the Internet or in
other media.

(e) (Blank).

(f) The administrator of a transitional housing facility for sex offenders shall comply with the notification procedures established in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 3-17-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(g) A principal or  teacher of a public or private elementary or secondary school shall notify the parents of children attending the school during school registration or during parent-teacher conferences that information about sex offenders is available to the public as provided in this Act.

(h)  In order to receive notice under paragraph (10) of subsection (a), paragraph (10) of subsection (a-2), or paragraph (10) of subsection (a-3), the victim of the sex offense must notify the appropriate sheriff or the Chicago Police Department in writing, by facsimile transmission,  or by e-mail that the victim  desires to receive such notice.

    (i) For purposes of this Section, "victim of a sex offense" means:
        (1) the victim of the sex offense; or
        (2) a single representative who may be the spouse,

parent, child, or sibling of a person killed during the course of a sex offense  perpetrated against the person killed or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of any victim of a sex offense who is physically or mentally incapable of comprehending or requesting notice.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)