Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3941

LRB104 19102 RTM 32547 b

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3941

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton - Doris Turner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database Act. Requires the Illinois State Police to establish and maintain a Statewide Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database for the purpose of identifying persistent domestic violence offenders. Requires the Illinois State Police to maintain the database based upon information supplied by the court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Requires the Illinois State Police to make the information contained in the database accessible to the public on the agency's Internet home page and update that information as it deems necessary. Sets forth the information that must be stored in the database. Provides that if a person is convicted of a domestic violence offense and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense or if a person has an order of protection granted against them and the person has at least one prior order of protection granted against them, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior domestic violence offense convictions or order of protection, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Requires the court clerk to forward to the Illinois State Police a certified copy of the qualifying conviction or order of protection and the date of birth of any person ordered to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Contains provisions on registration fees. Requires the Illinois State Police to remove a registered person's name and other information from the database after a specified number of years following the person's last conviction. Provides that the Act applies only to persons convicted of a domestic violence offense or to persons against whom an order of protection is granted on or after January 1, 2027; however, a prior conviction is not required to occur on or after January 1, 2027.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Conviction" means a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury or a plea of guilty and includes a plea of nolo contendere and a best interest plea accepted by the court.

"Domestic violence offense" means the offense of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or violation of a protective order as defined in the Criminal Code of 2012.

"Order of Protection" means a final, plenary, non-emergency, or emergency protective order granted under Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

"Persistent domestic violence offender" means a person who:

(1) has been convicted in this State for a domestic violence offense and has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense; or

(2) has an order of protection granted against them in this State and has had at least one prior order of protection granted against them.

Section 10. Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database.

(a) The Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain a Statewide Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database for the purpose of identifying persistent domestic violence offenders. The Illinois State Police shall maintain this database based upon information supplied by the court clerks in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies.

(b) The Illinois State Police must make the information contained in the Statewide Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database accessible to the public on the Illinois State Police's Internet home page. The Illinois State Police must update that information as it deems necessary.

(c) The database must consist of the persistent domestic violence offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of convictions, and, if available, a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender. If available after reasonable inquiry, the court clerk shall provide the Illinois State Police with a copy of the persistent domestic violence offender's driver license, or other State or federal identification, and such other identifying data as the Illinois State Police determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons. However, the database available for public inquiry must not include the persistent domestic violence offender's address, social security number, driver license number, or any other State or federal identification number.

(d) (1) If a person is convicted of a domestic violence offense and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense or if a person has an order of protection granted against them and the person has at least one prior order of protection granted against them, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior domestic violence offense convictions or order of protections, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender in accordance with this Act.

(2) If a court orders a person to register in accordance with this Act, then the court clerk shall forward to the Illinois State Police a certified copy of the qualifying conviction or order of protection and the date of birth of the person. The court clerk shall forward the information to the Illinois State Police within 7 days of the date of the conviction or order of protection.

(e) A person required to register under this Act shall be assessed a $150 registration fee, which must be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the sentence, who shall:

(1) retain $50 to be used for official purposes; and

(2) remit $100 to the Attorney General within 30 days of receipt for deposit into the Illinois Domestic Violence Fund.

Section 15. Removal from database. The Illinois State Police shall remove from the registry the name and other identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender required to register under this Act:

(1) 5 years after the date of the most recent conviction for a domestic violence offense or order of protection if the person has 1 prior conviction for a domestic violence offense or 1 prior order of protection;

(2) 7 years after the date of the most recent conviction for a domestic violence offense or order of protection if the person has 2 prior convictions for a domestic violence offense or 2 prior orders of protection;

(3) 10 years after the date of the most recent conviction for a domestic violence offense or order of protection if the person has 3 prior convictions for a domestic violence offense or 3 prior orders of protection; and

(4) 20 years after the date of the most recent conviction for a domestic violence offense or order of protection if the person has 4 or more prior convictions for a domestic violence offense or 4 or more prior orders of protection.

Section 20. Applicability. This Act applies only to persons convicted of a domestic violence offense or to persons against whom an order of protection is granted on or after January 1, 2027; however, a prior conviction or order of protection is not required to occur on or after January 1, 2027.