Section 1280.40  Requirements

a)         Registration Period

A sex offender required to register under the Act shall be required to register for a period of ten years after the conviction or adjudication if not confined to a penal institution, hospital or any other institution or facility, and if confined, for a period of ten years after parole, discharge or release from any such facility.  Liability for registration terminates at the expiration of ten years from the date of conviction or adjudication if not confined to a penal institution, hospital or any other institution or facility, and if confined, at the expiration of ten years from the date of parole, discharge or release from any such facility, providing such person does not, during that period, again become liable to register under the provisions of the Act.  Reconfinement (due to violation of parole or other circumstances) which relates to the original conviction or adjudication shall extend the period of registration to ten years after final parole, discharge or release.  A sex offender shall register in person annually within one year after his or her last registration.  Failure to comply with any provision of the Act shall extend the period of registration by ten years beyond the period otherwise required.  A sexually dangerous person or sexually violent person shall register in person no later than 90 days after the date of his or her last registration for the period of his or her natural life.  A sexual predator shall register in person annually within one year after his or her last registration for the period of his or her natural life.

b)         Confidentiality

The secondary dissemination of sex offender information is not prohibited.

c)         Sex Offender Registration Form

The Sex Offender Registration Form shall contain all the information necessary to comply with the requirements of these rules and shall also provide descriptive information necessary to identify the person registering.

d)         Sex Offender Notification Form

The Sex Offender Notification Form shall be used to notify the offender regarding responsibilities under the Act.  The form shall at a minimum include the sex offender's name, date of birth, sex, race, SID (State identification number), county of conviction, date of conviction and intended address.  The form must be initialed and signed by the sex offender. The form is not required for sex offenders who were convicted and sentenced to probation or who were released from confinement prior to January 1, 1996.

e)         Out-of-State Student

Out-of-state students must register with the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where they attend school in Illinois. 

f)         Out-of-State Employee

Out-of-state employees must register with the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where they are employed in Illinois.  Out-of-state employees whose employment involves work in more than one location shall register in the location in which the greatest time of employment is spent. Out-of-state employees are required to register no later than the day on which they qualify as an out-of-state employee as defined in Section 1280.20.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 16141, effective September 30, 2003)