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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 897
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 897 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to the posting of certain information
5 on the Internet."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding
9 Section 3-6040 as follows:
10 (55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new)
11 Sec. 3-6040. Sheriff's office; posting Internet
12 information.
13 (a) The office of the county sheriff may post on the
14 Internet information about persons who are in arrears of
15 child support ordered by a court or administrative agency for
16 more than 6 months. The information that may be posted
17 includes, but is not limited to, the name and address of the
18 person in arrearage, date of birth of the person, photograph
19 of the person, and the date of arrearage in child support
20 payments. The information posted must be the most recent from
21 the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois Department of
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1 Public Aid.
2 (b) In this Section:
3 "Internet" means an interactive computer service or
4 system or an information service, system, or access software
5 provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
6 users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited
7 to, an information service, system, or access software
8 provider that provides access to a network system commonly
9 known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service
10 and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web
11 page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
12 any interactive computer service or system or other online
13 service.
14 "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to
15 them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
16 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
17 adding Division 5.6 to Article 11 as follows:
18 (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11, Div. 5.6 heading new)
19 DIVISION 5.6. INTERNET POSTING
20 (65 ILCS 5/11-5.6-5 new)
21 Sec. 11-5.6-5. Municipal police department; Internet
22 posting.
23 (a) A municipal police department may post on the
24 Internet information about persons who are in arrears of
25 child support payments ordered by a court or administrative
26 agency for more than 6 months. The information that may be
27 posted includes, but is not limited to, the name and address
28 of the person in arrearage, date of birth of the person,
29 photograph of the person, and the date of arrearage in child
30 support payments. The information posted must be the most
31 recent from the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois
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1 Department of Public Aid.
2 (b) In this Section:
3 "Internet" means an interactive computer service or
4 system or an information service, system, or access software
5 provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
6 users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited
7 to, an information service, system, or access software
8 provider that provides access to a network system commonly
9 known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service
10 and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web
11 page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
12 any interactive computer service or system or other online
13 service.
14 "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to
15 them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
16 Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
17 adding Section 12-12.1 as follows:
18 (305 ILCS 5/12-12.1 new)
19 Sec. 12-12.1. World Wide Web page. The Illinois
20 Department of Public Aid may create and maintain or cause to
21 be created and maintained one or more World Wide Web pages
22 containing information on selected individuals who are in
23 arrears in their child support obligations under an Illinois
24 court order or administrative order for more than 6 months.
25 The information regarding each of the individuals may include
26 the individual's name, a photograph if available, the amount
27 of the child support arrearage, and any other information
28 deemed appropriate by the Illinois Department in its
29 discretion. The individuals may be chosen by the Illinois
30 Department using criteria including, but not limited to, the
31 amount of the arrearage, the effect of inclusion of an
32 individual upon the likelihood of the individual's payment of
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1 an arrearage, the motivational effect that inclusion of an
2 individual may have on the willingness of other individuals
3 to pay their arrearages, or the need to locate a particular
4 individual. The Illinois Department may make the page or
5 pages accessible to Internet users through the World Wide
6 Web. The Illinois Department, in its discretion, may change
7 the contents of the page or pages from time to time.
8 The Illinois Department may, upon request, cooperate with
9 and supply information to counties and municipalities wishing
10 to create and maintain World Wide Web pages containing
11 information on individuals who are in arrears in their child
12 support obligations under an Illinois court order or
13 administrative order.".
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