93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6881


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by John J. Millner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 2635/8
  from Ch. 38, par. 1608







    Amends the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act. Deletes a provision requiring an annual review the maximum fees for processing requests for conviction information. Effective immediately.
















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HB6881

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    AN ACT concerning conviction information.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act 
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is amended  by changing Section 8 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 2635/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1608)



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    Sec. 8. Form, Manner and Fees for Requesting and Obtaining 
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Conviction
Information.

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    (A) The Department shall prescribe the form and manner for

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requesting and furnishing conviction information pursuant to 
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this Act.  The
Department shall prescribe the types of 
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identifying information that must be
submitted to the 
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Department in order to process any
request for conviction 
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information and the form and manner for making such

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application, consistent with this Act.

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    (B) The Department shall establish the maximum fee it shall 
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charge and
assess for processing requests for conviction 
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information, and the
Authority shall establish the maximum fee 
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that other criminal justice
agencies shall charge and assess 
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for processing
requests for conviction information pursuant to 
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this Act.  Such fees shall
include the general costs associated 
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with performing a search for all
information about each person 
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for which a request is received including
classification, 
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search, retrieval, reproduction, manual and automated data

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processing, telecommunications services, supplies, mailing and 
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those
general costs associated with the
inquiries required by

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subsection (B) of Section 9 and Section
13 of this Act, and, 
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when applicable, such fees shall
provide for the direct payment 
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to or reimbursement of a criminal justice
agency for assisting 
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the requester or the Department pursuant to this Act.
In 
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establishing the fees required by this Section, the Department 
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and the
Authority may also take into account the costs relating 
 


 






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to multiple or
automated requests and disseminations and the 
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costs relating to any other
special factors or
circumstances 
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required by statute or rule.  The maximum fees established by

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the Authority pursuant to this Section shall be reviewed 
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annually, and may
be waived or reduced at the discretion of a 
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criminal justice agency.

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(Source: P.A. 88-368.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.