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HB4446 Engrossed |
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LRB094 17024 RLC 52305 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new) |
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| Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses. |
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| (a) Any person or entity who intends to establish a |
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| half-way house for the residence of persons on parole or |
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| mandatory release from the Department of Corrections shall |
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| comply with all applicable local zoning laws. |
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| (b) Establishment or maintenance of a half-way house, other |
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| than by the Department of Corrections, without complying with |
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| all applicable local zoning laws is a Class A misdemeanor for |
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| which the offender shall be fined $1,000 for every week that |
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| the half-way house is in violation, in addition to any other |
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| locally imposed fines. |
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| (c) Not less than 15 days prior to the placement of a |
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| person in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give |
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| written notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the |
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| county and the proper law enforcement agency of the |
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| municipality in which the half-way house is located of the |
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| identity of the person to be placed in that program. The |
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| identifying information shall include, but not be limited to, |
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| the name of the individual, age, physical description, |
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| photograph, and the crime for which the person was originally |
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| sentenced to the Department of Corrections. The notice shall be |
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| given in all cases. |
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| (d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of |
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| subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall |
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| be imposed for each offense.
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