Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Filed: 3/22/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4446




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4446 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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) As used in this Section, "half-way house" means a 
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facility primarily designed for the residence of persons on 
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parole or mandatory supervised release from the Department of 
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Corrections, other than one operated by the Department of 
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Corrections.

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    (b) Any person or entity who intends to establish a 
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half-way house on or after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall comply with 
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all applicable local ordinances and permitting requirements.
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    (c) Not more than 48 hours after the placement of a person 
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in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give written 
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notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the county 
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and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in 
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which the half-way house is located of the identity of the 
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person placed in that program. The identifying information 
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shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 
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individual, age, physical description, photograph, and the 
 


 






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crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the 
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Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all 
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cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone 
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number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law 
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enforcement agency may direct.
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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.".