Rep. Bill Mitchell
Filed: 3/25/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3397 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3397 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-15 as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 150/5-15  new)
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    Sec. 5-15. Certain sex offenders prohibited from 
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participating in holiday events involving children under 18 
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years of age. The Department of State Police shall require that 
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a person during the period that he or she is required to be 
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registered as a sex offender under this Act if convicted of or 
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placed on supervision for a sex offense as defined in 
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subsection (a-5) of Section 3-1-2 of the Unified Code of 
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Corrections, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the 
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person under 18 years of age present in the home and no 
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non-familial minors are present, not participate in a holiday 
 


 






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event involving children under 18 years of age, such as 
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distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, 
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wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being 
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employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an 
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Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. The Department of 
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State Police shall require such sex offender to sign a 
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statement that he or she understands this requirement and that 
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failure to comply shall be considered non-compliance and 
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subject to the penalties provided in Section 10 of this Act.".