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1 | | offered to children. |
2 | | (b) Every park district shall require volunteers to |
3 | | complete an application prior to beginning any work as a |
4 | | volunteer. The application shall include, but shall not be |
5 | | limited to, a question for the applicant to answer concerning |
6 | | whether they have been convicted of or found to be a child sex |
7 | | offender. No park district shall knowingly engage a volunteer |
8 | | who has been convicted of or found to be a child sex offender |
9 | | and shall terminate the services of the volunteer upon |
10 | | discovery of such an offender. |
11 | | (c) If a current volunteer with a park district is |
12 | | convicted of or found to be a child sex offender, the volunteer |
13 | | shall immediately disclose the conviction or finding to the |
14 | | park district. |
15 | | (d) Failure of a volunteer to disclose that they are a |
16 | | child sex offender pursuant to this Section is a Class A |
17 | | misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent violation is a |
18 | | Class 4 felony. Any person convicted of a violation under this |
19 | | subsection shall, in addition to any other penalty required by |
20 | | law, be required to serve a minimum period of 7 days |
21 | | confinement in the local county jail, and the court shall |
22 | | impose a mandatory minimum fine of $500. These fines shall be |
23 | | deposited in the Sex Offender Registration Fund.
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24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
25 | | becoming law.".
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