101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5464

 

Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 154/5
730 ILCS 154/10
730 ILCS 154/40
730 ILCS 154/60

    Amends the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that the period of registration shall be 5 years (currently, 10 years). Provides that the period of extended registration imposed for failure to register shall be equal to the period during which the offender failed to register (currently, 10 years). Provides that if the period of registration is extended, a registered letter shall also be sent to the offender (currently, only to local law enforcement). Provides that the penalty for failure to register or providing false information is a Class B misdemeanor (currently, Class 3 felony), a second or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor (currently, Class 2 felony).


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth
5Registration Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 40, and
660 as follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 154/5)
8    Sec. 5. Definitions.
9    (a) As used in this Act, "violent offender against youth"
10means any person who is:
11        (1) charged pursuant to Illinois law, or any
12    substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
13    Justice, sister state, or foreign country law, with a
14    violent offense against youth set forth in subsection (b)
15    of this Section or the attempt to commit an included
16    violent offense against youth, and:
17            (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to
18        commit such offense; or
19            (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of
20        such offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
21            (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
22        pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the
23        Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense or

 

 

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1        an attempt to commit such offense; or
2            (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an
3        acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
4        subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
5        Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged commission
6        or attempted commission of such offense; or
7            (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
8        following a hearing conducted pursuant to a federal,
9        Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
10        foreign country law substantially similar to
11        subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
12        Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense or of the
13        attempted commission of such offense; or
14            (F) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an
15        acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to a federal,
16        Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
17        foreign country law substantially similar to
18        subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
19        Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged violation or
20        attempted commission of such offense; or
21        (2) adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as the result of
22    committing or attempting to commit an act which, if
23    committed by an adult, would constitute any of the offenses
24    specified in subsection (b) or (c-5) of this Section or a
25    violation of any substantially similar federal, Uniform
26    Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country

 

 

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1    law, or found guilty under Article V of the Juvenile Court
2    Act of 1987 of committing or attempting to commit an act
3    which, if committed by an adult, would constitute any of
4    the offenses specified in subsection (b) or (c-5) of this
5    Section or a violation of any substantially similar
6    federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
7    foreign country law.
8    Convictions that result from or are connected with the same
9act, or result from offenses committed at the same time, shall
10be counted for the purpose of this Act as one conviction. Any
11conviction set aside pursuant to law is not a conviction for
12purposes of this Act.
13     For purposes of this Section, "convicted" shall have the
14same meaning as "adjudicated". For the purposes of this Act, a
15person who is defined as a violent offender against youth as a
16result of being adjudicated a juvenile delinquent under
17paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) upon attaining 17 years of
18age shall be considered as having committed the violent offense
19against youth on or after the 17th birthday of the violent
20offender against youth. Registration of juveniles upon
21attaining 17 years of age shall not extend the original
22registration of 10 years from the date of conviction.
23    (b) As used in this Act, "violent offense against youth"
24means:
25        (1) A violation of any of the following Sections of the
26    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when

 

 

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1    the victim is a person under 18 years of age and the
2    offense was committed on or after January 1, 1996:
3            10-1 (kidnapping),
4            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
5            10-3 (unlawful restraint),
6            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
7            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
8        (2) First degree murder under Section 9-1 of the
9    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when
10    the victim was a person under 18 years of age and the
11    defendant was at least 17 years of age at the time of the
12    commission of the offense.
13        (3) Child abduction under paragraph (10) of subsection
14    (b) of Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15    Criminal Code of 2012 committed by luring or attempting to
16    lure a child under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle,
17    building, house trailer, or dwelling place without the
18    consent of the parent or lawful custodian of the child for
19    other than a lawful purpose and the offense was committed
20    on or after January 1, 1998.
21        (4) A violation or attempted violation of the following
22    Section of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
23    of 2012 when the offense was committed on or after July 1,
24    1999:
25            10-4 (forcible detention, if the victim is under 18
26        years of age).

 

 

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1        (4.1) Involuntary manslaughter under Section 9-3 of
2    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
3    where baby shaking was the proximate cause of death of the
4    victim of the offense.
5        (4.2) Endangering the life or health of a child under
6    Section 12-21.6 or 12C-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
7    the Criminal Code of 2012 that results in the death of the
8    child where baby shaking was the proximate cause of the
9    death of the child.
10        (4.3) Domestic battery resulting in bodily harm under
11    Section 12-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
12    Code of 2012 when the defendant was 18 years or older and
13    the victim was under 18 years of age and the offense was
14    committed on or after July 26, 2010.
15        (4.4) A violation or attempted violation of any of the
16    following Sections or clauses of the Criminal Code of 1961
17    or the Criminal Code of 2012 when the victim was under 18
18    years of age and the offense was committed on or after (1)
19    July 26, 2000 if the defendant was 18 years of age or older
20    or (2) July 26, 2010 and the defendant was under the age of
21    18:
22            12-3.3 (aggravated domestic battery),
23            12-3.05(a)(1), 12-3.05(d)(2), 12-3.05(f)(1),
24        12-4(a), 12-4(b)(1), or 12-4(b)(14) (aggravated
25        battery),
26            12-3.05(a)(2) or 12-4.1 (heinous battery),

 

 

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1            12-3.05(b) or 12-4.3 (aggravated battery of a
2        child),
3            12-3.1(a-5) or 12-4.4 (aggravated battery of an
4        unborn child),
5            12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).
6        (4.5) A violation or attempted violation of any of the
7    following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
8    Criminal Code of 2012 when the victim was under 18 years of
9    age and the offense was committed on or after (1) August 1,
10    2001 if the defendant was 18 years of age or older or (2)
11    August 1, 2011 and the defendant was under the age of 18:
12            12-3.05(e)(1), (2), (3), or (4) or 12-4.2
13        (aggravated battery with a firearm),
14            12-3.05(e)(5), (6), (7), or (8) or 12-4.2-5
15        (aggravated battery with a machine gun),
16            12-11 or 19-6 (home invasion).
17        (5) A violation of any former law of this State
18    substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
19    subsection (b).
20    (b-5) For the purposes of this Section, "first degree
21murder of an adult" means first degree murder under Section 9-1
22of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 when
23the victim was a person 18 years of age or older at the time of
24the commission of the offense.
25    (c) A conviction for an offense of federal law, Uniform
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1foreign country that is substantially equivalent to any offense
2listed in subsections (b) and (c-5) of this Section shall
3constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Act.
4    (c-5) A person at least 17 years of age at the time of the
5commission of the offense who is convicted of first degree
6murder under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
7Criminal Code of 2012, against a person under 18 years of age,
8shall be required to register for natural life. A conviction
9for an offense of federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice,
10sister state, or foreign country law that is substantially
11equivalent to any offense listed in this subsection (c-5) shall
12constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Act. This
13subsection (c-5) applies to a person who committed the offense
14before June 1, 1996 only if the person is incarcerated in an
15Illinois Department of Corrections facility on August 20, 2004.
16    (c-6) A person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent
17of first degree murder of an adult shall be required to
18register for a period of 10 years after conviction or
19adjudication if not confined to a penal institution, hospital,
20or any other institution or facility, and if confined, for a
21period of 5 10 years after parole, discharge, or release from
22any such facility. A conviction for an offense of federal,
23Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign
24country law that is substantially equivalent to any offense
25listed in subsection (c-6) of this Section shall constitute a
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1does not apply to those individuals released from incarceration
2more than 10 years prior to January 1, 2012 (the effective date
3of Public Act 97-154).
4    (d) As used in this Act, "law enforcement agency having
5jurisdiction" means the Chief of Police in each of the
6municipalities in which the violent offender against youth
7expects to reside, work, or attend school (1) upon his or her
8discharge, parole or release or (2) during the service of his
9or her sentence of probation or conditional discharge, or the
10Sheriff of the county, in the event no Police Chief exists or
11if the offender intends to reside, work, or attend school in an
12unincorporated area. "Law enforcement agency having
13jurisdiction" includes the location where out-of-state
14students attend school and where out-of-state employees are
15employed or are otherwise required to register.
16    (e) As used in this Act, "supervising officer" means the
17assigned Illinois Department of Corrections parole agent or
18county probation officer.
19    (f) As used in this Act, "out-of-state student" means any
20violent offender against youth who is enrolled in Illinois, on
21a full-time or part-time basis, in any public or private
22educational institution, including, but not limited to, any
23secondary school, trade or professional institution, or
24institution of higher learning.
25    (g) As used in this Act, "out-of-state employee" means any
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1regardless of whether the individual receives payment for
2services performed, for a period of time of 10 or more days or
3for an aggregate period of time of 30 or more days during any
4calendar year. Persons who operate motor vehicles in the State
5accrue one day of employment time for any portion of a day
6spent in Illinois.
7    (h) As used in this Act, "school" means any public or
8private educational institution, including, but not limited
9to, any elementary or secondary school, trade or professional
10institution, or institution of higher education.
11    (i) As used in this Act, "fixed residence" means any and
12all places that a violent offender against youth resides for an
13aggregate period of time of 5 or more days in a calendar year.
14    (j) As used in this Act, "baby shaking" means the vigorous
15shaking of an infant or a young child that may result in
16bleeding inside the head and cause one or more of the following
17conditions: irreversible brain damage; blindness, retinal
18hemorrhage, or eye damage; cerebral palsy; hearing loss; spinal
19cord injury, including paralysis; seizures; learning
20disability; central nervous system injury; closed head injury;
21rib fracture; subdural hematoma; or death.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1115, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1294, eff. 7-26-10;
2397-154, eff. 1-1-12; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-432, eff.
248-16-11; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150,
25eff. 1-25-13.)
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 154/10)
2    Sec. 10. Duty to register.
3    (a) A violent offender against youth shall, within the time
4period prescribed in subsections (b) and (c), register in
5person and provide accurate information as required by the
6Illinois Department of State Police. Such information shall
7include a current photograph, current address, current place of
8employment, the employer's telephone number, school attended,
9extensions of the time period for registering as provided in
10this Act and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the
11extension was granted and the date the violent offender against
12youth was notified of the extension. A person who has been
13adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an act which, if
14committed by an adult, would be a violent offense against youth
15shall register as an adult violent offender against youth
16within 10 days after attaining 17 years of age. The violent
17offender against youth shall register:
18        (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
19    which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
20    period of time of 5 or more days, unless the municipality
21    is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
22    register at a fixed location designated by the
23    Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
24        (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
25    resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time of
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1    incorporated, no police chief exists.
2    If the violent offender against youth is employed at or
3attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
4register:
5        (i) with the chief of police in the municipality in
6    which he or she is employed at or attends an institution of
7    higher education, unless the municipality is the City of
8    Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at a fixed
9    location designated by the Superintendent of the Chicago
10    Police Department; or
11        (ii) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
12    is employed or attends an institution of higher education
13    located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated, no
14    police chief exists.
15    For purposes of this Act, the place of residence or
16temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
17violent offender against youth resides for an aggregate period
18of time of 5 or more days during any calendar year. Any person
19required to register under this Act who lacks a fixed address
20or temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
21jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 5 days
22after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
23    Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
24in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
25or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
26of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.

 

 

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1The agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly
2registration to include all the locations where the person has
3stayed during the past 7 days.
4    The violent offender against youth shall provide accurate
5information as required by the Illinois Department of State
6Police. That information shall include the current place of
7employment of the violent offender against youth.
8    (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
9shall, within 5 days after beginning school or employment in
10this State, register in person and provide accurate information
11as required by the Illinois Department of State Police. Such
12information will include current place of employment, school
13attended, and address in state of residence. The out-of-state
14student or out-of-state employee shall register:
15        (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
16    which he or she attends school or is employed for a period
17    of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate period of
18    time of more than 30 days during any calendar year, unless
19    the municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
20    or she shall register at a fixed location designated by the
21    Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
22        (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
23    attends school or is employed for a period of time of 5 or
24    more days or for an aggregate period of time of more than
25    30 days during any calendar year in an unincorporated area
26    or, if incorporated, no police chief exists.

 

 

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1    The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
2provide accurate information as required by the Illinois
3Department of State Police. That information shall include the
4out-of-state student's current place of school attendance or
5the out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
6    (b) Any violent offender against youth regardless of any
7initial, prior, or other registration, shall, within 5 days of
8beginning school, or establishing a residence, place of
9employment, or temporary domicile in any county, register in
10person as set forth in subsection (a) or (a-5).
11    (c) The registration for any person required to register
12under this Act shall be as follows:
13        (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
14    subsection (c), any person who has not been notified of his
15    or her responsibility to register shall be notified by a
16    criminal justice entity of his or her responsibility to
17    register. Upon notification the person must then register
18    within 5 days of notification of his or her requirement to
19    register. If notification is not made within the offender's
20    5 10 year registration requirement, and the Illinois
21    Department of State Police determines no evidence exists or
22    indicates the offender attempted to avoid registration,
23    the offender will no longer be required to register under
24    this Act.
25        (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
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1    effective date of this Act shall register in person within
2    5 days after the entry of the sentencing order based upon
3    his or her conviction.
4        (3) Any person unable to comply with the registration
5    requirements of this Act because he or she is confined,
6    institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
7    the effective date of this Act shall register in person
8    within 5 days of discharge, parole or release.
9        (4) The person shall provide positive identification
10    and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
11    the registering address.
12        (5) The person shall pay a $20 initial registration fee
13    and a $10 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be deposited
14    into the Offender Registration Fund. The fees shall be used
15    by the registering agency for official purposes. The agency
16    shall establish procedures to document receipt and use of
17    the funds. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction
18    may waive the registration fee if it determines that the
19    person is indigent and unable to pay the registration fee.
20    (d) Within 5 days after obtaining or changing employment, a
21person required to register under this Section must report, in
22person to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, the
23business name and address where he or she is employed. If the
24person has multiple businesses or work locations, every
25business and work location must be reported to the law
26enforcement agency having jurisdiction.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-571, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
2    (730 ILCS 154/40)
3    Sec. 40. Duration of registration. A person who becomes
4subject to registration under this Article who has previously
5been subject to registration under this Article or under the
6Sex Offender Registration Act or similar registration
7requirements of other jurisdictions shall register for the
8period of his or her natural life if not confined to a penal
9institution, hospital, or other institution or facility, and if
10confined, for the period of his or her natural life after
11parole, discharge, or release from any such facility. Any other
12person who is required to register under this Act shall be
13required to register for a period of 5 10 years after
14conviction or adjudication if not confined to a penal
15institution, hospital or any other institution or facility, and
16if confined, for a period of 10 years after parole, discharge
17or release from any such facility. A violent offender against
18youth who is allowed to leave a county, State, or federal
19facility for the purposes of work release, education, or
20overnight visitations shall be required to register within 5
21days of beginning such a program. Liability for registration
22terminates at the expiration of 5 10 years from the date of
23conviction or adjudication if not confined to a penal
24institution, hospital or any other institution or facility and
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1parole, discharge or release from any such facility, providing
2such person does not, during that period, again become liable
3to register under the provisions of this Act. Reconfinement due
4to a violation of parole or other circumstances that relates to
5the original conviction or adjudication shall extend the period
6of registration to 10 years after final parole, discharge, or
7release. The Director of the Illinois State Police, consistent
8with administrative rules, shall extend for 5 10 years the
9registration period of any violent offender against youth who
10fails to comply with the provisions of this Act. The
11registration period for any violent offender against youth who
12fails to comply with any provision of the Act shall extend the
13period of registration by the length of the period of time
14during which the person was not registered 10 years beginning
15from the first date of registration after the violation. If the
16registration period is extended, the Illinois Department of
17State Police shall send a registered letter to the violent
18offender and to the law enforcement agency where the violent
19offender against youth resides within 3 days after the
20extension of the registration period. The violent offender
21against youth shall report to that law enforcement agency and
22sign for that letter. One copy of that letter shall be kept on
23file with the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where
24the violent offender against youth resides and one copy shall
25be returned to the Illinois Department of State Police.
26(Source: P.A. 94-945, eff. 6-27-06; 95-169, eff. 8-14-07.)
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 154/60)
2    Sec. 60. Penalty. Any person who is required to register
3under this Act who violates any of the provisions of this Act
4and any person who is required to register under this Act who
5seeks to change his or her name under Article XXI of the Code
6of Civil Procedure is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor 3 felony.
7Any person who is convicted for a violation of this Act for a
8second or subsequent time is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor 2
9felony. Any person who is required to register under this Act
10who knowingly or willfully gives material information required
11by this Act that is false is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor 3
12felony. Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of
13this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty required by
14law, be required to serve a minimum period of 7 days
15confinement in the local county jail. The court shall impose a
16mandatory minimum fine of $500 for failure to comply with any
17provision of this Act. These fines shall be deposited into the
18Offender Registration Fund. Any violent offender against youth
19who violates any provision of this Act may be arrested and
20tried in any Illinois county where the violent offender against
21youth can be located. The local police department or sheriff's
22office is not required to determine whether the person is
23living within its jurisdiction.
24(Source: P.A. 101-571, eff. 8-23-19.)