97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0295

 

Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 150/3

    Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender shall also register with the public safety or security director of the institution of higher education which he or she is employed at or attends. Provides that the registration fees shall only apply to the municipality or county of primary registration, and not to campus registration.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning sex offenders.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by
5changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 150/3)
7    Sec. 3. Duty to register.
8    (a) A sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, or
9sexual predator shall, within the time period prescribed in
10subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
11accurate information as required by the Department of State
12Police. Such information shall include a current photograph,
13current address, current place of employment, the sex
14offender's or sexual predator's telephone number, including
15cellular telephone number, the employer's telephone number,
16school attended, all e-mail addresses, instant messaging
17identities, chat room identities, and other Internet
18communications identities that the sex offender uses or plans
19to use, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used
20by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites
21maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has
22uploaded any content or posted any messages or information,
23extensions of the time period for registering as provided in

 

 

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1this Article and, if an extension was granted, the reason why
2the extension was granted and the date the sex offender was
3notified of the extension. The information shall also include a
4copy of the terms and conditions of parole or release signed by
5the sex offender and given to the sex offender by his or her
6supervising officer, the county of conviction, license plate
7numbers for every vehicle registered in the name of the sex
8offender, the age of the sex offender at the time of the
9commission of the offense, the age of the victim at the time of
10the commission of the offense, and any distinguishing marks
11located on the body of the sex offender. A sex offender
12convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the
13Criminal Code of 1961 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP)
14addresses in his or her residence, registered in his or her
15name, accessible at his or her place of employment, or
16otherwise under his or her control or custody. If the sex
17offender is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3
18or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the sex offender shall
19report to the registering agency whether he or she is living in
20a household with a child under 18 years of age who is not his or
21her own child, provided that his or her own child is not the
22victim of the sex offense. The sex offender or sexual predator
23shall register:
24        (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
25    which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
26    period of time of 3 or more days, unless the municipality

 

 

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1    is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
2    register at the Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
3        (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
4    resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time of
5    3 or more days in an unincorporated area or, if
6    incorporated, no police chief exists.
7    If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or
8attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
9also register:
10        (i) with:
11            (A) the chief of police in the municipality in
12        which he or she is employed at or attends an
13        institution of higher education, unless the
14        municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
15        or she shall register at the Chicago Police Department
16        Headquarters; or
17            (B) (ii) with the sheriff in the county in which he
18        or she is employed or attends an institution of higher
19        education located in an unincorporated area, or if
20        incorporated, no police chief exists; and .
21        (ii) with the public safety or security director of the
22    institution of higher education which he or she is employed
23    at or attends.
24    The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
25or county of primary registration, and not to campus
26registration.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this Article, the place of residence or
2temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
3sex offender resides for an aggregate period of time of 3 or
4more days during any calendar year. Any person required to
5register under this Article who lacks a fixed address or
6temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
7jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 3 days
8after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
9    A sex offender or sexual predator who is temporarily absent
10from his or her current address of registration for 3 or more
11days shall notify the law enforcement agency having
12jurisdiction of his or her current registration, including the
13itinerary for travel, in the manner provided in Section 6 of
14this Act for notification to the law enforcement agency having
15jurisdiction of change of address.
16    Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
17in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
18or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
19of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.
20The agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly
21registration to include all the locations where the person has
22stayed during the past 7 days.
23    The sex offender or sexual predator shall provide accurate
24information as required by the Department of State Police. That
25information shall include the sex offender's or sexual
26predator's current place of employment.

 

 

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1    (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
2shall, within 3 days after beginning school or employment in
3this State, register in person and provide accurate information
4as required by the Department of State Police. Such information
5will include current place of employment, school attended, and
6address in state of residence. A sex offender convicted under
7Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code
8of 1961 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP) addresses in
9his or her residence, registered in his or her name, accessible
10at his or her place of employment, or otherwise under his or
11her control or custody. The out-of-state student or
12out-of-state employee shall register:
13        (1) with:
14            (A) the chief of police in the municipality in
15        which he or she attends school or is employed for a
16        period of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate
17        period of time of more than 30 days during any calendar
18        year, unless the municipality is the City of Chicago,
19        in which case he or she shall register at the Chicago
20        Police Department Headquarters; or
21            (B) (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he
22        or she attends school or is employed for a period of
23        time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate period of
24        time of more than 30 days during any calendar year in
25        an unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police
26        chief exists; and

 

 

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1        (2) with the public safety or security director of the
2    institution of higher education he or she is employed at or
3    attends for a period of time of 5 or more days or for an
4    aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during a
5    calendar year.
6    The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
7or county of primary registration, and not to campus
8registration.
9    The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
10provide accurate information as required by the Department of
11State Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
12student's current place of school attendance or the
13out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
14    (a-10) Any law enforcement agency registering sex
15offenders or sexual predators in accordance with subsections
16(a) or (a-5) of this Section shall forward to the Attorney
17General a copy of sex offender registration forms from persons
18convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the
19Criminal Code of 1961, including periodic and annual
20registrations under Section 6 of this Act.
21    (b) Any sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act,
22or sexual predator, regardless of any initial, prior, or other
23registration, shall, within 3 days of beginning school, or
24establishing a residence, place of employment, or temporary
25domicile in any county, register in person as set forth in
26subsection (a) or (a-5).

 

 

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1    (c) The registration for any person required to register
2under this Article shall be as follows:
3        (1) Any person registered under the Habitual Child Sex
4    Offender Registration Act or the Child Sex Offender
5    Registration Act prior to January 1, 1996, shall be deemed
6    initially registered as of January 1, 1996; however, this
7    shall not be construed to extend the duration of
8    registration set forth in Section 7.
9        (2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any person
10    convicted or adjudicated prior to January 1, 1996, whose
11    liability for registration under Section 7 has not expired,
12    shall register in person prior to January 31, 1996.
13        (2.5) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
14    person who has not been notified of his or her
15    responsibility to register shall be notified by a criminal
16    justice entity of his or her responsibility to register.
17    Upon notification the person must then register within 3
18    days of notification of his or her requirement to register.
19    If notification is not made within the offender's 10 year
20    registration requirement, and the Department of State
21    Police determines no evidence exists or indicates the
22    offender attempted to avoid registration, the offender
23    will no longer be required to register under this Act.
24        (3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any person
25    convicted on or after January 1, 1996, shall register in
26    person within 3 days after the entry of the sentencing

 

 

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1    order based upon his or her conviction.
2        (4) Any person unable to comply with the registration
3    requirements of this Article because he or she is confined,
4    institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
5    January 1, 1996, shall register in person within 3 days of
6    discharge, parole or release.
7        (5) The person shall provide positive identification
8    and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
9    the registering address.
10        (6) The person shall pay a $100 initial registration
11    fee and a $100 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be used
12    by the registering agency for official purposes. The agency
13    shall establish procedures to document receipt and use of
14    the funds. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction
15    may waive the registration fee if it determines that the
16    person is indigent and unable to pay the registration fee.
17    Thirty dollars for the initial registration fee and $30 of
18    the annual renewal fee shall be used by the registering
19    agency for official purposes. Ten dollars of the initial
20    registration fee and $10 of the annual fee shall be
21    deposited into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund under
22    Section 19 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Money
23    deposited into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund shall
24    be administered by the Sex Offender Management Board and
25    shall be used to fund practices endorsed or required by the
26    Sex Offender Management Board Act including but not limited

 

 

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1    to sex offenders evaluation, treatment, or monitoring
2    programs that are or may be developed, as well as for
3    administrative costs, including staff, incurred by the
4    Board. Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee and
5    $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be deposited into the
6    Sex Offender Registration Fund and shall be used by the
7    Department of State Police to maintain and update the
8    Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. Thirty
9    dollars of the initial registration fee and $30 of the
10    annual renewal fee shall be deposited into the Attorney
11    General Sex Offender Awareness, Training, and Education
12    Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used by the
13    Attorney General to administer the I-SORT program and to
14    alert and educate the public, victims, and witnesses of
15    their rights under various victim notification laws and for
16    training law enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and
17    medical providers of their legal duties concerning the
18    prosecution and investigation of sex offenses.
19    (d) Within 3 days after obtaining or changing employment
20and, if employed on January 1, 2000, within 5 days after that
21date, a person required to register under this Section must
22report, in person to the law enforcement agency having
23jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
24employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
25locations, every business and work location must be reported to
26the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-229, eff. 8-16-07; 95-579, eff. 6-1-08;
295-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-658, eff. 10-11-07; 95-876, eff.
38-21-08; 96-1094, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1096, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1097,
4eff. 1-1-11; 96-1102, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1104, eff. 1-1-11;
5revised 9-2-10.)