Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 3/27/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2778

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2778 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by
5adding Section 7-5 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 150/7-5 new)
7    Sec. 7-5. Termination of duty to register.
8     (a) Any person required to register under Section 3 of
9this Act for a conviction of criminal sexual abuse under
10subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
11may petition the court in the county of conviction for the
12termination of the term of registration no less than 10 years
13after his or her initial registration pursuant to Section 3 of
14this Act.
15    (b) The court may upon a hearing on the petition for
16termination of registration, terminate registration if the

 

 

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1court finds that the registrant poses no risk to the community
2by a preponderance of the evidence based upon the factors set
3forth in subsection (c).
4    (c) To determine whether a registrant poses a risk to the
5community as required by subsection (b), the court shall
6consider the following factors:
7        (1) a risk assessment performed by an evaluator
8    approved by the Sex Offender Management Board;
9        (2) the sex offender history of the registrant;
10        (3) evidence of the registrant's rehabilitation;
11        (4) the age of the registrant at the time of the
12    offense;
13        (5) information related to the registrant's mental,
14    physical, educational, and social history;
15        (6) victim impact statements; and
16        (7) any other factors deemed relevant by the court.
17    (d) At the hearing set forth in subsections (b) and (c), a
18registrant may be represented by counsel and may present a risk
19assessment conducted by an evaluator who is a licensed
20psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health
21professional, and who has demonstrated clinical experience in
22sex offender treatment.
23    (e) After a registrant completes the term of his or her
24registration, his or her name, address, and all other
25identifying information shall be removed from all State and
26local registries.

 

 

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1    (f) This Section applies retroactively to cases in which
2sex offenders who registered or were required to register
3before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
4General Assembly. On or after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, a person convicted
6before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
7General Assembly may request a hearing regarding status of
8registration by filing a Petition Requesting Registration
9Status with the clerk of the court in the county of conviction.
10Upon receipt of the Petition Requesting Registration Status,
11the clerk of the court shall provide notice to the parties and
12set the Petition for hearing pursuant to subsections (b)
13through (d) of this Section.
14    (g) This Section does not apply to the following
15registrants:
16        (1) Registrants convicted in another state or a tribe,
17    a territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign
18    country;
19        (2) Registrants convicted of any misdemeanor or felony
20    offense other than criminal sexual abuse under subsection
21    (c) of Section 11-1.50 of the Criminal Code of 1961; and
22        (3) Registrants with a second or subsequent conviction
23    of criminal sexual abuse under subsection (c) of Section
24    11-1.50 of the Criminal Code of 1961.".