HB4446enr 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4446 Enrolled LRB094 17024 RLC 52305 b

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new)

Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses.

(a) As used in this Section, "half-way house" means a facility primarily designed for the residence of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release from the Department of Corrections, other than one operated by the Department of Corrections.

(b) Any person or entity who intends to establish a half-way house on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall comply with all applicable local ordinances and permitting requirements.

(c) Not more than 48 hours after the placement of a person in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give written notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the county and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in which the half-way house is located of the identity of the person placed in that program. The identifying information shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the individual, age, physical description, photograph, and the crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law enforcement agency may direct.

(d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall be imposed for each offense.