Public Act 095-0278
Public Act 0278 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 095-0278 |
SB0364 Enrolled |
LRB095 09432 RLC 29629 b |
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| AN ACT concerning offenders.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Sex Offender Community Notification Law is | amended by changing Section 120 as follows:
| (730 ILCS 152/120)
| Sec. 120. Community notification of sex offenders.
| (a) The sheriff of the county, except Cook County, shall | disclose to the
following the name, address, date of birth, | place of employment, school
attended, and offense
or | adjudication of all sex offenders required to register under | Section 3 of
the Sex Offender Registration Act:
| (1) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | county where the sex offender is required to register, | resides,
is employed, or is attending an institution of | higher education; and
| (2) School boards of public school districts and the | principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located in the
county where the sex | offender is required to register or is employed; and
| (3) Child care facilities located in the county
where |
| the sex offender is required to register or is employed ; | and | (4) Libraries located in the
county where the sex | offender is required to register or is employed .
| (a-2) The sheriff of Cook County shall disclose to the | following the name,
address, date of birth, place of | employment, school attended, and offense
or
adjudication of
all | sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex | Offender
Registration Act:
| (1) School boards of public school districts and the | principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located within the
region of Cook | County, as those public school districts and nonpublic | schools
are identified in LEADS, other than the City of | Chicago, where the sex offender
is required to register or | is employed; and
| (2) Child care facilities located within the region of | Cook
County, as those child care facilities are identified | in LEADS, other than
the City of Chicago, where the sex | offender is required to register or is
employed; and
| (3) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex | offender
is required to register, resides, is employed, or | attending an institution
of
higher
education ; and |
| (4) Libraries located in the
county, other than the | City of Chicago, where the sex offender
is required to | register, resides, is employed, or is attending an | institution
of
higher
education .
| (a-3) The Chicago Police Department shall disclose to the | following the
name, address, date of birth, place of | employment, school attended, and
offense
or adjudication
of all | sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex | Offender
Registration Act:
| (1) School boards of public school districts and the | principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located in the
police district where | the sex offender is required to register or is
employed if | the offender is required to register or is employed in the
| City of Chicago; and
| (2) Child care facilities located in the police | district where the
sex offender is required to register or | is employed if the offender is
required to register or is | employed in the City of Chicago; and
| (3) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | police district where the sex offender is required to | register,
resides, is employed, or attending an | institution of higher education in the
City of
Chicago ; and
| (4) Libraries located in the
police district where the |
| sex offender is required to register or is
employed if the | offender is required to register or is employed in the
City | of Chicago .
| (a-4) The Department of State Police shall provide a list | of sex offenders
required to register to the Illinois | Department of Children and Family
Services.
| (b) The Department of State Police and any law enforcement | agency may
disclose, in the Department's or agency's | discretion, the following information
to any person likely to | encounter a sex offender, or sexual predator:
| (1) The offender's name, address, and date of birth.
| (2) The offense for which the offender was convicted.
| (3) Adjudication as a sexually dangerous person.
| (4) The offender's photograph or other such | information that will help
identify the sex offender.
| (5) Offender employment information, to protect public | safety.
| (c) The name, address, date of birth, offense or | adjudication, the county of conviction, license plate numbers | for every vehicle registered in the name of the sex offender, | the age of the sex offender at the time of the commission of | the offense, the age of the victim at the time of the | commission of the offense, and any distinguishing marks located | on the body of the sex offender for sex
offenders required to | register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender Registration
Act | shall be open to inspection by the public as provided in this |
| Section.
Every municipal police department shall make | available at its headquarters
the information on all sex | offenders who are required to register in the
municipality | under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The sheriff shall
also | make available at his or her headquarters the information on | all sex
offenders who are required to register under that Act | and who live in
unincorporated areas of the county. Sex | offender information must be made
available for public | inspection to any person, no later than 72 hours or 3
business | days from the date of the request.
The request must be made in | person, in writing, or by telephone.
Availability must include | giving the inquirer access to a
facility where the information | may be copied. A department or sheriff
may charge a fee, but | the fee may not exceed the actual costs of
copying the | information. An inquirer must be allowed to copy this | information
in his or her own handwriting. A department or | sheriff must allow access to
the information during normal | public working hours.
The sheriff or a municipal police | department may publish the
photographs of sex offenders where | any victim was 13 years of age or younger
and who are required | to register in the municipality or county under the Sex
| Offender Registration Act in a newspaper or magazine of general | circulation in
the municipality or county or may disseminate | the photographs of those sex
offenders on the Internet or on | television. The law enforcement agency may
make available the | information on all sex offenders residing within any county.
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| (d) The Department of State Police and any law enforcement | agency having
jurisdiction may, in the Department's or agency's | discretion, place the
information specified in subsection (b) | on the Internet or in
other media.
| (e) (Blank).
| (f) The administrator of a transitional housing facility | for sex offenders shall comply with the notification procedures | established in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section | 3-17-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections. | (g) A principal or teacher of a public or private | elementary or secondary school shall notify the parents of | children attending the school during school registration or | during parent-teacher conferences that information about sex | offenders is available to the public as provided in this Act.
| (Source: P.A. 94-161, eff. 7-11-05; 94-168, eff. 1-1-06; | 94-994, eff. 1-1-07.)
| Section 10. The Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against | Youth Registration Act is amended by changing Section 95 as | follows: | (730 ILCS 154/95)
| Sec. 95. Community notification of violent offenders | against youth. | (a) The sheriff of the county, except Cook County, shall | disclose to the
following the name, address, date of birth, |
| place of employment, school
attended, and offense
or | adjudication of all violent offenders against youth required to | register under Section 10 of
this Act:
| (1) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | county where the violent offender against youth is required | to register, resides,
is employed, or is attending an | institution of higher education; and
| (2) School boards of public school districts and the | principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located in the
county where the | violent offender against youth is required to register or | is employed; and
| (3) Child care facilities located in the county
where | the violent offender against youth is required to register | or is employed ; and | (4) Libraries located in the
county where the violent | offender against youth is required to register or is | employed . | (a-2) The sheriff of Cook County shall disclose to the | following the name,
address, date of birth, place of | employment, school attended, and offense
or
adjudication of
all | violent offenders against youth required to register under | Section 10 of this Act:
| (1) School boards of public school districts and the |
| principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located within the
region of Cook | County, as those public school districts and nonpublic | schools
are identified in LEADS, other than the City of | Chicago, where the violent offender against youth
is | required to register or is employed; and
| (2) Child care facilities located within the region of | Cook
County, as those child care facilities are identified | in LEADS, other than
the City of Chicago, where the violent | offender against youth is required to register or is
| employed; and
| (3) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | county, other than the City of Chicago, where the violent | offender against youth
is required to register, resides, is | employed, or attending an institution
of
higher
education ; | and | (4) Libraries
located in the county, other than the | City of Chicago, where the violent offender against youth
| is required to register, resides, is employed, or is | attending an institution
of
higher
education . | (a-3) The Chicago Police Department shall disclose to the | following the
name, address, date of birth, place of | employment, school attended, and
offense
or adjudication
of all | violent offenders against youth required to register under |
| Section 10 of this Act:
| (1) School boards of public school districts and the | principal or other
appropriate administrative officer of | each nonpublic school located in the
police district where | the violent offender against youth is required to register | or is
employed if the offender is required to register or | is employed in the
City of Chicago; and
| (2) Child care facilities located in the police | district where the
violent offender against youth is | required to register or is employed if the offender is
| required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago; | and
| (3) The boards of institutions of higher education or | other appropriate
administrative offices of each | non-public institution of higher education
located in the | police district where the violent offender against youth is | required to register,
resides, is employed, or attending an | institution of higher education in the
City of
Chicago ; and | (4) Libraries located in the police district where the
| violent offender against youth is required to register or | is employed if the offender is
required to register or is | employed in the City of Chicago . | (a-4) The Department of State Police shall provide a list | of violent offenders against youth
required to register to the | Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services. | (b) The Department of State Police and any law enforcement |
| agency may
disclose, in the Department's or agency's | discretion, the following information
to any person likely to | encounter a violent offender against youth:
| (1) The offender's name, address, and date of birth.
| (2) The offense for which the offender was convicted.
| (3) The offender's photograph or other such | information that will help
identify the violent offender | against youth.
| (4) Offender employment information, to protect public | safety. | (c) The name, address, date of birth, and offense or | adjudication for violent offenders against youth required to | register under Section 10 of this
Act shall be open to | inspection by the public as provided in this Section.
Every | municipal police department shall make available at its | headquarters
the information on all violent offenders against | youth who are required to register in the
municipality under | this Act. The sheriff shall
also make available at his or her | headquarters the information on all violent offenders against | youth who are required to register under this Act and who live | in
unincorporated areas of the county. Violent offender against | youth information must be made
available for public inspection | to any person, no later than 72 hours or 3
business days from | the date of the request.
The request must be made in person, in | writing, or by telephone.
Availability must include giving the | inquirer access to a
facility where the information may be |
| copied. A department or sheriff
may charge a fee, but the fee | may not exceed the actual costs of
copying the information. An | inquirer must be allowed to copy this information
in his or her | own handwriting. A department or sheriff must allow access to
| the information during normal public working hours.
The sheriff | or a municipal police department may publish the
photographs of | violent offenders against youth where any victim was 13 years | of age or younger
and who are required to register in the | municipality or county under this Act in a newspaper or | magazine of general circulation in
the municipality or county | or may disseminate the photographs of those violent offenders | against youth on the Internet or on television. The law | enforcement agency may
make available the information on all | violent offenders against youth residing within any county. | (d) The Department of State Police and any law enforcement | agency having
jurisdiction may, in the Department's or agency's | discretion, place the
information specified in subsection (b) | on the Internet or in
other media.
| (Source: P.A. 94-945, eff. 6-27-06.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 8/17/2007
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