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Public Act 095-0278


 

Public Act 0278 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 095-0278
 
SB0364 Enrolled LRB095 09432 RLC 29629 b

    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.
    (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.

Effective Date: 8/17/2007