Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 093-0979
Illinois General Assembly

Previous General Assemblies

Public Act 093-0979


 

Public Act 0979 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 093-0979
 
SB2607 Enrolled LRB093 18674 RLC 44401 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
changing Section 3-14-2 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-2)
    Sec. 3-14-2. Supervision on Parole, Mandatory Supervised
Release and Release by Statute.
    (a) The Department shall retain custody of all persons
placed on parole or mandatory supervised release or released
pursuant to Section 3-3-10 of this Code and shall supervise
such persons during their parole or release period in accord
with the conditions set by the Prisoner Review Board. Such
conditions shall include referral to an alcohol or drug abuse
treatment program, as appropriate, if such person has
previously been identified as having an alcohol or drug abuse
problem. Such conditions may include that the person use an
approved electronic monitoring device subject to Article 8A of
Chapter V.
    (b) The Department shall assign personnel to assist persons
eligible for parole in preparing a parole plan. Such Department
personnel shall make a report of their efforts and findings to
the Prisoner Review Board prior to its consideration of the
case of such eligible person.
    (c) A copy of the conditions of his parole or release shall
be signed by the parolee or releasee and given to him and to
his supervising officer who shall report on his progress under
the rules and regulations of the Prisoner Review Board. The
supervising officer shall report violations to the Prisoner
Review Board and shall have the full power of peace officers in
the arrest and retaking of any parolees or releasees or the
officer may request the Department to issue a warrant for the
arrest of any parolee or releasee who has allegedly violated
his parole or release conditions. If the parolee or releasee
commits an act that constitutes a felony using a firearm or
knife, or, if applicable, fails to comply with the requirements
of the Sex Offender Registration Act, the officer shall request
the Department to issue a warrant and the Department shall
issue the warrant and the officer or the Department shall file
a violation report with notice of charges with the Prisoner
Review Board. A sheriff or other peace officer may detain an
alleged parole or release violator until a warrant for his
return to the Department can be issued. The parolee or releasee
may be delivered to any secure place until he can be
transported to the Department.
    (d) The supervising officer shall regularly advise and
consult with the parolee or releasee, assist him in adjusting
to community life, inform him of the restoration of his rights
on successful completion of sentence under Section 5-5-5.
    (e) Supervising officers shall receive specialized
training in the special needs of female releasees or parolees
including the family reunification process.
    (f) The supervising officer shall keep such records as the
Prisoner Review Board or Department may require. All records
shall be entered in the master file of the individual.
(Source: P.A. 86-661; 86-1281; 87-855.)
 
    Section 10. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by
changing Sections 2, 3, 7, 8, 8-5, 10, and 11 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 150/2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 222)
    Sec. 2. Definitions.
    (A) As used in this Article, "sex offender" means any
person who is:
        (1) charged pursuant to Illinois law, or any
    substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
    Justice, sister state, or foreign country law, with a sex
    offense set forth in subsection (B) of this Section or the
    attempt to commit an included sex offense, and:
            (a) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to
        commit such offense; or
            (b) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of
        such offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
            (c) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
        pursuant to Section 104-25(c) of the Code of Criminal
        Procedure of 1963 of such offense or an attempt to
        commit such offense; or
            (d) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an
        acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to Section
        104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for
        the alleged commission or attempted commission of such
        offense; or
            (e) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
        following a hearing conducted pursuant to a federal,
        Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
        foreign country law substantially similar to Section
        104-25(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of
        such offense or of the attempted commission of such
        offense; or
            (f) is the subject of a finding not resulting in an
        acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to a federal,
        Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
        foreign country law substantially similar to Section
        104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 for
        the alleged violation or attempted commission of such
        offense; or
        (2) certified as a sexually dangerous person pursuant
    to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or any
    substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
    Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; or
        (3) subject to the provisions of Section 2 of the
    Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act;
    or
        (4) found to be a sexually violent person pursuant to
    the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or any
    substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
    Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; or
        (5) adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as the result of
    committing or attempting to commit an act which, if
    committed by an adult, would constitute any of the offenses
    specified in item (B), (C), or (C-5) of this Section or a
    violation of any substantially similar federal, Uniform
    Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country
    law, or found guilty under Article V of the Juvenile Court
    Act of 1987 of committing or attempting to commit an act
    which, if committed by an adult, would constitute any of
    the offenses specified in item (B), (C), or (C-5) of this
    Section or a violation of any substantially similar
    federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
    foreign country law.
    Convictions that result from or are connected with the same
act, or result from offenses committed at the same time, shall
be counted for the purpose of this Article as one conviction.
Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is not a conviction
for purposes of this Article.
     For purposes of this Section, "convicted" shall have the
same meaning as "adjudicated".
    (B) As used in this Article, "sex offense" means:
        (1) A violation of any of the following Sections of the
    Criminal Code of 1961:
            11-20.1 (child pornography),
            11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
            11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child),
            11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute),
            11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute),
            11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile
        prostitution),
            11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
            11-19.2 (exploitation of a child),
            12-13 (criminal sexual assault),
            12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
            12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
        child),
            12-15 (criminal sexual abuse),
            12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
            12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).
            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
        (1.5) A violation of any of the following Sections of
    the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a person
    under 18 years of age, the defendant is not a parent of the
    victim, and the offense was committed on or after January
    1, 1996:
            10-1 (kidnapping),
            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
            10-3 (unlawful restraint),
            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
        (1.6) First degree murder under Section 9-1 of the
    Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim was a person under
    18 years of age, the defendant was at least 17 years of age
    at the time of the commission of the offense, and the
    offense was committed on or after June 1, 1996.
        (1.7) (Blank).
        (1.8) A violation or attempted violation of Section
    11-11 (sexual relations within families) of the Criminal
    Code of 1961, and the offense was committed on or after
    June 1, 1997.
        (1.9)   Child abduction under paragraph (10) of
    subsection (b) of Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961
    committed by luring or attempting to lure a child under the
    age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, house trailer, or
    dwelling place without the consent of the parent or lawful
    custodian of the child for other than a lawful purpose and
    the offense was committed on or after January 1, 1998.
        (1.10) A violation or attempted violation of any of the
    following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 when the
    offense was committed on or after July 1, 1999:
            10-4 (forcible detention, if the victim is under 18
        years of age),
            11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult),
            11-15 (soliciting for a prostitute, if the victim
        is under 18 years of age),
            11-16 (pandering, if the victim is under 18 years
        of age),
            11-18 (patronizing a prostitute, if the victim is
        under 18 years of age),
            11-19 (pimping, if the victim is under 18 years of
        age).
        (1.11) A violation or attempted violation of any of the
    following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 when the
    offense was committed on or after the effective date of
    this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly:
            11-9 (public indecency for a third or subsequent
        conviction),
            11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct).
        (1.12) A violation or attempted violation of Section
    5.1 of the Wrongs to Children Act (permitting sexual abuse)
    when the offense was committed on or after the effective
    date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
        (2) A violation of any former law of this State
    substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
    subsection (B) of this Section.
    (C) A conviction for an offense of federal law, Uniform
Code of Military Justice, or the law of another state or a
foreign country that is substantially equivalent to any offense
listed in subsections (B), (C), and (E) of this Section shall
constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Article. A
finding or adjudication as a sexually dangerous person or a
sexually violent person under any federal law, Uniform Code of
Military Justice, or the law of another state or foreign
country that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
Dangerous Persons Act or the Sexually Violent Persons
Commitment Act shall constitute an adjudication for the
purposes of this Article.
    (C-5) A person at least 17 years of age at the time of the
commission of the offense who is convicted of first degree
murder under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
committed on or after June 1, 1996 against a person under 18
years of age, shall be required to register for natural life. A
conviction for an offense of federal, Uniform Code of Military
Justice, sister state, or foreign country law that is
substantially equivalent to any offense listed in subsection
(C-5) of this Section shall constitute a conviction for the
purpose of this Article.
    (D) As used in this Article, "law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction" means the Chief of Police in each of the
municipalities in which the sex offender expects to reside,
work, or attend school (1) upon his or her discharge, parole or
release or (2) during the service of his or her sentence of
probation or conditional discharge, or the Sheriff of the
county, in the event no Police Chief exists or if the offender
intends to reside, work, or attend school in an unincorporated
area. "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" includes
the location where out-of-state students attend school and
where out-of-state employees are employed or are otherwise
required to register.
    (D-1) As used in this Article, "supervising officer" means
the assigned Illinois Department of Corrections parole agent or
county probation officer.
    (E) As used in this Article, "sexual predator" means any
person who, after July 1, 1999, is:
        (1) Convicted for an offense of federal, Uniform Code
    of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country law
    that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
    subsection (E) of this Section shall constitute a
    conviction for the purpose of this Article. Convicted of a
    violation or attempted violation of any of the following
    Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961, if the conviction
    occurred after July 1, 1999:
            11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile
        prostitution),
            11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
            11-19.2 (exploitation of a child),
            11-20.1 (child pornography),
            12-13 (criminal sexual assault, if the victim is a
        person under 12 years of age),
            12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
            12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
        child),
            12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
            12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child); or
        (2) convicted of first degree murder under Section 9-1
    of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim was a person
    under 18 years of age and the defendant was at least 17
    years of age at the time of the commission of the offense;
    or
        (3) certified as a sexually dangerous person pursuant
    to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act or any substantially
    similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister
    state, or foreign country law; or
        (4) found to be a sexually violent person pursuant to
    the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or any
    substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
    Justice, sister state, or foreign country law; or
        (5) convicted of a second or subsequent offense which
    requires registration pursuant to this Act. The conviction
    for the second or subsequent offense must have occurred
    after July 1, 1999. For purposes of this paragraph (5),
    "convicted" shall include a conviction under any
    substantially similar Illinois, federal, Uniform Code of
    Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country law.
    (F) As used in this Article, "out-of-state student" means
any sex offender, as defined in this Section, or sexual
predator who is enrolled in Illinois, on a full-time or
part-time basis, in any public or private educational
institution, including, but not limited to, any secondary
school, trade or professional institution, or institution of
higher learning.
    (G) As used in this Article, "out-of-state employee" means
any sex offender, as defined in this Section, or sexual
predator who works in Illinois, regardless of whether the
individual receives payment for services performed, for a
period of time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of
time of 30 or more days during any calendar year. Persons who
operate motor vehicles in the State accrue one day of
employment time for any portion of a day spent in Illinois.
    (H) As used in this Article, "school" means any public or
private educational institution, including, but not limited
to, any elementary or secondary school, trade or professional
institution, or institution of higher education.
(Source: P.A. 91-48, eff. 7-1-99; 92-828, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 223)
    Sec. 3. Duty to register.
    (a) A sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, or
sexual predator shall, within the time period prescribed in
subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
accurate information as required by the Department of State
Police. Such information shall include a current photograph,
current address, current place of employment, and school
attended. The sex offender or sexual predator shall register:
        (1) with the chief of police in each of the
    municipality municipalities in which he or she attends
    school, is employed, resides or is temporarily domiciled
    for a period of time of 10 or more days, unless the
    municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he or
    she shall register at the Chicago Police Department
    Headquarters; or
        (2) with the sheriff in each of the county counties in
    which he or she attends school, is employed, resides or is
    temporarily domiciled for a period of time of 10 or more
    days in an unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no
    police chief exists.
    If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or
attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
register:
        (i) with the chief of police in the municipality in
    which he or she is employed at or attends an institution of
    higher education, unless the municipality is the City of
    Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at the
    Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
        (ii) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
    is employed or attends an institution of higher education
    located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated, no
    police chief exists.
For purposes of this Article, the place of residence or
temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
sex offender resides for an aggregate period of time of 10 or
more days during any calendar year.
    The sex offender or sexual predator shall provide accurate
information as required by the Department of State Police. That
information shall include the sex offender's or sexual
predator's current place of employment.
    (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
shall, within 10 days after beginning school or employment in
this State, register in person and provide accurate information
as required by the Department of State Police. Such information
will include current place of employment, school attended, and
address in state of residence. The out-of-state student or
out-of-state employee shall register:
        (1) with the chief of police in each of the
    municipality municipalities in which he or she attends
    school or is employed for a period of time of 10 or more
    days or for an aggregate period of time of more than 30
    days during any calendar year, unless the municipality is
    the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall register
    at the Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
        (2) with the sheriff in each of the county counties in
    which he or she attends school or is employed for a period
    of time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of
    time of more than 30 days during any calendar year in an
    unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police chief
    exists.
    The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
provide accurate information as required by the Department of
State Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
student's current place of school attendance or the
out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
    (b) Any sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act,
or sexual predator, regardless of any initial, prior, or other
registration, shall, within 10 days of beginning school, or
establishing a residence, place of employment, or temporary
domicile in any county, register in person as set forth in
subsection (a) or (a-5).
    (c) The registration for any person required to register
under this Article shall be as follows:
        (1) Any person registered under the Habitual Child Sex
    Offender Registration Act or the Child Sex Offender
    Registration Act prior to January 1, 1996, shall be deemed
    initially registered as of January 1, 1996; however, this
    shall not be construed to extend the duration of
    registration set forth in Section 7.
        (2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any person
    convicted or adjudicated prior to January 1, 1996, whose
    liability for registration under Section 7 has not expired,
    shall register in person prior to January 31, 1996.
        (2.5) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
    person who has not been notified of his or her
    responsibility to register shall be notified by a criminal
    justice entity of his or her responsibility to register.
    Upon notification the person must then register within 10
    days of notification of his or her requirement to register.
    If notification is not made within the offender's 10 year
    registration requirement, and the Department of State
    Police determines no evidence exists or indicates the
    offender attempted to avoid registration, the offender
    will no longer be required to register under this Act.
        (3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any person
    convicted on or after January 1, 1996, shall register in
    person within 10 days after the entry of the sentencing
    order based upon his or her conviction.
        (4) Any person unable to comply with the registration
    requirements of this Article because he or she is confined,
    institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
    January 1, 1996, shall register in person within 10 days of
    discharge, parole or release.
        (5) The person shall provide positive identification
    and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
    the registering address.
        (6) The person shall pay a $20 initial registration fee
    and a $10 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be used by the
    registering agency for official purposes. The agency shall
    establish procedures to document receipt and use of the
    funds. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction may
    waive the registration fee if it determines that the person
    is indigent and unable to pay the registration fee. Ten
    dollars for the initial registration fee and $5 of the
    annual renewal fee shall be used by the registering agency
    for official purposes. Ten dollars of the initial
    registration fee and $5 of the annual fee shall be
    deposited into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund under
    Section 19 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Money
    deposited into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund shall
    be administered by the Sex Offender Management Board and
    shall be used to fund practices endorsed or required by the
    Sex Offender Management Board Act including but not limited
    to sex offenders evaluation, treatment, or monitoring
    programs that are or may be developed, as well as for
    administrative costs, including staff, incurred by the
    Board.
    (d) Within 10 days after obtaining or changing employment
and, if employed on January 1, 2000, within 10 days after that
date, a person required to register under this Section must
report, in person or in writing to the law enforcement agency
having jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or
she is employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
locations, every business and work location must be reported to
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 92-828, eff. 8-22-02; 93-616, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 227)
    Sec. 7. Duration of registration. A person who has been
adjudicated to be sexually dangerous and is later released or
found to be no longer sexually dangerous and discharged, shall
register for the period of his or her natural life. A sexually
violent person or sexual predator shall register for the period
of his or her natural life after conviction or adjudication if
not confined to a penal institution, hospital, or other
institution or facility, and if confined, for the period of his
or her natural life after parole, discharge, or release from
any such facility. Any other person who is required to register
under this Article shall be required to register for a period
of 10 years after conviction or adjudication if not confined to
a penal institution, hospital or any other institution or
facility, and if confined, for a period of 10 years after
parole, discharge or release from any such facility. A sex
offender who is allowed to leave a county, State, or federal
facility for the purposes of work release, education, or
overnight visitations shall be required to register within 10
days of beginning such a program. Liability for registration
terminates at the expiration of 10 years from the date of
conviction or adjudication if not confined to a penal
institution, hospital or any other institution or facility and
if confined, at the expiration of 10 years from the date of
parole, discharge or release from any such facility, providing
such person does not, during that period, again become liable
to register under the provisions of this Article. Reconfinement
due to a violation of parole or other circumstances that
relates to the original conviction or adjudication shall extend
the period of registration to 10 years after final parole,
discharge, or release. The Director of State Police, consistent
with administrative rules, shall extend for 10 years the
registration period of any sex offender, as defined in Section
2 of this Act, who fails to comply with the provisions of this
Article. The registration period for any sex offender who fails
to comply with any provision of the Act shall extend the period
of registration by 10 years beginning from the first date of
registration after the violation.
(Source: P.A. 91-48, eff. 7-1-99; 92-828, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 228)
    Sec. 8. Registration Requirements. Registration as
required by this Article shall consist of a statement in
writing signed by the person giving the information that is
required by the Department of State Police, which may include
the fingerprints and must include a current photograph of the
person, to be updated annually. The registration information
must include whether the person is a sex offender as defined in
the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
Within 3 days, the registering law enforcement agency shall
forward any required information to the Department of State
Police. The registering law enforcement agency shall enter the
information into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System
(LEADS) as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of the
Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984.
(Source: P.A. 90-193, eff. 7-24-97; 91-224, eff. 7-1-00.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/8-5)
    Sec. 8-5. Verification Address verification requirements.
    (a) Address verification. The agency having jurisdiction
shall verify the address of sex offenders, as defined in
Section 2 of this Act, or sexual predators required to register
with their agency at least once per calendar year. The
verification must be documented in LEADS in the form and manner
required by the Department of State Police.
    (b) Registration verification. The supervising officer
shall, within 15 days of sentencing to probation or release
from an Illinois Department of Corrections facility, contact
the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the sex
offender or sexual predator designated as his or her intended
residence and verify compliance with the requirements of this
Act. Revocation proceedings shall be immediately commenced
against a sex offender or sexual predator on probation, parole,
or mandatory supervised release who fails to comply with the
requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-48, eff. 7-1-99; 92-828, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 230)
    Sec. 10. Penalty. Any person who is required to register
under this Article who violates any of the provisions of this
Article and any person who is required to register under this
Article who seeks to change his or her name under Article 21 of
the Code of Civil Procedure is guilty of a Class 3 4 felony.
Any person who is required to register under this Article who
knowingly or wilfully gives material information required by
this Article that is false is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any
person convicted of a violation of any provision of this
Article shall, in addition to any other penalty required by
law, be required to serve a minimum period of 7 days
confinement in the local county jail. The court shall impose a
mandatory minimum fine of $500 for failure to comply with any
provision of this Article. These fines shall be deposited in
the Sex Offender Registration Fund. Any sex offender, as
defined in Section 2 of this Act, or sexual predator who
violates any provision of this Article may be tried in any
Illinois county where the sex offender can be located.
(Source: P.A. 91-48, eff. 7-1-99; 91-221, eff. 7-22-99; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01; 92-828, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
    (730 ILCS 150/11)
    Sec. 11. Sex offender registration fund. There is created
the Sex Offender Registration Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be
used to cover costs incurred by the criminal justice system to
administer this Article. The Department of State Police shall
establish and promulgate rules and procedures regarding the
administration of this Fund. Fifty percent At least 50% of the
moneys in the Fund shall be allocated by the Department for
sheriffs' offices and police departments. The remaining moneys
in the Fund shall be allocated to the Illinois State Police Sex
Offender Registration Unit for education and administration of
the Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-193, eff. 7-24-97.)
 
    Section 15. The Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community
Notification Law is amended by changing Section 115 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 152/115)
    Sec. 115. Sex offender database.
    (a) The Department of State Police shall establish and
maintain a Statewide Sex Offender Database for the purpose of
identifying sex offenders and making that information
available to the persons specified in Sections 120 and 125 of
this Law. The Database shall be created from the Law
Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) established under
Section 6 of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act
of 1984. The Department of State Police shall examine its LEADS
database for persons registered as sex offenders under the Sex
Offender Registration Act and shall identify those who are sex
offenders and shall add all the information, including
photographs if available, on those sex offenders to the
Statewide Sex Offender Database.
    (b) The Department of State Police must make the
information contained in the Statewide Sex Offender Database
accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Sex
Offender Information" on the Department's World Wide Web home
page. The Department of State Police must update that
information as it deems necessary.
    The Department of State Police may require that a person
who seeks access to the sex offender information submit
biographical information about himself or herself before
permitting access to the sex offender information. The
Department of State Police may limit access to the sex offender
information to information about sex offenders who reside
within a specified geographic area in proximity to the address
of the person seeking that information. The Department of State
Police must promulgate rules in accordance with the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act to implement this subsection (b)
and those rules must include procedures to ensure that the
information in the database is accurate.
    (c) The Department of State Police, Sex Offender
Registration Unit, must develop and conduct training to educate
all those entities involved in the Sex Offender Registration
Program.
(Source: P.A. 90-193, eff. 7-24-97; 91-224, eff. 7-1-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/20/2004