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| Public Act 103-0813 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning children. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child | ||||
Abuse Notice Act. | ||||
Section 5. Posted notice required. Each of the following | ||||
businesses and other establishments shall, upon the | ||||
availability of the model notice described in Section 10, post | ||||
a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a | ||||
conspicuous place in all restrooms open to the public, or in | ||||
another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and | ||||
employees where similar notices are customarily posted: | ||||
(1) Hotels and motels. | ||||
(2) Entertainment facilities or sporting facilities | ||||
that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at | ||||
least 5,000 persons. | ||||
(3) Tattoo and body piercing establishments. | ||||
(4) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16) | ||||
of Title 49 of the United States Code. | ||||
(5) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations. | ||||
(6) Bus stations. | ||||
(7) Truck stops. As used in this Act, "truck stop" | ||||
means a privately-owned and operated facility that | ||||
provides food, fuel, shower, or other sanitary facilities, | ||
and lawful overnight truck parking. | ||
(8) Emergency rooms within general acute care | ||
hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by | ||
electronic means. | ||
(9) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may | ||
be posted by electronic means. | ||
Section 10. Form of posted notice. | ||
(a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8 | ||
1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, | ||
except that when the notice is provided by electronic means | ||
the size of the notice and font shall not be required to comply | ||
with these specifications. | ||
(b) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this | ||
Act, the Department of Children and Family Services, in | ||
consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, | ||
shall develop a model notice aimed toward children under 18 | ||
that provides information on what constitutes physical and | ||
sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. The Department of | ||
Children and Family Services shall make the model notice | ||
available for download on the Department's Internet website. | ||
(c) The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and | ||
in one other language that is the most widely spoken language | ||
in the county where the establishment is located and for which | ||
translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as | ||
applicable. This Section does not require a business or other | ||
establishment in a county where a language other than English | ||
or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the | ||
notice in more than one language in addition to English and | ||
Spanish. | ||
Section 15. Penalties. | ||
(a) A business or establishment identified in Section 5 | ||
that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act within | ||
30 days of receipt of a notice described in subsection (b) is | ||
guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a fine of up to $500 | ||
for each violation. | ||
(b) The governmental entity regulating a business or | ||
establishment and local law enforcement agency having | ||
jurisdiction shall, in the course of regulating a business or | ||
establishment or carrying out law enforcement duties, monitor | ||
and enforce compliance with this Act. Upon discovering a | ||
violation, the governmental entity or local law enforcement | ||
agency having jurisdiction shall provide the business or | ||
establishment with reasonable notice of noncompliance that | ||
informs the business or establishment that it is subject to a | ||
fine if it does not correct the violation within 30 days from | ||
the date the notice is sent to the business or establishment. | ||
(c) If the governmental entity regulating a business or | ||
establishment or local law enforcement agency having | ||
jurisdiction verifies that the violation was not corrected | ||
within the 30-day period described in subsection (b), the | ||
Attorney General or State's Attorney may prosecute a violation | ||
of this Section. | ||