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Public Act 095-0658 |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 2 and 3 and by adding Section 3-5 as follows:
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(730 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 222)
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Sec. 2. Definitions.
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(A) As used in this Article, "sex offender" means any | ||||
person who is:
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(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:
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(a) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to | ||||
commit such offense;
or
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(b) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of | ||||
such offense or an
attempt to commit such offense; or
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(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
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(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
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offense; or
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(3) subject to the provisions of Section 2 of the | ||
Interstate
Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act; | ||
or
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(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
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(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
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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.
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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.
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For purposes of this Section, "convicted" shall have the | ||
same meaning as
"adjudicated". For the purposes of this | ||
Article, a person who is defined as a sex offender as a result | ||
of being adjudicated a juvenile delinquent under paragraph (5) | ||
of this subsection (A) upon attaining 17 years of age shall be |
considered as having committed the sex offense on or after the | ||
sex offender's 17th birthday. Registration of juveniles upon | ||
attaining 17 years of age shall not extend the original | ||
registration of 10 years from the date of conviction.
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(B) As used in this Article, "sex offense" means:
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(1) A violation of any of the following Sections of the | ||
Criminal Code of
1961:
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11-20.1 (child pornography),
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11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
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11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child),
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11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
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11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a | ||
disability),
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11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute),
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11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute),
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11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile | ||
prostitution),
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11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
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11-19.2 (exploitation of a child),
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12-13 (criminal sexual assault),
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12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
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12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a | ||
child),
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12-15 (criminal sexual abuse),
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12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
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12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).
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An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
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(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, the offense was sexually motivated as defined in | ||
Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act, and | ||
the offense was committed on or
after January 1, 1996:
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10-1 (kidnapping),
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10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
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10-3 (unlawful restraint),
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10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
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(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 and the defendant was at least
17 years of | ||
age at the time of the commission of the offense, provided | ||
the offense was sexually motivated as defined in Section 10 | ||
of the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
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(1.7) (Blank).
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(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
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June 1, 1997.
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(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
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custodian of the child for other than a lawful purpose and | ||
the offense was
committed on or after January 1, 1998, | ||
provided the offense was sexually motivated as defined in | ||
Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
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(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:
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10-4 (forcible detention, if the victim is under 18 | ||
years of age), provided the offense was sexually | ||
motivated as defined in Section 10 of the Sex Offender | ||
Management Board Act,
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11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult),
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11-15 (soliciting for a prostitute, if the victim | ||
is under 18 years
of age),
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11-16 (pandering, if the victim is under 18 years | ||
of age),
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11-18 (patronizing a prostitute, if the victim is | ||
under 18 years
of age),
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11-19 (pimping, if the victim is under 18 years of | ||
age).
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(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 August 22, 2002:
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11-9 (public indecency for a third or subsequent | ||
conviction).
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(1.12) A violation or attempted violation of Section
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5.1 of the Wrongs to Children Act (permitting sexual abuse) | ||
when the
offense was committed on or after August 22, 2002.
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(2) A violation of any former law of this State | ||
substantially equivalent
to any offense listed in | ||
subsection (B) of this Section.
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(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
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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.
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(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, against | ||
a person
under 18 years of age, shall be required to register
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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
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conviction for the purpose of this Article. This subsection | ||
(C-5) applies to a person who committed the offense before June | ||
1, 1996 only if the person is incarcerated in an Illinois | ||
Department of Corrections facility on August 20, 2004 (the | ||
effective date of Public Act 93-977).
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(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.
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(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:
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(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
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conviction for the purpose of this Article.
Convicted of a | ||
violation or attempted violation of any of the following
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Sections of the
Criminal Code of 1961, if the conviction | ||
occurred after July
1, 1999:
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11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile | ||
prostitution),
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11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
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11-19.2 (exploitation of a child),
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11-20.1 (child pornography),
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12-13 (criminal sexual assault),
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12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
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12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a | ||
child),
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12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
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12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child); or
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(2) (blank); or
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(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
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(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
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(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
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substantially similar
Illinois, federal, Uniform Code of | ||
Military Justice, sister state, or
foreign country law.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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. | ||
(I) As used in this Article, "fixed residence" means any | ||
and all places that a sex offender resides for an aggregate |
period of time of 5 or more days in a calendar year.
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(Source: P.A. 93-977, eff. 8-20-04; 93-979, eff. 8-20-04; | ||
94-166, eff. 1-1-06; 94-168, eff. 1-1-06; 94-945, eff. 6-27-06; | ||
94-1053, eff. 7-24-06; revised 8-3-06.)
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(730 ILCS 150/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 223) | ||
Sec. 3. Duty to register.
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(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
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Police. Such information shall include a current photograph,
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current address,
current place of employment, the employer's | ||
telephone number, school attended, extensions of the time | ||
period for registering as provided in this Article and, if an | ||
extension was granted, the reason why the extension was granted | ||
and the date the sex offender was notified of the extension. | ||
The information shall also include 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. A person who has | ||
been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an act which, if | ||
committed by an adult, would be a sex offense shall register as | ||
an adult sex offender within 10 days after attaining 17 years |
of age. The sex offender or
sexual predator shall register:
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(1) with the chief of police in the municipality in | ||
which he or she
resides or is temporarily domiciled for a | ||
period of time of 5 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
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(2) with the sheriff in the county in which
he or she | ||
resides or is
temporarily domiciled
for a period of time of | ||
5 or more days in an unincorporated
area or, if | ||
incorporated, no police chief exists.
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If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or | ||
attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall | ||
register:
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(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.
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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 5 or | ||
more days during any calendar year.
Any person required to |
register under this Article who lacks a fixed address or | ||
temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of | ||
jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 5 days | ||
after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
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Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly, | ||
in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he | ||
or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief | ||
of police in the municipality in which he or she is located. | ||
The agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly | ||
registration to include all the locations where the person has | ||
stayed during the past 7 days.
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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.
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(a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee | ||
shall,
within 5 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:
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(1) with the chief of police in the municipality in | ||
which he or she attends school or is employed for a period | ||
of time of 5
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
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(2) with the sheriff in the county in which
he or she | ||
attends school or is
employed for a period of time of 5 or | ||
more days or
for an aggregate period of
time of more than | ||
30 days during any calendar year in an
unincorporated area
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or, if incorporated, no police chief exists.
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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.
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(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 5 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).
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(c) The registration for any person required to register | ||
under this
Article shall be as follows:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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 5 | ||
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
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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.
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(3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any person | ||
convicted on
or after January 1, 1996, shall register in | ||
person within 5 days after the
entry of the sentencing | ||
order based upon his or her conviction.
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(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 5 days of | ||
discharge, parole or release.
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(5) The person shall provide positive identification |
and documentation
that substantiates proof of residence at | ||
the registering address.
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(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
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administrative costs, including staff, incurred by the | ||
Board.
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(d) Within 5 days after obtaining or changing employment | ||
and, if employed
on January 1, 2000, within 5 days after that | ||
date, a person required to
register under this Section must |
report, in person 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.
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(Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 93-979, eff. 8-20-04; | ||
94-166, eff. 1-1-06; 94-168, eff. 1-1-06; 94-994, eff. 1-1-07.)
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(730 ILCS 150/3-5 new) | ||
Sec. 3-5. Application of Act to adjudicated juvenile | ||
delinquents. | ||
(a) In all cases involving an adjudicated juvenile
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delinquent who meets the definition of sex offender as set
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forth in paragraph (5) of subsection (A) of Section 2 of this
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Act, the court shall order the minor to register as a sex | ||
offender. | ||
(b) Once an adjudicated juvenile delinquent is ordered to
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register as a sex offender, the adjudicated juvenile delinquent
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shall be subject to the registration requirements set forth in
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Sections 3, 6, 6-5, 8, 8-5, and 10 for the term of his or her
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registration. | ||
(c) For a minor adjudicated delinquent for an offense | ||
which, if charged as an adult, would be a felony, no less than | ||
5 years after registration ordered pursuant to subsection (a) | ||
of this Section, the minor may petition for the termination of | ||
the term of registration. For a minor adjudicated delinquent |
for an offense which, if charged as an adult, would be a | ||
misdemeanor, no less than 2 years after registration ordered | ||
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, the minor may | ||
petition for termination of the term of registration. | ||
(d) The court may upon a hearing on the petition for | ||
termination of registration, terminate registration if the | ||
court finds that the registrant poses no risk to the community | ||
by a preponderance of the evidence based upon the factors set | ||
forth in subsection (e). | ||
(e) To determine whether a registrant poses a risk
to the | ||
community as required by subsection (d), the court shall
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consider the following factors: | ||
(1) a risk assessment performed by an evaluator
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approved by the Sex Offender Management Board; | ||
(2) the sex offender history of the adjudicated
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juvenile delinquent; | ||
(3) evidence of the adjudicated juvenile delinquent's
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rehabilitation; | ||
(4) the age of the adjudicated juvenile delinquent at
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the time of the offense; | ||
(5) information related to the adjudicated juvenile
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delinquent's mental, physical, educational, and social
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history; | ||
(6) victim impact statements; and | ||
(7) any other factors deemed relevant by the court. | ||
(f) At the hearing set forth in subsections (c) and (d), a
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registrant shall be represented by counsel and may present a
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risk assessment conducted by an evaluator who is a licensed
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psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health
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professional, and who has demonstrated clinical experience in
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juvenile sex offender treatment. | ||
(g) After a registrant completes the term of his or her
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registration, his or her name, address, and all other
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identifying information shall be removed from all State and
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local registries. | ||
(h) This Section applies retroactively to cases in which
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adjudicated juvenile delinquents who registered or were
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required to register before the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. On or after the
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
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Assembly, a person adjudicated delinquent before the effective
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date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may
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request a hearing regarding status of registration by filing a | ||
Petition Requesting Registration Status with the clerk of the | ||
court. Upon receipt of the Petition Requesting Registration
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Status, the clerk of the court shall provide notice to the
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parties and set the Petition for hearing pursuant to
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subsections (c) through (e) of this Section. | ||
(i) This Section does not apply to minors prosecuted under
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the criminal laws as adults.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |