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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 897

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 897,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by replacing the title with the following:

 4        "AN ACT in relation to the posting of certain information
 5    on the Internet."; and

 6    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 7    following:

 8        "Section 5.  The  Counties  Code  is  amended  by  adding
 9    Sections 3-6040 and 3-9005.5 as follows:

10        (55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new)
11        Sec.    3-6040.  Sheriff's   office;   posting   Internet
12    information.
13        (a)  The office of the county sheriff  may  post  on  the
14    Internet information about persons who are more than 6 months
15    in  arrears  in  their child support obligations ordered by a
16    court or administrative agency.  The county sheriff may  post
17    this  information  on  a  World  Wide  Web  page  created and
18    maintained by his or her office, by another  elected  officer
19    of the county, or by the clerk of the circuit court.
20        (b)  The  information that may be posted, includes but is
21    not limited to, the name and last known address of the person
 
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 1    in arrears, the date of birth of the person, and the date and
 2    amount of the  arrearage  in  child  support  payments.   The
 3    information  posted  must  be  the  most  recent  information
 4    available from the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois
 5    Department of Public Aid.
 6        (c)  Before posting information under subsection (a), the
 7    county  sheriff must establish criteria for determining those
 8    individual's who will  be  posted,  procedures  for  ensuring
 9    reliability  of the information posted, and procedures for an
10    individual to object to the information posted about  him  or
11    her  and  to  seek  modification  or  deletion  of the posted
12    information.
13        (d)  The county sheriff may cooperate with other  elected
14    county  officers  and the clerk of the circuit court relating
15    to posting of the information authorized by this Section.
16        (e)  In this Section:
17        "Internet"  means  an  interactive  computer  service  or
18    system or an information service, system, or access  software
19    provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
20    users  to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited
21    to,  an  information  service,  system,  or  access  software
22    provider that provides access to a  network  system  commonly
23    known  as  the  Internet, or any comparable system or service
24    and also includes, but is not limited to, a  World  Wide  Web
25    page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
26    any  interactive  computer  service  system  or  other online
27    service.
28        "Access" and "computer" have  the  meanings  ascribed  to
29    them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

30        (55 ILCS 5/3-9005.5 new)
31        Sec.   3-9005.5.   State's   Attorney's  office;  posting
32    Internet information.
33        (a)  The office of the State's Attorney may post  on  the
 
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 1    Internet information about persons who are more than 6 months
 2    in  arrears  in  their child support obligations ordered by a
 3    court or administrative agency.   The  State's  Attorney  may
 4    post  this  information  on a World Wide Web page created and
 5    maintained by his or her office, by another  elected  officer
 6    of the county, or by the clerk of the circuit court.
 7        (b)  The  information that may be posted, includes but is
 8    not limited to, the name and last known address of the person
 9    in arrears, the date of birth of the person, and the date and
10    amount of the  arrearage  in  child  support  payments.   The
11    information  posted  must  be  the  most  recent  information
12    available from the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois
13    Department of Public Aid.
14        (c)  Before posting information under subsection (a), the
15    State's  Attorney  must  establish  criteria  for determining
16    those  individual's  who  will  be  posted,  procedures   for
17    ensuring   reliability   of   the   information  posted,  and
18    procedures for an individual to  object  to  the  information
19    posted  about him or her and to seek modification or deletion
20    of the posted information.
21        (d)  The  State's  Attorney  may  cooperate  with   other
22    elected  county  officers  and the clerk of the circuit court
23    relating to posting of the  information  authorized  by  this
24    Section.
25        (e)  In this Section:
26        "Internet"  means  an  interactive  computer  service  or
27    system  or an information service, system, or access software
28    provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
29    users to a computer server, and includes, but is not  limited
30    to,  an  information  service,  system,  or  access  software
31    provider  that  provides  access to a network system commonly
32    known as the Internet, or any comparable  system  or  service
33    and  also  includes,  but is not limited to, a World Wide Web
34    page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
 
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 1    any interactive  computer  service  system  or  other  online
 2    service.
 3    "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to them in
 4    Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

 5        Section  10.   The  Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
 6    adding Division 5.6 to Article 11 as follows:

 7        (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11, Div. 5.6 heading new)
 8                   DIVISION 5.6. INTERNET POSTING

 9        (65 ILCS 5/11-5.6-5 new)
10        Sec.  11-5.6-5.  Municipal  police  department;   posting
11    Internet information.
12        (a)  A  municipal  police  department  may  post  on  the
13    Internet information about persons who are more than 6 months
14    in  arrears  in  their child support obligations ordered by a
15    court  or  administrative   agency.    A   municipal   police
16    department may post this information on a World Wide Web page
17    created and maintained by the municipal police department, by
18    another elected officer of the county in which the department
19    is located, or by the clerk of the circuit court.
20        (b)  The  information that may be posted, includes but is
21    not limited to, the name and last known address of the person
22    in arrears, the date of birth of the person, and the date and
23    amount of the  arrearage  in  child  support  payments.   The
24    information  posted  must  be  the  most  recent  information
25    available from the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois
26    Department of Public Aid.
27        (c)  Before posting information under subsection (a), the
28    municipal  police  department  must  establish  criteria  for
29    determining those individual's who will be posted, procedures
30    for  ensuring  reliability  of  the  information  posted, and
31    procedures for an individual to  object  to  the  information
 
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 1    posted  about him or her and to seek modification or deletion
 2    of the posted information.
 3        (d)  The municipal police department may  cooperate  with
 4    other  elected  county  officers and the clerk of the circuit
 5    court relating to posting of the  information  authorized  by
 6    this Section.
 7        (e)  In this Section:
 8        "Internet"  means  an  interactive  computer  service  or
 9    system  or an information service, system, or access software
10    provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
11    users to a computer server, and includes, but is not  limited
12    to,  an  information  service,  system,  or  access  software
13    provider  that  provides  access to a network system commonly
14    known as the Internet, or any comparable  system  or  service
15    and  also  includes,  but is not limited to, a World Wide Web
16    page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
17    any interactive  computer  service  system  or  other  online
18    service.
19        "Access"  and  "computer"  have  the meanings ascribed to
20    them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

21        Section 15.  The Illinois Public Aid Code is  amended  by
22    adding Section 12-12.1 as follows:

23        (305 ILCS 5/12-12.1 new)
24        Sec.   12-12.1.  World   Wide  Web  page.   The  Illinois
25    Department of Public Aid may create and maintain or cause  to
26    be  created  and  maintained one or more World Wide Web pages
27    containing information on selected  individuals  who  are  in
28    arrears  in their child support obligations under an Illinois
29    court order or administrative order for more than  6  months.
30    The information regarding each of the individuals may include
31    the  individual's  name  and last known address, the date and
32    amount  of  the  child  support  arrearage,  and  any   other
 
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 1    information  deemed appropriate by the Illinois Department in
 2    its discretion. The individuals may be chosen by the Illinois
 3    Department using criteria including, but not limited to,  the
 4    amount  of  the  arrearage,  the  effect  of  inclusion of an
 5    individual upon the likelihood of the individual's payment of
 6    an arrearage, the motivational effect that  inclusion  of  an
 7    individual  may  have on the willingness of other individuals
 8    to pay their arrearages, or the need to locate  a  particular
 9    individual.   The  Illinois  Department  may make the page or
10    pages accessible to Internet users  through  the  World  Wide
11    Web.   The Illinois Department, in its discretion, may change
12    the contents of the page or pages from time to time.
13        The Illinois Department may, upon request, cooperate with
14    and supply information to counties and municipalities wishing
15    to create  and  maintain  World  Wide  Web  pages  containing
16    information  on individuals who are in arrears in their child
17    support  obligations  under  an  Illinois  court   order   or
18    administrative order.
19        Before  including  information on the World Wide Web page
20    concerning an individual  who  owes  past  due  support,  the
21    Illinois  Department  must,  pursuant  to  rule,  provide the
22    individual with notice and an opportunity to be heard.    Any
23    final   administrative  decision  rendered  by  the  Illinois
24    Department shall be reviewed only  under  and  in  accordance
25    with the Administrative Review Law.

26        Section  20.  The  Clerks  of  Courts  Act  is amended by
27    adding Sections 15.1 and 15.2 as follows:

28        (705 ILCS 105/15.1 new)
29        Sec. 15.1.  Child support information.  The clerks of the
30    circuit courts may, upon request, cooperate with  and  supply
31    information  to counties and municipalities wishing to create
32    and maintain World Wide Web pages containing  information  on
 
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 1    individuals  who  are  in  arrears  in  their  child  support
 2    obligations.

 3        (705 ILCS 105/15.2 new)
 4        Sec.  15.2.  Circuit  clerk's  office;  posting  Internet
 5    information.
 6        (a)  The  office  of  the  circuit  clerk may post on the
 7    Internet information about persons who are more than 6 months
 8    in arrears in their child support obligations  ordered  by  a
 9    court  or  administrative agency.  The circuit clerk may post
10    this information  on  a  World  Wide  Web  page  created  and
11    maintained by his or her office or by another elected officer
12    of the county.
13        (b)  The  information that may be posted, includes but is
14    not limited to, the name and last known address of the person
15    in arrears, the date of birth of the person, and the date and
16    amount of the  arrearage  in  child  support  payments.   The
17    information  posted  must  be  the  most  recent  information
18    available from the clerk of the circuit court or the Illinois
19    Department of Public Aid.
20        (c)  Before posting information under subsection (a), the
21    circuit  clerk  must establish criteria for determining those
22    individual's who will  be  posted,  procedures  for  ensuring
23    reliability  of the information posted, and procedures for an
24    individual to object to the information posted about  him  or
25    her  and  to  seek  modification  or  deletion  of the posted
26    information.
27        (d)  The circuit clerk may cooperate with  other  elected
28    county  officers    relating  to  posting  of the information
29    authorized by this Section.
30        (e)  In this Section:
31        "Internet"  means  an  interactive  computer  service  or
32    system or an information service, system, or access  software
33    provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple
 
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 1    users  to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited
 2    to,  an  information  service,  system,  or  access  software
 3    provider that provides access to a  network  system  commonly
 4    known  as  the  Internet, or any comparable system or service
 5    and also includes, but is not limited to, a  World  Wide  Web
 6    page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on
 7    any  interactive  computer  service  system  or  other online
 8    service.
 9        "Access" and "computer" have  the  meanings  ascribed  to
10    them in Section 16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

11        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
12    becoming law.".

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