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State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2254 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3730 ILCS 150/3730 ILCS 150/6730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228730 ILCS 154/10 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, (deletes day care home and group day care home) or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from residing within 250 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day care child care facility, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward person under 18 years of age if the property was established as his or her current address of registration prior to the date that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license in order to provide programs or services, the date that the license was issued. Provides that once a current property is established as the site of registration, nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from continuing to reside at the property if the person's floor or unit number changes. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Deletes provisions that a person required to register under the respective Act who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly, in person, to the appropriate law enforcement agency where the registrant is located. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 09439 RLC 22294 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2254 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3730 ILCS 150/3730 ILCS 150/6730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228730 ILCS 154/10 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 730 ILCS 150/3 730 ILCS 150/6 730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228 730 ILCS 154/10 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, (deletes day care home and group day care home) or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from residing within 250 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day care child care facility, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward person under 18 years of age if the property was established as his or her current address of registration prior to the date that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license in order to provide programs or services, the date that the license was issued. Provides that once a current property is established as the site of registration, nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from continuing to reside at the property if the person's floor or unit number changes. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Deletes provisions that a person required to register under the respective Act who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly, in person, to the appropriate law enforcement agency where the registrant is located. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 09439 RLC 22294 b LRB104 09439 RLC 22294 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2254 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3730 ILCS 150/3730 ILCS 150/6730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228730 ILCS 154/10 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 730 ILCS 150/3 730 ILCS 150/6 730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228 730 ILCS 154/10
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
730 ILCS 150/3
730 ILCS 150/6
730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228
730 ILCS 154/10
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, (deletes day care home and group day care home) or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from residing within 250 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day care child care facility, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward person under 18 years of age if the property was established as his or her current address of registration prior to the date that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license in order to provide programs or services, the date that the license was issued. Provides that once a current property is established as the site of registration, nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from continuing to reside at the property if the person's floor or unit number changes. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Deletes provisions that a person required to register under the respective Act who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly, in person, to the appropriate law enforcement agency where the registrant is located. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5 changing Section 11-9.3 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
7 Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex
8 offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with,
9 or communicating with a child within certain places by child
10 sex offenders prohibited.
11 (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be
12 present in any school building, on real property comprising
13 any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
14 by a school to transport students to or from school or a school
15 related activity when persons under the age of 18 are present
16 in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance, unless
17 the offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending the
18 school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a
19 conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the
20 progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii)
21 participating in child review conferences in which evaluation
22 and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her
23 child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2254 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3730 ILCS 150/3730 ILCS 150/6730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228730 ILCS 154/10 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 730 ILCS 150/3 730 ILCS 150/6 730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228 730 ILCS 154/10
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
730 ILCS 150/3
730 ILCS 150/6
730 ILCS 150/8 from Ch. 38, par. 228
730 ILCS 154/10
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, (deletes day care home and group day care home) or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from residing within 250 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day care child care facility, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward person under 18 years of age if the property was established as his or her current address of registration prior to the date that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license in order to provide programs or services, the date that the license was issued. Provides that once a current property is established as the site of registration, nothing in these provisions prohibits a person subject to these provisions from continuing to reside at the property if the person's floor or unit number changes. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Deletes provisions that a person required to register under the respective Act who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly, in person, to the appropriate law enforcement agency where the registrant is located. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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1 conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
2 her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
3 principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
4 unless the offender has permission to be present from the
5 superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private
6 school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if
7 permission is granted, the superintendent or school board
8 president must inform the principal of the school where the
9 sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature
10 of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex
11 offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is
12 responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or
13 she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from
14 school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the
15 vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain
16 under the direct supervision of a school official.
17 (a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
18 be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or
19 discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
20 by a school to transport students to or from school or a school
21 related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18
22 are present at the site.
23 (a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
24 knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground
25 or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately
26 owned building, or on real property comprising any public park
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1 when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or
2 on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
3 child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
4 guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
5 building or on the grounds.
6 (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
7 loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property
8 comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are
9 present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender
10 is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and
11 the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the
12 school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or
13 her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in
14 child review conferences in which evaluation and placement
15 decisions may be made with respect to his or her child
16 regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
17 conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
18 her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
19 principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
20 has permission to be present from the superintendent or the
21 school board or in the case of a private school from the
22 principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is
23 granted, the superintendent or school board president must
24 inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will
25 be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex
26 offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will
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1 be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for
2 notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on
3 school property and when he or she departs from school
4 property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity
5 of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the
6 direct supervision of a school official.
7 (b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
8 loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park
9 building or real property comprising any public park while
10 persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
11 the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
12 child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
13 guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
14 building or on the grounds.
15 (b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
16 reside within 250 500 feet of a school building or the real
17 property comprising any school that persons under the age of
18 18 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child
19 sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school
20 building or the real property comprising any school that
21 persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child
22 sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the
23 effective date of Public Act 91-911). Nothing in this
24 subsection (b-5) prohibits a person subject to this subsection
25 (b-5) from residing within 250 feet of a school building or the
26 real property comprising any school that persons under 18
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1 attend if the property was already established as his or her
2 current address of registration prior to the date that the
3 school opened, or if required to obtain a license prior to
4 opening, was issued a license to open. Once a current property
5 is established as the site of registration, nothing in this
6 subsection (b-5) prohibits a person subject to this subsection
7 (b-5) from continuing to reside at the property if the
8 person's floor or unit number changes.
9 (b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
10 knowingly reside within 250 500 feet of a playground, child
11 care institution, day care center, part day child care
12 facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility
13 providing programs or services exclusively directed toward
14 persons under 18 years of age. Nothing in this subsection
15 (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
16 feet of a playground or a facility providing programs or
17 services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of
18 age if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
19 purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection
20 (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
21 feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day
22 child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex
23 offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in
24 this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from
25 residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care
26 home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
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1 purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public
2 Act 95-821). Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a
3 person subject to this subsection (b-10) from residing within
4 250 feet of a playground, child care institution, day care
5 center, part day care child care facility, or a facility
6 providing programs or services exclusively directed toward
7 person under 18 years of age if the property was established as
8 his or her current address of registration prior to the date
9 that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license
10 in order to provide programs or services, the date that the
11 license was issued. Once a current property is established as
12 the site of registration, nothing in this subsection (b-10)
13 prohibits a person subject to this subsection (b-10) from
14 continuing to reside at the property if the person's floor or
15 unit number changes.
16 (b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
17 knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex
18 offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child
19 sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the
20 property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by
21 the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22,
22 2002.
23 This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the
24 sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
25 (b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
26 knowingly communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under
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1 Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media,
2 with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or
3 she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the
4 offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years
5 of age.
6 (c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
7 operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated
8 with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing
9 programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
10 the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care
11 facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing
12 before and after school programs for children under 18 years
13 of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This
14 does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real
15 property upon which the programs or services are offered or
16 upon which the day care center, part day child care facility,
17 child care institution, or school providing before and after
18 school programs for children under 18 years of age is located,
19 provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on
20 the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or
21 services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day
22 child care facility, child care institution, or school
23 providing before and after school programs for children under
24 18 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is
25 operated.
26 (c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
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1 participate in a holiday event involving children under 18
2 years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy
3 or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus
4 costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a
5 department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny
6 costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this
7 subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in
8 this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under
9 paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense
10 under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This
11 subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a
12 parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are
13 present in the home and other non-familial minors are not
14 present.
15 (c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
16 operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any
17 carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when
18 persons under the age of 18 are present.
19 (c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and
20 resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any
21 residential unit within the same building in which he or she
22 resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or
23 children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply
24 only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after
25 January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
26 (c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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1 offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18
2 years of age in his or her residence or the residence of
3 another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or
4 providing such programs or services, whether such programs or
5 services are offered or provided by contract, agreement,
6 arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
7 (c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
8 operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the
9 following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically
10 designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for
11 the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not
12 limited to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency
13 vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle.
14 (d) Definitions. In this Section:
15 (1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
16 (i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any
17 substantially similar federal law or law of another
18 state, with a sex offense set forth in paragraph (2) of
19 this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an
20 included sex offense, and the victim is a person under
21 18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
22 (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt
23 to commit such offense; or
24 (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
25 of such offense or an attempt to commit such
26 offense; or
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1 (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
2 pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of
3 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such
4 offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
5 (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting
6 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
7 subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
8 Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged
9 commission or attempted commission of such
10 offense; or
11 (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
12 following a hearing conducted pursuant to a
13 federal law or the law of another state
14 substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section
15 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
16 of such offense or of the attempted commission of
17 such offense; or
18 (F) is the subject of a finding not resulting
19 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
20 a federal law or the law of another state
21 substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section
22 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
23 for the alleged violation or attempted commission
24 of such offense; or
25 (ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person
26 pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons
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1 Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the
2 law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to
3 such certification is committed or attempted against a
4 person less than 18 years of age; or
5 (iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of
6 the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
7 Persons Act.
8 Convictions that result from or are connected with the
9 same act, or result from offenses committed at the same
10 time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as
11 one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law
12 is not a conviction for purposes of this Section.
13 (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),
14 "sex offense" means:
15 (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
17 2012: 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or
18 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
19 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory
20 criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent
21 solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent
22 solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation
23 of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
24 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a
25 disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families),
26 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing
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1 prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting
2 prostitution by profiting from prostitution by
3 compelling a person to be a prostitute),
4 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting
5 from prostitution by means other than as described in
6 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of
7 subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting
8 juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a
9 juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child pornography),
10 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21
11 (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling
12 to meet a minor or traveling to meet a child), 12-33
13 (ritualized abuse of a child), 11-20 (obscenity) (when
14 that offense was committed in any school, on real
15 property comprising any school, in any conveyance
16 owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
17 students to or from school or a school related
18 activity, or in a public park), 11-30 (public
19 indecency) (when committed in a school, on real
20 property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned,
21 leased, or contracted by a school to transport
22 students to or from school or a school related
23 activity, or in a public park). An attempt to commit
24 any of these offenses.
25 (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
26 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
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1 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
2 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30
3 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50
4 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
5 sexual abuse). An attempt to commit any of these
6 offenses.
7 (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
9 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
10 and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
11 10-1 (kidnapping),
12 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
13 10-3 (unlawful restraint),
14 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
15 11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
16 An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
17 (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
18 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
19 clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this
20 Section.
21 (2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10)
22 only, a sex offense means:
23 (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
25 2012:
26 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or
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1 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
2 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
3 child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
4 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2
5 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual
6 misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11
7 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1)
8 (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution),
9 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting
10 from prostitution by compelling a person to be a
11 prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution
12 by profiting from prostitution by means other than as
13 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
14 (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4
15 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
16 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child
17 pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
18 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or
19 traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse
20 of a child). An attempt to commit any of these
21 offenses.
22 (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
23 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
24 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
25 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30
26 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60
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1 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a)
2 of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse). An attempt
3 to commit any of these offenses.
4 (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
6 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
7 and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
8 10-1 (kidnapping),
9 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
10 10-3 (unlawful restraint),
11 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
12 11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
13 An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
14 (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
15 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
16 paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
17 (3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the
18 law of another state that is substantially equivalent to
19 any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
20 this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose
21 of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually
22 dangerous person under any federal law or law of another
23 state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
24 Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for
25 the purposes of this Section.
26 (4) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",
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1 and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in
2 Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the
3 Illinois Vehicle Code.
4 (5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
5 to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
6 (6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it
7 in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
8 (7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in
9 Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
10 (8) "Facility providing programs or services directed
11 towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility
12 providing programs or services exclusively directed
13 towards persons under the age of 18.
14 (9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to
15 it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
16 (10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section
17 16-0.1 of this Code.
18 (11) "Loiter" means:
19 (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
20 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
21 school or public park property.
22 (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
23 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
24 school or public park property, for the purpose of
25 committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.
26 (iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or
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1 around school property, other than the offender's
2 residence.
3 (12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
4 ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of
5 1969.
6 (13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or
7 controlled by a unit of local government that is
8 designated by the unit of local government for use solely
9 or primarily for children's recreation.
10 (14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
11 bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
12 jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
13 (15) "School" means a public or private preschool or
14 elementary or secondary school.
15 (16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher,
16 or any other certified employee of the school, the
17 superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
18 (e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet
19 distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property
20 of the school building or the real property comprising the
21 school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child
22 sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and
23 (2) the edge of the property comprising the public park
24 building or the real property comprising the public park,
25 playground, child care institution, day care center, part day
26 child care facility, or facility providing programs or
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1 services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of
2 age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of
3 age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence
4 or place where he or she is loitering.
5 (f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
6 of a Class 4 felony.
7 (Source: P.A. 102-997, eff. 1-1-23.)
8 Section 10. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended
9 by changing Sections 3, 6, and 8 as follows:
10 (730 ILCS 150/3)
11 Sec. 3. Duty to register.
12 (a) A sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, or
13 sexual predator shall, within the time period prescribed in
14 subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
15 accurate information as required by the Illinois State Police.
16 Such information shall include a current photograph, current
17 address, current place of employment, the sex offender's or
18 sexual predator's telephone number, including cellular
19 telephone number, the employer's telephone number, school
20 attended, all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities,
21 chat room identities, and other Internet communications
22 identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all
23 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex
24 offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the
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1 sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any
2 content or posted any messages or information, extensions of
3 the time period for registering as provided in this Article
4 and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the extension
5 was granted and the date the sex offender was notified of the
6 extension. The information shall also include a copy of the
7 terms and conditions of parole or release signed by the sex
8 offender and given to the sex offender by his or her
9 supervising officer or aftercare specialist, the county of
10 conviction, license plate numbers for every vehicle registered
11 in the name of the sex offender, the age of the sex offender at
12 the time of the commission of the offense, the age of the
13 victim at the time of the commission of the offense, and any
14 distinguishing marks located on the body of the sex offender.
15 A sex offender convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
16 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
17 Criminal Code of 2012 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP)
18 addresses in his or her residence, registered in his or her
19 name, accessible at his or her place of employment, or
20 otherwise under his or her control or custody. If the sex
21 offender is a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3
22 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
23 2012, the sex offender shall report to the registering agency
24 whether he or she is living in a household with a child under
25 18 years of age who is not his or her own child, provided that
26 his or her own child is not the victim of the sex offense. The
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1 sex offender or sexual predator shall register:
2 (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
3 which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
4 period of time of 3 or more days, unless the municipality
5 is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
6 register at a fixed location designated by the
7 Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
8 (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
9 resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time
10 of 3 or more days in an unincorporated area or, if
11 incorporated, no police chief exists.
12 If the sex offender or sexual predator is employed at or
13 attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
14 also register:
15 (i) with:
16 (A) the chief of police in the municipality in
17 which he or she is employed at or attends an
18 institution of higher education, unless the
19 municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
20 or she shall register at a fixed location designated
21 by the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
22 Department; or
23 (B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she is
24 employed or attends an institution of higher education
25 located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated,
26 no police chief exists; and
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1 (ii) with the public safety or security director of
2 the institution of higher education which he or she is
3 employed at or attends.
4 The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
5 or county of primary registration, and not to campus
6 registration.
7 For purposes of this Article, the place of residence or
8 temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
9 sex offender resides for an aggregate period of time of 3 or
10 more days during any calendar year. Any person required to
11 register under this Article who lacks a fixed address or
12 temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
13 jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 3 days
14 after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
15 A sex offender or sexual predator who is temporarily
16 absent from his or her current address of registration for 3 or
17 more days shall notify the law enforcement agency having
18 jurisdiction of his or her current registration, including the
19 itinerary for travel, in the manner provided in Section 6 of
20 this Act for notification to the law enforcement agency having
21 jurisdiction of change of address.
22 Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
23 in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
24 or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
25 of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.
26 Any person who lacks a fixed residence shall report in person
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1 every 90 days or annually, as provided in Section 6 of this
2 Act, and additionally must follow the interim reporting
3 requirements in the applicable Sections of this Act. The
4 agency of jurisdiction will document each weekly registration
5 to include all the locations where the person has stayed
6 during the past 7 days.
7 The sex offender or sexual predator shall provide accurate
8 information as required by the Illinois State Police. That
9 information shall include the sex offender's or sexual
10 predator's current place of employment.
11 (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
12 shall, within 3 days after beginning school or employment in
13 this State, register in person and provide accurate
14 information as required by the Illinois State Police. Such
15 information will include current place of employment, school
16 attended, and address in state of residence. A sex offender
17 convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
18 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
19 shall provide all Internet protocol (IP) addresses in his or
20 her residence, registered in his or her name, accessible at
21 his or her place of employment, or otherwise under his or her
22 control or custody. The out-of-state student or out-of-state
23 employee shall register:
24 (1) with:
25 (A) the chief of police in the municipality in
26 which he or she attends school or is employed for a
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1 period of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate
2 period of time of more than 30 days during any calendar
3 year, unless the municipality is the City of Chicago,
4 in which case he or she shall register at a fixed
5 location designated by the Superintendent of the
6 Chicago Police Department; or
7 (B) the sheriff in the county in which he or she
8 attends school or is employed for a period of time of 5
9 or more days or for an aggregate period of time of more
10 than 30 days during any calendar year in an
11 unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police
12 chief exists; and
13 (2) with the public safety or security director of the
14 institution of higher education he or she is employed at
15 or attends for a period of time of 5 or more days or for an
16 aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during a
17 calendar year.
18 The registration fees shall only apply to the municipality
19 or county of primary registration, and not to campus
20 registration.
21 The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
22 provide accurate information as required by the Illinois State
23 Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
24 student's current place of school attendance or the
25 out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
26 (a-10) Any law enforcement agency registering sex
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1 offenders or sexual predators in accordance with subsections
2 (a) or (a-5) of this Section shall forward to the Attorney
3 General a copy of sex offender registration forms from persons
4 convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or
5 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
6 2012, including periodic and annual registrations under
7 Section 6 of this Act.
8 (b) Any sex offender, as defined in Section 2 of this Act,
9 or sexual predator, regardless of any initial, prior, or other
10 registration, shall, within 3 days of beginning school, or
11 establishing a residence, place of employment, or temporary
12 domicile in any county, register in person as set forth in
13 subsection (a) or (a-5).
14 (c) The registration for any person required to register
15 under this Article shall be as follows:
16 (1) Any person registered under the Habitual Child Sex
17 Offender Registration Act or the Child Sex Offender
18 Registration Act prior to January 1, 1996, shall be deemed
19 initially registered as of January 1, 1996; however, this
20 shall not be construed to extend the duration of
21 registration set forth in Section 7.
22 (2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1) or
23 (c)(4), any person convicted or adjudicated prior to
24 January 1, 1996, whose liability for registration under
25 Section 7 has not expired, shall register in person prior
26 to January 31, 1996.
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1 (2.1) A sex offender or sexual predator, who has never
2 previously been required to register under this Act, has a
3 duty to register if the person has been convicted of any
4 felony offense after July 1, 2011. A person who previously
5 was required to register under this Act for a period of 10
6 years and successfully completed that registration period
7 has a duty to register if: (i) the person has been
8 convicted of any felony offense after July 1, 2011, and
9 (ii) the offense for which the 10 year registration was
10 served currently requires a registration period of more
11 than 10 years. Notification of an offender's duty to
12 register under this subsection shall be pursuant to
13 Section 5-7 of this Act.
14 (2.5) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
15 person who has not been notified of his or her
16 responsibility to register shall be notified by a criminal
17 justice entity of his or her responsibility to register.
18 Upon notification the person must then register within 3
19 days of notification of his or her requirement to
20 register. Except as provided in subsection (c)(2.1), if
21 notification is not made within the offender's 10 year
22 registration requirement, and the Illinois State Police
23 determines no evidence exists or indicates the offender
24 attempted to avoid registration, the offender will no
25 longer be required to register under this Act.
26 (3) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4), any
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1 person convicted on or after January 1, 1996, shall
2 register in person within 3 days after the entry of the
3 sentencing order based upon his or her conviction.
4 (4) Any person unable to comply with the registration
5 requirements of this Article because he or she is
6 confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on
7 or after January 1, 1996, shall register in person within
8 3 days of discharge, parole or release.
9 (5) The person shall provide positive identification
10 and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
11 the registering address.
12 (6) The person shall pay a $100 initial registration
13 fee and a $100 annual renewal fee to the registering law
14 enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The registering
15 agency may waive the registration fee if it determines
16 that the person is indigent and unable to pay the
17 registration fee. Thirty-five dollars for the initial
18 registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee shall
19 be retained and used by the registering agency for
20 official purposes. Having retained $35 of the initial
21 registration fee and $35 of the annual renewal fee, the
22 registering agency shall remit the remainder of the fee to
23 State agencies within 30 days of receipt for deposit into
24 the State funds as follows:
25 (A) Five dollars of the initial registration fee
26 and $5 of the annual fee shall be remitted to the State
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1 Treasurer who shall deposit the moneys into the Sex
2 Offender Management Board Fund under Section 19 of the
3 Sex Offender Management Board Act. Money deposited
4 into the Sex Offender Management Board Fund shall be
5 administered by the Sex Offender Management Board and
6 shall be used by the Board to comply with the
7 provisions of the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
8 (B) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
9 and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
10 the Illinois State Police which shall deposit the
11 moneys into the Offender Registration Fund.
12 (C) Thirty dollars of the initial registration fee
13 and $30 of the annual renewal fee shall be remitted to
14 the Attorney General who shall deposit the moneys into
15 the Attorney General Sex Offender Awareness, Training,
16 and Education Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund
17 shall be used by the Attorney General to administer
18 the I-SORT program and to alert and educate the
19 public, victims, and witnesses of their rights under
20 various victim notification laws and for training law
21 enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and medical
22 providers of their legal duties concerning the
23 prosecution and investigation of sex offenses.
24 The registering agency shall establish procedures to
25 document the receipt and remittance of the $100 initial
26 registration fee and $100 annual renewal fee.
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1 (d) Within 3 days after obtaining or changing employment
2 and, if employed on January 1, 2000, within 5 days after that
3 date, a person required to register under this Section must
4 report, in person to the law enforcement agency having
5 jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
6 employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
7 locations, every business and work location must be reported
8 to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
9 (Source: P.A. 101-571, eff. 8-23-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
10 (730 ILCS 150/6)
11 Sec. 6. Duty to report; change of address, school, name,
12 or employment; duty to inform. A person who has been
13 adjudicated to be sexually dangerous or is a sexually violent
14 person and is later released, or found to be no longer sexually
15 dangerous or no longer a sexually violent person and
16 discharged, or convicted of a violation of this Act after July
17 1, 2005, shall report in person to the law enforcement agency
18 with whom he or she last registered no later than 90 days after
19 the date of his or her last registration and every 90 days
20 thereafter and at such other times at the request of the law
21 enforcement agency not to exceed 4 times a year. Such sexually
22 dangerous or sexually violent person must report all new or
23 changed e-mail addresses, all new or changed instant messaging
24 identities, all new or changed chat room identities, and all
25 other new or changed Internet communications identities that
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1 the sexually dangerous or sexually violent person uses or
2 plans to use, all new or changed Uniform Resource Locators
3 (URLs) registered or used by the sexually dangerous or
4 sexually violent person, and all new or changed blogs and
5 other Internet sites maintained by the sexually dangerous or
6 sexually violent person or to which the sexually dangerous or
7 sexually violent person has uploaded any content or posted any
8 messages or information. Any person who lacks a fixed
9 residence shall report in person to the appropriate law
10 enforcement agency where the person is located every 90 days
11 or annually, as provided in this Section, and additionally
12 must follow the interim reporting requirements in the
13 applicable Sections of this Act. Any person who lacks a fixed
14 residence must report weekly, in person, to the appropriate
15 law enforcement agency where the sex offender is located. Any
16 other person who is required to register under this Article
17 shall report in person to the appropriate law enforcement
18 agency with whom he or she last registered within one year from
19 the date of last registration and every year thereafter and at
20 such other times at the request of the law enforcement agency
21 not to exceed 4 times a year. If any person required to
22 register under this Article lacks a fixed residence or
23 temporary domicile, he or she must notify, in person, the
24 agency of jurisdiction of his or her last known address within
25 3 days after ceasing to have a fixed residence and if the
26 offender leaves the last jurisdiction of residence, he or she,
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1 must within 3 days after leaving register in person with the
2 new agency of jurisdiction. If any other person required to
3 register under this Article changes his or her residence
4 address, place of employment, telephone number, cellular
5 telephone number, or school, he or she shall report in person,
6 to the law enforcement agency with whom he or she last
7 registered, his or her new address, change in employment,
8 telephone number, cellular telephone number, or school, all
9 new or changed e-mail addresses, all new or changed instant
10 messaging identities, all new or changed chat room identities,
11 and all other new or changed Internet communications
12 identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all new
13 or changed Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used
14 by the sex offender, and all new or changed blogs and other
15 Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the
16 sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages
17 or information, and register, in person, with the appropriate
18 law enforcement agency within the time period specified in
19 Section 3. If any person required to register under this
20 Article is granted a legal name change pursuant to subsection
21 (b) of Section 21-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
22 person shall report, in person, within 3 days of the legal name
23 change, to the law enforcement agency with whom the person
24 last registered. If the sex offender is a child sex offender as
25 defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of
26 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the sex offender shall
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1 within 3 days after beginning to reside in a household with a
2 child under 18 years of age who is not his or her own child,
3 provided that his or her own child is not the victim of the sex
4 offense, report that information to the registering law
5 enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency shall, within 3
6 days of the reporting in person by the person required to
7 register under this Article, notify the Illinois State Police
8 of the new place of residence, change in employment, telephone
9 number, cellular telephone number, or school.
10 If any person required to register under this Article
11 intends to establish a residence or employment outside of the
12 State of Illinois, at least 10 days before establishing that
13 residence or employment, he or she shall report in person to
14 the law enforcement agency with which he or she last
15 registered of his or her out-of-state intended residence or
16 employment. The law enforcement agency with which such person
17 last registered shall, within 3 days after the reporting in
18 person of the person required to register under this Article
19 of an address or employment change, notify the Illinois State
20 Police. The Illinois State Police shall forward such
21 information to the out-of-state law enforcement agency having
22 jurisdiction in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois
23 State Police.
24 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1133, eff. 1-1-24;
25 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
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1 (730 ILCS 150/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 228)
2 Sec. 8. Registration and DNA submission requirements.
3 (a) Registration. Registration as required by this Article
4 shall consist of a statement in writing signed by the person
5 giving the information that is required by the Illinois State
6 Police, which may include the fingerprints and must include a
7 current photograph of the person, to be updated annually. If
8 the sex offender is a child sex offender as defined in Section
9 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
10 Code of 2012, he or she shall sign a statement that he or she
11 understands that according to Illinois law as a child sex
12 offender he or she may not reside within 250 500 feet of a
13 school, park, or playground. The offender may also not reside
14 within 250 500 feet of a facility providing services directed
15 exclusively toward persons under 18 years of age unless the
16 sex offender meets specified exemptions. The registration
17 information must include whether the person is a sex offender
18 as defined in the Sex Offender Community Notification Law.
19 Within 3 days, the registering law enforcement agency shall
20 forward any required information to the Illinois State Police.
21 The registering law enforcement agency shall enter the
22 information into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System
23 (LEADS) as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of the
24 Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984.
25 (b) DNA submission. Every person registering as a sex
26 offender pursuant to this Act, regardless of the date of
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1 conviction or the date of initial registration who is required
2 to submit specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue for DNA
3 analysis as required by subsection (a) of Section 5-4-3 of the
4 Unified Code of Corrections shall submit the specimens as
5 required by that Section. Registered sex offenders who have
6 previously submitted a DNA specimen which has been uploaded to
7 the Illinois DNA database shall not be required to submit an
8 additional specimen pursuant to this Section.
9 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
10 Section 15. The Murderer and Violent Offender Against
11 Youth Registration Act is amended by changing Section 10 as
12 follows:
13 (730 ILCS 154/10)
14 Sec. 10. Duty to register.
15 (a) A violent offender against youth shall, within the
16 time period prescribed in subsections (b) and (c), register in
17 person and provide accurate information as required by the
18 Illinois State Police. Such information shall include a
19 current photograph, current address, current place of
20 employment, the employer's telephone number, school attended,
21 extensions of the time period for registering as provided in
22 this Act and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the
23 extension was granted and the date the violent offender
24 against youth was notified of the extension. A person who has
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1 been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an act which, if
2 committed by an adult, would be a violent offense against
3 youth shall register as an adult violent offender against
4 youth within 10 days after attaining 17 years of age. The
5 violent offender against youth shall register:
6 (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
7 which he or she resides or is temporarily domiciled for a
8 period of time of 5 or more days, unless the municipality
9 is the City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall
10 register at a fixed location designated by the
11 Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
12 (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
13 resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period of time
14 of 5 or more days in an unincorporated area or, if
15 incorporated, no police chief exists.
16 If the violent offender against youth is employed at or
17 attends an institution of higher education, he or she shall
18 register:
19 (i) with the chief of police in the municipality in
20 which he or she is employed at or attends an institution of
21 higher education, unless the municipality is the City of
22 Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at a fixed
23 location designated by the Superintendent of the Chicago
24 Police Department; or
25 (ii) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
26 is employed or attends an institution of higher education
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1 located in an unincorporated area, or if incorporated, no
2 police chief exists.
3 For purposes of this Act, the place of residence or
4 temporary domicile is defined as any and all places where the
5 violent offender against youth resides for an aggregate period
6 of time of 5 or more days during any calendar year. Any person
7 required to register under this Act who lacks a fixed address
8 or temporary domicile must notify, in person, the agency of
9 jurisdiction of his or her last known address within 5 days
10 after ceasing to have a fixed residence.
11 Any person who lacks a fixed residence must report weekly,
12 in person, with the sheriff's office of the county in which he
13 or she is located in an unincorporated area, or with the chief
14 of police in the municipality in which he or she is located.
15 Any person who lacks a fixed residence shall follow the annual
16 and interim reporting requirements as provided in the
17 applicable Sections of this Act. The agency of jurisdiction
18 will document each weekly registration to include all the
19 locations where the person has stayed during the past 7 days.
20 The violent offender against youth shall provide accurate
21 information as required by the Illinois State Police. That
22 information shall include the current place of employment of
23 the violent offender against youth.
24 (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
25 shall, within 5 days after beginning school or employment in
26 this State, register in person and provide accurate
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1 information as required by the Illinois State Police. Such
2 information will include current place of employment, school
3 attended, and address in state of residence. The out-of-state
4 student or out-of-state employee shall register:
5 (1) with the chief of police in the municipality in
6 which he or she attends school or is employed for a period
7 of time of 5 or more days or for an aggregate period of
8 time of more than 30 days during any calendar year, unless
9 the municipality is the City of Chicago, in which case he
10 or she shall register at a fixed location designated by
11 the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; or
12 (2) with the sheriff in the county in which he or she
13 attends school or is employed for a period of time of 5 or
14 more days or for an aggregate period of time of more than
15 30 days during any calendar year in an unincorporated area
16 or, if incorporated, no police chief exists.
17 The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee shall
18 provide accurate information as required by the Illinois State
19 Police. That information shall include the out-of-state
20 student's current place of school attendance or the
21 out-of-state employee's current place of employment.
22 (b) Any violent offender against youth regardless of any
23 initial, prior, or other registration, shall, within 5 days of
24 beginning school, or establishing a residence, place of
25 employment, or temporary domicile in any county, register in
26 person as set forth in subsection (a) or (a-5).
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1 (c) The registration for any person required to register
2 under this Act shall be as follows:
3 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
4 subsection (c), any person who has not been notified of
5 his or her responsibility to register shall be notified by
6 a criminal justice entity of his or her responsibility to
7 register. Upon notification the person must then register
8 within 5 days of notification of his or her requirement to
9 register. If notification is not made within the
10 offender's 10 year registration requirement, and the
11 Illinois State Police determines no evidence exists or
12 indicates the offender attempted to avoid registration,
13 the offender will no longer be required to register under
14 this Act.
15 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
16 subsection (c), any person convicted on or after the
17 effective date of this Act shall register in person within
18 5 days after the entry of the sentencing order based upon
19 his or her conviction.
20 (3) Any person unable to comply with the registration
21 requirements of this Act because he or she is confined,
22 institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
23 the effective date of this Act shall register in person
24 within 5 days of discharge, parole or release.
25 (4) The person shall provide positive identification
26 and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
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1 the registering address.
2 (5) The person shall pay a $20 initial registration
3 fee and a $10 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be
4 deposited into the Offender Registration Fund. The fees
5 shall be used by the registering agency for official
6 purposes. The agency shall establish procedures to
7 document receipt and use of the funds. The law enforcement
8 agency having jurisdiction may waive the registration fee
9 if it determines that the person is indigent and unable to
10 pay the registration fee.
11 (d) Within 5 days after obtaining or changing employment,
12 a person required to register under this Section must report,
13 in person to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction,
14 the business name and address where he or she is employed. If
15 the person has multiple businesses or work locations, every
16 business and work location must be reported to the law
17 enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
18 (Source: P.A. 101-571, eff. 8-23-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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