2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS › 730 ILCS 152/ - Sex Offender Community Notification Law. › Article 1

(730 ILCS 152/Art. 1 heading)
ARTICLE 1.
(730 ILCS 152/101)
Sec. 101. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sex Offender Community Notification Law.
(Source: P.A. 94-945, eff. 6-27-06.)
(730 ILCS 152/105)
Sec. 105. 
		Definitions. 
		As used in this Article, the following
definitions apply:
"Child care facilities" has the meaning set forth in the Child Care Act of
1969, but does not include licensed foster homes.
"Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction"
means the Chief of Police in the municipality in which the sex
offender
expects to reside (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 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.
"Sex offender" means any sex offender as defined
in the Sex Offender Registration Act whose offense or adjudication as a
sexually dangerous person occurred on or after June 1, 1996, and whose
victim
was under the age of 18 at the time the offense was committed but does not
include the offenses set forth in subsection (b)(1.5) of Section 2 of that Act;
and any sex offender as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act whose
offense or adjudication as a sexually dangerous person occurred on or after
June 1, 1997, and whose victim was 18 years of age or older at the time the
offense was committed but does not include the offenses set forth in subsection
(b)(1.5) of Section 2 of that Act.
"Sex offender" also means any sex offender as defined in
the Sex Offender Registration Act whose offense or adjudication as a sexually
dangerous person occurred before June 1, 1996, and whose victim was under
the
age of 18 at the time the offense was committed but does not include the
offenses set forth in subsection (b)(1.5) of Section 2 of that Act; and any sex
offender
as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act whose offense or adjudication
as a sexually dangerous person occurred before June 1, 1997, and whose
victim
was 18 years of age or older at the time the offense was committed but does not
include the offenses set forth in subsection (b)(1.5) of Section 2 of that
Act.
"Juvenile sex offender" means any person who is adjudicated a juvenile
delinquent as the result of the commission of or attempt to commit a violation
set
forth in item (B), (C), or (C-5) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration
Act, or a
violation of any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military
Justice, sister state, or foreign
country law, and whose adjudication occurred on or after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 91-48, eff. 7-1-99; 92-828, eff. 8-22-02.)
(730 ILCS 152/110)
Sec. 110. 
		Registration. 
		At the time a sex offender registers
under
Section 3 of the Sex Offender Registration Act or reports a change of
address or employment under Section 6 of that Act, the offender shall
notify the law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction with
whom the offender registers or reports a change of address or employment
that the offender is
a sex offender.
(Source: P.A. 90-193, eff. 7-24-97; 91-394, eff. 1-1-00.)
(730 ILCS 152/115)
Sec. 115. Sex offender database.
(a) The Illinois State Police
shall establish and maintain a Statewide Sex Offender Database for
the
purpose of identifying sex offenders and making that information
available to the persons specified in Sections 120 and 125 of this Law.  The
Database shall be created from the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS)
established under Section 6 of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act
of 1984.  The Illinois State Police shall examine its LEADS database for
persons registered as sex offenders under the Sex Offender Registration Act and
shall identify those who are sex offenders and shall add all the
information, including photographs if available, on those sex offenders to
the Statewide Sex
Offender
Database.
(b) The Illinois State Police must make the information contained in
the
Statewide Sex Offender Database accessible on the Internet by means of a
hyperlink
labeled "Sex Offender Information" on the Department's World Wide Web home
page. The Department must make the information contained in the Statewide Sex Offender Database searchable via a mapping system which identifies registered sex offenders living within 5 miles of an identified address. The Illinois State Police must update that information as it deems
necessary.
The Illinois State Police may require that a person who seeks access to
the sex
offender information submit biographical information about himself or
herself before
permitting access to the sex offender information.  The Illinois State Police must promulgate rules
in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act to implement this
subsection
(b)
and those rules must include procedures to ensure that the information in the
database is accurate.
(c) The Illinois State Police, Sex Offender Registration Unit, must develop and conduct training to educate all those entities involved in the Sex Offender Registration Program.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(730 ILCS 152/116)
Sec. 116. Missing Sex Offender Database.
(a) The Illinois State Police
shall establish and maintain a Statewide Missing Sex Offender Database for
the
purpose of identifying missing sex offenders and making that information
available to the persons specified in Sections 120 and 125 of this Law.  The
Database shall be created from the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS)
established under Section 6 of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act
of 1984.  The Illinois State Police shall examine its LEADS database for
persons registered as sex offenders under the Sex Offender Registration Act and
shall identify those who are sex offenders and who have not complied with the provisions of Section 6 of that Act or whose address can not be verified under Section 8-5 of that Act and shall add all the
information, including photographs if available, on those missing sex offenders to
the Statewide Sex
Offender
Database.
(b) The Illinois State Police must make the information contained in
the
Statewide Missing Sex Offender Database accessible on the Internet by means of a
hyperlink
labeled "Missing Sex Offender Information" on the Department's World Wide Web home
page and on the Attorney General's I-SORT page. The Illinois State Police must update that information as it deems
necessary.  The Internet page shall also include information that rewards may be available to persons who inform the Illinois State Police or a local law enforcement agency of the whereabouts of a missing sex offender.
The Illinois State Police may require that a person who seeks access to
the missing sex
offender information submit biographical information about himself or
herself before
permitting access to the missing sex offender information.  The Illinois State Police must promulgate rules
in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act to implement this
subsection
(b)
and those rules must include procedures to ensure that the information in the
database is accurate.
(c) The Illinois State Police, Sex Offender Registration Unit, must develop and conduct training to educate all those entities involved in the Missing Sex Offender Registration Program.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(730 ILCS 152/117)
Sec. 117. 
The Illinois State Police shall promulgate rules to
develop a list of sex offenders covered by this Act and a list of
child
care facilities, schools, and institutions of higher education
eligible to receive notice under this Act, so
that
the list can be disseminated in a timely manner to law enforcement agencies
having jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(730 ILCS 152/120)
Sec. 120. Community notification of sex offenders.
(a) The sheriff of the county, except Cook County, shall disclose to the
following the name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school
attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and offense
or adjudication of all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of
the Sex Offender Registration Act:
(1) The boards of institutions of higher education or     other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the county where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or is attending an institution of higher education;
(2) School boards of public school districts and the     principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(3) Child care facilities located in the county where     the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(4) Libraries located in the county where the sex     offender is required to register or is employed;
(5)  Public libraries located in the county where the     sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(6)  Public housing agencies located in the county     where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(7)  The Illinois Department of Children and Family     Services;
(8)  Social service agencies providing services to     minors located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(9)  Volunteer organizations providing services to     minors located in the county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed; and
(10)  A victim of a sex offense residing in the     county where the sex offender is required to register or is employed, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
(a-2) The sheriff of Cook County shall disclose to the following the name,
address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and offense
or
adjudication of
all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act:
(1) School boards of public school districts and the     principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located within the region of Cook County, as those public school districts and nonpublic schools are identified in LEADS, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(2) Child care facilities located within the region     of Cook County, as those child care facilities are identified in LEADS, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register or is employed;
(3) The boards of institutions of higher education or     other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;
(4) Libraries located in the county, other than the     City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or is attending an institution of higher education;
(5)  Public libraries located in the county, other     than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;
(6)  Public housing agencies located in the county,     other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;
(7)   The Illinois Department of Children and Family     Services;
(8)  Social service agencies providing services to     minors located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education;
(9)  Volunteer organizations providing services to     minors located in the county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education; and
(10)  A victim of a sex offense residing in the     county, other than the City of Chicago, where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attends an institution of higher education, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
(a-3) The Chicago Police Department shall disclose to the following the
name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, and
offense
or adjudication
of all sex offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act:
(1) School boards of public school districts and the     principal or other appropriate administrative officer of each nonpublic school located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;
(2) Child care facilities located in the police     district where the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;
(3) The boards of institutions of higher education or     other appropriate administrative offices of each non-public institution of higher education located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;
(4)  Libraries located in the police district where     the sex offender is required to register or is employed if the offender is required to register or is employed in the City of Chicago;
(5)  Public libraries located in the police district     where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;
(6)  Public housing agencies located in the police     district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;
(7)  The Illinois Department of Children and Family     Services;
(8)  Social service agencies providing services to     minors located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago;
(9)  Volunteer organizations providing services to     minors located in the police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attending an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago; and
(10)  A victim of a sex offense residing in the     police district where the sex offender is required to register, resides, is employed, or attends an institution of higher education in the City of Chicago, who is not otherwise required to be notified under Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or Section 75 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
(a-4) The Illinois State Police shall provide a list of sex offenders
required to register to the Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services.
(b) The Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency may
disclose, in the Department's or agency's discretion, the following information
to any person likely to encounter a sex offender, or sexual predator:
(1) The offender's name, address, date of birth,     e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, and other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, and all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information.
(2) The offense for which the offender was convicted.
(3) Adjudication as a sexually dangerous person.
(4) The offender's photograph or other such     information that will help identify the sex offender.
(5) Offender employment information, to protect     public safety.
(c) The name, address, date of birth, e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, other Internet communications identities, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, offense or adjudication, 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 for sex
offenders required to register under Section 3 of the Sex Offender Registration
Act shall be open to inspection by the public as provided in this Section.
Every municipal police department shall make available at its headquarters
the information on all sex offenders who are required to register in the
municipality under the Sex Offender Registration Act.  The sheriff shall
also make available at his or her headquarters the information on all sex
offenders who are required to register under that Act and who live in
unincorporated areas of the county.  Sex offender information must be made
available for public inspection to any person, no later than 72 hours or 3
business days from the date of the request.
The request must be made in person, in writing, or by telephone.
Availability must include giving the inquirer access to a
facility where the information may be copied.  A department or sheriff
may charge a fee, but the fee may not exceed the actual costs of
copying the information.  An inquirer must be allowed to copy this information
in his or her own handwriting.  A department or sheriff must allow access to
the information during normal public working hours.
The sheriff or a municipal police department may publish the
photographs of sex offenders where any victim was 13 years of age or younger
and who are required to register in the municipality or county under the Sex
Offender Registration Act in a newspaper or magazine of general circulation in
the municipality or county or may disseminate the photographs of those sex
offenders on the Internet or on television.  The law enforcement agency may
make available the information on all sex offenders residing within any county.
(d) The Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction may, in the Department's or agency's discretion, place the
information specified in subsection (b) on the Internet or in
other media.
(e) (Blank).
(f) The administrator of a transitional housing facility for sex offenders shall comply with the notification procedures established in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 3-17-5 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
(g) A principal or  teacher of a public or private elementary or secondary school shall notify the parents of children attending the school during school registration or during parent-teacher conferences that information about sex offenders is available to the public as provided in this Act.
(h)  In order to receive notice under paragraph (10) of subsection (a), paragraph (10) of subsection (a-2), or paragraph (10) of subsection (a-3), the victim of the sex offense must notify the appropriate sheriff or the Chicago Police Department in writing, by facsimile transmission,  or by e-mail that the victim  desires to receive such notice.
(i) For purposes of this Section, "victim of a sex offense" means:
(1) the victim of  the sex offense; or
(2) a single representative who may be the spouse,     parent, child, or sibling of a person killed during the course of a sex offense  perpetrated against the person killed or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of any victim of a sex offense who is physically or mentally incapable of comprehending or requesting notice. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(730 ILCS 152/121)
Sec. 121. Notification regarding juvenile offenders.
(a) The Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction may, in the Illinois State Police's or agency's discretion, only provide
the
information specified in subsection (b) of Section 120 of this Act, with respect to an adjudicated
juvenile delinquent, to any person when that person's safety may be compromised
for some
reason related to the juvenile sex offender.
(b) The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to register the juvenile sex offender shall ascertain from the juvenile sex offender whether the juvenile sex offender is enrolled in school; and if so, shall provide a copy of the sex offender registration form only to the principal or chief administrative officer of the school and any school counselor designated by him or her.  The registration form shall be kept separately from any and all school records maintained on behalf of the juvenile sex offender.
(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
(730 ILCS 152/122)
Sec. 122. Special alerts.  A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction
may provide to the public a special alert list warning parents to be aware that
sex offenders may attempt to contact children during holidays involving
children, such as Halloween, Christmas, and Easter and to inform parents that
information containing the names and addresses of registered sex offenders
are accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Sex Offender
Information" on the Department of State Police's World Wide Web home
page and are available for public inspection at the agency's headquarters.
(Source: P.A. 94-159, eff. 7-11-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(730 ILCS 152/125)
Sec. 125. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 89-707, eff.
6-1-97.  Repealed by P.A. 90-193, eff. 7-24-97.)
(730 ILCS 152/130)
Sec. 130. 
		Immunity. 
		
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person
who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set
forth in this Law shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action.
This immunity extends to the secondary release of any of this information
legally obtained in conjunction with procedures set forth in this Law.
(Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 6-1-96; 89-462, eff. 6-1-96; 89-707, eff.
6-1-97.)
(730 ILCS 152/195)
Sec. 195. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 6-1-96; 89-462, eff. 6-1-96; text omitted.)
(730 ILCS 152/197)
Sec. 197. 
		(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 6-1-96; 89-462, eff. 6-1-96; text omitted.)