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Illinois Laws Regarding Registration
Who must register?
730 ILCS 150/2-3 http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2009&ChapterID=55
What information must registrants provide?
How frequently must they register?
Do any registrants remain privately registered? If so, who?
None do.
Are there special restrictions for registrants even after supervision? (State: Local jurisdictions: Yes/No)
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072000050K11-9.3
720 ILCS 9.4-1 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072000050K11-9.4-1
720 ILCS 11-24 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K11-24.htm
720 ILCS 12-21.6-5 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072000050K12-21.6-5
Is there a process for removal from the registry? If so, who qualifies and what is the process?
for Juveniles 730 ILCS 150/3-5 (c-f) http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2009&ChapterID=55
What is the registration requirement for someone with a sexual offense who is visiting your state?
Response needed.
Statute needed.
What is the registration requirement for someone with a sexual offense who will be moving to your state to live or to attend school?
Response needed.
Statute needed.
Info for State Advocates
Are felons allowed to vote? If so, when is this right restored?
Yes if not in prison
What does the state say about persons who are required to register?
Response needed.
Statute needed.
How does the state’s legislative process work?
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lis/98bill_law.pdf http://www.surs.org/pdfs/legal/How_a_Bill_Becomes_a_Law.pdf
How can I locate and track legislation regarding sexual offense issues?
Bills for the current legislative session are posted here http://ilga.gov/legislation/ This website doesn't have any built-in feature for tracking bills.
Best keywords are:
Response needed.
Statute needed.
Sign up for notifications of bill movement:
Response needed.
Statute needed.
Most important legislative committees for our issues are:
Senate Criminal Law Committee
http://ilga.gov/senate/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=1593
http://my.ilga.gov/Committee/Index/1593?tab=1
House Judiciary - Criminal Committee
http://ilga.gov/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=1795&GA=99
http://my.ilga.gov/Committee/Index/1795?tab=1
House Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee
http://ilga.gov/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=1810&GA=99 http://my.ilga.gov/Committee/Index/1810?tab=1
Contact info for state legislators can be found at:
State Laws Regarding Sexual Offenses and Offenders, other than registration
What sexual offenses can people be convicted of, and what are the ranges of sentences?
Does the state have lifetime supervision?
Response needed.
Statute needed.
Does the state have indeterminate sentencing?
Response needed.
Statute needed.
What are the state civil commitment laws?
What is the age of consent?
age of consent is 17 - see 720 ILCS 5/11-1.50, 720 ILCS 5/11-1.60
Statute needed.
Are there “Romeo and Juliet” laws or other laws specific to young people?
see text of individual offenses 720 ILCS 5/11-1.50, 60 which have provisions for cases where a victim is at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the person is less than 5 years older than the victim.
Statute needed.
Other Useful State Information
=== Response needed.
Statute needed. ===
Contact information for state registry office
https://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/contactsor.cfm 888-41-ISORT (888-414-7678) I-SORT has established a toll-free number to answer questions about sex offender laws in Illinois, take phone-in tips about inaccurate or incomplete entries on the Sex Offender Registry and to order Sex Offender Registry public awareness posters. The hotline is answered Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m
Questions regarding length of registration for sex offenders are to be addressed to the Illinois State Police Registration Unit (SOR) at 217-785-0653 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
RSOL state affiliate website or blog:
Response needed.
Link needed.
Other helpful information
- Northwestern University Law School - Bluhm Legal Clinic http://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/
- ACLU of Illinois http://www.aclu-il.org/
- Illinois FAMM http://famm.org/states-map/illinois/
- Illinois Association for Criminal Justice http://illinoiscriminaljustice.org/
- Cabrini Green Legal Aid http://www.cgla.net
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority http://www.icjia.state.il.us/
- John Howard Association of Illinois http://www.thejha.org/
- Illinois Association for Criminal Justice http://illinoiscriminaljustice.org/