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Full Text of SB2824 96th General Assembly

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SB2824sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 2/23/2010

09600SB2824sam001 LRB096 19736 RLC 37433 a

1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2824
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2824 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Section 11-9.4-1 as follows:

6     (720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1 new)
7     Sec. 11-9.4-1. Sex offenders; presence or loitering in or
8 near public parks prohibited.
9     (a) For the purposes of this Section:
10         "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve, or
11     conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a
12     unit of local government.
13         "Loiter" means:
14             (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
15         person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
16         park property.

09600SB2824sam001 - 2 - LRB096 19736 RLC 37433 a

1             (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
2         person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
3         park property, for the purpose of committing or
4         attempting to commit a sex offense.
5         "Registered sex offender" means a person registered as
6     a sex offender under the laws of this State or any other
7     state.
8         "Sex offender" and "sex offense" have the meanings
9     ascribed to them in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
10     Registration Act.
11     (b) It is unlawful for a registered sex offender to
12 knowingly be present in any public park building or on real
13 property comprising any public park.
14     (c) It is unlawful for a registered sex offender to
15 knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public
16 park building or real property comprising any public park. For
17 the purposes of this subsection (c), the 500 feet distance
18 shall be measured from the edge of the property comprising the
19 public park building or the real property comprising the public
20 park.
21     (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
22 of a Class A misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent
23 violation is a Class 4 felony.".

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