Rep. Scott E. Penny

Filed: 5/3/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3258

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3258 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
8    (a) General Provisions.
9        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),

 

 

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1                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
2                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
3                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
4                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
5                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
6                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
7                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),
8                (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
9                (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
10                (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
11                (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
12                (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
13                (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
14            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
15        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
16        5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
17        defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
18        result of the charge.
19            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
20        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
21        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
22        a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
23        jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
24        An order of supervision successfully completed by the
25        petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
26        probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))

 

 

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1        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
2        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
3        qualified probation that is terminated
4        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
5        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
6        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
7        reversed or vacated.
8            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
9        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
10        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
11        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
12        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
13        be considered a criminal offense.
14            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
15        records or return them to the petitioner and to
16        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
17        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
18        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
19        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
20        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
21        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
22        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
23            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
24        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
25        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
26        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by

 

 

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1        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
2        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
3        has included the criminal offense for which the
4        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
5        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
6        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
7        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
8        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
9        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
10        ordered to run concurrently.
11            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
12        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
13        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
14        municipal or local ordinance.
15            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
16        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
17        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
18        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
19        released without charging.
20            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
21        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
22        this Section.
23            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
24        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
25        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
26        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and

 

 

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1        Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2)
2        of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as those provisions
3        existed before their deletion by Public Act 89-313),
4        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
5        Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
6        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section 10
7        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
8        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
9        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
10        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
11        Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
12        and Dependency Act means that the probation was
13        terminated satisfactorily and the judgment of
14        conviction was vacated.
15            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
16        maintain the records, unless the records would
17        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
18        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
19        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
20        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
21        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
22        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
23        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
24        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
25            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
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1        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
2        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
3            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
4        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
5        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
6        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
7        Section.
8        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
9    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
10    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
11    pursuant to this Section.
12        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
13    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), and (e) of this Section, the
14    court shall not order:
15            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
16        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
17        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
18        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
19        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
20        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
21        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
22        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
23        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
24        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
25        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
26        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender

 

 

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1        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
2        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
3        provision of a local ordinance.
4            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
5        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
6        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
7        without charging.
8            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
9        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
10        order of supervision, an order of qualified probation
11        (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)), or a conviction
12        for the following offenses:
13                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
14            Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
15            local ordinance, except Section 11-14 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
17            local ordinance;
18                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30, or
19            26-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
20            provision of a local ordinance;
21                (iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
22            in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
23            or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
24                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
25            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
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1            would subject a person to registration under the
2            Sex Offender Registration Act.
3            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
4        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
5        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
6        for a felony offense unless:
7                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
8            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
9            subsection (c);
10                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
11            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
12            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
13            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
14            charge brought in the same case results in a
15            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
16            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
17            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
18            (iv) of this subsection;
19                (iii) the charge results in first offender
20            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
21                (iv) the charge is for a Class 4 felony offense
22            listed in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is
23            amended to a Class 4 felony offense listed in
24            subsection (c)(2)(F). Records of arrests which
25            result in the petitioner being charged with a Class
26            4 felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F),

 

 

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1            records of charges not initiated by arrest for
2            Class 4 felony offenses listed in subsection
3            (c)(2)(F), and records of charges amended to a
4            Class 4 felony offense listed in (c)(2)(F) may be
5            sealed, regardless of the disposition, subject to
6            any waiting periods set forth in subsection
7            (c)(3);
8                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
9            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
10            conviction; or
11                (vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
12            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
13    (b) Expungement.
14        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
15    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
16    initiated by arrest when:
17            (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
18        criminal offense; and
19            (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
20        sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
21        dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
22        charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
23        (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
24        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
25        supervision and such supervision was successfully
26        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by

 

 

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1        subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
2        qualified probation (as defined in subsection
3        (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
4        completed by the petitioner.
5        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
6            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
7        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
8        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
9        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
10        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
11        such records.
12            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
13        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
14        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
15        the following time frames will apply:
16                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
17            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
18            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
19            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
20            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
21            Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a local
22            ordinance, shall not be eligible for expungement
23            until 5 years have passed following the
24            satisfactory termination of the supervision.
25                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
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1            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
2            passed following the satisfactory termination of
3            the supervision.
4            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
5        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
6        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
7        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
8        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
9        satisfactory termination of the probation.
10        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
11    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
12    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
13    Act of 1987.
14        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
15    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
16    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
17    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
18    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
19    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
20    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
21    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
22    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
23    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
24    all official records of the arresting authority, the
25    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
26    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if

 

 

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1    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
2    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
3    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
4    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
5    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
6    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
7    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
8    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
9    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
10    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
11    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
12    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
13    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
14    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
15    used.
16        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
17    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
18    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
19    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
20    victim of that offense may request that the State's
21    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
22    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
23    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
24    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
25    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
26    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority

 

 

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1    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
2    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
3    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
4    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
5    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
6        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
7    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
8    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
9    innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
10    expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
11    5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
12        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
13    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
14    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
15    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
16    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
17    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
18    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
19    Act, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section
20    12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section 10-102 of the
21    Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
22    40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
23    Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
24    (c) Sealing.
25        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
26    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights

 

 

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1    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
2    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
3    minors prosecuted as adults.
4        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
5    sealed:
6            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
7        charging;
8            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
9        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
10        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
11        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
12            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in orders of supervision successfully
14        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
15        subsection (a)(3);
16            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
17        resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
18        (a)(3);
19            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
21        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
22        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70
23        of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
24        Protection Act; and
25            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
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1        following offenses:
2                (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
3                (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;
4                (iii) Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
5            Substances Act;
6                (iv) the Methamphetamine Precursor Control
7            Act; and
8                (v) the Steroid Control Act.
9        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
10    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
11    sealed as follows:
12            (A) Records identified as eligible under
13        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
14        time.
15            (B) Records identified as eligible under
16        subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
17        the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as
18        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
19        never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
20        in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the
21        termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
22        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
23        ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
24        in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
25            (C) Records identified as eligible under
26        subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be

 

 

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1        sealed 4 years after the termination of the
2        petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
3        (a)(1)(F)).
4            (D) Records identified in subsection
5        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
6        reached the age of 25 years.
7        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
8    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
9    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
10    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
11    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
12    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
13    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
14    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
15        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
16    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
17    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
18    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
19    sealing of the records.
20    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
21expungement under subsections (b) and (e), and sealing under
22subsection (c):
23        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
24    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
25    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
26    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the

 

 

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1    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
2    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
3    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
4    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
5    shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
6        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
7    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
8    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
9    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
10    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
11    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
12    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
13    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
14    clerk of any change of his or her address.
15        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
16    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
17    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
18    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
19    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
20    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
21    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
22    is petitioning to seal felony records pursuant to clause
23    (c)(2)(E) or (c)(2)(F)(ii)-(v) or if he or she is
24    petitioning to expunge felony records of a qualified
25    probation pursuant to clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
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1    promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
2    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
3    the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
4    agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
5    government effecting the arrest.
6        (5) Objections.
7            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
8        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
9        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
10        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
11        of the objection.
12            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
13        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
14        the petition.
15        (6) Entry of order.
16            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
17        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
18        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
19        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
20        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
21        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
22        subsection (d)(6).
23            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
24        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
25        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
26        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the

 

 

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1        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
2        an order granting or denying the petition.
3        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
4    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
5    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
6    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
7    evidence on whether the petition should or should not be
8    granted, and shall grant or deny the petition to expunge or
9    seal the records based on the evidence presented at the
10    hearing.
11        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
12    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
13    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
14    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
15    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
16    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
17    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
18    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
19    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
20        (9) Effect of order.
21            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
22        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
23                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
24            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
25            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
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1            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
2            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
3            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
4                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
5            shall be impounded until further order of the court
6            upon good cause shown and the name of the
7            petitioner obliterated on the official index
8            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
9            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
10            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
11            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
12            and
13                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
14            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
15            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
16            response to inquiries when no records ever
17            existed.
18            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
19        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
20                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
21            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
22            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
23            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
24            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
25            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
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1                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
2            shall be impounded until further order of the court
3            upon good cause shown and the name of the
4            petitioner obliterated on the official index
5            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
6            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
7            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
8            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
9                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
10            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
11            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
12            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
13            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
14            this Section;
15                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
16            be disseminated by the Department only as required
17            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
18            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
19            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
20            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
21            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
22            offense; and
23                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
24            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
25            records the court, the Department, or the agency
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1            response to inquiries when no records ever
2            existed.
3            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
4        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
5        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
6        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
7        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
8        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
9        records the court, the Department, or the agency
10        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
11        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
12        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
13    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
14    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
15    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
16    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
17    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
18    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
19    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
20    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
21    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
22    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
23    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
24    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
25    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
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1    the State Police Services Fund.
2        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
3    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
4    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
5    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
6    entitled to notice of the petition.
7        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
8    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
9    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
10    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
11    of service of the order.
12    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
13is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
14authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
15to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
16convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
17Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
18presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
19order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
20records of the arresting authority and order that the records
21of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
22further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
23otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
24obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
25circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
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1offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
2shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
3before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
4Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
5required by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
6Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
7similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
8subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
9the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
10records of the Department pertaining to that individual. Upon
11entry of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
12shall promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who was
13pardoned.
14    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
15of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
16especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
17random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
18criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
19Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
20Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
21appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
22disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
23identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
24The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
25later than September 1, 2010.
26(Source: P.A. 96-409, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1401, eff. 7-29-10;

 

 

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196-1532, eff. 1-1-12; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 905, eff.
27-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11; 97-443,
3eff. 8-19-11; revised 9-6-11.)
 
4    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
5changing Sections 11-9.3 and 11-9.4-1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
7    Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex
8offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with,
9or communicating with a child within certain places by child
10sex offenders prohibited.
11    (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be
12present in any school building, on real property comprising any
13school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
14school to transport students to or from school or a school
15related activity when persons under the age of 18 are present
16in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance, unless
17the offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending the
18school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a
19conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the
20progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii)
21participating in child review conferences in which evaluation
22and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her
23child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
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1her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
2principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
3unless the offender has permission to be present from the
4superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private
5school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if
6permission is granted, the superintendent or school board
7president must inform the principal of the school where the sex
8offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of
9the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex
10offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is
11responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she
12arrives on school property and when he or she departs from
13school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the
14vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain
15under the direct supervision of a school official.
16    (a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
17be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or
18discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by
19a school to transport students to or from school or a school
20related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18
21are present at the site.
22    (a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
23be present in any public park building or on real property
24comprising any public park when persons under the age of 18 are
25present in the building or on the grounds and to approach,
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1unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under
218 years of age present in the building or on the grounds.
3    (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
4loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property
5comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are
6present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender
7is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and
8the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the
9school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or
10her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child
11review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions
12may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special
13education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss
14other student issues concerning his or her child such as
15retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the
16school of his or her presence at the school or has permission
17to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in
18the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of
19a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent
20or school board president must inform the principal of the
21school where the sex offender will be present. Notification
22includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours
23in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The
24sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's
25office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or
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1present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the
2duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school
3official.
4    (b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
5loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park
6building or real property comprising any public park while
7persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
8the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
9child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
10guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
11building or on the grounds.
12    (b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
13reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real
14property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18
15attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child sex
16offender from residing within 500 feet of a school building or
17the real property comprising any school that persons under 18
18attend if the property is owned by the child sex offender and
19was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the effective date of Public
20Act 91-911) this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
21    (b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
22reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care institution,
23day care center, part day child care facility, day care home,
24group day care home, or a facility providing programs or
25services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of
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1offender from residing within 500 feet of a playground or a
2facility providing programs or services exclusively directed
3toward persons under 18 years of age if the property is owned
4by the child sex offender and was purchased before July 7,
52000. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex
6offender from residing within 500 feet of a child care
7institution, day care center, or part day child care facility
8if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
9purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in this subsection
10(b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
11feet of a day care home or group day care home if the property
12is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before
13August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-821).
14    (b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
15reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex offense.
16Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child sex
17offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the
18property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by
19the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22,
202002.
21    This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the
22sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
23    (b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
24communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois
25law, using the Internet or any other digital media, with a
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1believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the
2offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years
3of age.
4    (c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
5operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated
6with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing
7programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
8the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care
9facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing
10before and after school programs for children under 18 years of
11age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This
12does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real
13property upon which the programs or services are offered or
14upon which the day care center, part day child care facility,
15child care institution, or school providing before and after
16school programs for children under 18 years of age is located,
17provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on
18the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or
19services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day
20child care facility, child care institution, or school
21providing before and after school programs for children under
2218 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is
23operated.
24    (c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
25operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any
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1    (c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and
2resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any
3residential unit within the same building in which he or she
4resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or
5children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply
6only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after
7January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
8    (c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
9offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18
10years of age in his or her residence or the residence of
11another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or
12providing such programs or services, whether such programs or
13services are offered or provided by contract, agreement,
14arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
15    (c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
16operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the
17following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically
18designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for
19the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not limited
20to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency vehicle; or
21(3) a rescue vehicle.
22    (d) Definitions. In this Section:
23        (1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
24            (i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any
25        substantially similar federal law or law of another
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1        this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an
2        included sex offense, and the victim is a person under
3        18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
4                (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt
5            to commit such offense; or
6                (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
7            of such offense or an attempt to commit such
8            offense; or
9                (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
10            pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the
11            Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense
12            or an attempt to commit such offense; or
13                (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting
14            in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
15            subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
16            Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged
17            commission or attempted commission of such
18            offense; or
19                (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
20            following a hearing conducted pursuant to a
21            federal law or the law of another state
22            substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section
23            104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of
24            such offense or of the attempted commission of such
25            offense; or
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1            in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
2            a federal law or the law of another state
3            substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section
4            104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
5            for the alleged violation or attempted commission
6            of such offense; or
7            (ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person
8        pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons
9        Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the
10        law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to
11        such certification is committed or attempted against a
12        person less than 18 years of age; or
13            (iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of
14        the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
15        Persons Act.
16        Convictions that result from or are connected with the
17    same act, or result from offenses committed at the same
18    time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as
19    one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is
20    not a conviction for purposes of this Section.
21        (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),
22    "sex offense" means:
23            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections of
24        the Criminal Code of 1961: 10-4 (forcible detention),
25        10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section
26        10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40

 

 

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1        (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6
2        (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent
3        solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation
4        of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
5        11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a
6        disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families),
7        11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing
8        prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting
9        prostitution by profiting from prostitution by
10        compelling a person to be a prostitute),
11        11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting
12        from prostitution by means other than as described in
13        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of
14        subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting
15        juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a
16        juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child pornography),
17        11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21
18        (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling
19        to meet a minor), 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child),
20        11-20 (obscenity) (when that offense was committed in
21        any school, on real property comprising any school, in
22        any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school
23        to transport students to or from school or a school
24        related activity, or in a public park), 11-30 (public
25        indecency) (when committed in a school, on real
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1        leased, or contracted by a school to transport students
2        to or from school or a school related activity, or in a
3        public park). An attempt to commit any of these
4        offenses.
5            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
6        of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a
7        person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual
8        assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual
9        assault), 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60
10        (aggravated criminal sexual abuse). An attempt to
11        commit any of these offenses.
12            (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
13        of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a
14        person under 18 years of age and the defendant is not a
15        parent of the victim:
16            10-1 (kidnapping),
17            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
18            10-3 (unlawful restraint),
19            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint), .
20            11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
21            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
22            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
23        substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
24        clause (2)(i) of subsection (d) of this Section.
25        (2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10)
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1            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections of
2        the Criminal Code of 1961:
3             10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or
4        abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
5        11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
6        child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
7        11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2
8        (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual
9        misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11
10        (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1)
11        (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution),
12        11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting
13        from prostitution by compelling a person to be a
14        prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution
15        by profiting from prostitution by means other than as
16        described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)
17        of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4
18        (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
19        (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child
20        pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
21        11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor), or
22        12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child). An attempt to
23        commit any of these offenses.
24            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
25        of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a
26        person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual

 

 

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1        assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual
2        assault), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
3        and subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual
4        abuse). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
5            (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
6        of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a
7        person under 18 years of age and the defendant is not a
8        parent of the victim:
9            10-1 (kidnapping),
10            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
11            10-3 (unlawful restraint),
12            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint), .
13            11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
14            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
15            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
16        substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
17        paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
18        (3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the
19    law of another state that is substantially equivalent to
20    any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
21    this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose
22    of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually
23    dangerous person under any federal law or law of another
24    state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
25    Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for
26    the purposes of this Section.

 

 

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1        (4) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",
2    and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in
3    Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the
4    Illinois Vehicle Code.
5        (5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
6    to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
7        (6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it in
8    Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
9        (7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in
10    Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
11        (8) "Facility providing programs or services directed
12    towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility
13    providing programs or services exclusively directed
14    towards persons under the age of 18.
15        (9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to
16    it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
17        (10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section
18    16J-5 of this Code.
19        (11) "Loiter" means:
20            (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
21        person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
22        school or public park property.
23            (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
24        person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
25        school or public park property, for the purpose of
26        committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

 

 

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1            (iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or
2        around school property, other than the offender's
3        residence.
4        (12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
5    ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of
6    1969.
7        (13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or
8    controlled by a unit of local government that is designated
9    by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily
10    for children's recreation.
11        (14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
12    bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
13    jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
14        (15) "School" means a public or private preschool or
15    elementary or secondary school.
16        (16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher,
17    or any other certified employee of the school, the
18    superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
19    (e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet distance
20shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property of the
21school building or the real property comprising the school that
22is closest to the edge of the property of the child sex
23offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and (2)
24the edge of the property comprising the public park building or
25the real property comprising the public park, playground, child
26care institution, day care center, part day child care

 

 

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1facility, or facility providing programs or services
2exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age, or a
3victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of age, to the
4edge of the child sex offender's place of residence or place
5where he or she is loitering.
6    (f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
7of a Class 4 felony.
8(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-440, eff. 8-27-07;
995-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-819, eff. 1-1-09; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
1096-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, eff.
117-1-11.)
 
12    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1)
13    Sec. 11-9.4-1. Sexual predator and child sex offender;
14presence or loitering in or near public parks prohibited.
15    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
16        "Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed to it in
17    subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 11-9.4 of this Code, but
18    does not include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of
19    subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 11-9.4, the offenses under
20    subsections (b) and (c) of Section 11-1.50 or subsections
21    (b) and (c) of Section 12-15 of this Code.
22        "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
23    bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
24    jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
25        "Loiter" means:

 

 

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1            (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
2        person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
3        park property.
4            (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
5        person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
6        park property, for the purpose of committing or
7        attempting to commit a sex offense.
8        "Sexual predator" has the meaning ascribed to it in
9    subsection (E) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender
10    Registration Act.
11    (b) It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex
12offender to knowingly be present in any public park building or
13on real property comprising any public park.
14    (c) It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex
15offender to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of
16a public park building or real property comprising any public
17park. For the purposes of this subsection (c), the 500 feet
18distance shall be measured from the edge of the property
19comprising the public park building or the real property
20comprising the public park.
21    (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
22of a Class A misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent
23violation is a Class 4 felony.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1099, eff. 1-1-11; revised 10-12-11.)".