98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3138

 

Introduced 2/11/2014, by Sen. Sue Rezin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
510 ILCS 70/2.11 new
510 ILCS 70/17
510 ILCS 70/19 new

    Upon entering a conviction for a violation of specified provisions of the Act, or of specified provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012, by a defendant 18 years of age or older, the presiding judge shall notify the defendant that the conviction will be reported to the national Do Not Adopt Registry. Provides that, for convictions that occurred on and after January 1, 2015, the clerk of the court shall send notice of the conviction and the defendant's name, date of birth, physical description (gender, ethnicity, eye color, hair color, height, weight), and offense for which the defendant has been convicted, to the national Do Not Adopt Registry. Provides that, for convictions that occurred before January 1, 2015, the clerk may send notice to the national Do Not Adopt Registry of convictions by a defendant 18 years of age or older. Provides that any animal shelter, pet store, animal breeder, or individual shall conduct a search of the national Do Not Adopt Registry prior to selling, transferring, delivering, or placing for adoption a companion animal to another person.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Section 17 and by adding Sections 2.11 and 19 as
6follows:
 
7    (510 ILCS 70/2.11 new)
8    Sec. 2.11. National Do Not Adopt Registry. "National Do Not
9Adopt Registry" means the national registry of animal abuse
10convictions maintained by the Animal Legal Defense Fund that
11(1) contains the convicted person's name, date of birth,
12physical description, the offense for which the person has been
13convicted, and whether the person is prohibited from possessing
14animals and (2) is free of charge, publicly accessible, and
15searchable by full name and birthdate.
 
16    (510 ILCS 70/17)
17    Sec. 17. Penalties.
18    (a) Any person convicted of any act of abuse or neglect or
19of violating any other provision of this Act, except Section 19
20of this Act, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, or
21any rule, regulation, or order of the Department pursuant
22thereto, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second or

 

 

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1subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony with every day that a
2violation continues constituting a separate offense.
3    (b) The Department may enjoin a person from a continuing
4violation of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 95-560, eff. 8-30-07.)
 
6    (510 ILCS 70/19 new)
7    Sec. 19. National Do Not Adopt Registry.
8    (a) Upon entering a conviction for a violation of Sections
93.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.01, or 6 of this Act, or Sections 12-35 or
1048-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 by a defendant 18 years of
11age or older, the presiding judge shall notify the defendant
12that the conviction will be reported to the national Do Not
13Adopt Registry. For convictions that occurred on and after
14January 1, 2015, the clerk of the court shall send notice of
15the conviction and the defendant's name, date of birth,
16physical description (gender, ethnicity, eye color, hair
17color, height, weight), and offense for which the defendant has
18been convicted, to the national Do Not Adopt Registry. For
19convictions that occurred before January 1, 2015, the clerk may
20send notice to the national Do Not Adopt Registry of
21convictions for violations of Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.01,
22or 6 of this Act, or Sections 12-35 or 48-1 of the Criminal
23Code of 2012 by a defendant 18 years of age or older.
24    (b) Any animal shelter, pet store, animal breeder, or
25person shall conduct a search of the national Do Not Adopt

 

 

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1Registry prior to selling, transferring, delivering, or
2placing for adoption a companion animal to another person.