Public Act 093-0949
 
HB4426 Enrolled LRB093 16718 RLC 42369 b

    AN ACT in relation to arson.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Arsonist Registration Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
    (a) "Arsonist" means any person who is:
         (1) charged under Illinois law, or any substantially
    similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister
    state, or foreign country law, with an arson offense, set
    forth in subsection (b) of this Section or the attempt to
    commit an included arson offense, and:
            (i) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to
        commit such offense; or
            (ii) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of
        such offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
            (iii) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
        under subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
        Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense or an
        attempt to commit such offense; or
            (iv) is the subject of a finding not resulting in
        an acquittal at a hearing conducted under subsection
        (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
        of 1963 for the alleged commission or attempted
        commission of such offense; or
            (v) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
        following a hearing conducted under a federal, Uniform
        Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign
        country law substantially similar to subsection (c) of
        Section 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
        1963 of such offense or of the attempted commission of
        such offense; or
            (vi) is the subject of a finding not resulting in
        an acquittal at a hearing conducted under a federal,
        Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
        foreign country law substantially similar to
        subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
        Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged violation or
        attempted commission of such offense;
        (2) is a minor who has been tried and convicted in an
    adult criminal prosecution as the result of committing or
    attempting to commit an offense specified in subsection (b)
    of this Section or a violation of any substantially similar
    federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
    foreign country law. Convictions that result from or are
    connected with the same act, or result from offenses
    committed at the same time, shall be counted for the
    purpose of this Act as one conviction. Any conviction set
    aside under law is not a conviction for purposes of this
    Act.
    (b) "Arson offense" means:
        (1) A violation of any of the following Sections of the
    Criminal Code of 1961:
            (i) 20-1 (arson),
            (ii) 20-1.1 (aggravated arson),
            (iii) 20-1.2 (residential arson),
            (iv) 20-1.3 (place of worship arson),
            (v) 20-2 (possession of explosives or explosive or
        incendiary devices), or    
            (vi) An attempt to commit any of the offenses
        listed in clauses (i) through (v).
        (2) A violation of any former law of this State
    substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
    subsection (b) of this Section.
    (c) A conviction for an offense of federal law, Uniform
Code of Military Justice, or the law of another state or a
foreign country that is substantially equivalent to any offense
listed in subsection (b) of this Section shall constitute a
conviction for the purpose of this Act.
    (d) "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the
Chief of Police in each of the municipalities in which the
arsonist expects to reside, work, or attend school (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, work, or attend
school 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.
    (e) "Out-of-state student" means any arsonist, as defined
in this Section, who is enrolled in Illinois, on a full-time or
part-time basis, in any public or private educational
institution, including, but not limited to, any secondary
school, trade or professional institution, or institution of
higher learning.
    (f) "Out-of-state employee" means any arsonist, as defined
in this Section, who works in Illinois, regardless of whether
the individual receives payment for services performed, for a
period of time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of
time of 30 or more days during any calendar year. Persons who
operate motor vehicles in the State accrue one day of
employment time for any portion of a day spent in Illinois.
    (g) "I-CLEAR" means the Illinois Citizens and Law
Enforcement Analysis and Reporting System.
 
    Section 10. Duty to register.
    (a) An arsonist shall, within the time period prescribed in
subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
accurate information as required by the Department of State
Police. Such information shall include current address,
current place of employment, and school attended. The arsonist
shall register:
        (1) with the chief of police in each of the
    municipalities in which he or she attends school, is
    employed, resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period
    of time of 10 or more days, unless the municipality is the
    City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at
    the Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
        (2) with the sheriff in each of the counties in which
    he or she attends school, is employed, resides or is
    temporarily domiciled in an unincorporated area or, if
    incorporated, no police chief exists. For purposes of this
    Act, the place of residence or temporary domicile is
    defined as any and all places where the arsonist resides
    for an aggregate period of time of 10 or more days during
    any calendar year. The arsonist shall provide accurate
    information as required by the Department of State Police.
    That information shall include the arsonist's current
    place of employment.
    (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
shall, within 10 days after beginning school or employment in
this State, register in person and provide accurate information
as required by the Department of State Police. Such information
must include current place of employment, school attended, and
address in state of residence:
        (1) with the chief of police in each of the
    municipalities in which he or she attends school or is
    employed for a period of time of 10 or more days or for an
    aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during any
    calendar year, unless the municipality is the City of
    Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at the
    Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
        (2) with the sheriff in each of the counties in which
    he or she attends school or is employed for a period of
    time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of time
    of more than 30 days during any calendar year in an
    unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police chief
    exists. The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
    shall provide accurate information as required by the
    Department of State Police. That information shall include
    the out-of-state student's current place of school
    attendance or the out-of-state employee's current place of
    employment.
    (b) An arsonist as defined in Section 5 of this Act,
regardless of any initial, prior, or other registration, shall,
within 10 days of beginning school, or establishing a
residence, place of employment, or temporary domicile in any
county, register in person as set forth in subsection (a) or
(a-5).
    (c) The registration for any person required to register
under this Act shall be as follows:
        (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
    subsection (c), any person who has not been notified of his
    or her responsibility to register shall be notified by a
    criminal justice entity of his or her responsibility to
    register. Upon notification the person must then register
    within 10 days of notification of his or her requirement to
    register. If notification is not made within the offender's
    10 year registration requirement, and the Department of
    State Police determines no evidence exists or indicates the
    offender attempted to avoid registration, the offender
    will no longer be required to register under this Act.
        (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
    subsection (c), any person convicted on or after the
    effective date of this Act shall register in person within
    10 days after the entry of the sentencing order based upon
    his or her conviction.
        (3) Any person unable to comply with the registration
    requirements of this Act because he or she is confined,
    institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
    the effective date of this Act shall register in person
    within 10 days of discharge, parole or release.
        (4) The person shall provide positive identification
    and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
    the registering address.
        (5) The person shall pay a $10 initial registration fee
    and a $5 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be used by the
    registering agency for official purposes. The agency shall
    establish procedures to document receipt and use of the
    funds. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction may
    waive the registration fee if it determines that the person
    is indigent and unable to pay the registration fee.
    (d) Within 10 days after obtaining or changing employment,
a person required to register under this Section must report,
in person or in writing to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
locations, every business and work location must be reported to
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
 
    Section 15. Discharge of arsonist from penal institution.
Any arsonist who is discharged, paroled or released from a
Department of Corrections facility, a facility where such
person was placed by the Department of Corrections or another
penal institution, and whose liability for registration has not
terminated under Section 45 shall, within 10 days prior to
discharge, parole, or release from the facility or institution,
be informed of his or her duty to register in person under this
Act by the facility or institution in which he or she was
confined. The facility or institution shall also inform any
person who must register that if he or she establishes a
residence outside of the State of Illinois, is employed outside
of the State of Illinois, or attends school outside of the
State of Illinois, he or she must register in the new state
within 10 days after establishing the residence, beginning
employment, or beginning school. The facility shall require the
person to read and sign such form as may be required by the
Department of State Police stating that the duty to register
and the procedure for registration has been explained to him or
her and that he or she understands the duty to register and the
procedure for registration. The facility shall further advise
the person in writing that the failure to register or other
violation of this Act shall result in revocation of parole,
mandatory supervised release or conditional release. The
facility shall obtain information about where the person
expects to reside, work, and attend school upon his or her
discharge, parole or release and shall report the information
to the Department of State Police. The facility shall give one
copy of the form to the person and shall send one copy to each
of the law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction where the
person expects to reside, work, and attend school upon his or
her discharge, parole or release and retain one copy for the
files. Electronic data files that include all notification form
information and photographs of arsonists being released from an
Illinois Department of Corrections facility shall be shared on
a regular basis as determined between the Department of State
Police and the Department of Corrections.
 
    Section 20. Release of arsonist on probation. An arsonist
who is released on probation shall, prior to such release, be
informed of his or her duty to register under this Act by the
court in which he or she was convicted. The court shall also
inform any person who must register that if he or she
establishes a residence outside of the State of Illinois, is
employed outside of the State of Illinois, or attends school
outside of the State of Illinois, he or she must register in
the new state within 10 days after establishing the residence,
beginning employment, or beginning school. The court shall
require the person to read and sign such form as may be
required by the Department of State Police stating that the
duty to register and the procedure for registration has been
explained to him or her and that he or she understands the duty
to register and the procedure for registration. The court shall
further advise the person in writing that the failure to
register or other violation of this Act shall result in
probation revocation. The court shall obtain information about
where the person expects to reside, work, and attend school
upon his or her release, and shall report the information to
the Department of State Police. The court shall give one copy
of the form to the person and retain the original in the court
records. The Department of State Police shall notify the law
enforcement agencies having jurisdiction where the person
expects to reside, work and attend school upon his or her
release.
 
    Section 25. Discharge of arsonist from hospital or other
treatment facility. Any arsonist who is discharged or released
from a hospital or other treatment facility where he or she was
confined shall be informed by the hospital or treatment
facility in which he or she was confined, prior to discharge or
release from the hospital or treatment facility, of his or her
duty to register under this Act. The facility shall require the
person to read and sign such form as may be required by the
Department of State Police stating that the duty to register
and the procedure for registration has been explained to him or
her and that he or she understands the duty to register and the
procedure for registration. The facility shall give one copy of
the form to the person, retain one copy for its records, and
forward the original to the Department of State Police. The
facility shall obtain information about where the person
expects to reside, work, and attend school upon his or her
discharge, parole, or release and shall report the information
to the Department of State Police within 3 days. The facility
or institution shall also inform any person who must register
that if he or she establishes a residence outside of the State
of Illinois, is employed outside of the State of Illinois, or
attends school outside of the State of Illinois, he or she must
register in the new state within 10 days after establishing the
residence, beginning school, or beginning employment. The
Department of State Police shall notify the law enforcement
agencies having jurisdiction where the person expects to
reside, work, and attend school upon his or her release.
 
    Section 30. Nonforwardable verification letter. The
Department of State Police shall mail an annual nonforwardable
verification letter to a person registered under this Act
beginning one year from the date of his or her last
registration. A person required to register under this Act who
is mailed a verification letter shall complete, sign, and
return the enclosed verification form to the Department of
State Police postmarked within 10 days after the mailing date
of the letter. A person's failure to return the verification
form to the Department of State Police within 10 days after the
mailing date of the letter shall be considered a violation of
this Act; however it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution
for failure of a person who is required to return a
verification form to the Department of State Police if the post
office fails to deliver the verification form to the Department
of State Police or if it can be proven that the form has been
lost by the Department.
 
    Section 35. Duty to report change of address, school, or
employment. Any person who is required to register under this
Act shall report in person to the appropriate law enforcement
agency with whom he or she last registered within one year from
the date of last registration and every year thereafter. If any
person required to register under this Act changes his or her
residence address, place of employment, or school, he or she
shall, in writing, within 10 days inform the law enforcement
agency with whom he or she last registered of his or her new
address, change in employment, or school and register with the
appropriate law enforcement agency within the time period
specified in Section 10. The law enforcement agency shall,
within 3 days of receipt, notify the Department of State Police
and the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the new
place of residence, change in employment, or school. If any
person required to register under this Act establishes a
residence or employment outside of the State of Illinois,
within 10 days after establishing that residence or employment,
he or she shall, in writing, inform the law enforcement agency
with which he or she last registered of his or her out-of-state
residence or employment. The law enforcement agency with which
such person last registered shall, within 3 days notice of an
address or employment change, notify the Department of State
Police. The Department of State Police shall forward such
information to the out-of-state law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction in the form and manner prescribed by the
Department of State Police.
 
    Section 40. Out-of-State employee or student. Every
out-of-state student or out-of-state employee must notify the
agency having jurisdiction of any change of employment or
change of educational status, in writing, within 10 days of the
change. The law enforcement agency shall, within 3 days after
receiving the notice, enter the appropriate changes into
I-CLEAR.
 
    Section 45. Duration of registration. Any person, other
than a minor who is tried and convicted in an adult criminal
prosecution for an offense for which the person is required to
register under this Act, who is required to register under this
Act shall be required to register for a period of 10 years
after conviction if not confined to a penal institution,
hospital or any other institution or facility, and if confined,
for a period of 10 years after parole, discharge or release
from any such facility. A minor who has been tried and
convicted in an adult criminal prosecution for an offense for
which the person is required to register under this Act shall
be required to register for a period of 10 years after his or
her conviction for an offense for which the person is required
to register under this Act. An arsonist who is allowed to leave
a county, State, or federal facility for the purposes of work
release, education, or overnight visitations shall be required
to register within 10 days of beginning such a program.
Liability for registration terminates at the expiration of 10
years from the date of conviction if not confined to a penal
institution, hospital or any other institution or facility and
if confined, at the expiration of 10 years from the date of
parole, discharge or release from any such facility, providing
such person does not, during that period, again become liable
to register under the provisions of this Act. In the case of a
minor who is tried and convicted in an adult criminal
prosecution, liability for registration terminates 10 years
after conviction. The Director of State Police, consistent with
administrative rules, shall extend for 10 years the
registration period of any arsonist who fails to comply with
the provisions of this Act.
 
    Section 50. Registration requirements. Registration as
required by this Act shall consist of a statement in writing
signed by the person giving the information that is required by
the Department of State Police, which may include the
fingerprints and must include a photograph of the person. The
registration information must include whether the person is an
arsonist. Within 3 days, the registering law enforcement agency
shall forward any required information to the Department of
State Police. The registering law enforcement agency shall
enter the information into I-CLEAR as provided in Section
2605-378 of the Department of State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois.
 
    Section 55. Address verification requirements. The agency
having jurisdiction shall verify the address of arsonists
required to register with their agency at least once per
calendar year. The verification must be documented in I-CLEAR
in the form and manner required by the Department of State
Police.
 
    Section 60. Public inspection of registration data.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the
statements or any other information required by this Act shall
not be open to inspection by the public, or by any person other
than by a law enforcement officer or other individual as may be
authorized by law and shall include law enforcement agencies of
this State, any other state, or of the federal government.
Similar information may be requested from any law enforcement
agency of another state or of the federal government for
purposes of this Act. It is a Class B misdemeanor to permit the
unauthorized release of any information required by this Act.
    (b) The Department of State Police shall furnish to the
Office of the State Fire Marshal the registration information
concerning persons who are required to register under this Act.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish and
maintain a Statewide Arsonist Database for the purpose of
making that information available to the public on the Internet
by means of a hyperlink labeled "Arsonist Information" on the
Office of the State Fire Marshal's website.
 
    Section 65. Penalty. Any person who is required to register
under this Act who violates any of the provisions of this Act
and any person who is required to register under this Act who
seeks to change his or her name under Article 21 of the Code of
Civil Procedure is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Any person who
is required to register under this Act who knowingly or
wilfully gives material information required by this Act that
is false is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted of
a violation of any provision of this Act shall, in addition to
any other penalty required by law, be required to serve a
minimum period of 7 days confinement in the local county jail.
The court shall impose a mandatory minimum fine of $500 for
failure to comply with any provision of this Act. These fines
shall be deposited in the Arsonist Registration Fund. An
arsonist who violates any provision of this Act may be tried in
any Illinois county where the arsonist can be located.
 
    Section 70. Arsonist Registration Fund. There is created in
the State treasury the Arsonist Registration Fund. Moneys in
the Fund shall be used to cover costs incurred by the criminal
justice system to administer this Act. The Department of State
Police shall establish and promulgate rules and procedures
regarding the administration of this Fund. At least 50% of the
moneys in the Fund shall be allocated by the Department for
sheriffs' offices and police departments.
 
    Section 75. Access to State of Illinois databases. The
Department of State Police shall have access to State of
Illinois databases containing information that may help in the
identification or location of persons required to register
under this Act. Interagency agreements shall be implemented,
consistent with security and procedures established by the
State agency and consistent with the laws governing the
confidentiality of the information in the databases.
Information shall be used only for administration of this Act.
 
    Section 80. Applicability. Until the Department of State
Police establishes I-CLEAR throughout this State, this Act
applies only to arsonists who reside, are employed, or attend
school within the City of Chicago. Once I-CLEAR is established
throughout this State, this Act applies throughout the State to
arsonists who reside, are employed, or attend school anywhere
in this State. Any duties imposed upon the Department of State
Police by this Act are subject to appropriation and shall not
commence until I-CLEAR is implemented throughout this State and
until such time, those duties shall be imposed upon the City of
Chicago.
 
    Section 85. Prospective application of Act. This Act
applies only to persons who commit arson on or after the
effective date of this Act and shall not apply to any person
who committed arson before the effective date of this Act.
 
    Section 105. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2605-378 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-378 new)
    Sec. 2605-378. I-CLEAR. The Department of State Police
shall provide for the entry into the Illinois Citizens and Law
Enforcement Analysis and Reporting System (I-CLEAR) of the
names and addresses of arsonists as defined in the Arsonist
Registration Act who are required to register under that Act.
The information shall be immediately accessible to law
enforcement agencies and peace officers of this State or any
other state or of the federal government. Similar information
may be requested from any other state or of the federal
government for the purposes of that Act.
 
    Section 110. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.625 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.625 new)
    Sec. 5.625. The Arsonist Registration Fund.
 
    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2005.