93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4426

 

Introduced 02/03/04, by Michael P. McAuliffe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
20 ILCS 2605/2605-375   was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part
30 ILCS 105/5.625 new
705 ILCS 405/1-7   from Ch. 37, par. 801-7
705 ILCS 405/1-8   from Ch. 37, par. 801-8
705 ILCS 405/5-901
705 ILCS 405/5-905

    Creates the Arsonist Registration Act. Requires a person who has committed arson, aggravated arson, residential arson, place of worship arson, or possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices to register with the Department of State Police for a 10-year period. Establishes procedures for registration and penalties for violation. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to enter arsonist registration information into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS). Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Arsonist Registration Fund in the State treasury. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that law enforcement records and juvenile court records of a minor may be disclosed to a fire or arson investigator of the Office of the State Fire Marshal or of a local fire department or fire protection district or to a person classified as a peace officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act during the investigation or prosecution of an arson.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT in relation to arson.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Arsonist Registration Act.
 
6     Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7     (a) "Arsonist" means any person who is:
8          (1) charged under Illinois law, or any substantially
9     similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister
10     state, or foreign country law, with an arson offense, set
11     forth in subsection (b) of this Section or the attempt to
12     commit an included arson offense, and:
13             (i) is convicted of such offense or an attempt to
14         commit such offense; or
15             (ii) is found not guilty by reason of insanity of
16         such offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
17             (iii) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
18         under subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
19         Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense or an
20         attempt to commit such offense; or
21             (iv) is the subject of a finding not resulting in
22         an acquittal at a hearing conducted under subsection
23         (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
24         of 1963 for the alleged commission or attempted
25         commission of such offense; or
26             (v) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
27         following a hearing conducted under a federal, Uniform
28         Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign
29         country law substantially similar to subsection (c) of
30         Section 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
31         1963 of such offense or of the attempted commission of
32         such offense; or

 

 

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1             (vi) is the subject of a finding not resulting in
2         an acquittal at a hearing conducted under a federal,
3         Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or
4         foreign country law substantially similar to
5         subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
6         Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged violation or
7         attempted commission of such offense;
8         (2) adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as the result of
9     committing or attempting to commit an act which, if
10     committed by an adult, would constitute any of the offenses
11     specified in subsection (b) of this Section or a violation
12     of any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of
13     Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country law, or
14     found guilty under Act V of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
15     of committing or attempting to commit an act which, if
16     committed by an adult, would constitute any of the offenses
17     specified in subsection (b) of this Section or a violation
18     of any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of
19     Military Justice, sister state, or foreign country law.
20     Convictions that result from or are connected with the same
21     act, or result from offenses committed at the same time,
22     shall be counted for the purpose of this Act as one
23     conviction. Any conviction set aside under law is not a
24     conviction for purposes of this Act. For purposes of this
25     Section, "convicted" shall have the same meaning as
26     "adjudicated".
27     (b) "Arson offense" means:
28         (1) A violation of any of the following Sections of the
29     Criminal Code of 1961:
30             (i) 20-1 (arson),
31             (ii) 20-1.1 (aggravated arson),
32             (iii) 20-1.2 (residential arson),
33             (iv) 20-1.3 (place of worship arson),
34             (v) 20-2 (possession of explosives or explosive or
35         incendiary devices), or    
36             (vi) An attempt to commit any of the offenses

 

 

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1         listed in clauses (i) through (v).
2         (2) A violation of any former law of this State
3     substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
4     subsection (b) of this Section.
5     (c) A conviction for an offense of federal law, Uniform
6     Code of Military Justice, or the law of another state or a
7     foreign country that is substantially equivalent to any offense
8     listed in subsections (b) of this Section shall constitute a
9     conviction for the purpose of this Act.
10     (d) "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the
11     Chief of Police in each of the municipalities in which the
12     arsonist expects to reside, work, or attend school (1) upon his
13     or her discharge, parole or release or (2) during the service
14     of his or her sentence of probation or conditional discharge,
15     or the Sheriff of the county, in the event no Police Chief
16     exists or if the offender intends to reside, work, or attend
17     school in an unincorporated area. "Law enforcement agency
18     having jurisdiction" includes the location where out-of-state
19     students attend school and where out-of-state employees are
20     employed or are otherwise required to register.
21     (e) "Out-of-state student" means any arsonist, as defined
22     in this Section, who is enrolled in Illinois, on a full-time or
23     part-time basis, in any public or private educational
24     institution, including, but not limited to, any secondary
25     school, trade or professional institution, or institution of
26     higher learning.
27     (f) "Out-of-state employee" means any arsonist, as defined
28     in this Section, who works in Illinois, regardless of whether
29     the individual receives payment for services performed, for a
30     period of time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of
31     time of 30 or more days during any calendar year. Persons who
32     operate motor vehicles in the State accrue one day of
33     employment time for any portion of a day spent in Illinois.
 
34     Section 10. Duty to register.
35     (a) An arsonist shall, within the time period prescribed in

 

 

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1 subsections (b) and (c), register in person and provide
2 accurate information as required by the Department of State
3 Police. Such information shall include current address,
4 current place of employment, and school attended. The arsonist
5 shall register:
6         (1) with the chief of police in each of the
7     municipalities in which he or she attends school, is
8     employed, resides or is temporarily domiciled for a period
9     of time of 10 or more days, unless the municipality is the
10     City of Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at
11     the Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
12         (2) with the sheriff in each of the counties in which
13     he or she attends school, is employed, resides or is
14     temporarily domiciled in an unincorporated area or, if
15     incorporated, no police chief exists. For purposes of this
16     Act, the place of residence or temporary domicile is
17     defined as any and all places where the arsonist resides
18     for an aggregate period of time of 10 or more days during
19     any calendar year. The arsonist shall provide accurate
20     information as required by the Department of State Police.
21     That information shall include the arsonist's current
22     place of employment.
23     (a-5) An out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
24     shall, within 10 days after beginning school or employment in
25     this State, register in person and provide accurate information
26     as required by the Department of State Police. Such information
27     must include current place of employment, school attended, and
28     address in state of residence:
29         (1) with the chief of police in each of the
30     municipalities in which he or she attends school or is
31     employed for a period of time of 10 or more days or for an
32     aggregate period of time of more than 30 days during any
33     calendar year, unless the municipality is the City of
34     Chicago, in which case he or she shall register at the
35     Chicago Police Department Headquarters; or
36         (2) with the sheriff in each of the counties in which

 

 

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1     he or she attends school or is employed for a period of
2     time of 10 or more days or for an aggregate period of time
3     of more than 30 days during any calendar year in an
4     unincorporated area or, if incorporated, no police chief
5     exists. The out-of-state student or out-of-state employee
6     shall provide accurate information as required by the
7     Department of State Police. That information shall include
8     the out-of-state student's current place of school
9     attendance or the out-of-state employee's current place of
10     employment.
11     (b) An arsonist as defined in Section 5 of this Act,
12     regardless of any initial, prior, or other registration, shall,
13     within 10 days of beginning school, or establishing a
14     residence, place of employment, or temporary domicile in any
15     county, register in person as set forth in subsection (a) or
16     (a-5).
17     (c) The registration for any person required to register
18     under this Act shall be as follows:
19         (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
20     subsection (c), any person who has not been notified of his
21     or her responsibility to register shall be notified by a
22     criminal justice entity of his or her responsibility to
23     register. Upon notification the person must then register
24     within 10 days of notification of his or her requirement to
25     register. If notification is not made within the offender's
26     10 year registration requirement, and the Department of
27     State Police determines no evidence exists or indicates the
28     offender attempted to avoid registration, the offender
29     will no longer be required to register under this Act.
30         (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
31     subsection (c), any person convicted on or after the
32     effective date of this Act shall register in person within
33     10 days after the entry of the sentencing order based upon
34     his or her conviction.
35         (3) Any person unable to comply with the registration
36     requirements of this Act because he or she is confined,

 

 

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1     institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after
2     the effective date of this Act shall register in person
3     within 10 days of discharge, parole or release.
4         (4) The person shall provide positive identification
5     and documentation that substantiates proof of residence at
6     the registering address.
7         (5) The person shall pay a $10 initial registration fee
8     and a $5 annual renewal fee. The fees shall be used by the
9     registering agency for official purposes. The agency shall
10     establish procedures to document receipt and use of the
11     funds. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction may
12     waive the registration fee if it determines that the person
13     is indigent and unable to pay the registration fee.
14     (d) Within 10 days after obtaining or changing employment,
15     a person required to register under this Section must report,
16     in person or in writing to the law enforcement agency having
17     jurisdiction, the business name and address where he or she is
18     employed. If the person has multiple businesses or work
19     locations, every business and work location must be reported to
20     the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
 
21     Section 15. Discharge of arsonist from penal institution.
22 Any arsonist who is discharged, paroled or released from a
23 Department of Corrections facility, a facility where such
24 person was placed by the Department of Corrections or another
25 penal institution, and whose liability for registration has not
26 terminated under Section 45 shall, prior to discharge, parole
27 or release from the facility or institution, be informed of his
28 or her duty to register in person within 10 days under this Act
29 by the facility or institution in which he or she was confined.
30 The facility or institution shall also inform any person who
31 must register that if he or she establishes a residence outside
32 of the State of Illinois, is employed outside of the State of
33 Illinois, or attends school outside of the State of Illinois,
34 he or she must register in the new state within 10 days after
35 establishing the residence, beginning employment, or beginning

 

 

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1 school. The facility shall require the person to read and sign
2 such form as may be required by the Department of State Police
3 stating that the duty to register and the procedure for
4 registration has been explained to him or her and that he or
5 she understands the duty to register and the procedure for
6 registration. The facility shall further advise the person in
7 writing that the failure to register or other violation of this
8 Act shall result in revocation of parole, mandatory supervised
9 release or conditional release. The facility shall obtain
10 information about where the person expects to reside, work, and
11 attend school upon his or her discharge, parole or release and
12 shall report the information to the Department of State Police.
13 The facility shall give one copy of the form to the person and
14 shall send one copy to each of the law enforcement agencies
15 having jurisdiction where the person expects to reside, work,
16 and attend school upon his or her discharge, parole or release
17 and retain one copy for the files. Electronic data files that
18 includes all notification form information and photographs of
19 arsonists being released from an Illinois Department of
20 Corrections facility shall be shared on a regular basis as
21 determined between the Department of State Police and the
22 Department of Corrections.
 
23     Section 20. Release of arsonist on probation. An arsonist
24 who is released on probation shall, prior to such release, be
25 informed of his or her duty to register under this Act by the
26 court in which he or she was convicted. The court shall also
27 inform any person who must register that if he or she
28 establishes a residence outside of the State of Illinois, is
29 employed outside of the State of Illinois, or attends school
30 outside of the State of Illinois, he or she must register in
31 the new state within 10 days after establishing the residence,
32 beginning employment, or beginning school. The court shall
33 require the person to read and sign such form as may be
34 required by the Department of State Police stating that the
35 duty to register and the procedure for registration has been

 

 

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1 explained to him or her and that he or she understands the duty
2 to register and the procedure for registration. The court shall
3 further advise the person in writing that the failure to
4 register or other violation of this Act shall result in
5 probation revocation. The court shall obtain information about
6 where the person expects to reside, work, and attend school
7 upon his or her release, and shall report the information to
8 the Department of State Police. The court shall give one copy
9 of the form to the person and retain the original in the court
10 records. The Department of State Police shall notify the law
11 enforcement agencies having jurisdiction where the person
12 expects to reside, work and attend school upon his or her
13 release.
 
14     Section 25. Discharge of arsonist from hospital or other
15 treatment facility. Any arsonist who is discharged or released
16 from a hospital or other treatment facility where he or she was
17 confined shall be informed by the hospital or treatment
18 facility in which he or she was confined, prior to discharge or
19 release from the hospital or treatment facility, of his or her
20 duty to register under this Act. The facility shall require the
21 person to read and sign such form as may be required by the
22 Department of State Police stating that the duty to register
23 and the procedure for registration has been explained to him or
24 her and that he or she understands the duty to register and the
25 procedure for registration. The facility shall give one copy of
26 the form to the person, retain one copy for its records, and
27 forward the original to the Department of State Police. The
28 facility shall obtain information about where the person
29 expects to reside, work, and attend school upon his or her
30 discharge, parole, or release and shall report the information
31 to the Department of State Police within 3 days. The facility
32 or institution shall also inform any person who must register
33 that if he or she establishes a residence outside of the State
34 of Illinois, is employed outside of the State of Illinois, or
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1 register in the new state within 10 days after establishing the
2 residence, beginning school, or beginning employment. The
3 Department of State Police shall notify the law enforcement
4 agencies having jurisdiction where the person expects to
5 reside, work, and attend school upon his or her release.
 
6     Section 30. Nonforwardable verification letter. The
7 Department of State Police shall mail an annual nonforwardable
8 verification letter to a person registered under this Act
9 beginning one year from the date of his or her last
10 registration. A person required to register under this Act who
11 is mailed a verification letter shall complete, sign, and
12 return the enclosed verification form to the Department of
13 State Police postmarked within 10 days after the mailing date
14 of the letter. A person's failure to return the verification
15 form to the Department of State Police within 10 days after the
16 mailing date of the letter shall be considered a violation of
17 this Act.
 
18     Section 35. Duty to report change of address, school, or
19 employment. Any person who is required to register under this
20 Act shall report in person to the appropriate law enforcement
21 agency with whom he or she last registered within one year from
22 the date of last registration and every year thereafter. If any
23 person required to register under this Act changes his or her
24 residence address, place of employment, or school, he or she
25 shall, in writing, within 10 days inform the law enforcement
26 agency with whom he or she last registered of his or her new
27 address, change in employment, or school and register with the
28 appropriate law enforcement agency within the time period
29 specified in Section 10. The law enforcement agency shall,
30 within 3 days of receipt, notify the Department of State Police
31 and the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the new
32 place of residence, change in employment, or school. If any
33 person required to register under this Act establishes a
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1 within 10 days after establishing that residence or employment,
2 he or she shall, in writing, inform the law enforcement agency
3 with which he or she last registered of his or her out-of-state
4 residence or employment. The law enforcement agency with which
5 such person last registered shall, within 3 days notice of an
6 address or employment change, notify the Department of State
7 Police. The Department of State Police shall forward such
8 information to the out-of-state law enforcement agency having
9 jurisdiction in the form and manner prescribed by the
10 Department of State Police.
 
11     Section 40. Out-of-State employee or student. Every
12 out-of-state student or out-of-state employee must notify the
13 agency having jurisdiction of any change of employment or
14 change of educational status, in writing, within 10 days of the
15 change. The law enforcement agency shall, within 3 days after
16 receiving the notice, enter the appropriate changes into LEADS.
 
17     Section 45. Duration of registration. Any person who is
18 required to register under this Act shall be required to
19 register for a period of 10 years after conviction or
20 adjudication if not confined to a penal institution, hospital
21 or any other institution or facility, and if confined, for a
22 period of 10 years after parole, discharge or release from any
23 such facility. An arsonist who is allowed to leave a county,
24 State, or federal facility for the purposes of work release,
25 education, or overnight visitations shall be required to
26 register within 10 days of beginning such a program. Liability
27 for registration terminates at the expiration of 10 years from
28 the date of conviction or adjudication if not confined to a
29 penal institution, hospital or any other institution or
30 facility and if confined, at the expiration of 10 years from
31 the date of parole, discharge or release from any such
32 facility, providing such person does not, during that period,
33 again become liable to register under the provisions of this
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1 administrative rules, shall extend for 10 years the
2 registration period of any arsonist who fails to comply with
3 the provisions of this Act.
 
4     Section 50. Registration requirements. Registration as
5 required by this Act shall consist of a statement in writing
6 signed by the person giving the information that is required by
7 the Department of State Police, which may include the
8 fingerprints and must include a photograph of the person. The
9 registration information must include whether the person is an
10 arsonist. Within 3 days, the registering law enforcement agency
11 shall forward any required information to the Department of
12 State Police. The registering law enforcement agency shall
13 enter the information into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data
14 System (LEADS) as provided in Section 2605-375 of the
15 Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code
16 of Illinois.
 
17     Section 55. Address verification requirements. The agency
18 having jurisdiction shall verify the address of arsonists
19 required to register with their agency at least once per
20 calendar year. The verification must be documented in LEADS in
21 the form and manner required by the Department of State Police.
 
22     Section 60. Public inspection of registration data. The
23 statements or any other information required by this Act shall
24 not be open to inspection by the public, or by any person other
25 than by a law enforcement officer or other individual as may be
26 authorized by law and shall include law enforcement agencies of
27 this State, any other state, or of the federal government.
28 Similar information may be requested from any law enforcement
29 agency of another state or of the federal government for
30 purposes of this Act. It is a Class B misdemeanor to permit the
31 unauthorized release of any information required by this Act.
 
32     Section 65. Penalty. Any person who is required to register

 

 

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1 under this Act who violates any of the provisions of this Act
2 and any person who is required to register under this Act who
3 seeks to change his or her name under Article 21 of the Code of
4 Civil Procedure is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Any person who
5 is required to register under this Act who knowingly or
6 wilfully gives material information required by this Act that
7 is false is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted of
8 a violation of any provision of this Act shall, in addition to
9 any other penalty required by law, be required to serve a
10 minimum period of 7 days confinement in the local county jail.
11 The court shall impose a mandatory minimum fine of $500 for
12 failure to comply with any provision of this Act. These fines
13 shall be deposited in the Arsonist Registration Fund. An
14 arsonist who violates any provision of this Act may be tried in
15 any Illinois county where the arsonist can be located.
 
16     Section 70. Arsonist Registration Fund. There is created in
17 the State treasury the Arsonist Registration Fund. Moneys in
18 the Fund shall be used to cover costs incurred by the criminal
19 justice system to administer this Act. The Department of State
20 Police shall establish and promulgate rules and procedures
21 regarding the administration of this Fund. At least 50% of the
22 moneys in the Fund shall be allocated by the Department for
23 sheriffs' offices and police departments.
 
24     Section 75. Access to State of Illinois databases. The
25 Department of State Police shall have access to State of
26 Illinois databases containing information that may help in the
27 identification or location of persons required to register
28 under this Act. Interagency agreements shall be implemented,
29 consistent with security and procedures established by the
30 State agency and consistent with the laws governing the
31 confidentiality of the information in the databases.
32 Information shall be used only for administration of this Act.
 
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1 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
2 Section 2605-375 as follows:
 
3     (20 ILCS 2605/2605-375)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part)
4     Sec. 2605-375. Missing persons; Law Enforcement Agencies
5 Data System (LEADS).
6     (a) To establish and maintain a statewide Law Enforcement
7 Agencies Data System (LEADS) for the purpose of providing
8 electronic access by authorized entities to criminal justice
9 data repositories and effecting an immediate law enforcement
10 response to reports of missing persons, including lost, missing
11 or runaway minors. The Department shall implement an automatic
12 data exchange system to compile, to maintain, and to make
13 available to other law enforcement agencies for immediate
14 dissemination data that can assist appropriate agencies in
15 recovering missing persons and provide access by authorized
16 entities to various data repositories available through LEADS
17 for criminal justice and related purposes. To assist the
18 Department in this effort, funds may be appropriated from the
19 LEADS Maintenance Fund.
20     (b) In exercising its duties under this Section, the
21 Department shall do the following:
22         (1) Provide a uniform reporting format for the entry of
23     pertinent information regarding the report of a missing
24     person into LEADS.
25         (2) Develop and implement a policy whereby a statewide
26     or regional alert would be used in situations relating to
27     the disappearances of individuals, based on criteria and in
28     a format established by the Department. Such a format shall
29     include, but not be limited to, the age of the missing
30     person and the suspected circumstance of the
31     disappearance.
32         (3) Notify all law enforcement agencies that reports of
33     missing persons shall be entered as soon as the minimum
34     level of data specified by the Department is available to
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1     entry of the data exists.
2         (4) Compile and retain information regarding lost,
3     abducted, missing, or runaway minors in a separate data
4     file, in a manner that allows that information to be used
5     by law enforcement and other agencies deemed appropriate by
6     the Director, for investigative purposes. The information
7     shall include the disposition of all reported lost,
8     abducted, missing, or runaway minor cases.
9         (5) Compile and maintain an historic data repository
10     relating to lost, abducted, missing, or runaway minors and
11     other missing persons in order to develop and improve
12     techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies when
13     responding to reports of missing persons.
14         (6) Create a quality control program regarding
15     confirmation of missing person data, timeliness of entries
16     of missing person reports into LEADS, and performance
17     audits of all entering agencies.
18         (7) Provide for the entry into LEADS of the names and
19     addresses of arsonists as defined in the Arsonist
20     Registration Act who are required to register under that
21     Act. The information shall be immediately accessible to law
22     enforcement agencies and peace officers of this State or
23     any other state or of the federal government. Similar
24     information may be requested from any other state or of the
25     federal government for the purposes of this Act.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 90-130, eff. 1-1-98; 90-372,
27 eff. 7-1-98; 90-590, eff. 1-1-00; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-793,
28 eff. 8-14-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
29     Section 110. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
30 Section 5.625 as follows:
 
31     (30 ILCS 105/5.625 new)
32     Sec. 5.625. The Arsonist Registration Fund.
 
33     Section 115. The Juvenile court Act of 1987 is amended by

 

 

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1 changing Sections 1-7, 1-8, 5-901, and 5-905 as follows:
 
2     (705 ILCS 405/1-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-7)
3     Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of law enforcement records.
4     (A) Inspection and copying of law enforcement records
5 maintained by law enforcement agencies that relate to a minor
6 who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her
7 17th birthday shall be restricted to the following:
8         (1) Any local, State or federal law enforcement
9     officers of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for
10     the discharge of their official duties during the
11     investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a
12     minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
13     been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
14     previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
15     activities by a criminal street gang. For purposes of this
16     Section, "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to
17     it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism
18     Omnibus Prevention Act.
19         (1.5) A fire or arson investigator of the Office of the
20     State Fire Marshal or of a local fire department or fire
21     protection district or a person classified as a peace
22     officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act
23     during the investigation or prosecution of an arson.
24         (2) Prosecutors, probation officers, social workers,
25     or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
26     pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
27     individuals responsible for supervising or providing
28     temporary or permanent care and custody for minors pursuant
29     to the order of the juvenile court, when essential to
30     performing their responsibilities.
31         (3) Prosecutors and probation officers:
32             (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
33         criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
34         under Section 5-805; or
35             (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has

 

 

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1         been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and such
2         minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
3         amount of bail; or
4             (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
5         or required under Section 5-805 and such minor is the
6         subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
7         investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
8         application for probation.
9         (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
10         (5) Authorized military personnel.
11         (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
12     permission of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and
13     the chief executive of the respective law enforcement
14     agency; provided that publication of such research results
15     in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the
16     confidentiality of the minor's record.
17         (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
18     protection investigators acting in their official
19     capacity.
20         (8) The appropriate school official. Inspection and
21     copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
22     transmitted to the appropriate school official by a local
23     law enforcement agency under a reciprocal reporting system
24     established and maintained between the school district and
25     the local law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of
26     the School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
27     within the school district who has been arrested or taken
28     into custody for any of the following offenses:
29             (i) unlawful use of weapons under Section 24-1 of
30         the Criminal Code of 1961;
31             (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
32         Substances Act;
33             (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act; or
34             (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of
35         the Criminal Code of 1961.
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1     Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
2     Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
3     prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
4     petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
5     Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
6     juvenile law enforcement records or the respondent to a
7     petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
8     Commitment Act who is the subject of the juvenile law
9     enforcement records sought. Any records and any
10     information obtained from those records under this
11     paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent persons
12     commitment proceedings.
13     (B) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
14     enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
15     transmit to the Department of Corrections, Adult Division
16     or the Department of State Police or to the Federal Bureau
17     of Investigation any fingerprint or photograph relating to
18     a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before
19     his or her 17th birthday, unless the court in proceedings
20     under this Act authorizes the transmission or enters an
21     order under Section 5-805 permitting or requiring the
22     institution of criminal proceedings.
23         (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or
24     agencies shall transmit to the Department of State Police
25     copies of fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who
26     have been arrested or taken into custody before their 17th
27     birthday for the offense of unlawful use of weapons under
28     Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, a Class X or Class
29     1 felony, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of
30     the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class 2 or greater felony
31     under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
32     Substances Act, or Chapter 4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
33     pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
34     Information reported to the Department pursuant to this
35     Section may be maintained with records that the Department
36     files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal

 

 

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1     Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits a law
2     enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
3     custody or arrested before his or her 17th birthday for an
4     offense other than those listed in this paragraph (2).
5     (C) The records of law enforcement officers concerning all
6 minors under 17 years of age must be maintained separate from
7 the records of arrests and may not be open to public inspection
8 or their contents disclosed to the public except by order of
9 the court or when the institution of criminal proceedings has
10 been permitted or required under Section 5-805 or such a person
11 has been convicted of a crime and is the subject of
12 pre-sentence investigation or proceedings on an application
13 for probation or when provided by law.
14     (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
15 shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
16 witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
17 enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
18 conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
19 purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
20 subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
21 or prosecution of any crime.
22     (E) Law enforcement officers may not disclose the identity
23 of any minor in releasing information to the general public as
24 to the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case
25 involving a minor.
26     (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
27 enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
28 letter, memorandum, teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or
29 other means the identity or other relevant information
30 pertaining to a person under 17 years of age if there are
31 reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
32 present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
33 officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
34 shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
35 except as otherwise allowed by law.
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1 Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
2 county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
3 an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
4 correctional institution, or fire department from obtaining
5 and examining the records of any law enforcement agency
6 relating to any record of the applicant having been arrested or
7 taken into custody before the applicant's 17th birthday.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-368, eff. 1-1-00;
9 92-415, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
10     (705 ILCS 405/1-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8)
11     Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
12 court records.
13     (A) Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
14 relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
15 this Act shall be restricted to the following:
16         (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his
17     parents, guardian and counsel.
18         (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
19     agencies when such information is essential to executing an
20     arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to
21     conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor
22     who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a
23     previous finding that the act which constitutes the
24     previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
25     activities by a criminal street gang.
26         Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
27     "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
28     association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
29     or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
30     commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
31     common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific
32     color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
33     collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
34     criminal activity.
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1     "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
2     Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
3     Prevention Act.
4         (2.5) A fire or arson investigator of the Office of the
5     State Fire Marshal or of a local fire department or fire
6     protection district or a person classified as a peace
7     officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act
8     during the investigation or prosecution of an arson.
9         (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, probation
10     officers, social workers or other individuals assigned by
11     the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or predisposition
12     investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising
13     or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
14     minors pursuant to the order of the juvenile court when
15     essential to performing their responsibilities.
16         (4) Judges, prosecutors and probation officers:
17             (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
18         criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
19         under Section 5-805; or
20             (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
21         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
22         subject of a proceeding to determine the amount of
23         bail; or
24             (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
25         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
26         subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
27         investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
28         application for probation; or
29             (d) when a minor becomes 17 years of age or older,
30         and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including a
31         hearing to determine the amount of bail, a pre-trial
32         investigation, a pre-sentence investigation, a fitness
33         hearing, or proceedings on an application for
34         probation.
35         (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
36         (6) Authorized military personnel.

 

 

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1         (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
2     representatives; however, such persons shall have access
3     only to the name and address of the minor and information
4     pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment
5     plan of the juvenile court.
6         (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
7     permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court and
8     the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
9     particular records; provided that publication of such
10     research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and
11     protects the confidentiality of the record.
12         (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the
13     Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
14     required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
15     However, information reported relative to these offenses
16     shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
17     State, courts, and police officers.
18         (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
19     student assistance program with the permission of the
20     presiding judge of the juvenile court.
21         (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
22     Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
23     Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
24     prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
25     petition brought under the Sexually Persons Commitment Act
26     relating to a person who is the subject of juvenile court
27     records or the respondent to a petition brought under the
28     Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject
29     of juvenile court records sought. Any records and any
30     information obtained from those records under this
31     paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent persons
32     commitment proceedings.
33     (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
34 shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
35 disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
36 record.

 

 

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1     (C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (C),
2 juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
3 general public but may be inspected by representatives of
4 agencies, associations and news media or other properly
5 interested persons by general or special order of the court.
6 The State's Attorney, the minor, his parents, guardian and
7 counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court
8 files and records.
9         (1) The court shall allow the general public to have
10     access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
11     adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
12     of the following circumstances:
13             (A) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
14         the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
15         to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
16         sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
17             (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
18         at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
19         committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
20         based upon the minor's commission of: (i) an act in
21         furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
22         of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (ii) an act
23         involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
24         felony, (iii) an act that would be a Class X felony
25         offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
26         2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
27         Act if committed by an adult, (iv) an act that would be
28         a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
29         Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
30         adult, or (v) an act that would be an offense under
31         Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
32         if committed by an adult.
33         (2) The court shall allow the general public to have
34     access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
35     at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
36     committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings

 

 

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1     permitted or required under Section 5-4, under either of
2     the following circumstances:
3             (A) The minor has been convicted of first degree
4         murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
5         aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
6         assault,
7             (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
8         at least 13 years of age at the time the offense was
9         committed and the conviction was based upon the minor's
10         commission of: (i) an offense in furtherance of the
11         commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf of a
12         criminal street gang, (ii) an offense involving the use
13         of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (iii) a
14         Class X felony offense under or a second or subsequent
15         Class 2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis
16         Control Act, (iv) a second or subsequent offense under
17         Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
18         or (v) an offense under Section 401 of the Illinois
19         Controlled Substances Act.
20     (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
21 for any offense defined in Sections 12-13 through 12-16 of the
22 Criminal Code of 1961, the victim of any such offense shall
23 receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
24 Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
25 juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
26 notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
27 treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
28 the victim.
29     (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
30 Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
31 county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
32 an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
33 correctional institution, or fire department to ascertain
34 whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent
35 minor and, if so, to examine the records of disposition or
36 evidence which were made in proceedings under this Act.

 

 

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1     (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
2 which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
3 any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
4 24-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the
5 State's Attorney shall ascertain whether the minor respondent
6 is enrolled in school and, if so, shall provide a copy of the
7 dispositional order to the principal or chief administrative
8 officer of the school. Access to such juvenile records shall be
9 limited to the principal or chief administrative officer of the
10 school and any guidance counselor designated by him.
11     (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
12 disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
13 juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
14 Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
15 used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
16 habitual juvenile offenders.
17     (H) When a Court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
18 this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under Article
19 II had been heard in a different county, that Court shall
20 request, and the Court in which the earlier proceedings were
21 initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the Court
22 record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed
23 therein and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and
24 docket entries of the Court.
25     (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
26 Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
27 the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
28 minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
29 her 17th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
30 under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
31 reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
32 with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
33 Criminal Identification Act.
34 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-368, eff. 1-1-00,
35 92-415, eff. 8-17-01.)
 

 

 

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1     (705 ILCS 405/5-901)
2     Sec. 5-901. Court file.
3     (1) The Court file with respect to proceedings under this
4 Article shall consist of the petitions, pleadings, victim
5 impact statements, process, service of process, orders, writs
6 and docket entries reflecting hearings held and judgments and
7 decrees entered by the court. The court file shall be kept
8 separate from other records of the court.
9         (a) The file, including information identifying the
10     victim or alleged victim of any sex offense, shall be
11     disclosed only to the following parties when necessary for
12     discharge of their official duties:
13             (i) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
14         staff of the court designated by the judge;
15             (ii) Parties to the proceedings and their
16         attorneys;
17             (iii) Victims and their attorneys, except in cases
18         of multiple victims of sex offenses in which case the
19         information identifying the nonrequesting victims
20         shall be redacted;
21             (iv) Probation officers, law enforcement officers
22         or prosecutors or their staff;
23             (v) Adult and juvenile Prisoner Review Boards; .
24             (vi) A fire or arson investigator of the Office of
25         the State Fire Marshal or of a local fire department or
26         fire protection district or a person classified as a
27         peace officer under the Peace Officer Fire
28         Investigation Act.
29         (b) The Court file redacted to remove any information
30     identifying the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
31     shall be disclosed only to the following parties when
32     necessary for discharge of their official duties:
33             (i) Authorized military personnel;
34             (ii) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with
35         the permission of the judge of the juvenile court and
36         the chief executive of the agency that prepared the

 

 

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1         particular recording: provided that publication of
2         such research results in no disclosure of a minor's
3         identity and protects the confidentiality of the
4         record;
5             (iii) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of
6         the Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
7         required in Section 6-204 or Section 6-205.1 of the
8         Illinois Vehicle Code. However, information reported
9         relative to these offenses shall be privileged and
10         available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and
11         police officers;
12             (iv) The administrator of a bonafide substance
13         abuse student assistance program with the permission
14         of the presiding judge of the juvenile court;
15             (v) Any individual, or any public or private agency
16         or institution, having custody of the juvenile under
17         court order or providing educational, medical or
18         mental health services to the juvenile or a
19         court-approved advocate for the juvenile or any
20         placement provider or potential placement provider as
21         determined by the court.
22     (3) A minor who is the victim or alleged victim in a
23 juvenile proceeding shall be provided the same confidentiality
24 regarding disclosure of identity as the minor who is the
25 subject of record. Information identifying victims and alleged
26 victims of sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to
27 public inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this
28 Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex
29 offense from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
30     (4) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
31 available to the Department of Corrections when a juvenile
32 offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
33 Corrections, Juvenile Division.
34     (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5),
35 juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
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1 agencies, associations and news media or other properly
2 interested persons by general or special order of the court.
3 The State's Attorney, the minor, his or her parents, guardian
4 and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court
5 files and records.
6         (a) The court shall allow the general public to have
7     access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
8     adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
9     of the following circumstances:
10             (i) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
11         the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
12         to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
13         sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
14             (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
15         was at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
16         committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
17         based upon the minor's commission of: (A) an act in
18         furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
19         of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (B) an act
20         involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
21         felony, (C) an act that would be a Class X felony
22         offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
23         2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
24         Act if committed by an adult, (D) an act that would be
25         a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
26         Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
27         adult, or (E) an act that would be an offense under
28         Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
29         if committed by an adult.
30         (b) The court shall allow the general public to have
31     access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
32     at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
33     committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
34     permitted or required under Section 5-805, under either of
35     the following circumstances:
36             (i) The minor has been convicted of first degree

 

 

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1         murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
2         aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
3         assault,
4             (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
5         was at least 13 years of age at the time the offense
6         was committed and the conviction was based upon the
7         minor's commission of: (A) an offense in furtherance of
8         the commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf
9         of a criminal street gang, (B) an offense involving the
10         use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (C) a
11         Class X felony offense under the Cannabis Control Act
12         or a second or subsequent Class 2 or greater felony
13         offense under the Cannabis Control Act, (D) a second or
14         subsequent offense under Section 402 of the Illinois
15         Controlled Substances Act, or (E) an offense under
16         Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
17     (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
18 use of a adjudication of delinquency as evidence in any
19 juvenile or criminal proceeding, where it would otherwise be
20 admissible under the rules of evidence, including but not
21 limited to, use as impeachment evidence against any witness,
22 including the minor if he or she testifies.
23     (7) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
24 Civil Service Commission or appointing authority examining the
25 character and fitness of an applicant for a position as a law
26 enforcement officer to ascertain whether that applicant was
27 ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and, if so, to
28 examine the records or evidence which were made in proceedings
29 under this Act.
30     (8) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
31 which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
32 any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
33 24-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the
34 State's Attorney shall ascertain whether the minor respondent
35 is enrolled in school and, if so, shall provide a copy of the
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1 officer of the school. Access to such juvenile records shall be
2 limited to the principal or chief administrative officer of the
3 school and any guidance counselor designated by him or her.
4     (9) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
5 disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
6 juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
7 Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
8 used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
9 habitual juvenile offenders.
10     (11) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
11 Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
12 the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
13 minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
14 her 17th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
15 under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
16 reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
17 with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
18 Criminal Identification Act.
19     (12) Information or records may be disclosed to the general
20 public when the court is conducting hearings under Section
21 5-805 or 5-810.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
23     (705 ILCS 405/5-905)
24     Sec. 5-905. Law enforcement records.
25     (1) Law Enforcement Records. Inspection and copying of law
26 enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies
27 that relate to a minor who has been arrested or taken into
28 custody before his or her 17th birthday shall be restricted to
29 the following and when necessary for the discharge of their
30 official duties:
31         (a) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
32     staff of the court designated by the judge;
33         (b) Law enforcement officers, probation officers or
34     prosecutors or their staff;
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1     State Fire Marshal or of a local fire department or fire
2     protection district or a person classified as a peace
3     officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act;
4         (c) The minor, the minor's parents or legal guardian
5     and their attorneys, but only when the juvenile has been
6     charged with an offense;
7         (d) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards;
8         (e) Authorized military personnel;
9         (f) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
10     permission of the judge of juvenile court and the chief
11     executive of the agency that prepared the particular
12     recording: provided that publication of such research
13     results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects
14     the confidentiality of the record;
15         (g) Individuals responsible for supervising or
16     providing temporary or permanent care and custody of minors
17     pursuant to orders of the juvenile court or directives from
18     officials of the Department of Children and Family Services
19     or the Department of Human Services who certify in writing
20     that the information will not be disclosed to any other
21     party except as provided under law or order of court;
22         (h) The appropriate school official. Inspection and
23     copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
24     transmitted to the appropriate school official by a local
25     law enforcement agency under a reciprocal reporting system
26     established and maintained between the school district and
27     the local law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of
28     the School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
29     within the school district who has been arrested for any
30     offense classified as a felony or a Class A or B
31     misdemeanor.
32     (2) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of
33 sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to public
34 inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section
35 shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
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1     (3) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
2 available to the Department of Corrections when a juvenile
3 offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
4 Corrections, Juvenile Division.
5     (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the inspection
6 or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs contained
7 in the records of law enforcement agencies when the inspection
8 or disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law enforcement
9 officer for purposes of identification or apprehension of any
10 person in the course of any criminal investigation or
11 prosecution.
12     (5) The records of law enforcement officers concerning all
13 minors under 17 years of age must be maintained separate from
14 the records of adults and may not be open to public inspection
15 or their contents disclosed to the public except by order of
16 the court or when the institution of criminal proceedings has
17 been permitted under Section 5-130 or 5-805 or required under
18 Section 5-130 or 5-805 or such a person has been convicted of a
19 crime and is the subject of pre-sentence investigation or when
20 provided by law.
21     (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6),
22 law enforcement officers may not disclose the identity of any
23 minor in releasing information to the general public as to the
24 arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving a
25 minor. Any victim or parent or legal guardian of a victim may
26 petition the court to disclose the name and address of the
27 minor and the minor's parents or legal guardian, or both. Upon
28 a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the disclosure
29 is either necessary for the victim to pursue a civil remedy
30 against the minor or the minor's parents or legal guardian, or
31 both, or to protect the victim's person or property from the
32 minor, then the court may order the disclosure of the
33 information to the victim or to the parent or legal guardian of
34 the victim only for the purpose of the victim pursuing a civil
35 remedy against the minor or the minor's parents or legal
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1 property from the minor.
2     (7) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
3 enforcement agencies when acting in their official capacity
4 from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum,
5 teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or other means the
6 identity or other relevant information pertaining to a person
7 under 17 years of age. The information provided under this
8 subsection (7) shall remain confidential and shall not be
9 publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.
10     (8) No person shall disclose information under this Section
11 except when acting in his or her official capacity and as
12 provided by law or order of court.
13 (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99; 91-479, eff. 1-1-00.)