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HB4298 Engrossed |
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LRB094 15751 RLC 50964 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Interstate Sex Offender Task Force Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: |
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| (1) That the protection of women and children from sexual |
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| assault is critically important. |
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| (2) That every state in the nation has a sex offender |
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| registration law.
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| (3) That Illinois, as well as other states in the nation, |
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| including Iowa and Missouri, have laws restricting where |
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| convicted or registered sex offenders may reside. |
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| (4) That the residency restrictions are not consistent |
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| between states. |
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| (5) That the disparity in residency restrictions and |
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| registration requirements is of concern to communities and law |
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| enforcement in Illinois. |
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| (6) That it would benefit Illinois, its citizens, and its |
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| border states, including Iowa and Missouri, for a task force to |
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| be created to analyze the impact of the disparity between |
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| states regarding registration requirements and residency |
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| restrictions on convicted or registered sex offenders, or both.
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| Section 10. Interstate Sex Offender Task Force. |
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| (a) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force is created. |
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| (b) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force shall convene |
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| and initially meet not later than 30 days after the effective |
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| date of this Act and shall meet thereafter as frequently as |
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| necessary to carry out its duties as required by this Act. |
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| (c) The Task Force shall consist of members representing |
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| the Illinois Department of Corrections, the Illinois State |