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Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 2/16/2006
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LRB094 17024 RLC 55989 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4446
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4446 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows: |
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new) |
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| Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses. |
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| (a) Any person or entity other than the Department of |
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| Corrections who intends to establish a half-way house for the |
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| residence of persons on parole or mandatory release from the |
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| Department of Corrections shall, as a prerequisite to |
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| establishing the half-way house, obtain the signature from |
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| every resident at least 18 years of age who resides within 250 |
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| feet of the ingress and egress of the proposed half-way house |
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| on a form indicating the location of the proposed half-way |
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| house and acknowledging their consent to the establishment of |
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| the half-way house at the stated location. This completed form |
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| shall be filed with the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the |
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| county and the proper law enforcement agency of the |
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| municipality in which the half-way house is located. |
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| (b) Establishing or maintaining a half-way house, other |
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| than by the Department of Corrections, without complying with |
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| this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| (c) This Section does not apply to half-way houses in |