HB4446 Enrolled LRB094 17024 RLC 52305 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new)
7     Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses.
8     (a) As used in this Section, "half-way house" means a
9 facility primarily designed for the residence of persons on
10 parole or mandatory supervised release from the Department of
11 Corrections, other than one operated by the Department of
12 Corrections.
13     (b) Any person or entity who intends to establish a
14 half-way house on or after the effective date of this
15 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall comply with
16 all applicable local ordinances and permitting requirements.
17     (c) Not more than 48 hours after the placement of a person
18 in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give written
19 notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the county
20 and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in
21 which the half-way house is located of the identity of the
22 person placed in that program. The identifying information
23 shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the
24 individual, age, physical description, photograph, and the
25 crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the
26 Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all
27 cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone
28 number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law
29 enforcement agency may direct.
30     (d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of
31 subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall
32 be imposed for each offense.