Rep. Constance A. Howard

Filed: 2/22/2006

 

 


 

 


 
09400HB4446ham002 LRB094 17024 RLC 56324 a

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4446

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4446, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6 adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:
 
7     (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new)
8     Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses.
9     (a) Any person or entity who intends to establish a
10 half-way house for the residence of persons on parole or
11 mandatory release from the Department of Corrections shall
12 comply with all applicable local zoning laws.
13     (b) Establishment or maintenance of a half-way house, other
14 than by the Department of Corrections, without complying with
15 all applicable local zoning laws is a Class A misdemeanor for
16 which the offender shall be fined $1,000 for every week that
17 the half-way house is in violation, in addition to any other
18 locally imposed fines.
19     (c) Not less than 15 days prior to the placement of a
20 person in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give
21 written notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the
22 county and the proper law enforcement agency of the
23 municipality in which the half-way house is located of the
24 identity of the person to be placed in that program. The

 

 

09400HB4446ham002 - 2 - LRB094 17024 RLC 56324 a

1 identifying information shall include, but not be limited to,
2 the name of the individual, age, physical description,
3 photograph, and the crime for which the person was originally
4 sentenced to the Department of Corrections. The notice shall be
5 given in all cases.
6     (d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of
7 subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall
8 be imposed for each offense.".