Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Filed: 3/22/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4446

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4446 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1 crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the
2 Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all
3 cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone
4 number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law
5 enforcement agency may direct.
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.".