Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3489

Amends the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that a person who is required to register under the Act may file a Petition to Review Registrant Status with the county where he or she is required to register, seeking a hearing for early removal from the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry. Provides that the registrant shall be removed from the Registry if he or she can demonstrate exemplary conduct within his or her community, in addition to successful completion of the terms and conditions of his or her registration for 5 consecutive years on the Registry. Provides that exemplary conduct shall be successfully demonstrated when the registrant presents testimony, character witnesses, or other evidence to demonstrate rehabilitation and that the registrant has had no felony convictions during the last 5 years of registration. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall receive a copy of the petition and shall inform the victim involved of a hearing date and time and the courtroom scheduled for the hearing. Provides that specified information shall be collected and be accessible on the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that any person who is required to register under the Act may file a Request for Review with the office of the State's Attorney of the county in which he or she was convicted, and request that the office of the State's Attorney review his or her registration information. Upon receipt of a Request for Review, the State's Attorney shall review the information provided by the offender, and if he or she determines that the information currently relied upon for registration is inaccurate, the State's Attorney shall correct the error before reporting the offender's personal information to the Department of State Police. If the State's Attorney makes a determination to deny a Request for Review, the State's Attorney shall give the reason why and the information relied upon for denying the Request for Review. Provides that the Department of State Police shall collect and annually report, on or before December 31 of each year, the following information, making it publicly accessible on the Department of State Police website: (1) the number of registrants; (2) the number of registrants currently registered for each offense requiring registration; and (3) biographical data, such as age of the registrant, race of the registrant, and age of the victim.

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