HB3397ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Bill Mitchell

Filed: 3/25/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3397

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3397 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by adding Section 5-15 as follows:

(730 ILCS 150/5-15 new)

Sec. 5-15. Certain sex offenders prohibited from participating in holiday events involving children under 18 years of age. The Department of State Police shall require that a person during the period that he or she is required to be registered as a sex offender under this Act if convicted of or placed on supervision for a sex offense as defined in subsection (a-5) of Section 3-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age present in the home and no non-familial minors are present, not participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. The Department of State Police shall require such sex offender to sign a statement that he or she understands this requirement and that failure to comply shall be considered non-compliance and subject to the penalties provided in Section 10 of this Act.".