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90_HB0690

      730 ILCS 150/2            from Ch. 38, par. 222
          Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act.  Provides  that
      a  felony  violation of forcible detention or child abduction
      when the victim of either of these offenses is under 18 years
      of age and the defendant is not a parent of the victim  is  a
      sex offense under the Act.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Sex Offender Registration Act by
 2    changing Section 2.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended
 6    by changing Section 2 as follows:
 7        (730 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 222)
 8        Sec. 2.  Definitions.   As  used  in  this  Article,  the
 9    following definitions apply:
10        (A)  "Sex offender" means any person who is:
11             (1)  charged   pursuant  to  Illinois  law,  or  any
12        substantially similar federal or sister state law, with a
13        sex offense set forth in subsection (B) of  this  Section
14        or the attempt to commit an included sex offense, and:
15                  (a)  is convicted of such offense or an attempt
16             to commit such offense; or
17                  (b)  is  found not guilty by reason of insanity
18             of  such  offense  or  an  attempt  to  commit  such
19             offense; or
20                  (c)  is found not guilty by reason of  insanity
21             pursuant  to    Section  104-25(c)  of  the  Code of
22             Criminal Procedure of 1963 of  such  offense  or  an
23             attempt to commit such offense; or
24                  (d)  is  the subject of a finding not resulting
25             in an acquittal at a hearing conducted  pursuant  to
26             Section  104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure
27             of 1963 for  the  alleged  commission  or  attempted
28             commission of such offense; or
29                  (e)  is  found not guilty by reason of insanity
30             following a hearing conducted pursuant to a  federal
31             or sister state law substantially similar to Section
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 1             104-25(c)  of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
 2             of such offense or of the  attempted  commission  of
 3             such offense; or
 4                  (f)  is  the subject of a finding not resulting
 5             in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to a
 6             federal or sister state law substantially similar to
 7             Section 104-25(a) of the Code of Criminal  Procedure
 8             of  1963  for  the  alleged  violation  or attempted
 9             commission of such offense; or
10             (2)  certified  as  a  sexually   dangerous   person
11        pursuant  to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act,
12        or any substantially similar federal or sister state law,
13        when any conduct giving rise  to  such  certification  is
14        committed  or  attempted  against  a  person less than 18
15        years of age; or
16             (3)  subject to the provisions of Section 2  of  the
17        Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act.
18        Convictions  that  result  from or are connected with the
19    same act, or result from offenses committed at the same time,
20    shall be counted for the  purpose  of  this  Article  as  one
21    conviction.   Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is not
22    a conviction for purposes of this Article.
23        (B)  As used in this Section, "sex offense" means:
24             (1)  A violation of any of the following Sections of
25        the Criminal Code of 1961 when the violation is a felony:
26                  11-20.1 (child pornography),
27                  11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
28                  11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child),
29                  11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute),
30                  11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute),
31                  11-17.1   (keeping   a   place   of    juvenile
32             prostitution),
33                  11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
34                  11-19.2 (exploitation of a child),
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 1                  12-13 (criminal sexual assault),
 2                  12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
 3                  12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
 4             child),
 5                  12-15 (criminal sexual abuse),
 6                  12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
 7                  12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).
 8                  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
 9             (1.5)  A  felony  violation  of any of the following
10        Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is
11        a person under 18 years of age, the defendant  is  not  a
12        parent of the victim, and the offense was committed on or
13        after January 1, 1996:
14                  10-1 (kidnapping),
15                  10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
16                  10-3 (unlawful restraint),
17                  10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
18                  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
19        (1.6)  First  degree  murder  under  Section  9-1  of the
20    Criminal Code of 1961 when the victim was a person  under  18
21    years  of  age, the defendant was at least 17 years of age at
22    the time of the commission of the offense,  and  the  offense
23    was committed on or after June 1, 1996.
24        (1.7)  A   felony  violation  of  any  of  the  following
25    Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim  is  a
26    person  under  18 years of age, the defendant is not a parent
27    of the victim, and the offense was committed on or after  the
28    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997:
29             10-4 (forcible detention),
30             10-5 (child abduction.
31             (2)  A  violation  of  any  former law of this State
32        substantially  equivalent  to  any  offense   listed   in
33        subsection (B)(1) of this Section.
34        (C)  A  conviction  for  an offense of federal law or the
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 1    law of another state that is substantially equivalent to  any
 2    offense  listed  in  subsection  (B)  of  this  Section shall
 3    constitute a conviction for the purpose of this  Article.   A
 4    finding  or adjudication as a sexually dangerous person under
 5    any federal law or law of another state that is substantially
 6    equivalent  to  the  Sexually  Dangerous  Persons  Act  shall
 7    constitute an adjudication for the purposes of this Article.
 8        (C-5)  A person at least 17 years of age at the  time  of
 9    the  commission  of  the  offense  who  is convicted of first
10    degree murder under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
11    committed on or after June 1, 1996 against a person under  18
12    years  of  age, shall be required to register for a period of
13    10 years after conviction or adjudication if not confined  to
14    a  penal  institution,  hospital, or any other institution or
15    facility, and if confined, for a period  of  10  years  after
16    parole,  discharge,  or release from the facility.  Liability
17    for registration terminates at the  expiration  of  10  years
18    from  the  date of conviction or adjudication if not confined
19    in a penal institution, hospital, or any other institution or
20    facility, and if confined at the expiration of 10 years  from
21    the  date of parole, discharge, or release from any facility;
22    provided that the child murderer does not, during that period
23    again become liable to register under the provisions of  this
24    Article  or  the  Child  Sex  Offender and Murderer Community
25    Notification Law.
26        (D)  As used in this  Article,  "law  enforcement  agency
27    having  jurisdiction"  means  the  Chief  of  Police  in  the
28    municipality  in which the sex offender expects to reside (1)
29    upon his or her discharge, parole or release  or  (2)  during
30    the   service   of  his  or  her  sentence  of  probation  or
31    conditional discharge, or the Sheriff of the county,  in  the
32    event  no  Police  Chief exists or if the offender intends to
33    reside in an unincorporated area.
34    (Source: P.A. 88-467; 89-8, eff. 1-1-96; 89-428, eff. 6-1-96;
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 1    89-462, eff. 6-1-96.)
 2        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 3    becoming law.

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