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Public Act 094-0946
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LRB094 17024 RLC 52305 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:
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(730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5 new) |
Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses. |
(a) As used in this Section, "half-way house" means a |
facility primarily designed for the residence of persons on |
parole or mandatory supervised release from the Department of |
Corrections, other than one operated by the Department of |
Corrections.
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(b) Any person or entity who intends to establish a |
half-way house on or after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall comply with |
all applicable local ordinances and permitting requirements. |
(c) Not more than 48 hours after the placement of a person |
in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give written |
notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the county |
and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in |
which the half-way house is located of the identity of the |
person placed in that program. The identifying information |
shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the |
individual, age, physical description, photograph, and the |
crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the |
Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all |
cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone |
number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law |
enforcement agency may direct. |
(d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of |
subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall |
be imposed for each offense.
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