Bill Text: IL SB2778 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning extended statutes of limitations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2778 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2778-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Sex Offender Registration Act is amended by
adding Section 7-5 as follows:
(730 ILCS 150/7-5 new)
Sec. 7-5. Termination of duty to register.
(a) Any person required to register under Section 3 of this
Act for a conviction of criminal sexual abuse under subsection
(c) of Section 11-1.50 of the Criminal Code of 1961 may
petition the court in the county of conviction for the
termination of the term of registration no less than 10 years
after his or her initial registration pursuant to Section 3 of
this Act.
(b) The court may, upon a hearing on the petition for
termination of registration, terminate registration if the
court finds that the registrant poses no risk to the community
by a preponderance of the evidence based upon the factors set
forth in subsection (c).
(c) To determine whether a registrant poses a risk to the
community as required by subsection (b), the court shall
consider the following factors:
(1) a risk assessment performed by an evaluator

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approved by the Sex Offender Management Board;
(2) the sex offender history of the registrant;
(3) evidence of the registrant's rehabilitation;
(4) the age of the registrant at the time of the
offense;
(5) information related to the registrant's mental,
physical, educational, and social history;
(6) victim impact statements; and
(7) any other factors deemed relevant by the court.
(d) At the hearing set forth in subsections (b) and (c), a
registrant may be represented by counsel and may present a risk
assessment conducted by an evaluator who is a licensed
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health
professional, and who has demonstrated clinical experience in
sex offender treatment.
(e) After a registrant completes the term of his or her
registration, his or her name, address, and all other
identifying information shall be removed from all State and
local registries.
(f) This Section applies retroactively to cases in which
sex offenders who registered or were required to register
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
General Assembly. On or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, a person convicted
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
General Assembly may request a hearing regarding status of

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