Illinois
Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 17,100
Latest Events
Recent Action: July 2005, new legislation activated to instill more protection and supervision, and GPS tracking
Statutes
Sex Offender Registration
730 ILCS 150/1 et seq.
Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
739 ILCS 152/0, 150/12, 150/120
Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/11-6, 5/11-9.1, 5/12-13 et seq.
Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/11-14 et seq.
Child Abuse Crimes: Homicide
Illinois Stat. Ann. 720 Tit. 3. Art. 9. 5/9-1
Illinois Stat. Ann. 325 § 5/4.1
Regulations
Registration: Adults and juveniles; 2 tiers; 10 days after release or start of probation; consideration of foreign convictions not specified; notification of changes: 10 days, incoming and outgoing also
Notification: passive and active; mandatory; within 72 hours or 3 business days after request from public; applicable to adult and juvenile sex offenders
Risk Designation: no specified tiers; no provision for hearing
Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually in person; duration of registration 10 years or life
Residency Requirements: not to reside or loiter within 500 feet of school where persons under age 18 attend, playground, or facility serving children; additional employment restriction: must not work, volunteer, or associate with or be present at facility providing programs/services directed towards persons under 18
Penalties: Class 3 or 4 felony; mandatory revocation of parole; mandatory minimum fine and 10-year extension of registration duty
Resources
Website of Registry: http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/frames.htm
Relevant State Entity: Illinois State Police