Rep. Constance A. Howard
Filed: 2/22/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4446 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4446, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following: 

 
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    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
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adding Section 3-14-4.5 as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5  new)
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    Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses.
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    (a) Any person or entity who intends to establish a 
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half-way house for the residence of persons on parole or 
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mandatory release from the Department of Corrections shall 
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comply with all applicable local zoning laws.
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    (b) Establishment or maintenance of a half-way house, other 
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than by the Department of Corrections, without complying with 
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all applicable local zoning laws is a Class A misdemeanor for 
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which the offender shall be fined $1,000 for every week that 
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the half-way house is in violation, in addition to any other 
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locally imposed fines.
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    (c) Not less than 15 days prior to the placement of a 
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person in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give 
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written notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the 
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county and the proper law enforcement agency of the 
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municipality in which the half-way house is located of the 
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identity of the person to be placed in that program. The 
 


 






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identifying information shall include, but not be limited to, 
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the name of the individual, age, physical description, 
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photograph, and the crime for which the person was originally 
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sentenced to the Department of Corrections. The notice shall be 
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given in all cases.
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    (d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of 
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subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall 
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be imposed for each offense.".