Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may authorize the clerk of the circuit court to charge litigants in civil cases a county law library fee not to exceed $13 (now, not to exceed $10). Effective immediately.
Amends the Poison Control System Act. Directs the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a formula that sets State goals for funding the poison control system. Requires completion of the study by December 31, 2005. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who fails to remain at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death to render aid as required is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Shortens from one hour to one-half hour the time in which a person who has failed to remain at the scene of the accident must report the accident at a police station or sheriff's office. Provides that a person who failed to remain at the scene as required and failed to report the accident within one-half hour of its occurrence, or within one-half hour of his or her release from the hospital if he or she had been hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting during the one-half hour after the occurrence, is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the accident does not result in the death of any person. Deletes language providing that a report made within the one hour time limit may not be used as a basis for a prosecution for failing to remain at the accident scene as required.
Mourns the death of Thomas R. Schober of Algonquin.
Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Provides that the proposition to levy a tax for community mental health facilities and services shall be substantially in the form set forth (now, shall be in the form set forth). Provides that the limitations upon tax rates imposed by the provisions concerning the rate of tax for mental health facilities and services may be further increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Includes any offense under Illinois law that is sexually motivated in the definition of "sex offense" and defines "sexually motivated". Adds 4 members to the Sex Offender Management Board. Requires sex offenders considered for probation to submit to a sex offender evaluation. Requires that as a part of a sentence to probation, conditional release, or periodic imprisonment for a sex offense, a sex offender must undergo treatment. Prohibits a county probation department, the Department of Human Services, and a sex offender from contracting with an individual or entity for the provision of sex offender evaluation or treatment services unless the individual or entity is approved by the Board. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the standards for evaluation and treatment of sex offenders shall be in accordance with standards adopted by the Sex Offender Management Board under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Provides that a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release, periodic imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge for a sex offender is that the offender undergo and successfully complete sex offender treatment in accordance with standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act to allow a county board to appropriate moneys to support practices endorsed or required under the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to establish and administer a program to provide financial assistance to older Illinois residents who are the primary caregivers of family members with developmental disabilities.
Mourns the passing of 1st Lt. Brian Slavenas of Genoa who was killed in Iraq.
Amends the Financial Identity Theft and Asset Forfeiture Law of the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the name of the Article to the Identity Theft Law and the names of the offenses of financial identity theft and aggravated financial identity theft to identity theft and aggravated identity theft. Includes in the offense of identity theft: (1) using any personal identification information or personal identification document of another with intent to commit any felony theft or other felony violation of Illinois State law; (2) obtaining, recording, possessing, selling, transferring, purchasing, or manufacturing any personal identification information or personal identification document with intent to commit or to aid or abet another in committing any felony theft or other felony violation of Illinois State law; (3) using, obtaining, recording, possessing, selling, transferring, purchasing or manufacturing any personal identification information or personal identification document of another knowing that such personal identification information or personal identification documents were stolen or produced without lawful authority; or (4) using, transferring, or possessing document-making implements to produce false identification or false documents with knowledge that they will be used by the offender or another to commit any felony theft or other felony violation of State law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that no applicant may receive a license to operate a child care facility, and no adult may live in a child care facility, who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses. Provides an exception if specified criteria are met. Effective immediately.
