Illinois Compiled Statutes (730 ILCS 152/115 (a) and (b))
mandate that the Illinois State Police ("ISP") establish and
maintain a statewide Sex Offender Database, accessible on the
Internet, identifying persons who have been convicted of certain
sex offenses and/or crimes against children and must register as
a Sex Offender. Persons required to register as Sex Offenders
are persons who have been charged of an offense listed in
Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 150/2(B) when such charge
results in one of the following:
(a) A conviction for the commission of the offense or
attempt to commit the offense,
(b) A finding of not guilty by reason of insanity of
committing the offense or attempting to commit the offense,
or
(c) A finding not resulting in an acquittal at a hearing for
the alleged commission or attempted commission of the
offense.
The Sex Offender Registry was created in response to the
Illinois Legislature's determination to facilitate access to
publicly available information about persons convicted of sex
offenses. ISP has not considered or assessed the specific risk
of re-offense with regard to any individual prior to his or her
inclusion on this Registry and has made no determination that
any individual included in the Registry is currently dangerous.
Individuals included on the Registry are included solely by
virtue of their conviction record and Illinois state law. The
primary purpose of providing this information is to make the
information easily available and accessible, not to warn about
any specific individuals.
Anyone who uses this information to commit a criminal act
against another person is subject to criminal prosecution.
ISP updates this information regularly in an effort to assure
that the information on the Registry is complete and accurate;
however, ISP makes no representation, express or implied, that
the information contained on the Registry is accurate.
The information contained on the Registry can change quickly
so the current residence, status or other information regarding
an offender may not be accurate. Though much of the information
is of record, some information is gathered from the offenders
themselves who may fail to provide any or accurate information.
Additional information and verification can be obtained from the
local law enforcement agency where the sex offender resides.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THESE
RECORDS IS INACCURATE, PLEASE CONTACT THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION TEAM AT (217) 785-0653 BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:00AM AND
5:00PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
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