Illinois Sex Offender Registry Information

There was a reported increase by 3.7% in the occurrence of sex offenses in the state of Illinois in 2002. Any person attempting to commit or convicted of one or more of the following criminal activities is regarded as a sex offender in the state of Illinois:

1.    Indecent solicitation of an adult or a child
2.    Child abduction
3.    Forcible detention of a minor
4.    Sexual exploitation where the victim is below eighteen years of age
5.    Public indecency
6.    Sexual relations with family members
7.    Promoting prostitution
8.    Maintaining a venue of juvenile prostitution
9.    Promoting a prostitute who is under 18
10.    Exploitation of children
11.    Sexual abuse
12.    Criminal sexual assault
13.    Allowing sexual abuse of a minor.

Sex offense statistics reveal that men and women are both victims of sexual offenses, one in every 36 women in college are victims of sex offense like rape or attempt to rape each year. Females in the age group of 12-24 are at a higher risk of becoming victims of sexual assault. In 74% of the adolescent sex offense cases, the offender is somebody known to the victim.

Sex Offender Registry:

In a bid to protect the common people from the sex offenders, the “Illinois Compiled Statutes (730 ILCS 152/115 (a) and (b))” declared that the Illinois State Police must design and maintain a statewide database of sex offenders. The Sex Offender Registry was established to allow the common man access to the information about people convicted of sex offenses. The Sex Offender Registry keeps information like the name of the offender, alias name, date of birth and place of birth, conviction information like the crime he was convicted for and the court verdict in the case, addresses of his or her permanent and temporary residences, contact information like telephone or cell phone number, photographs, a sample of the offender’s DNA, fingerprints, employment information and school information.

Any person convicted of any of the sexual offenses mentioned earlier or found attempting to commit one or more of these must register with the authorities. Also, any individual who is a resident of another state but is currently staying in Illinois for three consecutive years must also register with the local authorities.

All sex offenders are required to register with the local law enforcement agencies of the area in which they reside. If they are within the boundaries of a city, they must register with the city police or with the county Sheriff’s office. The offenders must register within three days of moving in an area. Depending on the date and the nature of conviction, an offender must register for a period of ten years or for life.

Sex Offender Registry Contacts:

The Illinois State Police is the administering agency of the Sex Offender Registry. You may access the registry and extract information on an offender from the records. Visit http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/sor.cfm to learn about how to proceed.

You may also contact the Illinois Attorney General’s Sex Offender Registry team by calling at 888-414-7678. The Illinois Department of Corrections is situated at 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277.

Visit the following links for additional assistance: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/communities/somb/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/registry.html or you can visit http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/so_search/default.asp.