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IL - Senate approves Dillard's sex offender legislation

View the article here 04/19/2009 The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would require all sex offenders to register with their county sheriff. S.B. 1702 was initiated by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association and sponsored by state Sen. Kirk Dillard (Email, Contact), R-Hinsdale. Currently, sex offenders in incorporated areas are required to register with the chief of police, while only sex offenders in unincorporated areas register with the county sheriff. The bill would establish a more uniform way of keeping tabs on sex offenders and would reduce the burden on some municipalities, Dillard said. According to Greg Sullivan, executive director of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, the bill would reduce the number of locations where sex offenders must register from about 1,100 to 102 locations...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 19, 2009 (boomark / email).