Monday, September 26, 2011

Kane County fears cost of new sex offender rules

By Matt Brennan For The Beacon-News

A state attempt to comply with federal sex offender law could end up a costly measure for Kane County.

Currently sex offender law has two tiers of registration, 10 years and lifetime. Registrations are annual. Under the proposed state Senate legislation to reach national compliance, there would be a three-tier system — lifetime, 25 years and 15 years. Some tiers would require more frequent registrations, requiring more man-hours.

The bill would also require juvenile offenders who were granted court supervision or deferred adjudication to register as sex offenders, which will also increase man-hours for court services and the Sheriff’s Department.

Illinois will face a 10 percent reduction in grant funding each year that it is in non-compliance with the federal sex offender guidelines, beginning in the 2012 fiscal year. Senate Bill 1040 would put Illinois in compliance.

Click on the following for the rest of the story:  http://couriernews.suntimes.com/7886549-417/kane-fears-cost-of-new-sex-offender-rules.html

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