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Introduced
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
In Committee
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database Act. Requires the Illinois State Police to establish and maintain a Statewide Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database for the purpose of identifying persistent domestic violence offenders. Requires the Illinois State Police to maintain the database based upon information supplied by the court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Requires the Illinois State Police to make the information contained in the database accessible to the public on the agency's Internet home page and update that information as it deems necessary. Sets forth the information that must be stored in the database. Provides that if a person is convicted of a domestic violence offense and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense or if a person has an order of protection granted against them and the person has at least one prior order of protection granted against them, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior domestic violence offense convictions or order of protection, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Requires the court clerk to forward to the Illinois State Police a certified copy of the qualifying conviction or order of protection and the date of birth of any person ordered to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Contains provisions on registration fees. Requires the Illinois State Police to remove a registered person's name and other information from the database after a specified number of years following the person's last conviction. Provides that the Act applies only to persons convicted of a domestic violence offense or to persons against whom an order of protection is granted on or after January 1, 2027; however, a prior conviction is not required to occur on or after January 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database Act, requiring the Illinois State Police to create and manage a statewide database to identify individuals who are persistent domestic violence offenders. A "persistent domestic violence offender" is defined as someone with at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense (such as domestic battery or violation of an order of protection) or at least one prior order of protection granted against them. The database will be populated with information from court clerks, the Department of Corrections, and local law enforcement, and will be publicly accessible on the Illinois State Police's website, though it will exclude sensitive personal information like addresses and social security numbers. If a person is convicted of a domestic violence offense or has an order of protection granted against them, and they meet the criteria for being a persistent domestic violence offender, the court will order them to register. Court clerks will then send the relevant conviction or order of protection details and the offender's date of birth to the Illinois State Police within seven days, along with a $150 registration fee that is partially retained by the clerk and partially sent to the Attorney General for the Illinois Domestic Violence Fund. The Illinois State Police will remove an offender's information from the database after a specified number of years following their last conviction or order of protection, with the removal period increasing based on the number of prior offenses or orders. This Act will apply to offenses or orders of protection occurring on or after January 1, 2027, but prior offenses or orders, even if before that date, can still qualify someone as a persistent domestic violence offender.
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/06/2026)
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