750 ILCS 61/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act. (Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 61 — Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
Illinois · statute · 750 ILCS 61 · 12 active provisions
Provisions
750 ILCS 61/5
Legislative findings
Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this Act is to e…
750 ILCS 61/10
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Address" means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant under this Act. "Program participant" means a person certified as a program participan…
750 ILCS 61/11
Address confidentiality program; administration
Address confidentiality program; administration. Subject to appropriations for the purposes of this Act, the Attorney General shall administer an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking. (Source: P.A. 101-270, eff. 1-1-21; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22.)
750 ILCS 61/15
Address confidentiality program; application; certification
Address confidentiality program; application; certification. (a) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of a person with a disability, as defined in Article 11a of the Probate Act of 1975, may apply to the Attorney General to have an address designated by the A…
750 ILCS 61/20
Certification cancellation
Certification cancellation. (a) If the program participant obtains a name change, he or she loses certification as a program participant. (b) The Attorney General may cancel a program participant's certification if there is a change in the residential address from the one listed on the application, unless the program p…
750 ILCS 61/25
Agency use of designated address
Agency use of designated address. (a) A program participant may request that State and local agencies use the address designated by the Attorney General as his or her address. When creating a new public record, State and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Attorney General as a program participant…
750 ILCS 61/30
Voting by program participant; use of designated address by election authority
Voting by program participant; use of designated address by election authority. (a) A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may register to vote by submitting an Illinois Address Confidentiality Program Voter Registration Application created by the State Board of Elections to the appropriate election a…
750 ILCS 61/35
Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions
Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions. The Attorney General may not make a program participant's address, other than the address designated by the Attorney General, available for inspection or copying, except under the following circumstances: (a) if requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement…
750 ILCS 61/40
Assistance for program applicants
Assistance for program applicants. The Attorney General shall designate State and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking to assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and c…
750 ILCS 61/45
Rules
Rules. The Attorney General may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this Act by State and local agencies. (Source: P.A. 91-494, eff. 1-1-00.)
750 ILCS 61/100
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 91-494, eff. 1-1-00; text omitted.)