Bill Text: IL HB2818 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence Act. Provides that a person who is a victim of, among other things, sexual assault or stalking may apply for the address confidentiality program under the Act.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-5)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0270 [HB2818 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2818-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Address Confidentiality for Victims of
Domestic Violence Act is amended by changing Section 15 as
follows:
(750 ILCS 61/15)
Sec. 15. 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 Attorney General serve as the person's
address or the address of the minor or person with a
disability. The Attorney General shall approve an application
if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by him
or her and if it contains:
(1) a sworn statement by the applicant that the
applicant has good reason to believe (i) that the
applicant, or the minor or person with a disability on
whose behalf the application is made, is a victim of
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (ii)

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that the applicant fears for his or her safety or his or
her children's safety, or the safety of the minor or person
with a disability on whose behalf the application is made;
(2) a designation of the Attorney General as agent for
purposes of service of process and receipt of mail;
(3) the mailing address where the applicant can be
contacted by the Attorney General, and the phone number or
numbers where the applicant can be called by the Attorney
General;
(4) the new address or addresses that the applicant
requests not be disclosed for the reason that disclosure
will increase the risk of domestic violence; and
(5) the signature of the applicant and of any
individual or representative of any office designated in
writing under Section 40 of this Act who assisted in the
preparation of the application, and the date on which the
applicant signed the application.
(b) Applications shall be filed with the office of the
Attorney General.
(c) Upon filing a properly completed application, the
Attorney General shall certify the applicant as a program
participant. Applicants shall be certified for 4 years
following the date of filing unless the certification is
withdrawn or invalidated before that date. The Attorney General
shall by rule establish a renewal procedure.
(d) A person who falsely attests in an application that

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disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger the
applicant's safety or the safety of the applicant's children or
the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the
application is made, or who knowingly provides false or
incorrect information upon making an application, is guilty of
a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)