REPORT DIGEST

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For the One Year Ended:
June 30, 2002
and

COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For the Two Years Ended:
June 30, 2002

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit 1
Total last audit 0
Repeated from last audit 0

Release Date:
March 11, 2003

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State of Illinois
Office of the Auditor General
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

 

 

 
  • The Office did not provide notification request cards to all victims of sexually violent persons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.}

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT
For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2002

EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY 2002

FY 2001

FY 2000

Total Expenditures (All Appropriated Funds)

$60,696,030

$59,232,263

$55,537,725

Personal Services
% of Expenditures
Average No. of Employees
Average Salary Per Employee

$29,621,007
48.8%
756
$39,181

$28,504,149
48.1%
789
$36,127

$26,753,422
48.2%
776
$34,476

Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)
% of Expenditures

$6,549,330
10.8%

$6,207,108
10.5%

$5,701,953
10.3%

Contractual Services
% of Expenditures

$2,805,556
4.6%

$3,724,902
6.3%

$2,170,228
3.9%

Violent Crime Victims Awards & Grants
% of Expenditures

$6,300,670
10.4%

$6,108,980
10.3%

$6,117,949
11.0%

Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement
% of Expenditures

$1,041,207
1.7%

$1,049,795
1.8%

$976,904
1.8%

Gang Crime Prevention
% of Expenditures

$1,532,974
2.5%

$1,738,970
2.9%

$2,045,403
3.7%

Other
% of Expenditures

$12,845,286
21.2%

$11,898,359
20.1%

$11,747,018
21.1%
Cost of Property and Equipment (in thousands)

$13,886

$13,416

$12,785
ATTORNEY GENERAL
During Audit Period: Honorable Jim Ryan
Currently: Honorable Lisa Madigan
 

 

 

 

31 of 67 victims had not been provided notification request cards

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

VICTIM NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RELEASE OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS

The Office of the Attorney General did not provide an "Information and Request for Notification of the Conditional Release or Discharge of a Sexually Violent Person" card to victims of committed sexually violent persons.

We tested 67 victims of individuals who were committed as sexually violent persons under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Thirty-one of the 67 victims, constituting 46% of the sample, had not been provided the "Information and Request for Notification of the Conditional Release or Discharge of a Sexually Violent Person" card subsequent to the commitment of the offender as a sexually violent person. According to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/75, the Attorney General shall provide notification cards, without charge, to "the victim of the act of sexual violence, an adult member of the victim's family, if the victim died as a result of the act of sexual violence, or the victim's parent or legal guardian, if the victim is younger than 18 years old," if the court declares the offender to be sexually violent. (Finding 1, pages 13-14)

We recommended the Office coordinate efforts with the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Human Services to receive a monthly update regarding the commitment of sexually violent persons. Upon the receipt of the update, we recommended the Office immediately provide the cards to the victims or their families.

The Office responded they interpreted the above referenced statute differently as it relates to the Office's responsibility to notify victims in Sexually Violent Persons cases. However, the Office stated it was implementing new procedures which were designed to provide a remedy to the audit finding and also ensure continued compliance with the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act by supporting the victim's right to (1) notification of court proceedings, (2) be informed about the conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused, (3) be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, and (4) have present at all court proceedings an advocate or other support person of the victim's choice.

AUDITORS’ OPINION

Our auditors stated the individual nonshared funds financial statements administered by the Office of the Attorney General for the year ended June 30, 2002 were fairly presented in all material respects.

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our special assistant auditors for this audit were Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP.