Public Act 100-0003
SB1722 EnrolledLRB100 11347 RLC 21730 b
AN ACT concerning safe neighborhoods.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Safe
Neighborhoods Reform Act.
Section 3. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
2605-605 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-605 new)
Sec. 2605-605. Violent Crime Intelligence Task Force.
The Director of State Police may establish a statewide
multi-jurisdictional Violent Crime Intelligence Task Force led
by the Department of State Police dedicated to combating gun
violence, gun-trafficking, and other violent crime with the
primary mission of preservation of life and reducing the
occurrence and the fear of crime. The objectives of the Task
Force shall include, but not be limited to, reducing and
preventing illegal possession and use of firearms,
firearm-related homicides, and other violent crimes.
(1) The Task Force may develop and acquire information,
training, tools, and resources necessary to implement a
data-driven approach to policing, with an emphasis on
intelligence development.
(2) The Task Force may utilize information sharing,
partnerships, crime analysis, and evidence-based practices to
assist in the reduction of firearm-related shootings,
homicides, and gun-trafficking.
(3) The Task Force may recognize and utilize best practices
of community policing and may develop potential partnerships
with faith-based and community organizations to achieve its
goals.
(4) The Task Force may identify and utilize best practices
in drug-diversion programs and other community-based services
to redirect low-level offenders.
(5) The Task Force may assist in violence suppression
strategies including, but not limited to, details in identified
locations that have shown to be the most prone to gun violence
and violent crime, focused deterrence against violent gangs and
groups considered responsible for the violence in communities,
and other intelligence driven methods deemed necessary to
interrupt cycles of violence or prevent retaliation.
(6) In consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer, the
Department of State Police may obtain contracts for software,
commodities, resources, and equipment to assist the Task Force
with achieving this Act. Any contracts necessary to support the
delivery of necessary software, commodities, resources, and
equipment are not subject to the Illinois Procurement Code,
except for Sections 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article
50 of that Code, provided that the Chief Procurement Officer
may, in writing with justification, waive any certification
required under Article 50 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
changing Section 2.1 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2630/2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 206-2.1)
Sec. 2.1. For the purpose of maintaining complete and
accurate criminal records of the Department of State Police, it
is necessary for all policing bodies of this State, the clerk
of the circuit court, the Illinois Department of Corrections,
the sheriff of each county, and State's Attorney of each county
to submit certain criminal arrest, charge, and disposition
information to the Department for filing at the earliest time
possible. Unless otherwise noted herein, it shall be the duty
of all policing bodies of this State, the clerk of the circuit
court, the Illinois Department of Corrections, the sheriff of
each county, and the State's Attorney of each county to report
such information as provided in this Section, both in the form
and manner required by the Department and within 30 days of the
criminal history event. Specifically:
(a) Arrest Information. All agencies making arrests for
offenses which are required by statute to be collected,
maintained or disseminated by the Department of State Police
shall be responsible for furnishing daily to the Department
fingerprints, charges and descriptions of all persons who are
arrested for such offenses. All such agencies shall also notify
the Department of all decisions by the arresting agency not to
refer such arrests for prosecution. With approval of the
Department, an agency making such arrests may enter into
arrangements with other agencies for the purpose of furnishing
daily such fingerprints, charges and descriptions to the
Department upon its behalf.
(b) Charge Information. The State's Attorney of each county
shall notify the Department of all charges filed and all
petitions filed alleging that a minor is delinquent, including
all those added subsequent to the filing of a case, and whether
charges were not filed in cases for which the Department has
received information required to be reported pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section. With approval of the Department,
the State's Attorney may enter into arrangements with other
agencies for the purpose of furnishing the information required
by this subsection (b) to the Department upon the State's
Attorney's behalf.
(c) Disposition Information. The clerk of the circuit court
of each county shall furnish the Department, in the form and
manner required by the Supreme Court, with all final
dispositions of cases for which the Department has received
information required to be reported pursuant to paragraph (a)
or (d) of this Section. Such information shall include, for
each charge, all (1) judgments of not guilty, judgments of
guilty including the sentence pronounced by the court with
statutory citations to the relevant sentencing provision,
findings that a minor is delinquent and any sentence made based
on those findings, discharges and dismissals in the court; (2)
reviewing court orders filed with the clerk of the circuit
court which reverse or remand a reported conviction or findings
that a minor is delinquent or that vacate or modify a sentence
or sentence made following a trial that a minor is delinquent;
(3) continuances to a date certain in furtherance of an order
of supervision granted under Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code
of Corrections or an order of probation granted under Section
10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3 or
subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the
Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
Act, Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act, or Section 5-615 of
the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; and (4) judgments or court
orders terminating or revoking a sentence to or juvenile
disposition of probation, supervision or conditional discharge
and any resentencing or new court orders entered by a juvenile
court relating to the disposition of a minor's case involving
delinquency after such revocation.
(d) Fingerprints After Sentencing.
(1) After the court pronounces sentence, sentences a
minor following a trial in which a minor was found to be
delinquent or issues an order of supervision or an order of
probation granted under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
Protection Act, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act,
Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act, or Section 5-615 of
the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for any offense which is
required by statute to be collected, maintained, or
disseminated by the Department of State Police, the State's
Attorney of each county shall ask the court to order a law
enforcement agency to fingerprint immediately all persons
appearing before the court who have not previously been
fingerprinted for the same case. The court shall so order
the requested fingerprinting, if it determines that any
such person has not previously been fingerprinted for the
same case. The law enforcement agency shall submit such
fingerprints to the Department daily.
(2) After the court pronounces sentence or makes a
disposition of a case following a finding of delinquency
for any offense which is not required by statute to be
collected, maintained, or disseminated by the Department
of State Police, the prosecuting attorney may ask the court
to order a law enforcement agency to fingerprint
immediately all persons appearing before the court who have
not previously been fingerprinted for the same case. The
court may so order the requested fingerprinting, if it
determines that any so sentenced person has not previously
been fingerprinted for the same case. The law enforcement
agency may retain such fingerprints in its files.
(e) Corrections Information. The Illinois Department of
Corrections and the sheriff of each county shall furnish the
Department with all information concerning the receipt,
escape, execution, death, release, pardon, parole, commutation
of sentence, granting of executive clemency or discharge of an
individual who has been sentenced or committed to the agency's
custody for any offenses which are mandated by statute to be
collected, maintained or disseminated by the Department of
State Police. For an individual who has been charged with any
such offense and who escapes from custody or dies while in
custody, all information concerning the receipt and escape or
death, whichever is appropriate, shall also be so furnished to
the Department.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
Section 15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Sections 19-1, 24-1.1, and 24-1.6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-1)
Sec. 19-1. Burglary.
(a) A person commits burglary when without authority he or
she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a
building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle,
railroad car, or any part thereof, with intent to commit
therein a felony or theft. This offense shall not include the
offenses set out in Section 4-102 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(b) Sentence.
Burglary committed in, and without causing damage to, a
watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, or any part
thereof is a Class 3 felony. Burglary committed in a building,
housetrailer, or any part thereof or while causing damage to a
watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad car, or any part
thereof is a Class 2 felony. A burglary committed in a school,
day care center, day care home, group day care home, or part
day child care facility, or place of worship is a Class 1
felony, except that this provision does not apply to a day care
center, day care home, group day care home, or part day child
care facility operated in a private residence used as a
dwelling.
(c) Regarding penalties prescribed in subsection (b) for
violations committed in a day care center, day care home, group
day care home, or part day child care facility, the time of
day, time of year, and whether children under 18 years of age
were present in the day care center, day care home, group day
care home, or part day child care facility are irrelevant.
(Source: P.A. 96-556, eff. 1-1-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)
Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons by
Felons or Persons in the Custody of the Department of
Corrections Facilities.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess on or
about his person or on his land or in his own abode or fixed
place of business any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of
this Act or any firearm or any firearm ammunition if the person
has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or
any other jurisdiction. This Section shall not apply if the
person has been granted relief by the Director of the
Department of State Police under Section 10 of the Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act.
(b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal
institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
Corrections, to possess any weapon prohibited under Section
24-1 of this Code or any firearm or firearm ammunition,
regardless of the intent with which he possesses it.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of
subsection (b), that such possession was specifically
authorized by rule, regulation, or directive of the Illinois
Department of Corrections or order issued pursuant thereto.
(d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person
who is charged with a violation of subsection (b) of this
Section.
(e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not
confined in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony for
which the person shall be sentenced to no less than 2 years and
no more than 10 years. A and any second or subsequent violation
of this Section shall be a Class 2 felony for which the person
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
years and not more than 14 years, except as provided for in
Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation
of this Section by a person not confined in a penal institution
who has been convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation
of Article 24 of this Code or of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act, stalking or aggravated stalking, or a
Class 2 or greater felony under the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is a Class
2 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to not less
than 3 years and not more than 14 years, except as provided for
in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
Violation of this Section by a person who is on parole or
mandatory supervised release is a Class 2 felony for which the
person shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more
than 14 years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of
the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation of this Section by a
person not confined in a penal institution is a Class X felony
when the firearm possessed is a machine gun. Any person who
violates this Section while confined in a penal institution,
which is a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections,
is guilty of a Class 1 felony, if he possesses any weapon
prohibited under Section 24-1 of this Code regardless of the
intent with which he possesses it, a Class X felony if he
possesses any firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and a
Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to not
less than 12 years and not more than 50 years when the firearm
possessed is a machine gun. A violation of this Section while
wearing or in possession of body armor as defined in Section
33F-1 is a Class X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment
of not less than 10 years and not more than 40 years. The
possession of each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation
of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 97-237, eff. 1-1-12.)
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.6)
Sec. 24-1.6. Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated unlawful use
of a weapon when he or she knowingly:
(1) Carries on or about his or her person or in any
vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person except
when on his or her land or in his or her abode, legal
dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in
the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with
that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or
taser or other firearm; or
(2) Carries or possesses on or about his or her person,
upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within
the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated
town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the
purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful
commerce in weapons, or except when on his or her own land
or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place
of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of
another person as an invitee with that person's permission,
any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm;
and
(3) One of the following factors is present:
(A) the firearm, other than a pistol, revolver, or
handgun, possessed was uncased, loaded, and
immediately accessible at the time of the offense; or
(A-5) the pistol, revolver, or handgun possessed
was uncased, loaded, and immediately accessible at the
time of the offense and the person possessing the
pistol, revolver, or handgun has not been issued a
currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed
Carry Act; or
(B) the firearm, other than a pistol, revolver, or
handgun, possessed was uncased, unloaded, and the
ammunition for the weapon was immediately accessible
at the time of the offense; or
(B-5) the pistol, revolver, or handgun possessed
was uncased, unloaded, and the ammunition for the
weapon was immediately accessible at the time of the
offense and the person possessing the pistol,
revolver, or handgun has not been issued a currently
valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or
(C) the person possessing the firearm has not been
issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card; or
(D) the person possessing the weapon was
previously adjudicated a delinquent minor under the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for an act that if committed
by an adult would be a felony; or
(E) the person possessing the weapon was engaged in
a misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act, in
a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, or in a misdemeanor violation of the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act;
or
(F) (blank); or
(G) the person possessing the weapon had an a order
of protection issued against him or her within the
previous 2 years; or
(H) the person possessing the weapon was engaged in
the commission or attempted commission of a
misdemeanor involving the use or threat of violence
against the person or property of another; or
(I) the person possessing the weapon was under 21
years of age and in possession of a handgun, unless the
person under 21 is engaged in lawful activities under
the Wildlife Code or described in subsection
24-2(b)(1), (b)(3), or 24-2(f).
(a-5) "Handgun" as used in this Section has the meaning
given to it in Section 5 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
(b) "Stun gun or taser" as used in this Section has the
same definition given to it in Section 24-1 of this Code.
(c) This Section does not apply to or affect the
transportation or possession of weapons that:
(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
(ii) are not immediately accessible; or
(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a person
who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card.
(d) Sentence.
(1) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon is a Class 4
felony; a second or subsequent offense is a Class 2 felony
for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7
years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the
Unified Code of Corrections.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and
(4) of this subsection (d), a first offense of aggravated
unlawful use of a weapon committed with a firearm by a
person 18 years of age or older where the factors listed in
both items (A) and (C) or both items (A-5) and (C) of
paragraph (3) of subsection (a) are present is a Class 4
felony, for which the person shall be sentenced to a term
of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than
3 years.
(3) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person who
has been previously convicted of a felony in this State or
another jurisdiction is a Class 2 felony for which the
person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
less than 3 years and not more than 7 years, except as
provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of
Corrections.
(4) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon while wearing
or in possession of body armor as defined in Section 33F-1
by a person who has not been issued a valid Firearms
Owner's Identification Card in accordance with Section 5 of
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is a Class X
felony.
(e) The possession of each firearm in violation of this
Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; revised 10-6-16.)
Section 20. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing
Sections 5.2 and 10 as follows:
(720 ILCS 550/5.2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.2)
Sec. 5.2. Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
(a) Any person who violates subsection (e) of Section 5 in
any school, on the real property comprising any school, or any
conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity, or on
any public way within 500 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school
or a school related activity, and at the time of the violation
persons under the age of 18 are present, the offense is
committed during school hours, or the offense is committed at
times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected
to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the real
property, or on the public way, such as when after-school
activities are occurring, is guilty of a Class 1 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $200,000;
(b) Any person who violates subsection (d) of Section 5 in
any school, on the real property comprising any school, or any
conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity, or on
any public way within 500 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school
or a school related activity, and at the time of the violation
persons under the age of 18 are present, the offense is
committed during school hours, or the offense is committed at
times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected
to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the real
property, or on the public way, such as when after-school
activities are occurring, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $100,000;
(c) Any person who violates subsection (c) of Section 5 in
any school, on the real property comprising any school, or any
conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity, or on
any public way within 500 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school
or a school related activity, and at the time of the violation
persons under the age of 18 are present, the offense is
committed during school hours, or the offense is committed at
times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected
to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the real
property, or on the public way, such as when after-school
activities are occurring, is guilty of a Class 3 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $50,000;
(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of Section 5 in
any school, on the real property comprising any school, or any
conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity, or on
any public way within 500 1,000 feet of the real property
comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school
or a school related activity, and at the time of the violation
persons under the age of 18 are present, the offense is
committed during school hours, or the offense is committed at
times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected
to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the real
property, or on the public way, such as when after-school
activities are occurring, is guilty of a Class 4 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $25,000;
(e) Any person who violates subsection (a) of Section 5 in
any school, on the real property comprising any school, or in
any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to
transport students to or from school or a school related
activity, on any public way within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any school, or any conveyance owned, leased
or contracted by a school to transport students to or from
school or a school related activity, and at the time of the
violation persons under the age of 18 are present, the offense
is committed during school hours, or the offense is committed
at times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably
expected to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the
real property, or on the public way, such as when after-school
activities are occurring, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 87-544.)
(720 ILCS 550/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710)
Sec. 10. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously
been convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision
for, any felony offense under this Act or any law of the United
States or of any State relating to cannabis, or controlled
substances as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of violating Sections
4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5(a), 5(b), 5(c) or 8 of this Act, the court
may, without entering a judgment and with the consent of such
person, sentence him to probation.
(b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall
enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months,
and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the
conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition
alleging violation of a term or condition of probation.
(c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2)
refrain from possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapon;
(3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner
as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the
period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be
paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours
of community service, provided community service is available
in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county
board.
(d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
that the person:
(1) make a report to and appear in person before or
participate with the court or such courts, person, or
social service agency as directed by the court in the order
of probation;
(2) pay a fine and costs;
(3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
training;
(4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or
treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism;
(5) attend or reside in a facility established for the
instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
(6) support his dependents;
(7) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
dangerous weapon;
(7-5) refrain from having in his or her body the
presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis
Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his
or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the
presence of any illicit drug;
(8) and in addition, if a minor:
(i) reside with his parents or in a foster home;
(ii) attend school;
(iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
(iv) contribute to his own support at home or in a
foster home.
(e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, the
court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and
proceed as otherwise provided.
(f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
probation, the court shall discharge such person and dismiss
the proceedings against him.
(g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of
probation and for appeal, however, discharge and dismissal
under this Section is not a conviction for purposes of
disqualification or disabilities imposed by law upon
conviction of a crime (including the additional penalty imposed
for subsequent offenses under Section 4(c), 4(d), 5(c) or 5(d)
of this Act).
(h) A person may not have more than one discharge Discharge
and dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period ,
Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section
70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
or subsection (c) of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961
or the Criminal Code of 2012 may occur only once with respect
to any person.
(i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act,
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act within 5 years subsequent
to a discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge
and dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the
sentencing proceeding for that conviction as a factor in
aggravation.
(j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is
sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer
the person to the drug court established in that judicial
circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment Act.
The drug court team shall evaluate the person's likelihood of
successfully completing a sentence of probation under this
Section and shall report the results of its evaluation to the
court. If the drug court team finds that the person suffers
from a substance abuse problem that makes him or her
substantially unlikely to successfully complete a sentence of
probation under this Section, then the drug court shall set
forth its findings in the form of a written order, and the
person shall not be sentenced to probation under this Section,
but shall may be considered for the drug court program.
(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
Section 25. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
amended by changing Sections 407 and 410 as follows:
(720 ILCS 570/407) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1407)
Sec. 407. (a) (1)(A) Any person 18 years of age or over who
violates any subsection of Section 401 or subsection (b) of
Section 404 by delivering a controlled, counterfeit or
look-alike substance to a person under 18 years of age may be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term up to twice the maximum
term and fined an amount up to twice that amount otherwise
authorized by the pertinent subsection of Section 401 and
Subsection (b) of Section 404.
(B) (Blank).
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection,
any person who violates:
(A) subsection (c) of Section 401 by delivering or
possessing with intent to deliver a controlled,
counterfeit, or look-alike substance in or on, or within
500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or safety rest area, is
guilty of a Class 1 felony, the fine for which shall not
exceed $250,000;
(B) subsection (d) of Section 401 by delivering or
possessing with intent to deliver a controlled,
counterfeit, or look-alike substance in or on, or within
500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or safety rest area, is
guilty of a Class 2 felony, the fine for which shall not
exceed $200,000;
(C) subsection (e) of Section 401 or subsection (b) of
Section 404 by delivering or possessing with intent to
deliver a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance
in or on, or within 500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or
safety rest area, is guilty of a Class 3 felony, the fine
for which shall not exceed $150,000;
(D) subsection (f) of Section 401 by delivering or
possessing with intent to deliver a controlled,
counterfeit, or look-alike substance in or on, or within
500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or safety rest area, is
guilty of a Class 3 felony, the fine for which shall not
exceed $125,000;
(E) subsection (g) of Section 401 by delivering or
possessing with intent to deliver a controlled,
counterfeit, or look-alike substance in or on, or within
500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or safety rest area, is
guilty of a Class 3 felony, the fine for which shall not
exceed $100,000;
(F) subsection (h) of Section 401 by delivering or
possessing with intent to deliver a controlled,
counterfeit, or look-alike substance in or on, or within
500 1,000 feet of, a truck stop or safety rest area, is
guilty of a Class 3 felony, the fine for which shall not
exceed $75,000;
(3) Any person who violates paragraph (2) of this
subsection (a) by delivering or possessing with intent to
deliver a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance in
or on, or within 500 1,000 feet of a truck stop or a safety rest
area, following a prior conviction or convictions of paragraph
(2) of this subsection (a) may be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment up to 2 times the maximum term and fined an amount
up to 2 times the amount otherwise authorized by Section 401.
(4) For the purposes of this subsection (a):
(A) "Safety rest area" means a roadside facility
removed from the roadway with parking and facilities
designed for motorists' rest, comfort, and information
needs; and
(B) "Truck stop" means any facility (and its parking
areas) used to provide fuel or service, or both, to any
commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 18b-101 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(b) Any person who violates:
(1) subsection (c) of Section 401 in any school, on or
within 500 feet of the real property comprising any school,
or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, and at the time of the violation persons
under the age of 18 are present, the offense is committed
during school hours, or the offense is committed at times
when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to
be present in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real
property, such as when after-school activities are
occurring or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or in any public park or , on or within 500
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or public park, on the real property
comprising any church, synagogue, or other building,
structure, or place used primarily for religious worship,
or within 500 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship, on the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities and at the time of the violation persons
are present or reasonably expected to be present in the
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place
used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class X felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $500,000;
(2) subsection (d) of Section 401 in any school, on or
within 500 feet of the real property comprising any school,
or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, and at the time of the violation persons
under the age of 18 are present, the offense is committed
during school hours, or the offense is committed at times
when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to
be present in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real
property, such as when after-school activities are
occurring or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or in any public park or , on or within 500
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or public park, on the real property
comprising any church, synagogue, or other building,
structure, or place used primarily for religious worship,
or within 500 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship, on the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities and at the time of the violation persons
are present or reasonably expected to be present in the
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place
used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class 1 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $250,000;
(3) subsection (e) of Section 401 or Subsection (b) of
Section 404 in any school, on or within 500 feet of the
real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance
owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
and at the time of the violation persons under the age of
18 are present, the offense is committed during school
hours, or the offense is committed at times when persons
under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to be present
in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real property,
such as when after-school activities are occurring or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or in any
public park or , on or within 500 feet of the real property
comprising any school or residential property owned,
operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by
a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
mixed-income development, or public park or within 1,000
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park, on the real property comprising any church,
synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used
primarily for religious worship, or within 500 1,000 feet
of the real property comprising any church, synagogue, or
other building, structure, or place used primarily for
religious worship, on the real property comprising any of
the following places, buildings, or structures used
primarily for housing or providing space for activities for
senior citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers,
senior citizen housing complexes, or senior centers
oriented toward daytime activities, or within 500 1,000
feet of the real property comprising any of the following
places, buildings, or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities and at the time of the violation
persons are present or reasonably expected to be present in
the church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $200,000;
(4) subsection (f) of Section 401 in any school, on or
within 500 feet of the real property comprising any school,
or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, and at the time of the violation persons
under the age of 18 are present, the offense is committed
during school hours, or the offense is committed at times
when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to
be present in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real
property, such as when after-school activities are
occurring or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or in any public park or , on or within 500
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or public park, on the real property
comprising any church, synagogue, or other building,
structure, or place used primarily for religious worship,
or within 500 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship, on the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities and at the time of the violation persons
are present or reasonably expected to be present in the
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place
used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $150,000;
(5) subsection (g) of Section 401 in any school, on or
within 500 feet of the real property comprising any school,
or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, and at the time of the violation persons
under the age of 18 are present, the offense is committed
during school hours, or the offense is committed at times
when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to
be present in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real
property, such as when after-school activities are
occurring or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or in any public park or , on or within 500
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or public park, on the real property
comprising any church, synagogue, or other building,
structure, or place used primarily for religious worship,
or within 500 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship, on the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities and at the time of the violation persons
are present or reasonably expected to be present in the
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place
used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $125,000;
(6) subsection (h) of Section 401 in any school, on or
within 500 feet of the real property comprising any school,
or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, and at the time of the violation persons
under the age of 18 are present, the offense is committed
during school hours, or the offense is committed at times
when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to
be present in the school, in the conveyance, or on the real
property, such as when after-school activities are
occurring or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or in any public park or , on or within 500
feet of the real property comprising any school or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
of a scattered site or mixed-income development, or public
park or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any school or residential property owned, operated or
managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, or public park, on the real property
comprising any church, synagogue, or other building,
structure, or place used primarily for religious worship,
or within 500 1,000 feet of the real property comprising
any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or
place used primarily for religious worship, on the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any of the following places,
buildings, or structures used primarily for housing or
providing space for activities for senior citizens:
nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior citizen
housing complexes, or senior centers oriented toward
daytime activities and at the time of the violation persons
are present or reasonably expected to be present in the
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place
used primarily for religious worship during worship
services, or in buildings or structures used primarily for
housing or providing space for activities for senior
citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
toward daytime activities during the hours those places,
buildings, or structures are open for those activities, or
on the real property is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the
fine for which shall not exceed $100,000.
(c) Regarding penalties prescribed in subsection (b) for
violations committed in a school or on or within 500 1,000 feet
of school property, the time of day and , time of year and
whether classes were currently in session at the time of the
offense is irrelevant.
(Source: P.A. 93-223, eff. 1-1-04; 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
(720 ILCS 570/410) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1410)
Sec. 410. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously
been convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision
for any felony offense under this Act or any law of the United
States or of any State relating to cannabis or controlled
substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession
of a controlled or counterfeit substance under subsection (c)
of Section 402 or of unauthorized possession of prescription
form under Section 406.2, the court, without entering a
judgment and with the consent of such person, may sentence him
or her to probation.
(b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall
enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months
and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the
conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition
alleging violation of a term or condition of probation.
(c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2)
refrain from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon;
(3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner
as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the
period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be
paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours
of community service, provided community service is available
in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county
board.
(d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
that the person:
(1) make a report to and appear in person before or
participate with the court or such courts, person, or
social service agency as directed by the court in the order
of probation;
(2) pay a fine and costs;
(3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
training;
(4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or
treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois
Department of Human Services;
(5) attend or reside in a facility established for the
instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
(6) support his or her dependents;
(6-5) refrain from having in his or her body the
presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis
Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his
or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the
presence of any illicit drug;
(7) and in addition, if a minor:
(i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster
home;
(ii) attend school;
(iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
(iv) contribute to his or her own support at home
or in a foster home.
(e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, the
court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and
proceed as otherwise provided.
(f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the
proceedings against him or her.
(g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of
probation and for appeal, however, discharge and dismissal
under this Section is not a conviction for purposes of this Act
or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by
law upon conviction of a crime.
(h) A person may not have more than There may be only one
discharge and dismissal under this Section within a 4-year
period , Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 70 of
the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
or subsection (c) of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961
or the Criminal Code of 2012 with respect to any person.
(i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act,
the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and
Community Protection Act within 5 years subsequent to a
discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge and
dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the
sentencing proceeding for that conviction as evidence in
aggravation.
(j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is
sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer
the person to the drug court established in that judicial
circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment Act.
The drug court team shall evaluate the person's likelihood of
successfully completing a sentence of probation under this
Section and shall report the results of its evaluation to the
court. If the drug court team finds that the person suffers
from a substance abuse problem that makes him or her
substantially unlikely to successfully complete a sentence of
probation under this Section, then the drug court shall set
forth its findings in the form of a written order, and the
person shall not be sentenced to probation under this Section,
but shall may be considered for the drug court program.
(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
Section 30. The Methamphetamine Control and Community
Protection Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 55, and 70
as follows:
(720 ILCS 646/15)
Sec. 15. Participation in methamphetamine manufacturing.
(a) Participation in methamphetamine manufacturing.
(1) It is unlawful to knowingly participate in the
manufacture of methamphetamine with the intent that
methamphetamine or a substance containing methamphetamine
be produced.
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
subsection (a) is subject to the following penalties:
(A) A person who participates in the manufacture of
less than 15 grams of methamphetamine or a substance
containing methamphetamine is guilty of a Class 1
felony.
(B) A person who participates in the manufacture of
15 or more grams but less than 100 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and
not more than 30 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $100,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine manufactured, whichever is greater.
(C) A person who participates in the manufacture of
100 or more grams but less than 400 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and
not more than 40 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $200,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine manufactured, whichever is greater.
(D) A person who participates in the manufacture of
400 or more grams but less than 900 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 12 years and
not more than 50 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $300,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine manufactured, whichever is greater.
(E) A person who participates in the manufacture of
900 grams or more of methamphetamine or a substance
containing methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X
felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 15 years and not more than 60 years, and subject
to a fine not to exceed $400,000 or the street value of
the methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(b) Aggravated participation in methamphetamine
manufacturing.
(1) It is unlawful to engage in aggravated
participation in the manufacture of methamphetamine. A
person engages in aggravated participation in the
manufacture of methamphetamine when the person violates
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and:
(A) the person knowingly does so in a multi-unit
dwelling;
(B) the person knowingly does so in a structure or
vehicle where a child under the age of 18, a person
with a disability, or a person 60 years of age or older
who is incapable of adequately providing for his or her
own health and personal care resides, is present, or is
endangered by the manufacture of methamphetamine;
(C) the person does so in a structure or vehicle
where a woman the person knows to be pregnant
(including but not limited to the person herself)
resides, is present, or is endangered by the
methamphetamine manufacture;
(D) the person knowingly does so in a structure or
vehicle protected by one or more firearms, explosive
devices, booby traps, alarm systems, surveillance
systems, guard dogs, or dangerous animals;
(E) the methamphetamine manufacturing in which the
person participates is a contributing cause of the
death, serious bodily injury, disability, or
disfigurement of another person, including but not
limited to an emergency service provider;
(F) the methamphetamine manufacturing in which the
person participates is a contributing cause of a fire
or explosion that damages property belonging to
another person;
(G) the person knowingly organizes, directs, or
finances the methamphetamine manufacturing or
activities carried out in support of the
methamphetamine manufacturing; or
(H) the methamphetamine manufacturing occurs
within 500 1,000 feet of a place of worship or
parsonage, or within 500 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any school at a time when children,
clergy, patrons, staff, or other persons are present or
any activity sanctioned by the place of worship or
parsonage or school is taking place.
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
subsection (b) is subject to the following penalties:
(A) A person who participates in the manufacture of
less than 15 grams of methamphetamine or a substance
containing methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X
felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 6 years and not more than 30 years, and subject to
a fine not to exceed $100,000 or the street value of
the methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(B) A person who participates in the manufacture of
15 or more grams but less than 100 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and
not more than 40 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $200,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(C) A person who participates in the manufacture of
100 or more grams but less than 400 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 12 years and
not more than 50 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $300,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(D) A person who participates in the manufacture of
400 grams or more of methamphetamine or a substance
containing methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X
felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 15 years and not more than 60 years, and subject
to a fine not to exceed $400,000 or the street value of
the methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 98-980, eff. 1-1-15.)
(720 ILCS 646/55)
Sec. 55. Methamphetamine delivery.
(a) Delivery or possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine or a substance containing methamphetamine.
(1) It is unlawful knowingly to engage in the delivery
or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine.
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
subsection (a) is subject to the following penalties:
(A) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver less than 5 grams of methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine is guilty of a
Class 2 felony.
(B) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 5 or more grams but less than 15 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
(C) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 15 or more grams but less than 100 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and
not more than 30 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $100,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(D) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 100 or more grams but less than 400 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and
not more than 40 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $200,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(E) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 400 or more grams but less than 900 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 12 years and
not more than 50 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $300,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(F) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 900 or more grams of methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine is guilty of a
Class X felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of
not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years, and
subject to a fine not to exceed $400,000 or the street
value of the methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(b) Aggravated delivery or possession with intent to
deliver methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine.
(1) It is unlawful to engage in the aggravated delivery
or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine. A person engages in
the aggravated delivery or possession with intent to
deliver methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine when the person violates paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this Section and:
(A) the person is at least 18 years of age and
knowingly delivers or possesses with intent to deliver
the methamphetamine or substance containing
methamphetamine to a person under 18 years of age;
(B) the person is at least 18 years of age and
knowingly uses, engages, employs, or causes another
person to use, engage, or employ a person under 18
years of age to deliver the methamphetamine or
substance containing methamphetamine;
(C) the person knowingly delivers or possesses
with intent to deliver the methamphetamine or
substance containing methamphetamine in any structure
or vehicle protected by one or more firearms, explosive
devices, booby traps, alarm systems, surveillance
systems, guard dogs, or dangerous animals;
(D) the person knowingly delivers or possesses
with intent to deliver the methamphetamine or
substance containing methamphetamine in any school, on
any real property comprising any school, or in any
conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to
transport students to or from school or a
school-related activity and at the time of the
violation persons under the age of 18 are present, the
offense is committed during school hours, or the
offense is committed at times when persons under the
age of 18 are reasonably expected to be present in the
school, in the conveyance, or on the real property,
such as when after-school activities are occurring;
(E) the person delivers or causes another person to
deliver the methamphetamine or substance containing
methamphetamine to a woman that the person knows to be
pregnant; or
(F) (blank).
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
subsection (b) is subject to the following penalties:
(A) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver less than 5 grams of methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine is guilty of a
Class 1 felony.
(B) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 5 or more grams but less than 15 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and
not more than 30 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $100,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(C) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 15 or more grams but less than 100 grams of
methamphetamine or a substance containing
methamphetamine is guilty of a Class X felony, subject
to a term of imprisonment of not less than 8 years and
not more than 40 years, and subject to a fine not to
exceed $200,000 or the street value of the
methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(D) A person who delivers or possesses with intent
to deliver 100 or more grams of methamphetamine or a
substance containing methamphetamine is guilty of a
Class X felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of
not less than 10 years and not more than 50 years, and
subject to a fine not to exceed $300,000 or the street
value of the methamphetamine, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-830, eff. 6-5-06.)
(720 ILCS 646/70)
Sec. 70. Probation.
(a) Whenever any person who has not previously been
convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision for
any felony offense under this Act, the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or any law of the
United States or of any state relating to cannabis or
controlled substances, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of
possession of less than 15 grams of methamphetamine under
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 60 of this
Act, the court, without entering a judgment and with the
consent of the person, may sentence him or her to probation.
(b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall
enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months
and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the
conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition
alleging violation of a term or condition of probation.
(c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of any
jurisdiction;
(2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
dangerous weapon;
(3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a
manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times
during the period of the probation, with the cost of the
testing to be paid by the probationer; and
(4) perform no less than 30 hours of community service,
if community service is available in the jurisdiction and
is funded and approved by the county board.
(d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
that the person take one or more of the following actions:
(1) make a report to and appear in person before or
participate with the court or such courts, person, or
social service agency as directed by the court in the order
of probation;
(2) pay a fine and costs;
(3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
training;
(4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or
treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois
Department of Human Services;
(5) attend or reside in a facility established for the
instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
(6) support his or her dependents;
(7) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
of any illicit drug prohibited by this Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his
or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the
presence of any illicit drug; or
(8) if a minor:
(i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster
home;
(ii) attend school;
(iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
or
(iv) contribute to his or her own support at home
or in a foster home.
(e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, the
court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and
proceed as otherwise provided.
(f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the
proceedings against the person.
(g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of
probation and for appeal, however, discharge and dismissal
under this Section is not a conviction for purposes of this Act
or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by
law upon conviction of a crime.
(h) A person may not have more than There may be only one
discharge and dismissal under this Section within a 4-year
period , Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or
5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, or subsection (c)
of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
Code of 2012 with respect to any person.
(i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act,
the Cannabis Control Act, or the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal
under this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this
Section are admissible in the sentencing proceeding for that
conviction as evidence in aggravation.
(j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before a person is
sentenced to probation under this Section, the court may refer
the person to the drug court established in that judicial
circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court Treatment Act.
The drug court team shall evaluate the person's likelihood of
successfully completing a sentence of probation under this
Section and shall report the results of its evaluation to the
court. If the drug court team finds that the person suffers
from a substance abuse problem that makes him or her
substantially unlikely to successfully complete a sentence of
probation under this Section, then the drug court shall set
forth its findings in the form of a written order, and the
person shall not be sentenced to probation under this Section,
but shall may be considered for the drug court program.
(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
Section 35. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Sections 3-3-8, 3-6-3, 5-4.5-95, 5-6-3.3, 5-6-3.4,
and 5-8-8 and by adding Sections 5-4.5-110 and 5-6-3.6 as
follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-3-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8)
Sec. 3-3-8. Length of parole and mandatory supervised
release; discharge.
(a) The length of parole for a person sentenced under the
law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory
Act of 1977 and the length of mandatory supervised release for
those sentenced under the law in effect on and after such
effective date shall be as set out in Section 5-8-1 unless
sooner terminated under paragraph (b) of this Section.
(b) The Prisoner Review Board may enter an order releasing
and discharging one from parole or mandatory supervised
release, and his or her commitment to the Department, when it
determines that he or she is likely to remain at liberty
without committing another offense.
(b-1) Provided that the subject is in compliance with the
terms and conditions of his or her parole or mandatory
supervised release, the Prisoner Review Board may reduce the
period of a parolee or releasee's parole or mandatory
supervised release by 90 days upon the parolee or releasee
receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school
equivalency testing during the period of his or her parole or
mandatory supervised release. This reduction in the period of a
subject's term of parole or mandatory supervised release shall
be available only to subjects who have not previously earned a
high school diploma or who have not previously passed high
school equivalency testing.
(b-2) The Prisoner Review Board may release a low-risk and
need subject person from mandatory supervised release as
determined by an appropriate evidence-based risk and need
assessment.
(c) The order of discharge shall become effective upon
entry of the order of the Board. The Board shall notify the
clerk of the committing court of the order. Upon receipt of
such copy, the clerk shall make an entry on the record judgment
that the sentence or commitment has been satisfied pursuant to
the order.
(d) Rights of the person discharged under this Section
shall be restored under Section 5-5-5.
(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-268,
eff. 1-1-16; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
(730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-938)
Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit.
(a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules
and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
persons committed to the Department which shall be subject to
review by the Prisoner Review Board.
(1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be
awarded for the following:
(A) successful completion of programming while in
custody of the Department or while in custody prior to
sentencing;
(B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Department; or
(C) service to the institution, service to a community,
or service to the State.
(2) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i), (ii),
or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 19,
1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause (iv) of
this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the
effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to offense
listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect to the
offense of being an armed habitual criminal committed on or
after August 2, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-398)
or with respect to the offenses listed in clause (v) of this
paragraph (2) committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
effective date of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the
offense of aggravated domestic battery committed on or after
July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) or
with respect to the offense of attempt to commit terrorism
committed on or after January 1, 2013 (the effective date of
Public Act 97-990), the following:
(i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of
terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve
the entire sentence imposed by the court;
(ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to
commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree murder,
solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described
in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
(e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described in
Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05,
being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery of a
senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6 or
subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or aggravated
battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or
subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment;
(iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with a
category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court has
made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection (c-1) of
Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct leading to
conviction for the enumerated offense resulted in great
bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more than 4.5
days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment;
(iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading
to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily harm
to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment;
(v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning,
narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking,
methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide,
aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment,
money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of
Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery
of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled
substance with intent to manufacture or deliver,
calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug
conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy,
participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, delivery
of methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of methamphetamine,
aggravated possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy when the
substance containing the controlled substance or
methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive no more
than 7.5 days sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment;
(vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second or
subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment; and
(vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment.
(2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after
June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007
(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective
date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed
on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated driving
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof
as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
(d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other
than the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who is
serving a term of imprisonment shall receive one day of
sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence of
imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day of
sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's period
of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
(2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
shall receive no sentence credit.
(2.3) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph
(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit
for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
(2.4) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery with
a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a firearm
equipped with any device or attachment designed or used for
silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or after July
15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), that a
prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses shall
receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month
of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
(2.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more than
4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment.
(2.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph
(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code committed on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment.
(3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that the
Director may award up to 180 days additional sentence credit
for good conduct in specific instances as the Director deems
proper. The good conduct may include, but is not limited to,
compliance with the rules and regulations of the Department,
service to the Department, service to a community, or service
to the State. However, the Director shall not award more than
90 days of sentence credit for good conduct to any prisoner who
is serving a sentence for conviction of first degree murder,
reckless homicide while under the influence of alcohol or any
other drug, or aggravated driving under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping,
kidnapping, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
deviate sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent liberties
with a child, child pornography, heinous battery as described
in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05,
aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated battery of a spouse
with a firearm, stalking, aggravated stalking, aggravated
battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or
subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05, endangering the life or
health of a child, or cruelty to a child. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, sentence credit for good conduct shall not be
awarded on a sentence of imprisonment imposed for conviction
of: (i) one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision
(a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) when the offense is committed on or
after June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense
is committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense is
committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date of
Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when the offense
is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of
Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense
is committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of
Public Act 96-1224), (ii) aggravated driving under the
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii) one of the offenses
enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when the offense is
committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of
Public Act 91-121), (iv) aggravated arson when the offense is
committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-176), (v) offenses that may subject the offender
to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment
Act, or (vi) aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
(the effective date of Public Act 96-1230).
Eligible inmates for an award of sentence credit under this
paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit at the
Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion.
Consideration may be based on, but not limited to, any
available risk assessment analysis on the inmate, any history
of conviction for violent crimes as defined by the Rights of
Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, facts and circumstances of the
inmate's holding offense or offenses, and the potential for
rehabilitation.
The Director shall not award sentence credit under this
paragraph (3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a
minimum of 60 days of the sentence; except nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to permit the Director to extend
an inmate's sentence beyond that which was imposed by the
court. Prior to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the
Director shall make a written determination that the inmate:
(A) is eligible for the sentence credit;
(B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60
days as the sentence will allow; and
(C) has met the eligibility criteria established by
rule.
The Director shall determine the form and content of the
written determination required in this subsection.
(3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of
sentence credit for good conduct, with the first report due
January 1, 2014. The Department must publish both reports on
its website within 48 hours of transmitting the reports to the
Governor and the General Assembly. The reports must include:
(A) the number of inmates awarded sentence credit for
good conduct;
(B) the average amount of sentence credit for good
conduct awarded;
(C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded sentence
credit for good conduct; and
(D) the number of sentence credit for good conduct
revocations.
(4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that the
sentence credit accumulated and retained under paragraph (2.1)
of subsection (a) of this Section by any inmate during specific
periods of time in which such inmate is engaged full-time in
substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments,
educational programs, behavior modification programs, life
skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department
under this paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completes the
assigned program as determined by the standards of the
Department, shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program
participation before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program
participation on or after that date. The rules and regulations
shall also provide that sentence credit, subject to the same
offense limits and multiplier provided in this paragraph, may
be provided to an inmate who was held in pre-trial detention
prior to his or her current commitment to the Department of
Corrections and successfully completed a full-time, 60-day or
longer substance abuse program, educational program, behavior
modification program, life skills course, or re-entry planning
provided by the county department of corrections or county
jail. Calculation of this county program credit shall be done
at sentencing as provided in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and
shall be included in the sentencing order. However, no inmate
shall be eligible for the additional sentence credit under this
paragraph (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to
a boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of
this Section that is committed on or after June 19, 1998 or
subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is committed on or
after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section that is committed on or
after August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or
after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224),
or if convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds or any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph
(F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, or if convicted of aggravated driving
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
as defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection
(d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on
or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1230), or if convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph
(a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or after July 15,
1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), or first degree
murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault, felony
criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section
12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of
Section 12-3.05, or any predecessor or successor offenses with
the same or substantially the same elements, or any inchoate
offenses relating to the foregoing offenses. No inmate shall be
eligible for the additional good conduct credit under this
paragraph (4) who (i) has previously received increased good
conduct credit under this paragraph (4) and has subsequently
been convicted of a felony, or (ii) has previously served more
than one prior sentence of imprisonment for a felony in an
adult correctional facility.
Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning,
and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit
may be increased under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1)
of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on
the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report
the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the
General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports
shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among
program participants.
Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly
for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied immediate
admission shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
established by the Department. The inability of any inmate to
become engaged in any such programs by reason of insufficient
program resources or for any other reason established under the
rules and regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a
cause of action under which the Department or any employee or
agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
inmate.
(4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that an
additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing while the
prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections. The
sentence credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in
addition to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit
under any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be
pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions set forth in
paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section. The sentence
credit provided for in this paragraph shall be available only
to those prisoners who have not previously earned a high school
diploma or a high school equivalency certificate. If, after an
award of the high school equivalency testing sentence credit
has been made, the Department determines that the prisoner was
not eligible, then the award shall be revoked. The Department
may also award 90 days of sentence credit to any committed
person who passed high school equivalency testing while he or
she was held in pre-trial detention prior to the current
commitment to the Department of Corrections.
(4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
also provide that when the court's sentencing order recommends
a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the crime was
committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of
Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence
credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless
he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
treatment program. The Director may waive the requirement to
participate in or complete a substance abuse treatment program
and award the sentence credit in specific instances if the
prisoner is not a good candidate for a substance abuse
treatment program for medical, programming, or operational
reasons. Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be
subject to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
available and the requirement to participate and complete the
treatment has not been waived by the Director, the prisoner
shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria established by
the Department. The Director may allow a prisoner placed on a
waiting list to participate in and complete a substance abuse
education class or attend substance abuse self-help meetings in
lieu of a substance abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a
waiting list who is not placed in a substance abuse program
prior to release may be eligible for a waiver and receive
sentence credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
discretion of the Director.
(4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a sex
offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or
she either has successfully completed or is participating in
sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender
Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to receive
treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to the lack
of resources on the part of the Department, may, at the
Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit at a
rate as the Director shall determine.
(5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of sentence
credit for good conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a)
of this Section given at any time during the term, the
Department shall give reasonable notice of the impending
release not less than 14 days prior to the date of the release
to the State's Attorney of the county where the prosecution of
the inmate took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney
of the county into which the inmate will be released. The
Department must also make identification information and a
recent photo of the inmate being released accessible on the
Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Community
Notification of Inmate Early Release" on the Department's World
Wide Web homepage. The identification information shall
include the inmate's: name, any known alias, date of birth,
physical characteristics, commitment offense and county where
conviction was imposed. The identification information shall
be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release
and the information may not be removed until either: completion
of the first year of mandatory supervised release or return of
the inmate to custody of the Department.
(b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
forfeiting of sentence credit.
(c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
for revoking sentence credit, including revoking sentence
credit awarded for good conduct under paragraph (3) of
subsection (a) of this Section. The Department shall prescribe
rules and regulations for suspending or reducing the rate of
accumulation of sentence credit for specific rule violations,
during imprisonment. These rules and regulations shall provide
that no inmate may be penalized more than one year of sentence
credit for any one infraction.
When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an alleged
infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of sentence
credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence
credit. The Board may subsequently approve the revocation of
additional sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke
sentence credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall
not be empowered to review the Department's decision with
respect to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any
calendar year for any prisoner or to increase any penalty
beyond the length requested by the Department.
The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days of sentence
credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
restoration of sentence credits in excess of 30 days shall be
subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
Board may not restore sentence credit in excess of the amount
requested by the Director.
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
accumulation of sentence credit.
(d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit by bringing
charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of the
sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided
in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code. If the
prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence credit at the
time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review Board may revoke
all sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner.
For purposes of this subsection (d):
(1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
following criteria:
(A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
fact;
(B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
needless increase in the cost of litigation;
(C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
modification, or reversal of existing law or the
establishment of new law;
(D) the allegations and other factual contentions
do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
after a reasonable opportunity for further
investigation or discovery; or
(E) the denials of factual contentions are not
warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
information or belief.
(2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
validity of Public Act 89-404.
(f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would
because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a
condition of release, shall require that the person, upon
release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided in
Section 5-8A-7 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-241, eff. 1-1-16; 99-275,
eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-938)
Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit.
(a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules
and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
persons committed to the Department which shall be subject to
review by the Prisoner Review Board.
(1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be
awarded for the following:
(A) successful completion of programming while in
custody of the Department or while in custody prior to
sentencing;
(B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Department; or
(C) service to the institution, service to a community,
or service to the State.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations on sentence
credit shall provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause
(iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005
(the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to
offense listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1,
2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect
to the offense of being an armed habitual criminal committed on
or after August 2, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
94-398) or with respect to the offenses listed in clause (v) of
this paragraph (2) committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
effective date of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the
offense of aggravated domestic battery committed on or after
July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) or
with respect to the offense of attempt to commit terrorism
committed on or after January 1, 2013 (the effective date of
Public Act 97-990), the following:
(i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of
terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve
the entire sentence imposed by the court;
(ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to
commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree murder,
solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described
in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
(e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described in
Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05,
being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery of a
senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6 or
subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or aggravated
battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or
subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment;
(iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with a
category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court has
made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection (c-1) of
Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct leading to
conviction for the enumerated offense resulted in great
bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more than 4.5
days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment;
(iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading
to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily harm
to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment;
(v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning,
narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking,
methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide,
aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment,
money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of
Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery
of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled
substance with intent to manufacture or deliver,
calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug
conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy,
participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, delivery
of methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of methamphetamine,
aggravated possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy when the
substance containing the controlled substance or
methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive no more
than 7.5 days sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment;
(vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second or
subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment; and
(vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment.
(2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after
June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007
(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective
date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed
on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated driving
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof
as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
(d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other
than the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who is
serving a term of imprisonment shall receive one day of
sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence of
imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day of
sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's period
of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
(2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
shall receive no sentence credit.
(2.3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations on sentence
credit shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence
for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph
(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit
for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
(2.4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations on sentence
credit shall provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated
battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any
device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report
of a firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or used
for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or after
July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), that a
prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses shall
receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month
of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
(2.5) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations on sentence
credit shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence
for aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more than
4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment.
(2.6) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations on sentence
credit shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence
for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph
(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code committed on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment.
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations shall also
provide that the Director may award up to 180 days of earned
sentence credit for good conduct in specific instances as the
Director deems proper. The good conduct may include, but is not
limited to, compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Department, service to the Department, service to a community,
or service to the State.
Eligible inmates for an award of earned sentence credit
under this paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit
at the Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion.
Eligibility for the additional earned sentence credit under
this paragraph (3) shall be based on, but is not limited to,
the results of any available risk/needs assessment or other
relevant assessments or evaluations administered by the
Department using a validated instrument, the circumstances of
the crime, any history of conviction for a forcible felony
enumerated in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the
inmate's behavior and disciplinary history while incarcerated,
and the inmate's commitment to rehabilitation, including
participation in programming offered by the Department.
The Director shall not award sentence credit under this
paragraph (3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a
minimum of 60 days of the sentence; except nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to permit the Director to extend
an inmate's sentence beyond that which was imposed by the
court. Prior to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the
Director shall make a written determination that the inmate:
(A) is eligible for the earned sentence credit;
(B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60
days as the sentence will allow;
(B-1) has received a risk/needs assessment or other
relevant evaluation or assessment administered by the
Department using a validated instrument; and
(C) has met the eligibility criteria established under
paragraph (4) of this subsection (a) and by rule for earned
sentence credit.
The Director shall determine the form and content of the
written determination required in this subsection.
(3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of earned
sentence credit no later than February 1 of each year. The
Department must publish both reports on its website within 48
hours of transmitting the reports to the Governor and the
General Assembly. The reports must include:
(A) the number of inmates awarded earned sentence
credit;
(B) the average amount of earned sentence credit
awarded;
(C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded earned
sentence credit; and
(D) the number of earned sentence credit revocations.
(4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations shall also
provide that the sentence credit accumulated and retained under
paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any inmate
during specific periods of time in which such inmate is engaged
full-time in substance abuse programs, correctional industry
assignments, educational programs, behavior modification
programs, life skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by
the Department under this paragraph (4) and satisfactorily
completes the assigned program as determined by the standards
of the Department, shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for
program participation before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for
program participation on or after that date. The rules and
regulations shall also provide that sentence credit, subject to
the same offense limits and multiplier provided in this
paragraph, may be provided to an inmate who was held in
pre-trial detention prior to his or her current commitment to
the Department of Corrections and successfully completed a
full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program,
educational program, behavior modification program, life
skills course, or re-entry planning provided by the county
department of corrections or county jail. Calculation of this
county program credit shall be done at sentencing as provided
in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and shall be included in the
sentencing order. However, no inmate shall be eligible for the
additional sentence credit under this paragraph (4) or (4.1) of
this subsection (a) while assigned to a boot camp or electronic
detention, or if convicted of an offense enumerated in
subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this Section that is
committed on or after June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv)
of this Section that is committed on or after June 23, 2005
(the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or subdivision
(a)(2)(v) of this Section that is committed on or after August
13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or
subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or
after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224),
or if convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
compounds or any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph
(F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, or if convicted of aggravated driving
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
as defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection
(d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on
or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1230), or if convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph
(a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or after July 15,
1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), or first degree
murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault, felony
criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section
12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of
Section 12-3.05, or any predecessor or successor offenses with
the same or substantially the same elements, or any inchoate
offenses relating to the foregoing offenses.
Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning,
and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit
may be increased under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1)
of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on
the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report
the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the
General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports
shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among
program participants.
Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly
for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied immediate
admission shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
established by the Department. The inability of any inmate to
become engaged in any such programs by reason of insufficient
program resources or for any other reason established under the
rules and regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a
cause of action under which the Department or any employee or
agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
inmate.
(4.1) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the The rules and regulations shall also
provide that an additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be
awarded to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency
testing while the prisoner is committed to the Department of
Corrections. The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph
(4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award
of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this Section,
but shall also be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions
set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
The sentence credit provided for in this paragraph shall be
available only to those prisoners who have not previously
earned a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate. If, after an award of the high school equivalency
testing sentence credit has been made, the Department
determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award
shall be revoked. The Department may also award 90 days of
sentence credit to any committed person who passed high school
equivalency testing while he or she was held in pre-trial
detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
Corrections.
(4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
also provide that when the court's sentencing order recommends
a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the crime was
committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of
Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence
credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless
he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
treatment program. The Director may waive the requirement to
participate in or complete a substance abuse treatment program
in specific instances if the prisoner is not a good candidate
for a substance abuse treatment program for medical,
programming, or operational reasons. Availability of substance
abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits of fiscal
resources appropriated by the General Assembly for these
purposes. If treatment is not available and the requirement to
participate and complete the treatment has not been waived by
the Director, the prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list
under criteria established by the Department. The Director may
allow a prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
complete a substance abuse education class or attend substance
abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance abuse treatment
program. A prisoner on a waiting list who is not placed in a
substance abuse program prior to release may be eligible for a
waiver and receive sentence credit under clause (3) of this
subsection (a) at the discretion of the Director.
(4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a sex
offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or
she either has successfully completed or is participating in
sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender
Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to receive
treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to the lack
of resources on the part of the Department, may, at the
Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit at a
rate as the Director shall determine.
(4.7) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 100th General Assembly, sentence credit under paragraph
(3), (4), or (4.1) of this subsection (a) may be awarded to a
prisoner who is serving a sentence for an offense described in
paragraph (2), (2.3), (2.4), (2.5), or (2.6) for credit earned
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
100th General Assembly; provided, the award of the credits
under this paragraph (4.7) shall not reduce the sentence of the
prisoner to less than the following amounts:
(i) 85% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; or
(ii) 60% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
required to serve 75% of his or her sentence, except if the
prisoner is serving a sentence for gunrunning his or her
sentence shall not be reduced to less than 75%.
This paragraph (4.7) shall not apply to a prisoner serving
a sentence for an offense described in subparagraph (i) of
paragraph (2) of this subsection (a).
(5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of earned
sentence credit under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
Section given at any time during the term, the Department shall
give reasonable notice of the impending release not less than
14 days prior to the date of the release to the State's
Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate took
place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county
into which the inmate will be released. The Department must
also make identification information and a recent photo of the
inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means of a
hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate Early
Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage. The
identification information shall include the inmate's: name,
any known alias, date of birth, physical characteristics,
commitment offense and county where conviction was imposed. The
identification information shall be placed on the website
within 3 days of the inmate's release and the information may
not be removed until either: completion of the first year of
mandatory supervised release or return of the inmate to custody
of the Department.
(b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
forfeiting of sentence credit.
(c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
for revoking sentence credit, including revoking sentence
credit awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
Section. The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
for suspending or reducing the rate of accumulation of sentence
credit for specific rule violations, during imprisonment.
These rules and regulations shall provide that no inmate may be
penalized more than one year of sentence credit for any one
infraction.
When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an alleged
infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of sentence
credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence
credit. The Board may subsequently approve the revocation of
additional sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke
sentence credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall
not be empowered to review the Department's decision with
respect to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any
calendar year for any prisoner or to increase any penalty
beyond the length requested by the Department.
The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days of sentence
credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
restoration of sentence credits in excess of 30 days shall be
subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
Board may not restore sentence credit in excess of the amount
requested by the Director.
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
accumulation of sentence credit.
(d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit by bringing
charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of the
sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided
in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code. If the
prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence credit at the
time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review Board may revoke
all sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner.
For purposes of this subsection (d):
(1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
following criteria:
(A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
fact;
(B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
needless increase in the cost of litigation;
(C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
modification, or reversal of existing law or the
establishment of new law;
(D) the allegations and other factual contentions
do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
after a reasonable opportunity for further
investigation or discovery; or
(E) the denials of factual contentions are not
warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
information or belief.
(2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
validity of Public Act 89-404.
(f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would
because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a
condition of release, shall require that the person, upon
release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided in
Section 5-8A-7 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-241, eff. 1-1-16; 99-275,
eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-938, eff. 1-1-18.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-95)
Sec. 5-4.5-95. GENERAL RECIDIVISM PROVISIONS.
(a) HABITUAL CRIMINALS.
(1) Every person who has been twice convicted in any
state or federal court of an offense that contains the same
elements as an offense now (the date of the offense
committed after the 2 prior convictions) classified in
Illinois as a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault,
aggravated kidnapping, or first degree murder, and who is
thereafter convicted of a Class X felony, criminal sexual
assault, or first degree murder, committed after the 2
prior convictions, shall be adjudged an habitual criminal.
(2) The 2 prior convictions need not have been for the
same offense.
(3) Any convictions that result from or are connected
with the same transaction, or result from offenses
committed at the same time, shall be counted for the
purposes of this Section as one conviction.
(4) This Section does not apply unless each of the
following requirements are satisfied:
(A) The third offense was committed after July 3,
1980.
(B) The third offense was committed within 20 years
of the date that judgment was entered on the first
conviction; provided, however, that time spent in
custody shall not be counted.
(C) The third offense was committed after
conviction on the second offense.
(D) The second offense was committed after
conviction on the first offense.
(5) Anyone who, having attained the age of 18 at the
time of the third offense, is adjudged an habitual criminal
shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
(6) A prior conviction shall not be alleged in the
indictment, and no evidence or other disclosure of that
conviction shall be presented to the court or the jury
during the trial of an offense set forth in this Section
unless otherwise permitted by the issues properly raised in
that trial. After a plea or verdict or finding of guilty
and before sentence is imposed, the prosecutor may file
with the court a verified written statement signed by the
State's Attorney concerning any former conviction of an
offense set forth in this Section rendered against the
defendant. The court shall then cause the defendant to be
brought before it; shall inform the defendant of the
allegations of the statement so filed, and of his or her
right to a hearing before the court on the issue of that
former conviction and of his or her right to counsel at
that hearing; and unless the defendant admits such
conviction, shall hear and determine the issue, and shall
make a written finding thereon. If a sentence has
previously been imposed, the court may vacate that sentence
and impose a new sentence in accordance with this Section.
(7) A duly authenticated copy of the record of any
alleged former conviction of an offense set forth in this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of that former
conviction; and a duly authenticated copy of the record of
the defendant's final release or discharge from probation
granted, or from sentence and parole supervision (if any)
imposed pursuant to that former conviction, shall be prima
facie evidence of that release or discharge.
(8) Any claim that a previous conviction offered by the
prosecution is not a former conviction of an offense set
forth in this Section because of the existence of any
exceptions described in this Section, is waived unless duly
raised at the hearing on that conviction, or unless the
prosecution's proof shows the existence of the exceptions
described in this Section.
(9) If the person so convicted shows to the
satisfaction of the court before whom that conviction was
had that he or she was released from imprisonment, upon
either of the sentences upon a pardon granted for the
reason that he or she was innocent, that conviction and
sentence shall not be considered under this Section.
(b) When a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is
convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2 felony, except for an offense
listed in subsection (c) of this Section, after having twice
been convicted in any state or federal court of an offense that
contains the same elements as an offense now (the date the
Class 1 or Class 2 felony was committed) classified in Illinois
as a Class 2 or greater Class felony, except for an offense
listed in subsection (c) of this Section, and those charges are
separately brought and tried and arise out of different series
of acts, that defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X
offender. This subsection does not apply unless:
(1) the first felony was committed after February 1,
1978 (the effective date of Public Act 80-1099);
(2) the second felony was committed after conviction on
the first; and
(3) the third felony was committed after conviction on
the second.
(c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to Class
1 or Class 2 felony convictions for a violation of Section 16-1
of the Criminal Code of 2012.
A person sentenced as a Class X offender under this
subsection (b) is not eligible to apply for treatment as a
condition of probation as provided by Section 40-10 of the
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act (20 ILCS
301/40-10).
(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-110 new)
Sec. 5-4.5-110. SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
PRIOR FELONY FIREARM-RELATED OR OTHER SPECIFIED CONVICTIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Section:
"Firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1
of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
"Qualifying predicate offense" means the following
offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012:
(A) aggravated unlawful use of a weapon under
Section 24-1.6 or similar offense under the Criminal
Code of 1961, when the weapon is a firearm;
(B) unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a
felon under Section 24-1.1 or similar offense under the
Criminal Code of 1961, when the weapon is a firearm;
(C) first degree murder under Section 9-1 or
similar offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(D) attempted first degree murder with a firearm or
similar offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(E) aggravated kidnapping with a firearm under
paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (a) of Section 10-2
or similar offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(F) aggravated battery with a firearm under
subsection (e) of Section 12-3.05 or similar offense
under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(G) aggravated criminal sexual assault under
Section 11-1.30 or similar offense under the Criminal
Code of 1961;
(H) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
under Section 11-1.40 or similar offense under the
Criminal Code of 1961;
(I) armed robbery under Section 18-2 or similar
offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(J) vehicular hijacking under Section 18-3 or
similar offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(K) aggravated vehicular hijacking under Section
18-4 or similar offense under the Criminal Code of
1961;
(L) home invasion with a firearm under paragraph
(3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) of Section 19-6 or
similar offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(M) aggravated discharge of a firearm under
Section 24-1.2 or similar offense under the Criminal
Code of 1961;
(N) aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
firearm equipped with a device designed or used for
silencing the report of a firearm under Section
24-1.2-5 or similar offense under the Criminal Code of
1961;
(0) unlawful use of firearm projectiles under
Section 24-2.1 or similar offense under the Criminal
Code of 1961;
(P) manufacture, sale, or transfer of bullets or
shells represented to be armor piercing bullets,
dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or
flechette shells under Section 24-2.2 or similar
offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(Q) unlawful sale or delivery of firearms under
Section 24-3 or similar offense under the Criminal Code
of 1961;
(R) unlawful discharge of firearm projectiles
under Section 24-3.2 or similar offense under the
Criminal Code of 1961;
(S) unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on school
premises of any school under Section 24-3.3 or similar
offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(T) unlawful purchase of a firearm under Section
24-3.5 or similar offense under the Criminal Code of
1961;
(U) use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an
offense under Section 24-3.7 or similar offense under
the Criminal Code of 1961;
(V) possession of a stolen firearm under Section
24-3.8 or similar offense under the Criminal Code of
1961;
(W) aggravated possession of a stolen firearm
under Section 24-3.9 or similar offense under the
Criminal Code of 1961;
(X) gunrunning under Section 24-3A or similar
offense under the Criminal Code of 1961;
(Y) defacing identification marks of firearms
under Section 24-5 or similar offense under the
Criminal Code of 1961; and
(Z) armed violence under Section 33A-2 or similar
offense under the Criminal Code of 1961.
(b) APPLICABILITY. For an offense committed on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly and before January 1, 2023, when a person is convicted
of unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon, when the
weapon is a firearm, or aggravated unlawful use of a weapon,
when the weapon is a firearm, after being previously convicted
of a qualifying predicate offense the person shall be subject
to the sentencing guidelines under this Section.
(c) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.
(1) When a person is convicted of unlawful use or
possession of a weapon by a felon, when the weapon is a
firearm, and that person has been previously convicted of a
qualifying predicate offense, the person shall be
sentenced to a term of imprisonment within the sentencing
range of not less than 7 years and not more than 14 years,
unless the court finds that a departure from the sentencing
guidelines under this paragraph is warranted under
subsection (d) of this Section.
(2) When a person is convicted of aggravated unlawful
use of a weapon, when the weapon is a firearm, and that
person has been previously convicted of a qualifying
predicate offense, the person shall be sentenced to a term
of imprisonment within the sentencing range of not less
than 6 years and not more than 7 years, unless the court
finds that a departure from the sentencing guidelines under
this paragraph is warranted under subsection (d) of this
Section.
(3) The sentencing guidelines in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of this subsection (c) apply only to offenses committed on
and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
100th General Assembly and before January 1, 2023.
(d) DEPARTURE FROM SENTENCING GUIDELINES.
(1) At the sentencing hearing conducted under Section
5-4-1 of this Code, the court may depart from the
sentencing guidelines provided in subsection (c) of this
Section and impose a sentence otherwise authorized by law
for the offense if the court, after considering any factor
under paragraph (2) of this subsection (d) relevant to the
nature and circumstances of the crime and to the history
and character of the defendant, finds on the record
substantial and compelling justification that the sentence
within the sentencing guidelines would be unduly harsh and
that a sentence otherwise authorized by law would be
consistent with public safety and does not deprecate the
seriousness of the offense.
(2) In deciding whether to depart from the sentencing
guidelines under this paragraph, the court shall consider:
(A) the age, immaturity, or limited mental
capacity of the defendant at the time of commission of
the qualifying predicate or current offense, including
whether the defendant was suffering from a mental or
physical condition insufficient to constitute a
defense but significantly reduced the defendant's
culpability;
(B) the nature and circumstances of the qualifying
predicate offense;
(C) the time elapsed since the qualifying
predicate offense;
(D) the nature and circumstances of the current
offense;
(E) the defendant's prior criminal history;
(F) whether the defendant committed the qualifying
predicate or current offense under specific and
credible duress, coercion, threat, or compulsion;
(G) whether the defendant aided in the
apprehension of another felon or testified truthfully
on behalf of another prosecution of a felony; and
(H) whether departure is in the interest of the
person's rehabilitation, including employment or
educational or vocational training, after taking into
account any past rehabilitation efforts or
dispositions of probation or supervision, and the
defendant's cooperation or response to rehabilitation.
(3) When departing from the sentencing guidelines
under this Section, the court shall specify on the record,
the particular evidence, information, factor or factors,
or other reasons which led to the departure from the
sentencing guidelines. When departing from the sentencing
range in accordance with this subsection (d), the court
shall indicate on the sentencing order which departure
factor or factors outlined in paragraph (2) of this
subsection (d) led to the sentence imposed. The sentencing
order shall be filed with the clerk of the court and shall
be a public record.
(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3)
Sec. 5-6-3.3. Offender Initiative Program.
(a) Statement of purpose. The General Assembly seeks to
continue other successful programs that promote public safety,
conserve valuable resources, and reduce recidivism by
defendants who can lead productive lives by creating the
Offender Initiative Program.
(a-1) Whenever any person who has not previously been
convicted of, or placed on probation or conditional discharge
for, any felony offense under the laws of this State, the laws
of any other state, or the laws of the United States, is
arrested for and charged with a probationable felony offense of
theft, retail theft, forgery, possession of a stolen motor
vehicle, burglary, possession of burglary tools, deceptive
practices, disorderly conduct, criminal damage or trespass to
property under Article 21 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
criminal trespass to a residence, obstructing justice, or an
offense involving fraudulent identification, or possession of
cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, or possession
of methamphetamine, the court, with the consent of the
defendant and the State's Attorney, may continue this matter to
allow a defendant to participate and complete the Offender
Initiative Program.
(a-2) Exemptions. A defendant shall not be eligible for
this Program if the offense he or she has been arrested for and
charged with is a violent offense. For purposes of this
Program, a "violent offense" is any offense where bodily harm
was inflicted or where force was used against any person or
threatened against any person, any offense involving sexual
conduct, sexual penetration, or sexual exploitation, any
offense of domestic violence, domestic battery, violation of an
order of protection, stalking, hate crime, driving under the
influence of drugs or alcohol, and any offense involving the
possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon. A defendant shall
not be eligible for this Program if he or she has previously
been adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a
violent offense as defined in this subsection.
(b) When a defendant is placed in the Program, after both
the defendant and State's Attorney waive preliminary hearing
pursuant to Section 109-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
1963, the court shall enter an order specifying that the
proceedings shall be suspended while the defendant is
participating in a Program of not less 12 months.
(c) The conditions of the Program shall be that the
defendant:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or
any other jurisdiction;
(2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
dangerous weapon;
(3) make full restitution to the victim or property
owner pursuant to Section 5-5-6 of this Code;
(4) obtain employment or perform not less than 30 hours
of community service, provided community service is
available in the county and is funded and approved by the
county board; and
(5) attend educational courses designed to prepare the
defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work
toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work
toward completing a vocational training program.
(d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
that the defendant:
(1) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois
Department of Human Services;
(2) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
of any illicit drug prohibited by the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act, the Cannabis Control
Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless
prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his or her
blood or urine or both for tests to determine the presence
of any illicit drug;
(3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time, manner,
and frequency as ordered by the court;
(4) pay fines, fees and costs; and
(5) in addition, if a minor:
(i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster
home;
(ii) attend school;
(iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
or
(iv) contribute to his or her own support at home
or in a foster home.
(e) When the State's Attorney makes a factually specific
offer of proof that the defendant has failed to successfully
complete the Program or has violated any of the conditions of
the Program, the court shall enter an order that the defendant
has not successfully completed the Program and continue the
case for arraignment pursuant to Section 113-1 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963 for further proceedings as if the
defendant had not participated in the Program.
(f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the
Program, the State's Attorney shall dismiss the case or the
court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings
against the person.
(g) A person may only have There may be only one discharge
and dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period with
respect to any person.
(h) Notwithstanding subsection (a-1), if the court finds
that the defendant suffers from a substance abuse problem, then
before the person participates in the Program under this
Section, the court may refer the person to the drug court
established in that judicial circuit pursuant to Section 15 of
the Drug Court Treatment Act. The drug court team shall
evaluate the person's likelihood of successfully fulfilling
the terms and conditions of the Program under this Section and
shall report the results of its evaluation to the court. If the
drug court team finds that the person suffers from a substance
abuse problem that makes him or her substantially unlikely to
successfully fulfill the terms and conditions of the Program,
then the drug court shall set forth its findings in the form of
a written order, and the person shall be ineligible to
participate in the Program under this Section, but shall may be
considered for the drug court program.
(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.4)
Sec. 5-6-3.4. Second Chance Probation.
(a) Whenever any person who has not previously been
convicted of, or placed on probation or conditional discharge
for, any felony offense under the laws of this State, the laws
of any other state, or the laws of the United States, including
probation under Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
Community Protection Act, Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
Act, subsection (c) of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of
2012, Treatment Alternatives for Criminal Justice Clients
(TASC) under Article 40 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
and Dependency Act, or prior successful completion of the
Offender Initiative Program under Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code,
and pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, a probationable
felony offense of possession of less than 15 grams of a
controlled substance that is punishable as a Class 4 felony;
possession of less than 15 grams of methamphetamine that is
punishable as a Class 4 felony; or a probationable felony
offense of possession of cannabis, theft, retail theft,
forgery, deceptive practices, possession of a stolen motor
vehicle, burglary, possession of burglary tools, disorderly
conduct, criminal damage or trespass to property under Article
21 of the Criminal Code of 2012, criminal trespass to a
residence, an offense involving fraudulent identification, or
obstructing justice; theft that is punishable as a Class 3
felony based on the value of the property or punishable as a
Class 4 felony if the theft was committed in a school or place
of worship or if the theft was of governmental property; retail
theft that is punishable as a Class 3 felony based on the value
of the property; criminal damage to property that is punishable
as a Class 4 felony; criminal damage to government supported
property that is punishable as a Class 4 felony; or possession
of cannabis which is punishable as a Class 4 felony, the court,
with the consent of the defendant and the State's Attorney,
may, without entering a judgment, sentence the defendant to
probation under this Section.
(a-1) Exemptions. A defendant is not eligible for this
probation if the offense he or she pleads guilty to, or is
found guilty of, is a violent offense, or he or she has
previously been convicted of a violent offense. For purposes of
this probation, a "violent offense" is any offense where bodily
harm was inflicted or where force was used against any person
or threatened against any person, any offense involving sexual
conduct, sexual penetration, or sexual exploitation, any
offense of domestic violence, domestic battery, violation of an
order of protection, stalking, hate crime, driving under the
influence of drugs or alcohol, and any offense involving the
possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon. A defendant shall
not be eligible for this probation if he or she has previously
been adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a
violent offense as defined in this subsection.
(b) When a defendant is placed on probation, the court
shall enter an order specifying a period of probation of not
less than 24 months and shall defer further proceedings in the
case until the conclusion of the period or until the filing of
a petition alleging violation of a term or condition of
probation.
(c) The conditions of probation shall be that the
defendant:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or
any other jurisdiction;
(2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
dangerous weapon;
(3) make full restitution to the victim or property
owner under Section 5-5-6 of this Code;
(4) obtain or attempt to obtain employment;
(5) pay fines and costs;
(6) attend educational courses designed to prepare the
defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work
toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work
toward completing a vocational training program;
(7) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a
manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times
during the period of probation, with the cost of the
testing to be paid by the defendant; and
(8) perform a minimum of 30 hours of community service.
(d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
that the defendant:
(1) make a report to and appear in person before or
participate with the court or such courts, person, or
social service agency as directed by the court in the order
of probation;
(2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois
Department of Human Services;
(3) attend or reside in a facility established for the
instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
(4) support his or her dependents; or
(5) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
of any illicit drug prohibited by the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act, the Cannabis Control
Act, or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless
prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his or her
blood or urine or both for tests to determine the presence
of any illicit drug.
(e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, the
court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and
proceed as otherwise provided by law.
(f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the
proceedings against the person.
(g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of
probation and for appeal; however, a discharge and dismissal
under this Section is not a conviction for purposes of this
Code or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities
imposed by law upon conviction of a crime.
(h) A person may only have There may be only one discharge
and dismissal under this Section within a 4-year period ,
Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section
70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Treatment Alternatives
for Criminal Justice Clients (TASC) under Article 40 of the
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, the
Offender Initiative Program under Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code,
and subsection (c) of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of
2012 with respect to any person.
(i) If a person is convicted of any offense which occurred
within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal under
this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this Section
shall be admissible in the sentencing proceeding for that
conviction as evidence in aggravation.
(j) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the court finds that
the defendant suffers from a substance abuse problem, then
before the person is placed on probation under this Section,
the court may refer the person to the drug court established in
that judicial circuit pursuant to Section 15 of the Drug Court
Treatment Act. The drug court team shall evaluate the person's
likelihood of successfully fulfilling the terms and conditions
of probation under this Section and shall report the results of
its evaluation to the court. If the drug court team finds that
the person suffers from a substance abuse problem that makes
him or her substantially unlikely to successfully fulfill the
terms and conditions of probation under this Section, then the
drug court shall set forth its findings in the form of a
written order, and the person shall be ineligible to be placed
on probation under this Section, but shall may be considered
for the drug court program.
(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15; 99-480,
eff. 9-9-15.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.6 new)
Sec. 5-6-3.6. First Time Weapon Offender Program.
(a) The General Assembly has sought to promote public
safety, reduce recidivism, and conserve valuable resources of
the criminal justice system through the creation of diversion
programs for non-violent offenders. This amendatory Act of the
100th General Assembly establishes a pilot program for
first-time, non-violent offenders charged with certain weapons
offenses. The General Assembly recognizes some persons,
particularly young adults in areas of high crime or poverty,
may have experienced trauma that contributes to poor decision
making skills, and the creation of a diversionary program poses
a greater benefit to the community and the person than
incarceration. Under this program, a court, with the consent of
the defendant and the State's Attorney, may sentence a
defendant charged with an unlawful use of weapons offense under
Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated
unlawful use of a weapon offense under Section 24-1.6 of the
Criminal Code of 2012, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or
lower, to a First Time Weapon Offender Program.
(b) A defendant is not eligible for this Program if:
(1) the offense was committed during the commission of
a violent offense as defined in subsection (h) of this
Section;
(2) he or she has previously been convicted or placed
on probation or conditional discharge for any violent
offense under the laws of this State, the laws of any other
state, or the laws of the United States;
(3) he or she had a prior successful completion of the
First Time Weapon Offender Program under this Section;
(4) he or she has previously been adjudicated a
delinquent minor for the commission of a violent offense;
(5) he or she is 21 years of age or older; or
(6) he or she has an existing order of protection
issued against him or her.
(b-5) In considering whether a defendant shall be sentenced
to the First Time Weapon Offender Program, the court shall
consider the following:
(1) the age, immaturity, or limited mental capacity of
the defendant;
(2) the nature and circumstances of the offense;
(3) whether participation in the Program is in the
interest of the defendant's rehabilitation, including any
employment or involvement in community, educational,
training, or vocational programs;
(4) whether the defendant suffers from trauma, as
supported by documentation or evaluation by a licensed
professional; and
(5) the potential risk to public safety.
(c) For an offense committed on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and before
January 1, 2023, whenever an eligible person pleads guilty to
an unlawful use of weapons offense under Section 24-1 of the
Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated unlawful use of a weapon
offense under Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
which is punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, the court,
with the consent of the defendant and the State's Attorney,
may, without entering a judgment, sentence the defendant to
complete the First Time Weapon Offender Program. When a
defendant is placed in the Program, the court shall defer
further proceedings in the case until the conclusion of the
period or until the filing of a petition alleging violation of
a term or condition of the Program. Upon violation of a term or
condition of the Program, the court may enter a judgment on its
original finding of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by
law. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the
Program, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the
proceedings against the person.
(d) The Program shall be at least 18 months and not to
exceed 24 months, as determined by the court at the
recommendation of the program administrator and the State's
Attorney.
(e) The conditions of the Program shall be that the
defendant:
(1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or
any other jurisdiction;
(2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
dangerous weapon;
(3) obtain or attempt to obtain employment;
(4) attend educational courses designed to prepare the
defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work
toward passing high school equivalency testing or to work
toward completing a vocational training program;
(5) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
of any illicit drug prohibited by the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act, the Cannabis Control
Act, or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless
prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his or her
blood or urine or both for tests to determine the presence
of any illicit drug;
(6) perform a minimum of 50 hours of community service;
(7) attend and participate in any Program activities
deemed required by the Program administrator, including
but not limited to: counseling sessions, in-person and over
the phone check-ins, and educational classes; and
(8) pay all fines, assessments, fees, and costs.
(f) The Program may, in addition to other conditions,
require that the defendant:
(1) wear an ankle bracelet with GPS tracking;
(2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Department of
Human Services; and
(3) attend or reside in a facility established for the
instruction or residence of defendants on probation.
(g) There may be only one discharge and dismissal under
this Section. If a person is convicted of any offense which
occurred within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal
under this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this
Section shall be admissible in the sentencing proceeding for
that conviction as evidence in aggravation.
(h) For purposes of this Section, "violent offense" means
any offense in which bodily harm was inflicted or force was
used against any person or threatened against any person; any
offense involving the possession of a firearm or dangerous
weapon; any offense involving sexual conduct, sexual
penetration, or sexual exploitation; violation of an order of
protection, stalking, hate crime, domestic battery, or any
offense of domestic violence.
(i) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
(730 ILCS 5/5-8-8)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2020)
Sec. 5-8-8. Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council.
(a) Creation. There is created under the jurisdiction of
the Governor the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council,
hereinafter referred to as the Council.
(b) Purposes and goals. The purpose of the Council is to
review sentencing policies and practices and examine how these
policies and practices impact the criminal justice system as a
whole in the State of Illinois. In carrying out its duties, the
Council shall be mindful of and aim to achieve the purposes of
sentencing in Illinois, which are set out in Section 1-1-2 of
this Code:
(1) prescribe sanctions proportionate to the
seriousness of the offenses and permit the recognition of
differences in rehabilitation possibilities among
individual offenders;
(2) forbid and prevent the commission of offenses;
(3) prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of
persons adjudicated offenders or delinquents; and
(4) restore offenders to useful citizenship.
(c) Council composition.
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:
(A) the President of the Senate, or his or her
designee;
(B) the Minority Leader of the Senate, or his or
her designee;
(C) the Speaker of the House, or his or her
designee;
(D) the Minority Leader of the House, or his or her
designee;
(E) the Governor, or his or her designee;
(F) the Attorney General, or his or her designee;
(G) two retired judges, who may have been circuit,
appellate, or supreme court judges; retired judges
shall be selected by the members of the Council
designated in clauses (c)(1)(A) through (L);
(G-5) (blank);
(H) the Cook County State's Attorney, or his or her
designee;
(I) the Cook County Public Defender, or his or her
designee;
(J) a State's Attorney not from Cook County,
appointed by the State's Attorney's Appellate
Prosecutor;
(K) the State Appellate Defender, or his or her
designee;
(L) the Director of the Administrative Office of
the Illinois Courts, or his or her designee;
(M) a victim of a violent felony or a
representative of a crime victims' organization,
selected by the members of the Council designated in
clauses (c)(1)(A) through (L);
(N) a representative of a community-based
organization, selected by the members of the Council
designated in clauses (c)(1)(A) through (L);
(O) a criminal justice academic researcher, to be
selected by the members of the Council designated in
clauses (c)(1)(A) through (L);
(P) a representative of law enforcement from a unit
of local government to be selected by the members of
the Council designated in clauses (c)(1)(A) through
(L);
(Q) a sheriff selected by the members of the
Council designated in clauses (c)(1)(A) through (L);
and
(R) ex-officio members shall include:
(i) the Director of Corrections, or his or her
designee;
(ii) the Chair of the Prisoner Review Board, or
his or her designee;
(iii) the Director of the Illinois State
Police, or his or her designee; and
(iv) the Director of the Illinois Criminal
Justice Information Authority, or his or her
designee.
(1.5) The Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected from
among its members by a majority of the members of the
Council.
(2) Members of the Council who serve because of their
public office or position, or those who are designated as
members by such officials, shall serve only as long as they
hold such office or position.
(3) Council members shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses
incurred in their work for the Council.
(4) The Council may exercise any power, perform any
function, take any action, or do anything in furtherance of
its purposes and goals upon the appointment of a quorum of
its members. The term of office of each member of the
Council ends on the date of repeal of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly.
(d) Duties. The Council shall perform, as resources permit,
duties including:
(1) Collect and analyze information including
sentencing data, crime trends, and existing correctional
resources to support legislative and executive action
affecting the use of correctional resources on the State
and local levels.
(2) Prepare criminal justice population projections
annually, including correctional and community-based
supervision populations.
(3) Analyze data relevant to proposed sentencing
legislation and its effect on current policies or
practices, and provide information to support
evidence-based sentencing.
(4) Ensure that adequate resources and facilities are
available for carrying out sentences imposed on offenders
and that rational priorities are established for the use of
those resources. To do so, the Council shall prepare
criminal justice resource statements, identifying the
fiscal and practical effects of proposed criminal
sentencing legislation, including, but not limited to, the
correctional population, court processes, and county or
local government resources.
(4.5) Study and conduct a thorough analysis of
sentencing under Section 5-4.5-110 of this Code. The
Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall provide annual
reports to the Governor and General Assembly, including the
total number of persons sentenced under Section 5-4.5-110
of this Code, the total number of departures from sentences
under Section 5-4.5-110 of this Code, and an analysis of
trends in sentencing and departures. On or before December
31, 2022, the Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall
provide a report to the Governor and General Assembly on
the effectiveness of sentencing under Section 5-4.5-110 of
this Code, including recommendations on whether sentencing
under Section 5-4.5-110 of this Code should be adjusted or
continued.
(5) Perform such other studies or tasks pertaining to
sentencing policies as may be requested by the Governor or
the Illinois General Assembly.
(6) Perform such other functions as may be required by
law or as are necessary to carry out the purposes and goals
of the Council prescribed in subsection (b).
(7) Publish a report on the trends in sentencing for
offenders described in subsection (b-1) of Section 5-4-1 of
this Code, the impact of the trends on the prison and
probation populations, and any changes in the racial
composition of the prison and probation populations that
can be attributed to the changes made by adding subsection
(b-1) of Section 5-4-1 to this Code by Public Act 99-861
this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
(e) Authority.
(1) The Council shall have the power to perform the
functions necessary to carry out its duties, purposes and
goals under this Act. In so doing, the Council shall
utilize information and analysis developed by the Illinois
Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Administrative
Office of the Illinois Courts, and the Illinois Department
of Corrections.
(2) Upon request from the Council, each executive
agency and department of State and local government shall
provide information and records to the Council in the
execution of its duties.
(f) Report. The Council shall report in writing annually to
the General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the
Governor.
(g) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2020.
(Source: P.A. 98-65, eff. 7-15-13; 99-101, eff. 7-22-15;
99-533, eff. 7-8-16; 99-861, eff. 1-1-17; revised 9-6-16.)