101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0333

 

Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 405/5-715
705 ILCS 405/5-750

    Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if a minor has previously been placed on probation for an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm, the court may not place the minor on probation for any subsequent offense involving the use or possession of a firearm. Provides that a minor convicted of a subsequent offense involving the use or possession of a firearm shall result in a mandatory sentence of no less than 6 months confinement to the Department of Juvenile Justice with the Department providing services including, but not limited to, education, mental health, drug treatment, and mentoring.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Sections 5-715 and 5-750 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-715)
7    Sec. 5-715. Probation.
8    (1) The period of probation or conditional discharge shall
9not exceed 5 years or until the minor has attained the age of
1021 years, whichever is less, except as provided in this Section
11for a minor who is found to be guilty for an offense which is
12first degree murder. The juvenile court may terminate probation
13or conditional discharge and discharge the minor at any time if
14warranted by the conduct of the minor and the ends of justice;
15provided, however, that the period of probation for a minor who
16is found to be guilty for an offense which is first degree
17murder shall be at least 5 years.
18    (1.5) The period of probation for a minor who is found
19guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
20assault, or aggravated battery with a firearm shall be at least
2136 months. The period of probation for a minor who is found to
22be guilty of any other Class X felony shall be at least 24
23months. The period of probation for a Class 1 or Class 2

 

 

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1forcible felony shall be at least 18 months. Regardless of the
2length of probation ordered by the court, for all offenses
3under this paragraph (1.5), the court shall schedule hearings
4to determine whether it is in the best interest of the minor
5and public safety to terminate probation after the minimum
6period of probation has been served. In such a hearing, there
7shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best
8interest of the minor and public safety to terminate probation.
9    (2) The court may as a condition of probation or of
10conditional discharge require that the minor:
11        (a) not violate any criminal statute of any
12    jurisdiction;
13        (b) make a report to and appear in person before any
14    person or agency as directed by the court;
15        (c) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
16    training;
17        (d) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, rendered
18    by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered by a
19    clinical psychologist or social work services rendered by a
20    clinical social worker, or treatment for drug addiction or
21    alcoholism;
22        (e) attend or reside in a facility established for the
23    instruction or residence of persons on probation;
24        (f) support his or her dependents, if any;
25        (g) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
26    dangerous weapon, or an automobile;

 

 

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1        (h) permit the probation officer to visit him or her at
2    his or her home or elsewhere;
3        (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster home;
4        (j) attend school;
5        (j-5) with the consent of the superintendent of the
6    facility, attend an educational program at a facility other
7    than the school in which the offense was committed if he or
8    she committed a crime of violence as defined in Section 2
9    of the Crime Victims Compensation Act in a school, on the
10    real property comprising a school, or within 1,000 feet of
11    the real property comprising a school;
12        (k) attend a non-residential program for youth;
13        (l) make restitution under the terms of subsection (4)
14    of Section 5-710;
15        (m) contribute to his or her own support at home or in
16    a foster home;
17        (n) perform some reasonable public or community
18    service;
19        (o) participate with community corrections programs
20    including unified delinquency intervention services
21    administered by the Department of Human Services subject to
22    Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act;
23        (p) pay costs;
24        (q) serve a term of home confinement. In addition to
25    any other applicable condition of probation or conditional
26    discharge, the conditions of home confinement shall be that

 

 

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1    the minor:
2            (i) remain within the interior premises of the
3        place designated for his or her confinement during the
4        hours designated by the court;
5            (ii) admit any person or agent designated by the
6        court into the minor's place of confinement at any time
7        for purposes of verifying the minor's compliance with
8        the conditions of his or her confinement; and
9            (iii) use an approved electronic monitoring device
10        if ordered by the court subject to Article 8A of
11        Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections;
12        (r) refrain from entering into a designated geographic
13    area except upon terms as the court finds appropriate. The
14    terms may include consideration of the purpose of the
15    entry, the time of day, other persons accompanying the
16    minor, and advance approval by a probation officer, if the
17    minor has been placed on probation, or advance approval by
18    the court, if the minor has been placed on conditional
19    discharge;
20        (s) refrain from having any contact, directly or
21    indirectly, with certain specified persons or particular
22    types of persons, including but not limited to members of
23    street gangs and drug users or dealers;
24        (s-5) undergo a medical or other procedure to have a
25    tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a street gang removed from
26    his or her body;

 

 

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1        (t) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
2    of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis Control Act,
3    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the
4    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
5    unless prescribed by a physician, and shall submit samples
6    of his or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine
7    the presence of any illicit drug; or
8        (u) comply with other conditions as may be ordered by
9    the court.
10    (3) The court may as a condition of probation or of
11conditional discharge require that a minor found guilty on any
12alcohol, cannabis, methamphetamine, or controlled substance
13violation, refrain from acquiring a driver's license during the
14period of probation or conditional discharge. If the minor is
15in possession of a permit or license, the court may require
16that the minor refrain from driving or operating any motor
17vehicle during the period of probation or conditional
18discharge, except as may be necessary in the course of the
19minor's lawful employment.
20    (3.5) The court shall, as a condition of probation or of
21conditional discharge, require that a minor found to be guilty
22and placed on probation for reasons that include a violation of
23Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care for Animals Act
24or paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the
25Criminal Code of 2012 undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
26rendered by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered

 

 

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1by a clinical psychologist. The condition may be in addition to
2any other condition.
3    (3.10) The court shall order that a minor placed on
4probation or conditional discharge for a sex offense as defined
5in the Sex Offender Management Board Act undergo and
6successfully complete sex offender treatment. The treatment
7shall be in conformance with the standards developed under the
8Sex Offender Management Board Act and conducted by a treatment
9provider approved by the Board. The treatment shall be at the
10expense of the person evaluated based upon that person's
11ability to pay for the treatment.
12    (4) A minor on probation or conditional discharge shall be
13given a certificate setting forth the conditions upon which he
14or she is being released.
15    (5) The court shall impose upon a minor placed on probation
16or conditional discharge, as a condition of the probation or
17conditional discharge, a fee of $50 for each month of probation
18or conditional discharge supervision ordered by the court,
19unless after determining the inability of the minor placed on
20probation or conditional discharge to pay the fee, the court
21assesses a lesser amount. The court may not impose the fee on a
22minor who is placed in the guardianship or custody of the
23Department of Children and Family Services under this Act while
24the minor is in placement. The fee shall be imposed only upon a
25minor who is actively supervised by the probation and court
26services department. The court may order the parent, guardian,

 

 

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1or legal custodian of the minor to pay some or all of the fee on
2the minor's behalf.
3    (5.5) Jurisdiction over an offender may be transferred from
4the sentencing court to the court of another circuit with the
5concurrence of both courts. Further transfers or retransfers of
6jurisdiction are also authorized in the same manner. The court
7to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall have the same
8powers as the sentencing court. The probation department within
9the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred, or
10which has agreed to provide supervision, may impose probation
11fees upon receiving the transferred offender, as provided in
12subsection (i) of Section 5-6-3 of the Unified Code of
13Corrections. For all transfer cases, as defined in Section 9b
14of the Probation and Probation Officers Act, the probation
15department from the original sentencing court shall retain all
16probation fees collected prior to the transfer. After the
17transfer, all probation fees shall be paid to the probation
18department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been
19transferred.
20    If the transfer case originated in another state and has
21been transferred under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles to
22the jurisdiction of an Illinois circuit court for supervision
23by an Illinois probation department, probation fees may be
24imposed only if permitted by the Interstate Commission for
25Juveniles.
26    (6) The General Assembly finds that in order to protect the

 

 

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1public, the juvenile justice system must compel compliance with
2the conditions of probation by responding to violations with
3swift, certain, and fair punishments and intermediate
4sanctions. The Chief Judge of each circuit shall adopt a system
5of structured, intermediate sanctions for violations of the
6terms and conditions of a sentence of supervision, probation or
7conditional discharge, under this Act.
8    The court shall provide as a condition of a disposition of
9probation, conditional discharge, or supervision, that the
10probation agency may invoke any sanction from the list of
11intermediate sanctions adopted by the chief judge of the
12circuit court for violations of the terms and conditions of the
13sentence of probation, conditional discharge, or supervision,
14subject to the provisions of Section 5-720 of this Act.
15    (7) If a minor has previously been placed on probation for
16an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm,
17the court may not place the minor on probation for any
18subsequent offense involving the use or possession of a
19firearm.
20(Source: P.A. 99-879, eff. 1-1-17; 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-750)
22    Sec. 5-750. Commitment to the Department of Juvenile
23Justice.
24    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this Section,
25when any delinquent has been adjudged a ward of the court under

 

 

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1this Act, the court may commit him or her to the Department of
2Juvenile Justice, if it finds that (a) his or her parents,
3guardian or legal custodian are unfit or are unable, for some
4reason other than financial circumstances alone, to care for,
5protect, train, or discipline the minor, or are unwilling to do
6so, and the best interests of the minor and the public will not
7be served by placement under Section 5-740, or it is necessary
8to ensure the protection of the public from the consequences of
9criminal activity of the delinquent; and (b) commitment to the
10Department of Juvenile Justice is the least restrictive
11alternative based on evidence that efforts were made to locate
12less restrictive alternatives to secure confinement and the
13reasons why efforts were unsuccessful in locating a less
14restrictive alternative to secure confinement. Before the
15court commits a minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice, it
16shall make a finding that secure confinement is necessary,
17following a review of the following individualized factors:
18        (A) Age of the minor.
19        (B) Criminal background of the minor.
20        (C) Review of results of any assessments of the minor,
21    including child centered assessments such as the CANS.
22        (D) Educational background of the minor, indicating
23    whether the minor has ever been assessed for a learning
24    disability, and if so what services were provided as well
25    as any disciplinary incidents at school.
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1    indicating whether the minor has ever been diagnosed with a
2    health issue and if so what services were provided and
3    whether the minor was compliant with services.
4        (F) Community based services that have been provided to
5    the minor, and whether the minor was compliant with the
6    services, and the reason the services were unsuccessful.
7        (G) Services within the Department of Juvenile Justice
8    that will meet the individualized needs of the minor.
9    (1.5) Before the court commits a minor to the Department of
10Juvenile Justice, the court must find reasonable efforts have
11been made to prevent or eliminate the need for the minor to be
12removed from the home, or reasonable efforts cannot, at this
13time, for good cause, prevent or eliminate the need for
14removal, and removal from home is in the best interests of the
15minor, the minor's family, and the public.
16    (2) When a minor of the age of at least 13 years is
17adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder, the
18court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order the
19minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until the
20minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of aftercare
21release, furlough, or non-emergency authorized absence for a
22period of 5 years from the date the minor was committed to the
23Department of Juvenile Justice, except that the time that a
24minor spent in custody for the instant offense before being
25committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
26considered as time credited towards that 5 year period. Upon

 

 

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1release from a Department facility, a minor adjudged delinquent
2for first degree murder shall be placed on aftercare release
3until the age of 21, unless sooner discharged from aftercare
4release or custodianship is otherwise terminated in accordance
5with this Act or as otherwise provided for by law. Nothing in
6this subsection (2) shall preclude the State's Attorney from
7seeking to prosecute a minor as an adult as an alternative to
8proceeding under this Act.
9    (2.5) A minor convicted of a subsequent offense involving
10the use or possession of a firearm shall result in a mandatory
11sentence of no less than 6 months confinement to the Department
12of Juvenile Justice with the Department providing services
13including, but not limited to, education, mental health, drug
14treatment, and mentoring.
15    (3) Except as provided in subsection (2) and (2.5), the
16commitment of a delinquent to the Department of Juvenile
17Justice shall be for an indeterminate term which shall
18automatically terminate upon the delinquent attaining the age
19of 21 years or upon completion of that period for which an
20adult could be committed for the same act, whichever occurs
21sooner, unless the delinquent is sooner discharged from
22aftercare release or custodianship is otherwise terminated in
23accordance with this Act or as otherwise provided for by law.
24    (3.5) Every delinquent minor committed to the Department of
25Juvenile Justice under this Act shall be eligible for aftercare
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1confined or whether the minor has served any minimum term
2imposed. Aftercare release shall be administered by the
3Department of Juvenile Justice, under the direction of the
4Director. Unless sooner discharged, the Department of Juvenile
5Justice shall discharge a minor from aftercare release upon
6completion of the following aftercare release terms:
7        (a) One and a half years from the date a minor is
8    released from a Department facility, if the minor was
9    committed for a Class X felony;
10        (b) One year from the date a minor is released from a
11    Department facility, if the minor was committed for a Class
12    1 or 2 felony; and
13        (c) Six months from the date a minor is released from a
14    Department facility, if the minor was committed for a Class
15    3 felony or lesser offense.
16    (4) When the court commits a minor to the Department of
17Juvenile Justice, it shall order him or her conveyed forthwith
18to the appropriate reception station or other place designated
19by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and shall appoint the
20Director of Juvenile Justice legal custodian of the minor. The
21clerk of the court shall issue to the Director of Juvenile
22Justice a certified copy of the order, which constitutes proof
23of the Director's authority. No other process need issue to
24warrant the keeping of the minor.
25    (5) If a minor is committed to the Department of Juvenile
26Justice, the clerk of the court shall forward to the

 

 

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1Department:
2        (a) the sentencing order and copies of committing
3    petition;
4        (b) all reports;
5        (c) the court's statement of the basis for ordering the
6    disposition;
7        (d) any sex offender evaluations;
8        (e) any risk assessment or substance abuse treatment
9    eligibility screening and assessment of the minor by an
10    agent designated by the State to provide assessment
11    services for the courts;
12        (f) the number of days, if any, which the minor has
13    been in custody and for which he or she is entitled to
14    credit against the sentence, which information shall be
15    provided to the clerk by the sheriff;
16        (g) any medical or mental health records or summaries
17    of the minor;
18        (h) the municipality where the arrest of the minor
19    occurred, the commission of the offense occurred, and the
20    minor resided at the time of commission;
21        (h-5) a report detailing the minor's criminal history
22    in a manner and form prescribed by the Department of
23    Juvenile Justice; and
24        (i) all additional matters which the court directs the
25    clerk to transmit.
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1discharges from its custody and control a minor committed to
2it, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall petition the court
3for an order terminating his or her custodianship. The
4custodianship shall terminate automatically 30 days after
5receipt of the petition unless the court orders otherwise.
6    (7) If, while on aftercare release, a minor committed to
7the Department of Juvenile Justice is charged under the
8criminal laws of this State with an offense that could result
9in a sentence of imprisonment within the Department of
10Corrections, the commitment to the Department of Juvenile
11Justice and all rights and duties created by that commitment
12are automatically suspended pending final disposition of the
13criminal charge. If the minor is found guilty of the criminal
14charge and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the
15penitentiary system of the Department of Corrections, the
16commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
17automatically terminated. If the criminal charge is dismissed,
18the minor is found not guilty, or the minor completes a
19criminal sentence other than imprisonment within the
20Department of Corrections, the previously imposed commitment
21to the Department of Juvenile Justice and the full aftercare
22release term shall be automatically reinstated unless
23custodianship is sooner terminated. Nothing in this subsection
24(7) shall preclude the court from ordering another sentence
25under Section 5-710 of this Act or from terminating the
26Department's custodianship while the commitment to the

 

 

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1Department is suspended.
2(Source: P.A. 99-268, eff. 1-1-16; 100-765, eff. 8-10-18.)