Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Filed: 3/14/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1587

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1587 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 5-4-1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-4-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1)
7    Sec. 5-4-1. Sentencing hearing.
8    (a) Except when the death penalty is sought under hearing
9procedures otherwise specified, after a determination of
10guilt, a hearing shall be held to impose the sentence. However,
11prior to the imposition of sentence on an individual being
12sentenced for an offense based upon a charge for a violation of
13Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
14provision of a local ordinance, the individual must undergo a
15professional evaluation to determine if an alcohol or other
16drug abuse problem exists and the extent of such a problem.

 

 

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1Programs conducting these evaluations shall be licensed by the
2Department of Human Services. However, if the individual is not
3a resident of Illinois, the court may, in its discretion,
4accept an evaluation from a program in the state of such
5individual's residence. The court may in its sentencing order
6approve an eligible defendant for placement in a Department of
7Corrections impact incarceration program as provided in
8Section 5-8-1.1 or 5-8-1.3. The court may in its sentencing
9order recommend a defendant for placement in a Department of
10Corrections substance abuse treatment program as provided in
11paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of Section 3-2-2 conditioned
12upon the defendant being accepted in a program by the
13Department of Corrections. At the hearing the court shall:
14        (1) consider the evidence, if any, received upon the
15    trial;
16        (2) consider any presentence reports;
17        (3) consider the financial impact of incarceration
18    based on the financial impact statement filed with the
19    clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections;
20        (4) consider evidence and information offered by the
21    parties in aggravation and mitigation;
22        (4.5) consider substance abuse treatment, eligibility
23    screening, and an assessment, if any, of the defendant by
24    an agent designated by the State of Illinois to provide
25    assessment services for the Illinois courts;
26        (5) hear arguments as to sentencing alternatives;

 

 

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1        (6) afford the defendant the opportunity to make a
2    statement in his own behalf;
3        (7) afford the victim of a violent crime or a violation
4    of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a
5    similar provision of a local ordinance, the opportunity to
6    present an oral or written statement, as guaranteed by
7    Article I, Section 8.1 of the Illinois Constitution and
8    provided in Section 6 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
9    Witnesses Act. The court shall allow a victim to make an
10    oral statement if the victim is present in the courtroom
11    and requests to make an oral or written statement. An oral
12    or written statement includes the victim or a
13    representative of the victim reading the written
14    statement. The court may allow persons impacted by the
15    crime who are not victims under subsection (a) of Section 3
16    of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act to present
17    an oral or written statement. A victim and any person
18    making an oral statement shall not be put under oath or
19    subject to cross-examination. All statements offered under
20    this paragraph (7) shall become part of the record of the
21    court. In this paragraph (7), "victim of a violent crime"
22    means a person who is a victim of a violent crime for which
23    the defendant has been convicted after a bench or jury
24    trial or a person who is the victim of a violent crime with
25    which the defendant was charged and the defendant has been
26    convicted under a plea agreement of a crime that is not a

 

 

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1    violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of 3 of the
2    Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act;
3        (7.5) afford a qualified person affected by: (i) a
4    violation of Section 405, 405.1, 405.2, or 407 of the
5    Illinois Controlled Substances Act or a violation of
6    Section 55 or Section 65 of the Methamphetamine Control and
7    Community Protection Act; or (ii) a Class 4 felony
8    violation of Section 11-14, 11-14.3 except as described in
9    subdivisions (a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B), 11-15, 11-17, 11-18,
10    11-18.1, or 11-19 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
11    Criminal Code of 2012, committed by the defendant the
12    opportunity to make a statement concerning the impact on
13    the qualified person and to offer evidence in aggravation
14    or mitigation; provided that the statement and evidence
15    offered in aggravation or mitigation shall first be
16    prepared in writing in conjunction with the State's
17    Attorney before it may be presented orally at the hearing.
18    Sworn testimony offered by the qualified person is subject
19    to the defendant's right to cross-examine. All statements
20    and evidence offered under this paragraph (7.5) shall
21    become part of the record of the court. In this paragraph
22    (7.5), "qualified person" means any person who: (i) lived
23    or worked within the territorial jurisdiction where the
24    offense took place when the offense took place; or (ii) is
25    familiar with various public places within the territorial
26    jurisdiction where the offense took place when the offense

 

 

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1    took place. "Qualified person" includes any peace officer
2    or any member of any duly organized State, county, or
3    municipal peace officer unit assigned to the territorial
4    jurisdiction where the offense took place when the offense
5    took place;
6        (8) in cases of reckless homicide afford the victim's
7    spouse, guardians, parents or other immediate family
8    members an opportunity to make oral statements;
9        (9) in cases involving a felony sex offense as defined
10    under the Sex Offender Management Board Act, consider the
11    results of the sex offender evaluation conducted pursuant
12    to Section 5-3-2 of this Act; and
13        (10) make a finding of whether a motor vehicle was used
14    in the commission of the offense for which the defendant is
15    being sentenced.
16    (b) All sentences shall be imposed by the judge based upon
17his independent assessment of the elements specified above and
18any agreement as to sentence reached by the parties. The judge
19who presided at the trial or the judge who accepted the plea of
20guilty shall impose the sentence unless he is no longer sitting
21as a judge in that court. Where the judge does not impose
22sentence at the same time on all defendants who are convicted
23as a result of being involved in the same offense, the
24defendant or the State's Attorney may advise the sentencing
25court of the disposition of any other defendants who have been
26sentenced.

 

 

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1    (b-1) In imposing a sentence of imprisonment or periodic
2imprisonment for a Class 3 or Class 4 felony for which a
3sentence of probation or conditional discharge is an available
4sentence, if the defendant has no prior sentence of probation
5or conditional discharge and no prior conviction for a violent
6crime, the defendant shall not be sentenced to imprisonment
7before review and consideration of a presentence report and
8determination and explanation of why the particular evidence,
9information, factor in aggravation, factual finding, or other
10reasons support a sentencing determination that one or more of
11the factors under subsection (a) of Section 5-6-1 of this Code
12apply and that probation or conditional discharge is not an
13appropriate sentence.
14    (c) In imposing a sentence for a violent crime or for an
15offense of operating or being in physical control of a vehicle
16while under the influence of alcohol, any other drug or any
17combination thereof, or a similar provision of a local
18ordinance, when such offense resulted in the personal injury to
19someone other than the defendant, the trial judge shall specify
20on the record the particular evidence, information, factors in
21mitigation and aggravation or other reasons that led to his
22sentencing determination. The full verbatim record of the
23sentencing hearing shall be filed with the clerk of the court
24and shall be a public record.
25    (c-1) In imposing a sentence for the offense of aggravated
26kidnapping for ransom, home invasion, armed robbery,

 

 

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1aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a
2firearm, or armed violence with a category I weapon or category
3II weapon, the trial judge shall make a finding as to whether
4the conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted in
5great bodily harm to a victim, and shall enter that finding and
6the basis for that finding in the record.
7    (c-1.5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
8contrary, in imposing a sentence for an offense that requires a
9mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment or probation or
10conditional discharge of 2 years or more, the court may instead
11sentence the offender to a lesser term of imprisonment,
12probation, or conditional discharge it deems appropriate if the
13court finds that the defendant does not pose a risk to public
14safety and the interest of justice requires the non-imposition
15of the mandatory sentence of imprisonment or a lesser sentence
16of imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge. The
17court must state on the record its reasons for not imposing the
18minimum sentence of imprisonment or a lesser sentence of
19imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge. If the
20defendant has been charged with an offense involving the use,
21possession, or discharge of a firearm, the court may not
22deviate from a mandatory minimum sentence or probation or
23conditional discharge requirement, unless it is the
24recommendation of a presentence investigation and there is
25clear articulable evidence that the defendant is not a threat
26to the public safety. This must be fully stated by the court

 

 

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1into the record at the time of sentencing. An offender
2convicted of a crime of violence as defined in Section 2 of the
3Crime Victims Compensation Act may not be sentenced to a lesser
4term of imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge
5under this subsection (c-1.5).
6    (c-2) If the defendant is sentenced to prison, other than
7when a sentence of natural life imprisonment or a sentence of
8death is imposed, at the time the sentence is imposed the judge
9shall state on the record in open court the approximate period
10of time the defendant will serve in custody according to the
11then current statutory rules and regulations for sentence
12credit found in Section 3-6-3 and other related provisions of
13this Code. This statement is intended solely to inform the
14public, has no legal effect on the defendant's actual release,
15and may not be relied on by the defendant on appeal.
16    The judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
17sentence, other than when the sentence is imposed for one of
18the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(4) of Section 3-6-3,
19shall include the following:
20    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
21the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
22prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
23prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
24applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
25Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
26case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her

 

 

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1sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
2years and ... months, less up to 180 days additional earned
3sentence credit. If the defendant, because of his or her own
4misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
5regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
6served in prison will be longer. The defendant may also receive
7an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
8participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
9educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
10    When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
11enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3, other than
12first degree murder, and the offense was committed on or after
13June 19, 1998, and when the sentence is imposed for reckless
14homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
15Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the
16offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and when the
17sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
18of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
19compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
20subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
2111-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and when the sentence is
22imposed for aggravated arson if the offense was committed on or
23after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176),
24and when the sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under
25the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
26compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in

 

 

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1subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
211-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
3January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
4judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
5shall include the following:
6    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
7the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
8prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
9prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
10applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
11Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
12case, the defendant is entitled to no more than 4 1/2 days of
13sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
14imprisonment. Therefore, this defendant will serve at least 85%
15of his or her sentence. Assuming the defendant receives 4 1/2
16days credit for each month of his or her sentence, the period
17of estimated actual custody is ... years and ... months. If the
18defendant, because of his or her own misconduct or failure to
19comply with the institutional regulations receives lesser
20credit, the actual time served in prison will be longer."
21    When a sentence of imprisonment is imposed for first degree
22murder and the offense was committed on or after June 19, 1998,
23the judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
24sentence, shall include the following:
25    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
26the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in

 

 

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1prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
2prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
3applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
4Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
5case, the defendant is not entitled to sentence credit.
6Therefore, this defendant will serve 100% of his or her
7sentence."
8    When the sentencing order recommends placement in a
9substance abuse program for any offense that results in
10incarceration in a Department of Corrections facility and the
11crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
12effective date of Public Act 93-354), the judge's statement, in
13addition to any other judge's statement required under this
14Section, to be given after pronouncing the sentence, shall
15include the following:
16    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
17the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
18prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
19prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
20applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
21Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
22case, the defendant shall receive no earned sentence credit
23under clause (3) of subsection (a) of Section 3-6-3 until he or
24she participates in and completes a substance abuse treatment
25program or receives a waiver from the Director of Corrections
26pursuant to clause (4.5) of subsection (a) of Section 3-6-3."

 

 

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1    (c-4) Before the sentencing hearing and as part of the
2presentence investigation under Section 5-3-1, the court shall
3inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently
4serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
5States. If the defendant is currently serving in the Armed
6Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces
7of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental
8illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or
9physician, the court may:
10        (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence
11    report consult with the United States Department of
12    Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans'
13    Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable
14    knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the
15    court with information regarding treatment options
16    available to the defendant, including federal, State, and
17    local programming; and
18        (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any
19    diagnosing or treating mental health professionals
20    together with the treatment options available to the
21    defendant in imposing sentence.
22    For the purposes of this subsection (c-4), "qualified
23psychiatrist" means a reputable physician licensed in Illinois
24to practice medicine in all its branches, who has specialized
25in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders
26for a period of not less than 5 years.

 

 

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1    (c-6) In imposing a sentence, the trial judge shall
2specify, on the record, the particular evidence and other
3reasons which led to his or her determination that a motor
4vehicle was used in the commission of the offense.
5    (d) When the defendant is committed to the Department of
6Corrections, the State's Attorney shall and counsel for the
7defendant may file a statement with the clerk of the court to
8be transmitted to the department, agency or institution to
9which the defendant is committed to furnish such department,
10agency or institution with the facts and circumstances of the
11offense for which the person was committed together with all
12other factual information accessible to them in regard to the
13person prior to his commitment relative to his habits,
14associates, disposition and reputation and any other facts and
15circumstances which may aid such department, agency or
16institution during its custody of such person. The clerk shall
17within 10 days after receiving any such statements transmit a
18copy to such department, agency or institution and a copy to
19the other party, provided, however, that this shall not be
20cause for delay in conveying the person to the department,
21agency or institution to which he has been committed.
22    (e) The clerk of the court shall transmit to the
23department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
24defendant is committed, the following:
25        (1) the sentence imposed;
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1    imposing the sentence;
2        (3) any presentence reports;
3        (3.5) any sex offender evaluations;
4        (3.6) any substance abuse treatment eligibility
5    screening and assessment of the defendant by an agent
6    designated by the State of Illinois to provide assessment
7    services for the Illinois courts;
8        (4) the number of days, if any, which the defendant has
9    been in custody and for which he is entitled to credit
10    against the sentence, which information shall be provided
11    to the clerk by the sheriff;
12        (4.1) any finding of great bodily harm made by the
13    court with respect to an offense enumerated in subsection
14    (c-1);
15        (5) all statements filed under subsection (d) of this
16    Section;
17        (6) any medical or mental health records or summaries
18    of the defendant;
19        (7) the municipality where the arrest of the offender
20    or the commission of the offense has occurred, where such
21    municipality has a population of more than 25,000 persons;
22        (8) all statements made and evidence offered under
23    paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
24        (9) all additional matters which the court directs the
25    clerk to transmit.
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1was used in the commission of the offense for which the
2defendant is being sentenced, the clerk of the court shall,
3within 5 days thereafter, forward a report of such conviction
4to the Secretary of State.
5(Source: P.A. 99-861, eff. 1-1-17; 99-938, eff. 1-1-18;
6100-961, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-3-18.)".