Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Filed: 3/21/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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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 an offense in Article 11 of the Criminal Code of
32012, Article 18 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or a crime of
4violence as defined in Section 2 of the Crime Victims
5Compensation Act may not be sentenced to a lesser term of
6imprisonment, probation, or conditional discharge under this
7subsection (c-1.5).
8    (c-2) If the defendant is sentenced to prison, other than
9when a sentence of natural life imprisonment or a sentence of
10death is imposed, at the time the sentence is imposed the judge
11shall state on the record in open court the approximate period
12of time the defendant will serve in custody according to the
13then current statutory rules and regulations for sentence
14credit found in Section 3-6-3 and other related provisions of
15this Code. This statement is intended solely to inform the
16public, has no legal effect on the defendant's actual release,
17and may not be relied on by the defendant on appeal.
18    The judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
19sentence, other than when the sentence is imposed for one of
20the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(4) of Section 3-6-3,
21shall include the following:
22    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
23the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
24prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
25prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
26applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of

 

 

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1Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
2case, assuming the defendant receives all of his or her
3sentence credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
4years and ... months, less up to 180 days additional earned
5sentence credit. If the defendant, because of his or her own
6misconduct or failure to comply with the institutional
7regulations, does not receive those credits, the actual time
8served in prison will be longer. The defendant may also receive
9an additional one-half day sentence credit for each day of
10participation in vocational, industry, substance abuse, and
11educational programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
12    When the sentence is imposed for one of the offenses
13enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3, other than
14first degree murder, and the offense was committed on or after
15June 19, 1998, and when the sentence is imposed for reckless
16homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
17Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the
18offense was committed on or after January 1, 1999, and when the
19sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under the influence
20of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
21compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
22subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
2311-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and when the sentence is
24imposed for aggravated arson if the offense was committed on or
25after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176),
26and when the sentence is imposed for aggravated driving under

 

 

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1the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
2compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
3subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
411-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after
5January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230), the
6judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,
7shall include the following:
8    "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
9the actual period of time this defendant is likely to spend in
10prison as a result of this sentence. The actual period of
11prison time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois as
12applied to this sentence by the Illinois Department of
13Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In this
14case, the defendant is entitled to no more than 4 1/2 days of
15sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
16imprisonment. Therefore, this defendant will serve at least 85%
17of his or her sentence. Assuming the defendant receives 4 1/2
18days credit for each month of his or her sentence, the period
19of estimated actual custody is ... years and ... months. If the
20defendant, because of his or her own misconduct or failure to
21comply with the institutional regulations receives lesser
22credit, the actual time served in prison will be longer."
23    When a sentence of imprisonment is imposed for first degree
24murder and the offense was committed on or after June 19, 1998,
25the judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
26sentence, shall include the following:

 

 

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

 

 

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1program or receives a waiver from the Director of Corrections
2pursuant to clause (4.5) of subsection (a) of Section 3-6-3."
3    (c-4) Before the sentencing hearing and as part of the
4presentence investigation under Section 5-3-1, the court shall
5inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently
6serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
7States. If the defendant is currently serving in the Armed
8Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces
9of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental
10illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or
11physician, the court may:
12        (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence
13    report consult with the United States Department of
14    Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans'
15    Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable
16    knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the
17    court with information regarding treatment options
18    available to the defendant, including federal, State, and
19    local programming; and
20        (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any
21    diagnosing or treating mental health professionals
22    together with the treatment options available to the
23    defendant in imposing sentence.
24    For the purposes of this subsection (c-4), "qualified
25psychiatrist" means a reputable physician licensed in Illinois
26to practice medicine in all its branches, who has specialized

 

 

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1in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders
2for a period of not less than 5 years.
3    (c-6) In imposing a sentence, the trial judge shall
4specify, on the record, the particular evidence and other
5reasons which led to his or her determination that a motor
6vehicle was used in the commission of the offense.
7    (d) When the defendant is committed to the Department of
8Corrections, the State's Attorney shall and counsel for the
9defendant may file a statement with the clerk of the court to
10be transmitted to the department, agency or institution to
11which the defendant is committed to furnish such department,
12agency or institution with the facts and circumstances of the
13offense for which the person was committed together with all
14other factual information accessible to them in regard to the
15person prior to his commitment relative to his habits,
16associates, disposition and reputation and any other facts and
17circumstances which may aid such department, agency or
18institution during its custody of such person. The clerk shall
19within 10 days after receiving any such statements transmit a
20copy to such department, agency or institution and a copy to
21the other party, provided, however, that this shall not be
22cause for delay in conveying the person to the department,
23agency or institution to which he has been committed.
24    (e) The clerk of the court shall transmit to the
25department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
26defendant is committed, the following:

 

 

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1        (1) the sentence imposed;
2        (2) any statement by the court of the basis for
3    imposing the sentence;
4        (3) any presentence reports;
5        (3.5) any sex offender evaluations;
6        (3.6) any substance abuse treatment eligibility
7    screening and assessment of the defendant by an agent
8    designated by the State of Illinois to provide assessment
9    services for the Illinois courts;
10        (4) the number of days, if any, which the defendant has
11    been in custody and for which he is entitled to credit
12    against the sentence, which information shall be provided
13    to the clerk by the sheriff;
14        (4.1) any finding of great bodily harm made by the
15    court with respect to an offense enumerated in subsection
16    (c-1);
17        (5) all statements filed under subsection (d) of this
18    Section;
19        (6) any medical or mental health records or summaries
20    of the defendant;
21        (7) the municipality where the arrest of the offender
22    or the commission of the offense has occurred, where such
23    municipality has a population of more than 25,000 persons;
24        (8) all statements made and evidence offered under
25    paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
26        (9) all additional matters which the court directs the

 

 

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1    clerk to transmit.
2    (f) In cases in which the court finds that a motor vehicle
3was used in the commission of the offense for which the
4defendant is being sentenced, the clerk of the court shall,
5within 5 days thereafter, forward a report of such conviction
6to the Secretary of State.
7(Source: P.A. 99-861, eff. 1-1-17; 99-938, eff. 1-1-18;
8100-961, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-3-18.)".