94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3450

 

Introduced 2/23/2005, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock - Patricia Reid Lindner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-3.2   from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2
730 ILCS 5/5-5-6   from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that domestic battery committed in the presence of a child is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Changes the definition of "child" from a person under 16 who is the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim to any person under 18 years of age. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change to these provisions.


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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 12-3.2 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2)
7     Sec. 12-3.2. Domestic Battery.
8     (a) A person commits domestic battery if he intentionally
9 or knowingly without legal justification by any means:
10         (1) Causes bodily harm to any family or household
11     member as defined in subsection (3) of Section 112A-3 of
12     the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended;
13         (2) Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking
14     nature with any family or household member as defined in
15     subsection (3) of Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal
16     Procedure of 1963, as amended.
17     (b) Sentence. Domestic battery is a Class A misdemeanor.
18 Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any
19 prior conviction under this Code for domestic battery (Section
20 12-3.2) or violation of an order of protection (Section 12-30),
21 or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction
22 for an offense which is substantially similar. Domestic battery
23 is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction
24 under this Code for first degree murder (Section 9-1), attempt
25 to commit first degree murder (Section 8-4), aggravated
26 domestic battery (Section 12-3.3), aggravated battery (Section
27 12-4), heinous battery (Section 12-4.1), aggravated battery
28 with a firearm (Section 12-4.2), aggravated battery of a child
29 (Section 12-4.3), aggravated battery of an unborn child
30 (Section 12-4.4), aggravated battery of a senior citizen
31 (Section 12-4.6), stalking (Section 12-7.3), aggravated
32 stalking (Section 12-7.4), criminal sexual assault (Section

 

 

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1 12-13), aggravated criminal sexual assault (12-14), kidnapping
2 (Section 10-1), aggravated kidnapping (Section 10-2),
3 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (Section 12-14.1),
4 aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Section 12-16), unlawful
5 restraint (Section 10-3), aggravated unlawful restraint
6 (Section 10-3.1), aggravated arson (Section 20-1.1), or
7 aggravated discharge of a firearm (Section 24-1.2), or any
8 prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for any
9 offense that is substantially similar to the offenses listed in
10 this Section, when any of these offenses have been committed
11 against a family or household member as defined in Section
12 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In addition
13 to any other sentencing alternatives, for any second or
14 subsequent conviction of violating this Section, the offender
15 shall be mandatorily sentenced to a minimum of 72 consecutive
16 hours of imprisonment. The imprisonment shall not be subject to
17 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for probation in
18 order to reduce the sentence.
19     (c) Domestic battery committed in the presence of a child.
20 Domestic battery committed in the presence of a child under
21 this subsection (c) is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent
22 violation is a Class 3 felony. In addition to any other
23 sentencing alternatives, a defendant who commits, in the
24 presence of a child, a felony domestic battery (enhanced under
25 subsection (b)), aggravated domestic battery (Section 12-3.3),
26 aggravated battery (Section 12-4), unlawful restraint (Section
27 10-3), or aggravated unlawful restraint (Section 10-3.1)
28 against a family or household member, as defined in Section
29 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, shall be
30 required to serve a mandatory minimum imprisonment of 10 days
31 or perform 300 hours of community service, or both. The
32 defendant shall further be liable for the cost of any
33 counseling required for the child at the discretion of the
34 court in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 5-5-6 of the
35 Unified Code of Corrections. For purposes of this Section,
36 "child" means a person under 18 16 years of age who is the

 

 

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1 defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor
2 child residing within the household of the defendant or victim.
3 For purposes of this Section, "in the presence of a child"
4 means in the physical presence of a child or knowing or having
5 reason to know that a child is present and may see or hear an
6 act constituting one of the offenses listed in this subsection.
7 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-827, eff. 8-22-02; P.A.
8 93-336, eff. 1-1-04; 93-809, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
9     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10 changing Section 5-5-6 as follows:
 
11     (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6)
12     Sec. 5-5-6. In all convictions for offenses in violation of
13 the Criminal Code of 1961 in which the person received any
14 injury to their person or damage to their real or personal
15 property as a result of the criminal act of the defendant, the
16 court shall order restitution as provided in this Section. In
17 all other cases, except cases in which restitution is required
18 under this Section, the court must at the sentence hearing
19 determine whether restitution is an appropriate sentence to be
20 imposed on each defendant convicted of an offense. If the court
21 determines that an order directing the offender to make
22 restitution is appropriate, the offender may be sentenced to
23 make restitution. If the offender is sentenced to make
24 restitution the Court shall determine the restitution as
25 hereinafter set forth:
26         (a) At the sentence hearing, the court shall determine
27     whether the property may be restored in kind to the
28     possession of the owner or the person entitled to
29     possession thereof; or whether the defendant is possessed
30     of sufficient skill to repair and restore property damaged;
31     or whether the defendant should be required to make
32     restitution in cash, for out-of-pocket expenses, damages,
33     losses, or injuries found to have been proximately caused
34     by the conduct of the defendant or another for whom the

 

 

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1     defendant is legally accountable under the provisions of
2     Article V of the Criminal Code of 1961.
3         (b) In fixing the amount of restitution to be paid in
4     cash, the court shall allow credit for property returned in
5     kind, for property damages ordered to be repaired by the
6     defendant, and for property ordered to be restored by the
7     defendant; and after granting the credit, the court shall
8     assess the actual out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages,
9     and injuries suffered by the victim named in the charge and
10     any other victims who may also have suffered out-of-pocket
11     expenses, losses, damages, and injuries proximately caused
12     by the same criminal conduct of the defendant, and
13     insurance carriers who have indemnified the named victim or
14     other victims for the out-of-pocket expenses, losses,
15     damages, or injuries, provided that in no event shall
16     restitution be ordered to be paid on account of pain and
17     suffering. If a defendant is placed on supervision for, or
18     convicted of, domestic battery, the defendant shall be
19     required to pay restitution to any domestic violence
20     shelter in which the victim and any other family or
21     household members lived because of the domestic battery.
22     The amount of the restitution shall equal the actual
23     expenses of the domestic violence shelter in providing
24     housing and any other services for the victim and any other
25     family or household members living at the shelter. If a
26     defendant fails to pay restitution in the manner or within
27     the time period specified by the court, the court may enter
28     an order directing the sheriff to seize any real or
29     personal property of a defendant to the extent necessary to
30     satisfy the order of restitution and dispose of the
31     property by public sale. All proceeds from such sale in
32     excess of the amount of restitution plus court costs and
33     the costs of the sheriff in conducting the sale shall be
34     paid to the defendant. The defendant convicted of domestic
35     battery, if a person under 18 years of age who is the child
36     of the offender or of the victim was present and witnessed

 

 

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1     the domestic battery of the victim, is liable to pay
2     restitution for the cost of any counseling required for the
3     child at the discretion of the court.
4         (c) In cases where more than one defendant is
5     accountable for the same criminal conduct that results in
6     out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, or injuries, each
7     defendant shall be ordered to pay restitution in the amount
8     of the total actual out-of-pocket expenses, losses,
9     damages, or injuries to the victim proximately caused by
10     the conduct of all of the defendants who are legally
11     accountable for the offense.
12             (1) In no event shall the victim be entitled to
13         recover restitution in excess of the actual
14         out-of-pocket expenses, losses, damages, or injuries,
15         proximately caused by the conduct of all of the
16         defendants.
17             (2) As between the defendants, the court may
18         apportion the restitution that is payable in
19         proportion to each co-defendant's culpability in the
20         commission of the offense.
21             (3) In the absence of a specific order apportioning
22         the restitution, each defendant shall bear his pro rata
23         share of the restitution.
24             (4) As between the defendants, each defendant
25         shall be entitled to a pro rata reduction in the total
26         restitution required to be paid to the victim for
27         amounts of restitution actually paid by co-defendants,
28         and defendants who shall have paid more than their pro
29         rata share shall be entitled to refunds to be computed
30         by the court as additional amounts are paid by
31         co-defendants.
32         (d) In instances where a defendant has more than one
33     criminal charge pending against him in a single case, or
34     more than one case, and the defendant stands convicted of
35     one or more charges, a plea agreement negotiated by the
36     State's Attorney and the defendants may require the

 

 

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1     defendant to make restitution to victims of charges that
2     have been dismissed or which it is contemplated will be
3     dismissed under the terms of the plea agreement, and under
4     the agreement, the court may impose a sentence of
5     restitution on the charge or charges of which the defendant
6     has been convicted that would require the defendant to make
7     restitution to victims of other offenses as provided in the
8     plea agreement.
9         (e) The court may require the defendant to apply the
10     balance of the cash bond, after payment of court costs, and
11     any fine that may be imposed to the payment of restitution.
12         (f) Taking into consideration the ability of the
13     defendant to pay, the court shall determine whether
14     restitution shall be paid in a single payment or in
15     installments, and shall fix a period of time not in excess
16     of 5 years, not including periods of incarceration, within
17     which payment of restitution is to be paid in full.
18     Complete restitution shall be paid in as short a time
19     period as possible. However, if the court deems it
20     necessary and in the best interest of the victim, the court
21     may extend beyond 5 years the period of time within which
22     the payment of restitution is to be paid. If the defendant
23     is ordered to pay restitution and the court orders that
24     restitution is to be paid over a period greater than 6
25     months, the court shall order that the defendant make
26     monthly payments; the court may waive this requirement of
27     monthly payments only if there is a specific finding of
28     good cause for waiver.
29         (g) The court shall, after determining that the
30     defendant has the ability to pay, require the defendant to
31     pay for the victim's counseling services if:
32             (1) the defendant was convicted of an offense under
33         Sections 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
34         12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or was
35         charged with such an offense and the charge was reduced
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1         subsection (d) of this Section, and
2             (2) the victim was under 18 years of age at the
3         time the offense was committed and requires counseling
4         as a result of the offense.
5         The payments shall be made by the defendant to the
6     clerk of the circuit court and transmitted by the clerk to
7     the appropriate person or agency as directed by the court.
8     The order may require such payments to be made for a period
9     not to exceed 5 years after sentencing, not including
10     periods of incarceration.
11         (h) The judge may enter an order of withholding to
12     collect the amount of restitution owed in accordance with
13     Part 8 of Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure.
14         (i) A sentence of restitution may be modified or
15     revoked by the court if the offender commits another
16     offense, or the offender fails to make restitution as
17     ordered by the court, but no sentence to make restitution
18     shall be revoked unless the court shall find that the
19     offender has had the financial ability to make restitution,
20     and he has wilfully refused to do so. When the offender's
21     ability to pay restitution was established at the time an
22     order of restitution was entered or modified, or when the
23     offender's ability to pay was based on the offender's
24     willingness to make restitution as part of a plea agreement
25     made at the time the order of restitution was entered or
26     modified, there is a rebuttable presumption that the facts
27     and circumstances considered by the court at the hearing at
28     which the order of restitution was entered or modified
29     regarding the offender's ability or willingness to pay
30     restitution have not materially changed. If the court shall
31     find that the defendant has failed to make restitution and
32     that the failure is not wilful, the court may impose an
33     additional period of time within which to make restitution.
34     The length of the additional period shall not be more than
35     2 years. The court shall retain all of the incidents of the
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1     enlarge the conditions, and to revoke or further modify the
2     sentence if the conditions of payment are violated during
3     the additional period.
4         (j) The procedure upon the filing of a Petition to
5     Revoke a sentence to make restitution shall be the same as
6     the procedures set forth in Section 5-6-4 of this Code
7     governing violation, modification, or revocation of
8     Probation, of Conditional Discharge, or of Supervision.
9         (k) Nothing contained in this Section shall preclude
10     the right of any party to proceed in a civil action to
11     recover for any damages incurred due to the criminal
12     misconduct of the defendant.
13         (l) Restitution ordered under this Section shall not be
14     subject to disbursement by the circuit clerk under Section
15     27.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
16         (m) A restitution order under this Section is a
17     judgment lien in favor of the victim that:
18             (1) Attaches to the property of the person subject
19         to the order;
20             (2) May be perfected in the same manner as provided
21         in Part 3 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;
22             (3) May be enforced to satisfy any payment that is
23         delinquent under the restitution order by the person in
24         whose favor the order is issued or the person's
25         assignee; and
26             (4) Expires in the same manner as a judgment lien
27         created in a civil proceeding.
28         When a restitution order is issued under this Section,
29     the issuing court shall send a certified copy of the order
30     to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the
31     charge was filed. Upon receiving the order, the clerk shall
32     enter and index the order in the circuit court judgment
33     docket.
34         (n) An order of restitution under this Section does not
35     bar a civil action for:
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1         person to pay to the victim under the restitution order
2         but arise from an injury or property damages that is
3         the basis of restitution ordered by the court; and
4             (2) Other damages suffered by the victim.
5     The restitution order is not discharged by the completion
6 of the sentence imposed for the offense.
7     A restitution order under this Section is not discharged by
8 the liquidation of a person's estate by a receiver. A
9 restitution order under this Section may be enforced in the
10 same manner as judgment liens are enforced under Article XII of
11 the Code of Civil Procedure.
12     The provisions of Section 2-1303 of the Code of Civil
13 Procedure, providing for interest on judgments, apply to
14 judgments for restitution entered under this Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 91-153, eff. 1-1-00; 91-262, eff. 1-1-00; 91-420,
16 eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)