Rep. Richard Morthland

Filed: 3/10/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3522

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3522 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 11-501 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
7    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
8other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
9combination thereof.
10    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
11control of any vehicle within this State while:
12        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
13    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
14    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
15        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
16        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or

 

 

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1    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
2    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
3        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
4    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
5    incapable of safely driving;
6        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
7    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
8    that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
9        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
10    compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
11    from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
12    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
13    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
14    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
15    or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
16    Control and Community Protection Act.
17    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
18Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
19drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
20combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
21charge of violating this Section.
22    (c) Penalties.
23        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
24    person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
25    Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
26        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar

 

 

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1    provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
2    minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
3    of community service in addition to any other criminal or
4    administrative sanction.
5        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
6    6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
7    fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
8    program benefiting children if the person was transporting
9    a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
10        (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
11    if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
12    or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
13    breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be
14    subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be
15    imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community
16    service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
17        (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
18    if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
19    concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
20    0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
21    urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
22    addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
23    mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
24    minimum fine of $1,250.
25    (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
26other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or

 

 

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1any combination thereof.
2        (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
3    this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
4    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
5    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
6    thereof if:
7            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
8        (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
9        time;
10            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
11        (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
12        age or younger on board;
13            (C) the person in committing a violation of
14        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
15        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
16        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
17        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
18            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
19        (a) and has been previously convicted of violating
20        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
21        provision of a law of another state relating to
22        reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
23        have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
24        drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds as an
25        element of the offense or the person has previously
26        been convicted under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph

 

 

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1        (F) of this paragraph (1);
2            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
3        subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
4        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
5        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
6        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
7        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
8        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
9        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
10        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
11            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
12        subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
13        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
14        accident that resulted in the death of another person,
15        when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
16        cause of the death;
17            (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
18        (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
19        privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
20        revocation or suspension was for a violation of
21        subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
22        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
23        reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
24        Criminal Code of 1961;
25            (H) the person committed the violation while he or
26        she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a

 

 

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1        restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
2        or a monitoring device driving permit;
3            (I) the person committed the violation while he or
4        she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
5        she was driving was not covered by a liability
6        insurance policy;
7            (J) the person in committing a violation of
8        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
9        that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
10        harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
11        transported by the person, if the violation was the
12        proximate cause of the injury; or
13            (K) the person in committing a second violation of
14        subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
15        a person under the age of 16; or .
16            (L) the person in committing a third or subsequent
17        violation of subsection (a) or similar provision, was
18        involved in a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain
19        vehicle, or watercraft accident that resulted in the
20        death of another person, when the violation of
21        subsection (a) was a proximate cause of the death.
22        (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
23    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
24    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
25    compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
26    4 felony.

 

 

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1        (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
2    provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
3    violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
4    breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
5    of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
6    mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
7    mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
8    addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
9    If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
10    transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
11    of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
12    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
13    other criminal or administrative sanction.
14        (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
15    provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
16    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
17    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
18    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
19    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
20    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
21    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
22    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
23    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
24    the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
25    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
26    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative

 

 

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1    sanction.
2        (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
3    provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
4    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
5    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
6    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
7    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
8    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
9    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
10    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
11    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
12    the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
13    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
14    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
15    sanction.
16        (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
17    similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
18    the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
19    defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
20    on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
21    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
22    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
23    administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
24    the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
25    16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
26    service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed

 

 

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1    in addition to any other criminal or administrative
2    sanction.
3        (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
4    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
5    a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
6    one year nor more than 12 years.
7        (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
8    this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
9    defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
10    circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
11    sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
12    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
13    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
14    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
15    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
16        (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
17    (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
18    25 days of community service in a program benefiting
19    children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
20    or administrative sanction.
21        (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
22    this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
23    fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
24    program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
25    any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
26    being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great

 

 

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1    bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
2    was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of
3    $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
4    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
5    other criminal or administrative sanction.
6        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
7    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
8    sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
9    imposed.
10        (K) A violation of subparagraph (L) of paragraph (1) of
11    this subsection (d) is a Class X felony. If the violation
12    resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons, the defendant
13    shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
14    than 10 years and not more than 45 years.
15        (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
16    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
17    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
18    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
19    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
20    criminal or administrative sanction.
21    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
22a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
23local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
24offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
25a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
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1assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
2shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
3    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
4been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
5Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
6subsequent violation of subsection (a).
7    (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
8copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
9as proof of any prior conviction.
10(Source: P.A. 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08;
1195-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08; 95-778, eff. 8-4-08;
1295-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
13    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
14changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
15    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
16    Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
17        (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
18    rules and regulations for the early release on account of
19    good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
20    shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
21        (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
22    provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
23    (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
24    June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in

 

 

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1    clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
2    June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
3    with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
4    or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
5    95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
6    habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
7    effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
8    offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
9    committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
10    of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the offense of
11    aggravated domestic battery committed on or after July 23,
12    2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
13    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the following:
14            (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
15        imprisonment for first degree murder, or for the
16        offense of terrorism, or for a violation of
17        subparagraph (d)(1)(L) of Section 11-501 of the
18        Illinois Vehicle Code committed after the effective
19        date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
20        Assembly shall receive no good conduct credit and shall
21        serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
22            (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
23        to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
24        solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
25        of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
26        of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,

 

 

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1        criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
2        aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
3        being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
4        of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
5        shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
6        credit for each month of his or her sentence of
7        imprisonment;
8            (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
9        invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
10        hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
11        violence with a category I weapon or category II
12        weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
13        pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
14        Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
15        enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
16        victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
17        conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
18        imprisonment;
19            (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
20        aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
21        conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
22        in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
23        more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
24        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
25            (v) that a person serving a sentence for
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1        substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
2        drug-induced homicide, aggravated
3        methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
4        laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
5        29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
6        conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
7        possession of a controlled substance with intent to
8        manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
9        conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
10        criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
11        methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
12        participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
13        delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
14        deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
15        methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
16        deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
17        when the substance containing the controlled substance
18        or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
19        no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
20        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
21            (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
22        second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
23        receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
24        for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
25        and
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1        aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than
2        4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
3        or her sentence of imprisonment.
4        (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
5    subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
6    June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
7    after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
8    94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
9    August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
10    or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
11    2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
12    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed on or after July 23, 2010
13    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this amendatory
14    Act of the 96th General Assembly, and other than the
15    offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
16    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
17    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
18    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
19    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other than
20    the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
21    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
22    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
23    subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
24    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
25    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
26    96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,

 

 

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1    the rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who
2    is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive one day of
3    good conduct credit for each day of his or her sentence of
4    imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
5    of good conduct credit shall reduce by one day the
6    prisoner's period of imprisonment or recommitment under
7    Section 3-3-9.
8        (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
9    imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
10    shall receive no good conduct credit.
11        (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
12    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
13    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
14    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
15    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
16    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
17    Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days
18    of good conduct credit for each month of his or her
19    sentence of imprisonment.
20        (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
21    provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
22    with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
23    attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
24    firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
25    firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
26    used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or

 

 

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1    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
2    91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
3    these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
4    conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
5    imprisonment.
6        (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
7    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
8    aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
9    effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
10    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
11    or her sentence of imprisonment.
12        (2.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
13    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
14    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
15    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
16    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
17    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
18    Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
19    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) this amendatory
20    Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall receive no more
21    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
22    or her sentence of imprisonment.
23        (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
24    the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
25    conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
26    instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more

 

 

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1    than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
2    shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
3    for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
4    while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
5    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
6    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
7    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
8    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
9    Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
10    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
11    criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
12    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
13    aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
14    liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
15    battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
16    battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
17    stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
18    life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
19    Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
20    meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
21    imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
22    offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
23    (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
24    1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
25    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
26    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense

 

 

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1    is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
2    date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
3    the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
4    effective date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision
5    (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or after July
6    23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
7    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (ii)
8    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
9    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
10    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
11    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
12    Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii) one of the offenses enumerated
13    in subdivision (a)(2.4) when the offense is committed on or
14    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
15    91-121), (iv) aggravated arson when the offense is
16    committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of
17    Public Act 92-176), or (v) offenses that may subject the
18    offender to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons
19    Commitment Act, or (vi) (v) aggravated driving under the
20    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
21    compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
22    defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection
23    (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
24    committed on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
25    of Public Act 96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th
26    General Assembly.

 

 

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1        The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
2    meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
3    unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
4    sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
5    construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
6    sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
7    to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director
8    shall make a written determination that the inmate:
9            (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
10        meritorious service;
11            (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
12        60 days as the sentence will allow; and
13            (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
14        by rule.
15        The Director shall determine the form and content of
16    the written determination required in this subsection.
17        (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
18    the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
19    paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
20    inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
21    is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
22    correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
23    provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
24    satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
25    determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
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1    before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
2    on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
3    for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
4    (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
5    boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
6    offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
7    (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
8    19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
9    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
10    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
11    that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
12    effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
13    (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
14    1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
15    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
16    after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
17    96-1224) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
18    or if convicted of aggravated driving under the influence
19    of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
20    or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
21    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
22    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or if
23    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
24    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
25    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
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1    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
2    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
3    96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
4    or if convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph
5    (a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or after July
6    15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), or
7    first degree murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual
8    assault, felony criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal
9    sexual abuse, aggravated battery with a firearm, or any
10    predecessor or successor offenses with the same or
11    substantially the same elements, or any inchoate offenses
12    relating to the foregoing offenses. No inmate shall be
13    eligible for the additional good conduct credit under this
14    paragraph (4) who (i) has previously received increased
15    good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) and has
16    subsequently been convicted of a felony, or (ii) has
17    previously served more than one prior sentence of
18    imprisonment for a felony in an adult correctional
19    facility.
20        Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
21    correctional industry programs under which good conduct
22    credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
23    paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
24    by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
25    Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
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1    each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
2    recidivism rate among program participants.
3        Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
4    limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
5    Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
6    denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
7    list under criteria established by the Department. The
8    inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
9    programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
10    any other reason established under the rules and
11    regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
12    of action under which the Department or any employee or
13    agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
14    inmate.
15        (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
16    an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
17    awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
18    Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
19    prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
20    under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
21    shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
22    paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
23    the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
24    of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
25    provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
26    those prisoners who have not previously earned a high

 

 

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1    school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
2    conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
3    that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
4    revoked.
5        (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
6    also provide that when the court's sentencing order
7    recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
8    crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
9    effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
10    receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
11    this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
12    completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
13    Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
14    complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
15    good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
16    is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
17    program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
18    Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
19    to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
20    General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
21    available and the requirement to participate and complete
22    the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
23    prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
24    established by the Department. The Director may allow a
25    prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
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1    substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
2    abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
3    is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
4    may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
5    credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
6    discretion of the Director.
7        (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
8    also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
9    sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
10    Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
11    unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
12    participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
13    Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
14    waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
15    so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
16    Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
17    awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
18    shall determine.
19        (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
20    earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
21    conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
22    during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
23    notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
24    to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
25    county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
26    if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into

 

 

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1    which the inmate will be released. The Department must also
2    make identification information and a recent photo of the
3    inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means
4    of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
5    Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
6    The identification information shall include the inmate's:
7    name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
8    characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and
9    county where conviction was imposed. The identification
10    information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of
11    the inmate's release and the information may not be removed
12    until either: completion of the first year of mandatory
13    supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of
14    the Department.
15    (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
16several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
17shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
18forfeiting of good time.
19    (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
20for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
21rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
22violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
23shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
24year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
25    When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
26rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged

 

 

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1infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
2against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
3credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
4subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
5amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
6month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
730 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
8within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
9Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
10conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
11revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
12seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
13However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
14Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
15good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
16or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
17Department.
18    The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
19appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
20credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
21restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
22be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
23Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
24amount requested by the Director.
25    Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
26Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section

 

 

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13-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
2sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
3accumulation of good conduct credit.
4    (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
5federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
6or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
7or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
8pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
9frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
10hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
11bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
12the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
13provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
14If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
15credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
16Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
17prisoner.
18    For purposes of this subsection (d):
19        (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
20    filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
21    prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
22    following criteria:
23            (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
24        fact;
25            (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
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1        needless increase in the cost of litigation;
2            (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
3        contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
4        or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
5        modification, or reversal of existing law or the
6        establishment of new law;
7            (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
8        do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
9        identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
10        after a reasonable opportunity for further
11        investigation or discovery; or
12            (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
13        warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
14        identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
15        information or belief.
16        (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
17    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
18    action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
19    under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
20    under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
21    Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
22    subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
23    Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
24    whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
25    subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
26    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

 

 

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1    (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
2validity of Public Act 89-404.
3    (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
4has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
5under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
6it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
7the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
8require that the person, upon release, be placed under
9electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this
10Code.
11(Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;
1295-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
1395-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10; 96-1110, eff.
147-19-10; 96-1128, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1224,
15eff. 7-23-10; 96-1230, eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)".