98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1249

 

Introduced 1/31/2013, by Sen. John G. Mulroe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 3605/28b  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328b
625 ILCS 5/6-106.1
720 ILCS 5/12-3.05  was 720 ILCS 5/12-4
720 ILCS 5/36-1  from Ch. 38, par. 36-1

    Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, and the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, except when greater penalties are imposed in the aggravated battery statute, aggravated battery that causes permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class 2 (rather than a Class 3) felony. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
5amended by changing Section 28b as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3605/28b)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328b)
7    Sec. 28b. Any person applying for a position as a driver of
8a vehicle owned by a private carrier company which provides
9public transportation pursuant to an agreement with the
10Authority shall be required to authorize an investigation by
11the private carrier company to determine if the applicant has
12been convicted of any of the following offenses: (i) those
13offenses defined in Sections 9-1, 9-1.2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3.1,
1410-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
1511-1.60, 11-6, 11-9, 11-14, 11-14.3, 11-14.4, 11-15, 11-15.1,
1611-16, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1,
1711-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-21, 11-22, 11-30, 12-4.3, 12-4.4,
1812-4.5, 12-6, 12-7.1, 12-11, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15,
1912-16, 12-16.1, 18-1, 18-2, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1, 31A-1, 31A-1.1,
20and 33A-2, in subsection (a) and subsection (b), clause (1), of
21Section 12-4, in subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(1.5), (b)(1), and
22(f)(1) of Section 12-3.05, and in subsection (a-5) of Section
2312-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of

 

 

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12012; (ii) those offenses defined in the Cannabis Control Act
2except those offenses defined in subsections (a) and (b) of
3Section 4, and subsection (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis
4Control Act (iii) those offenses defined in the Illinois
5Controlled Substances Act; (iv) those offenses defined in the
6Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; and (v)
7any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
8against the laws of the United States, which if committed or
9attempted in this State would be punishable as one or more of
10the foregoing offenses. Upon receipt of this authorization, the
11private carrier company shall submit the applicant's name, sex,
12race, date of birth, fingerprints and social security number to
13the Department of State Police on forms prescribed by the
14Department. The Department of State Police shall conduct an
15investigation to ascertain if the applicant has been convicted
16of any of the above enumerated offenses. The Department shall
17charge the private carrier company a fee for conducting the
18investigation, which fee shall be deposited in the State Police
19Services Fund and shall not exceed the cost of the inquiry; and
20the applicant shall not be charged a fee for such investigation
21by the private carrier company. The Department of State Police
22shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of
23convictions, until expunged, to the private carrier company
24which requested the investigation. A copy of the record of
25convictions obtained from the Department shall be provided to
26the applicant. Any record of conviction received by the private

 

 

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1carrier company shall be confidential. Any person who releases
2any confidential information concerning any criminal
3convictions of an applicant shall be guilty of a Class A
4misdemeanor, unless authorized by this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1551, Article 1, Section 920, eff. 7-1-11;
696-1551, Article 2, Section 960, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1108, eff.
71-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9changing Section 6-106.1 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/6-106.1)
11    Sec. 6-106.1. School bus driver permit.
12    (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a school bus driver
13permit to those applicants who have met all the requirements of
14the application and screening process under this Section to
15insure the welfare and safety of children who are transported
16on school buses throughout the State of Illinois. Applicants
17shall obtain the proper application required by the Secretary
18of State from their prospective or current employer and submit
19the completed application to the prospective or current
20employer along with the necessary fingerprint submission as
21required by the Department of State Police to conduct
22fingerprint based criminal background checks on current and
23future information available in the state system and current
24information available through the Federal Bureau of

 

 

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1Investigation's system. Applicants who have completed the
2fingerprinting requirements shall not be subjected to the
3fingerprinting process when applying for subsequent permits or
4submitting proof of successful completion of the annual
5refresher course. Individuals who on the effective date of this
6Act possess a valid school bus driver permit that has been
7previously issued by the appropriate Regional School
8Superintendent are not subject to the fingerprinting
9provisions of this Section as long as the permit remains valid
10and does not lapse. The applicant shall be required to pay all
11related application and fingerprinting fees as established by
12rule including, but not limited to, the amounts established by
13the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of
14Investigation to process fingerprint based criminal background
15investigations. All fees paid for fingerprint processing
16services under this Section shall be deposited into the State
17Police Services Fund for the cost incurred in processing the
18fingerprint based criminal background investigations. All
19other fees paid under this Section shall be deposited into the
20Road Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of the
21Secretary of State in administering this Section. All
22applicants must:
23        1. be 21 years of age or older;
24        2. possess a valid and properly classified driver's
25    license issued by the Secretary of State;
26        3. possess a valid driver's license, which has not been

 

 

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1    revoked, suspended, or canceled for 3 years immediately
2    prior to the date of application, or have not had his or
3    her commercial motor vehicle driving privileges
4    disqualified within the 3 years immediately prior to the
5    date of application;
6        4. successfully pass a written test, administered by
7    the Secretary of State, on school bus operation, school bus
8    safety, and special traffic laws relating to school buses
9    and submit to a review of the applicant's driving habits by
10    the Secretary of State at the time the written test is
11    given;
12        5. demonstrate ability to exercise reasonable care in
13    the operation of school buses in accordance with rules
14    promulgated by the Secretary of State;
15        6. demonstrate physical fitness to operate school
16    buses by submitting the results of a medical examination,
17    including tests for drug use for each applicant not subject
18    to such testing pursuant to federal law, conducted by a
19    licensed physician, an advanced practice nurse who has a
20    written collaborative agreement with a collaborating
21    physician which authorizes him or her to perform medical
22    examinations, or a physician assistant who has been
23    delegated the performance of medical examinations by his or
24    her supervising physician within 90 days of the date of
25    application according to standards promulgated by the
26    Secretary of State;

 

 

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1        7. affirm under penalties of perjury that he or she has
2    not made a false statement or knowingly concealed a
3    material fact in any application for permit;
4        8. have completed an initial classroom course,
5    including first aid procedures, in school bus driver safety
6    as promulgated by the Secretary of State; and after
7    satisfactory completion of said initial course an annual
8    refresher course; such courses and the agency or
9    organization conducting such courses shall be approved by
10    the Secretary of State; failure to complete the annual
11    refresher course, shall result in cancellation of the
12    permit until such course is completed;
13        9. not have been under an order of court supervision
14    for or convicted of 2 or more serious traffic offenses, as
15    defined by rule, within one year prior to the date of
16    application that may endanger the life or safety of any of
17    the driver's passengers within the duration of the permit
18    period;
19        10. not have been under an order of court supervision
20    for or convicted of reckless driving, aggravated reckless
21    driving, driving while under the influence of alcohol,
22    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or
23    any combination thereof, or reckless homicide resulting
24    from the operation of a motor vehicle within 3 years of the
25    date of application;
26        11. not have been convicted of committing or attempting

 

 

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1    to commit any one or more of the following offenses: (i)
2    those offenses defined in Sections 8-1.2, 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2,
3    9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 9-3.3, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3.1, 10-4, 10-5,
4    10-5.1, 10-6, 10-7, 10-9, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40,
5    11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6, 11-9, 11-9.1,
6    11-9.3, 11-9.4, 11-14, 11-14.1, 11-14.3, 11-14.4, 11-15,
7    11-15.1, 11-16, 11-17, 11-17.1, 11-18, 11-18.1, 11-19,
8    11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3,
9    11-21, 11-22, 11-23, 11-24, 11-25, 11-26, 11-30, 12-2.6,
10    12-3.1, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.2-5, 12-4.3, 12-4.4,
11    12-4.5, 12-4.6, 12-4.7, 12-4.9, 12-5.01, 12-6, 12-6.2,
12    12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-11, 12-13, 12-14,
13    12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-16.2, 12-21.5, 12-21.6, 12-33,
14    12C-5, 12C-10, 12C-20, 12C-30, 12C-45, 16-16, 16-16.1,
15    18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 18-4, 18-5, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1, 20-1.2,
16    20-1.3, 20-2, 24-1, 24-1.1, 24-1.2, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.6,
17    24-1.7, 24-2.1, 24-3.3, 24-3.5, 24-3.8, 24-3.9, 31A-1,
18    31A-1.1, 33A-2, and 33D-1, and in subsection (b) of Section
19    8-1, and in subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(1.5), (a)(2), (b)(1),
20    (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (f)(1) of Section
21    12-3.05, and in subsection (a) and subsection (b), clause
22    (1), of Section 12-4, and in subsection (A), clauses (a)
23    and (b), of Section 24-3, and those offenses contained in
24    Article 29D of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
25    Code of 2012; (ii) those offenses defined in the Cannabis
26    Control Act except those offenses defined in subsections

 

 

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1    (a) and (b) of Section 4, and subsection (a) of Section 5
2    of the Cannabis Control Act; (iii) those offenses defined
3    in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; (iv) those
4    offenses defined in the Methamphetamine Control and
5    Community Protection Act; (v) any offense committed or
6    attempted in any other state or against the laws of the
7    United States, which if committed or attempted in this
8    State would be punishable as one or more of the foregoing
9    offenses; (vi) the offenses defined in Section 4.1 and 5.1
10    of the Wrongs to Children Act or Section 11-9.1A of the
11    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; (vii)
12    those offenses defined in Section 6-16 of the Liquor
13    Control Act of 1934; and (viii) those offenses defined in
14    the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act;
15        12. not have been repeatedly involved as a driver in
16    motor vehicle collisions or been repeatedly convicted of
17    offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the
18    movement of traffic, to a degree which indicates lack of
19    ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
20    safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the
21    traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the
22    highway;
23        13. not have, through the unlawful operation of a motor
24    vehicle, caused an accident resulting in the death of any
25    person;
26        14. not have, within the last 5 years, been adjudged to

 

 

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1    be afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability
2    or disease; and
3        15. consent, in writing, to the release of results of
4    reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing under
5    Section 6-106.1c of this Code by the employer of the
6    applicant to the Secretary of State.
7    (b) A school bus driver permit shall be valid for a period
8specified by the Secretary of State as set forth by rule. It
9shall be renewable upon compliance with subsection (a) of this
10Section.
11    (c) A school bus driver permit shall contain the holder's
12driver's license number, legal name, residence address, zip
13code, and date of birth, a brief description of the holder and
14a space for signature. The Secretary of State may require a
15suitable photograph of the holder.
16    (d) The employer shall be responsible for conducting a
17pre-employment interview with prospective school bus driver
18candidates, distributing school bus driver applications and
19medical forms to be completed by the applicant, and submitting
20the applicant's fingerprint cards to the Department of State
21Police that are required for the criminal background
22investigations. The employer shall certify in writing to the
23Secretary of State that all pre-employment conditions have been
24successfully completed including the successful completion of
25an Illinois specific criminal background investigation through
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1fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
2criminal history information available through the Federal
3Bureau of Investigation system. The applicant shall present the
4certification to the Secretary of State at the time of
5submitting the school bus driver permit application.
6    (e) Permits shall initially be provisional upon receiving
7certification from the employer that all pre-employment
8conditions have been successfully completed, and upon
9successful completion of all training and examination
10requirements for the classification of the vehicle to be
11operated, the Secretary of State shall provisionally issue a
12School Bus Driver Permit. The permit shall remain in a
13provisional status pending the completion of the Federal Bureau
14of Investigation's criminal background investigation based
15upon fingerprinting specimens submitted to the Federal Bureau
16of Investigation by the Department of State Police. The Federal
17Bureau of Investigation shall report the findings directly to
18the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall remove the
19bus driver permit from provisional status upon the applicant's
20successful completion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
21criminal background investigation.
22    (f) A school bus driver permit holder shall notify the
23employer and the Secretary of State if he or she is issued an
24order of court supervision for or convicted in another state of
25an offense that would make him or her ineligible for a permit
26under subsection (a) of this Section. The written notification

 

 

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1shall be made within 5 days of the entry of the order of court
2supervision or conviction. Failure of the permit holder to
3provide the notification is punishable as a petty offense for a
4first violation and a Class B misdemeanor for a second or
5subsequent violation.
6    (g) Cancellation; suspension; notice and procedure.
7        (1) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school bus
8    driver permit of an applicant whose criminal background
9    investigation discloses that he or she is not in compliance
10    with the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
11        (2) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school bus
12    driver permit when he or she receives notice that the
13    permit holder fails to comply with any provision of this
14    Section or any rule promulgated for the administration of
15    this Section.
16        (3) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school bus
17    driver permit if the permit holder's restricted commercial
18    or commercial driving privileges are withdrawn or
19    otherwise invalidated.
20        (4) The Secretary of State may not issue a school bus
21    driver permit for a period of 3 years to an applicant who
22    fails to obtain a negative result on a drug test as
23    required in item 6 of subsection (a) of this Section or
24    under federal law.
25        (5) The Secretary of State shall forthwith suspend a
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1    receiving notice that the holder has failed to obtain a
2    negative result on a drug test as required in item 6 of
3    subsection (a) of this Section or under federal law.
4        (6) The Secretary of State shall suspend a school bus
5    driver permit for a period of 3 years upon receiving notice
6    from the employer that the holder failed to perform the
7    inspection procedure set forth in subsection (a) or (b) of
8    Section 12-816 of this Code.
9        (7) The Secretary of State shall suspend a school bus
10    driver permit for a period of 3 years upon receiving notice
11    from the employer that the holder refused to submit to an
12    alcohol or drug test as required by Section 6-106.1c or has
13    submitted to a test required by that Section which
14    disclosed an alcohol concentration of more than 0.00 or
15    disclosed a positive result on a National Institute on Drug
16    Abuse five-drug panel, utilizing federal standards set
17    forth in 49 CFR 40.87.
18    The Secretary of State shall notify the State
19Superintendent of Education and the permit holder's
20prospective or current employer that the applicant has (1) has
21failed a criminal background investigation or (2) is no longer
22eligible for a school bus driver permit; and of the related
23cancellation of the applicant's provisional school bus driver
24permit. The cancellation shall remain in effect pending the
25outcome of a hearing pursuant to Section 2-118 of this Code.
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1criteria contained in subsection (a) of this Section. A
2petition requesting a hearing shall be submitted to the
3Secretary of State and shall contain the reason the individual
4feels he or she is entitled to a school bus driver permit. The
5permit holder's employer shall notify in writing to the
6Secretary of State that the employer has certified the removal
7of the offending school bus driver from service prior to the
8start of that school bus driver's next workshift. An employing
9school board that fails to remove the offending school bus
10driver from service is subject to the penalties defined in
11Section 3-14.23 of the School Code. A school bus contractor who
12violates a provision of this Section is subject to the
13penalties defined in Section 6-106.11.
14    All valid school bus driver permits issued under this
15Section prior to January 1, 1995, shall remain effective until
16their expiration date unless otherwise invalidated.
17    (h) When a school bus driver permit holder who is a service
18member is called to active duty, the employer of the permit
19holder shall notify the Secretary of State, within 30 days of
20notification from the permit holder, that the permit holder has
21been called to active duty. Upon notification pursuant to this
22subsection, (i) the Secretary of State shall characterize the
23permit as inactive until a permit holder renews the permit as
24provided in subsection (i) of this Section, and (ii) if a
25permit holder fails to comply with the requirements of this
26Section while called to active duty, the Secretary of State

 

 

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1shall not characterize the permit as invalid.
2    (i) A school bus driver permit holder who is a service
3member returning from active duty must, within 90 days, renew a
4permit characterized as inactive pursuant to subsection (h) of
5this Section by complying with the renewal requirements of
6subsection (b) of this Section.
7    (j) For purposes of subsections (h) and (i) of this
8Section:
9    "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive
10order of the President of the United States, an act of the
11Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
12    "Service member" means a member of the Armed Services or
13reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois
14National Guard.
15(Source: P.A. 96-89, eff. 7-27-09; 96-818, eff. 11-17-09;
1696-962, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1182, eff.
177-22-10; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 950, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551,
18Article 2, Section 1025, eff. 7-1-11; 97-224, eff. 7-28-11;
1997-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-466, eff.
201-1-12; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; revised
219-20-12.)
 
22    Section 15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
23changing Sections 12-3.05 and 36-1 as follows:
 
24    (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05)  (was 720 ILCS 5/12-4)

 

 

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1    Sec. 12-3.05. Aggravated battery.
2    (a) Offense based on injury. A person commits aggravated
3battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the
4discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly does any of the
5following:
6        (1) Causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or
7    disfigurement.
8        (1.5) Causes permanent disability or disfigurement.
9        (2) Causes severe and permanent disability, great
10    bodily harm, or disfigurement by means of a caustic or
11    flammable substance, a poisonous gas, a deadly biological
12    or chemical contaminant or agent, a radioactive substance,
13    or a bomb or explosive compound.
14        (3) Causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or
15    disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be
16    a peace officer, community policing volunteer, fireman,
17    private security officer, correctional institution
18    employee, or Department of Human Services employee
19    supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or
20    sexually violent persons:
21            (i) performing his or her official duties;
22            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
23        official duties; or
24            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
25        or her official duties.
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1    disfigurement to an individual 60 years of age or older.
2        (5) Strangles another individual.
3    (b) Offense based on injury to a child or intellectually
4disabled person. A person who is at least 18 years of age
5commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, he or
6she knowingly and without legal justification by any means:
7        (1) causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or
8    disfigurement to any child under the age of 13 years, or to
9    any severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person;
10    or
11        (2) causes bodily harm or disability or disfigurement
12    to any child under the age of 13 years or to any severely
13    or profoundly intellectually disabled person.
14    (c) Offense based on location of conduct. A person commits
15aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by
16the discharge of a firearm, he or she is or the person battered
17is on or about a public way, public property, a public place of
18accommodation or amusement, a sports venue, or a domestic
19violence shelter.
20    (d) Offense based on status of victim. A person commits
21aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by
22discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered
23to be any of the following:
24        (1) A person 60 years of age or older.
25        (2) A person who is pregnant or physically handicapped.
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1    grounds adjacent to a school or in any part of a building
2    used for school purposes.
3        (4) A peace officer, community policing volunteer,
4    fireman, private security officer, correctional
5    institution employee, or Department of Human Services
6    employee supervising or controlling sexually dangerous
7    persons or sexually violent persons:
8            (i) performing his or her official duties;
9            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
10        official duties; or
11            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
12        or her official duties.
13        (5) A judge, emergency management worker, emergency
14    medical technician, or utility worker:
15            (i) performing his or her official duties;
16            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
17        official duties; or
18            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
19        or her official duties.
20        (6) An officer or employee of the State of Illinois, a
21    unit of local government, or a school district, while
22    performing his or her official duties.
23        (7) A transit employee performing his or her official
24    duties, or a transit passenger.
25        (8) A taxi driver on duty.
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1    commission of retail theft under Section 16-26 of this Code
2    and the person without legal justification by any means
3    causes bodily harm to the merchant.
4        (10) A person authorized to serve process under Section
5    2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure or a special process
6    server appointed by the circuit court while that individual
7    is in the performance of his or her duties as a process
8    server.
9    (e) Offense based on use of a firearm. A person commits
10aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, he or she
11knowingly does any of the following:
12        (1) Discharges a firearm, other than a machine gun or a
13    firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury to
14    another person.
15        (2) Discharges a firearm, other than a machine gun or a
16    firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury to
17    a person he or she knows to be a peace officer, community
18    policing volunteer, person summoned by a police officer,
19    fireman, private security officer, correctional
20    institution employee, or emergency management worker:
21            (i) performing his or her official duties;
22            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
23        official duties; or
24            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
25        or her official duties.
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1    firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury to
2    a person he or she knows to be an emergency medical
3    technician employed by a municipality or other
4    governmental unit:
5            (i) performing his or her official duties;
6            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
7        official duties; or
8            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
9        or her official duties.
10        (4) Discharges a firearm and causes any injury to a
11    person he or she knows to be a teacher, a student in a
12    school, or a school employee, and the teacher, student, or
13    employee is upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a
14    school or in any part of a building used for school
15    purposes.
16        (5) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped with
17    a silencer, and causes any injury to another person.
18        (6) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped with
19    a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or she
20    knows to be a peace officer, community policing volunteer,
21    person summoned by a police officer, fireman, private
22    security officer, correctional institution employee or
23    emergency management worker:
24            (i) performing his or her official duties;
25            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
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1            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
2        or her official duties.
3        (7) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped with
4    a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or she
5    knows to be an emergency medical technician employed by a
6    municipality or other governmental unit:
7            (i) performing his or her official duties;
8            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
9        official duties; or
10            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
11        or her official duties.
12        (8) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped with
13    a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or she
14    knows to be a teacher, or a student in a school, or a
15    school employee, and the teacher, student, or employee is
16    upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a school or in
17    any part of a building used for school purposes.
18    (f) Offense based on use of a weapon or device. A person
19commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, he or
20she does any of the following:
21        (1) Uses a deadly weapon other than by discharge of a
22    firearm, or uses an air rifle as defined in the Air Rifle
23    Act.
24        (2) Wears a hood, robe, or mask to conceal his or her
25    identity.
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1    or flashes a laser gunsight or other laser device attached
2    to a firearm, or used in concert with a firearm, so that
3    the laser beam strikes upon or against the person of
4    another.
5    (g) Offense based on certain conduct. A person commits
6aggravated battery when, other than by discharge of a firearm,
7he or she does any of the following:
8        (1) Violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
9    Substances Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled
10    substance to another and any user experiences great bodily
11    harm or permanent disability as a result of the injection,
12    inhalation, or ingestion of any amount of the controlled
13    substance.
14        (2) Knowingly administers to an individual or causes
15    him or her to take, without his or her consent or by threat
16    or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any
17    intoxicating, poisonous, stupefying, narcotic, anesthetic,
18    or controlled substance, or gives to another person any
19    food containing any substance or object intended to cause
20    physical injury if eaten.
21        (3) Knowingly causes or attempts to cause a
22    correctional institution employee or Department of Human
23    Services employee to come into contact with blood, seminal
24    fluid, urine, or feces by throwing, tossing, or expelling
25    the fluid or material, and the person is an inmate of a
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1    sexually violent person in the custody of the Department of
2    Human Services.
3    (h) Sentence. Unless otherwise provided, aggravated
4battery is a Class 3 felony.
5    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(1.5),
6(a)(4), (d)(4), or (g)(3) is a Class 2 felony.
7    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(3) or
8(g)(1) is a Class 1 felony.
9    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(1) is a
10Class 1 felony when the aggravated battery was intentional and
11involved the infliction of torture, as defined in paragraph
12(14) of subsection (b) of Section 9-1 of this Code, as the
13infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated
14by an intent to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or
15agony of the victim.
16    Aggravated battery under subdivision (a)(5) is a Class 1
17felony if:
18        (A) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous
19    instrument while committing the offense; or
20        (B) the person caused great bodily harm or permanent
21    disability or disfigurement to the other person while
22    committing the offense; or
23        (C) the person has been previously convicted of a
24    violation of subdivision (a)(5) under the laws of this
25    State or laws similar to subdivision (a)(5) of any other
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1    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(1) is a
2Class X felony.
3    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(2) is a
4Class X felony for which a person shall be sentenced to a term
5of imprisonment of a minimum of 6 years and a maximum of 45
6years.
7    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(5) is a
8Class X felony for which a person shall be sentenced to a term
9of imprisonment of a minimum of 12 years and a maximum of 45
10years.
11    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(2),
12(e)(3), or (e)(4) is a Class X felony for which a person shall
13be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 15 years
14and a maximum of 60 years.
15    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(6),
16(e)(7), or (e)(8) is a Class X felony for which a person shall
17be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 20 years
18and a maximum of 60 years.
19    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (b)(1) is a
20Class X felony, except that:
21        (1) if the person committed the offense while armed
22    with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of
23    imprisonment imposed by the court;
24        (2) if, during the commission of the offense, the
25    person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be
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1        (3) if, during the commission of the offense, the
2    person personally discharged a firearm that proximately
3    caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent
4    disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up
5    to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of
6    imprisonment imposed by the court.
7    (i) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
8    "Building or other structure used to provide shelter" has
9the meaning ascribed to "shelter" in Section 1 of the Domestic
10Violence Shelters Act.
11    "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in
12Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
13    "Domestic violence shelter" means any building or other
14structure used to provide shelter or other services to victims
15or to the dependent children of victims of domestic violence
16pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or the
17Domestic Violence Shelters Act, or any place within 500 feet of
18such a building or other structure in the case of a person who
19is going to or from such a building or other structure.
20    "Firearm" has the meaning provided under Section 1.1 of the
21Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, and does not include an
22air rifle as defined by Section 1 of the Air Rifle Act.
23    "Machine gun" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2424-1 of this Code.
25    "Merchant" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16-0.1
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1    "Strangle" means intentionally impeding the normal
2breathing or circulation of the blood of an individual by
3applying pressure on the throat or neck of that individual or
4by blocking the nose or mouth of that individual.
5(Source: P.A. 96-201, eff. 8-10-09; 96-363, eff. 8-13-09;
696-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-597, eff.
71-1-12; incorporates 97-227, eff. 1-1-12, 97-313, eff. 1-1-12,
8and 97-467, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
9    (720 ILCS 5/36-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
10    Sec. 36-1. Seizure. Any vessel, vehicle or aircraft used
11with the knowledge and consent of the owner in the commission
12of, or in the attempt to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of
13this Code, an offense prohibited by (a) Section 9-1, 9-3, 10-2,
1411-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-6, 11-14.4 except for keeping a
15place of juvenile prostitution, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2,
1611-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.2-5, 12-4.3,
1712-4.6, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 16-1 if the theft is of
18precious metal or of scrap metal, 18-2, 19-1, 19-2, 19-3, 20-1,
1920-2, 24-1.2, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.5, 28-1, or 29D-15.2 of this Code,
20subdivision (a)(1), (a)(1.5), (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (e)(1),
21(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section
2212-3.05, paragraph (a) of Section 12-4 of this Code, paragraph
23(a) of Section 11-1.50, paragraph (a) of Section 12-15,
24paragraph (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60, or paragraphs
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1(a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 of this Code; (b) Section 21,
222, 23, 24 or 26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel,
3vehicle or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
4cigarettes; (c) Section 28, 29 or 30 of the Cigarette Use Tax
5Act if the vessel, vehicle or aircraft contains more than 10
6cartons of such cigarettes; (d) Section 44 of the Environmental
7Protection Act; (e) 11-204.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (f)
8(1) driving under the influence of alcohol or other drug or
9drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
10thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
11during a period in which his or her driving privileges are
12revoked or suspended where the revocation or suspension was for
13driving under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
14intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof,
15Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
16reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal
17Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; (2) driving while
18under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
19intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
20and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or a
21similar provision of a law of another state relating to
22reckless homicide in which the person was determined to have
23been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
24intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the offense
25or the person has previously been convicted of committing a
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1drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
2combination thereof and was involved in a motor vehicle
3accident that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or
4permanent disability or disfigurement to another, when the
5violation was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; (3)
6the person committed a violation of driving under the influence
7of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
8compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501 of
9the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision for the third
10or subsequent time; (4) the person committed the violation
11while he or she did not possess a driver's license or permit or
12a restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit or a
13monitoring device driving permit; or (5) the person committed
14the violation while he or she knew or should have known that
15the vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a
16liability insurance policy; (g) an offense described in
17subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
18or (h) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section 6-101
19of the Illinois Vehicle Code; may be seized and delivered
20forthwith to the sheriff of the county of seizure.
21    Within 15 days after such delivery the sheriff shall give
22notice of seizure to each person according to the following
23method: Upon each such person whose right, title or interest is
24of record in the office of the Secretary of State, the
25Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal
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1other state of the United States if such vessel, vehicle or
2aircraft is required to be so registered, as the case may be,
3by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail to the
4address as given upon the records of the Secretary of State,
5the Department of Aeronautics, Department of Public Works and
6Buildings or any other Department of this State or the United
7States if such vessel, vehicle or aircraft is required to be so
8registered. Within that 15 day period the sheriff shall also
9notify the State's Attorney of the county of seizure about the
10seizure.
11    In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in the
12commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of the
13Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be subject to
14seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in
15this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels,
16vehicles and aircraft, and any such equipment shall be deemed a
17vessel, vehicle or aircraft for purposes of this Article.
18    When a person discharges a firearm at another individual
19from a vehicle with the knowledge and consent of the owner of
20the vehicle and with the intent to cause death or great bodily
21harm to that individual and as a result causes death or great
22bodily harm to that individual, the vehicle shall be subject to
23seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures provided in
24this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in
25violations of clauses (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this Section.
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1offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
2Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
3(d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
411-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
5Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
6of transportation and it is determined that the financial
7hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
8benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
9forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
10vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member who
11is properly licensed and who requires the use of the vehicle
12for employment or family transportation purposes. A written
13declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this Section shall
14be sufficient cause for the title to be transferred to the
15spouse or family member. The provisions of this paragraph shall
16apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle. If the vehicle is the
17subject of a subsequent forfeiture proceeding by virtue of a
18subsequent conviction of either spouse or the family member,
19the spouse or family member to whom the vehicle was forfeited
20under the first forfeiture proceeding may not utilize the
21provisions of this paragraph in another forfeiture proceeding.
22If the owner of the vehicle seized owns more than one vehicle,
23the procedure set out in this paragraph may be used for only
24one vehicle.
25    Property declared contraband under Section 40 of the
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1seized and forfeited under this Article.
2(Source: P.A. 96-313, eff. 1-1-10; 96-710, eff. 1-1-10;
396-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1267, eff. 7-26-10; 96-1289, eff.
41-1-11; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 960, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551,
5Article 2, Section 1035, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11;
697-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.