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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-3-1, 3-3-2, 3-3-9, 3-3-10, and 5-8-1 and by
6 adding Section 3-14-2.5 as follows:
 
7     (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
8     Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and Appointment of Prisoner
9 Review Board.
10     (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of
11 the Department of Corrections which shall be:
12         (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under
13     the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
14     amendatory Act of 1977;
15         (2) the board of review for cases involving the
16     revocation of good conduct credits or a suspension or
17     reduction in the rate of accumulating such credit;
18         (3) the board of review and recommendation for the
19     exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
20         (4) the authority for establishing release dates for
21     certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
22     prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977,
23     in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
24         (5) the authority for setting conditions for parole,
25     and mandatory supervised release under Section 5-8-1(a) of
26     this Code, and determining whether a violation of those
27     conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory
28     supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions.
29     (b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the
30 Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
31 member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be
32 Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the

 

 

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1 Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5
2 years of actual experience in the fields of penology,
3 corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education,
4 social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences,
5 or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must
6 have had at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile
7 matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the
8 same political party.
9     Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis
10 and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether
11 elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of
12 profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or
13 vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a
14 year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,
15 whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an
16 amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
17 greater.
18     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
19 the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the
20 Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
21 the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
22 members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
23 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
24 whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor shall
25 appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
26 amendatory Act.
27     Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act
28 of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5
29 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January
30 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
31 January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire on the
32 third Monday in January 2009. Their respective successors shall
33 be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
34 January of the year of appointment. Each member shall serve
35 until his successor is appointed and qualified.
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1 neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to serve.
2     (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive
3 and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive
4 Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by
5 the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
6 salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by
7 the Board.
8 (Source: P.A. 93-509, eff. 8-11-03.)
 
9     (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
10     Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
11     (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
12 "Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
13 read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
14 amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
15 by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
16 documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
17 steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
18 shall:
19         (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
20     at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
21     sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
22     date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
23     for parole;
24         (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
25     at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the
26     time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
27     violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
28     under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
29     1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
30     conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
31     for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
32     of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
33     February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
34     the Prisoner Review Board;
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1     at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
2     supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
3     supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
4     mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
5     supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
6     effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
7     1977;
8         (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
9     of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
10     supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
11     supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
12     mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory
13     supervised release for those serving extended supervised
14     release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
15     of Section 5-8-1;
16         (4) hear by at least 1 member and through a panel of at
17     least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department of
18     Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
19     Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
20     respect to good conduct credits pursuant to Section 3-6-3
21     of this Code in which the Department seeks to revoke good
22     conduct credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30
23     days or when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative
24     amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the
25     infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days of
26     scheduled release. In such cases, the Department of
27     Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good conduct
28     credit. The Board may subsequently approve the revocation
29     of additional good conduct credit, if the Department seeks
30     to revoke good conduct credit in excess of thirty days.
31     However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
32     Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days
33     of good conduct credit for any prisoner or to increase any
34     penalty beyond the length requested by the Department;
35         (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
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1     prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
2     effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
3     accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
4         (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
5     at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
6     reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
7     recommendations to the Governor;
8         (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
9     Hearings Act;
10         (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
11     at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
12     of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
13     Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
14     pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
15     Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct
16     credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
17     good conduct credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
18     good conduct credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
19     revoked; and
20         (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
21     at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of
22     relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
23     provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V.
24     (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
25 and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
26 Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
27 pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
28 conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
29 (a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
30 project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
31 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
32 after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner
33 Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
34 the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
35 Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
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1 future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
2 Review Board hearings.
3     (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
4 restore good conduct credit previously revoked.
5     (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
6 promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
7 supervised release.
8     (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
9 work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
10 amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
11 State.
12     (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
13 actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
14 and the rules of the Board.
15     (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
16 conditions of his parole or mandatory supervised release may
17 require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
18 and the production of documentary evidence relating to any
19 matter under investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the
20 Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or
21 public official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by
22 any person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the
23 laws of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and
24 the production of documentary evidence, may be required from
25 any place in the State to a hearing location in the State
26 before the Chairman of the Board or his designated agent or
27 agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
28 Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
29 mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
30 State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
31 persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
32 fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
33 courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
34 payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
35     In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
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1 the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
2 documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
3 served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
4 upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
5 person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
6 petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
7 such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
8 remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
9 than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
10 the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
11 the person at his last known address or after the personal
12 service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
13 person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
14 the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
15 investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
16 evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
17 subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
18 obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
19 court as a contempt of court.
20     Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
21 by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
22 take the testimony of persons under oath.
23     (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
24 of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
25 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
26 of the Board.
27     (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
28 the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
29 calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
30 the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
31 (Source: P.A. 93-207, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
32     (730 ILCS 5/3-3-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-9)
33     Sec. 3-3-9. Violations; changes of conditions; preliminary
34 hearing; revocation of parole or mandatory supervised release;
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1     (a) If prior to expiration or termination of the term of
2 parole or mandatory supervised release, a person violates a
3 condition set by the Prisoner Review Board or a condition of
4 parole or mandatory supervised release under Section 3-3-7 of
5 this Code to govern that term, the Board may:
6         (1) continue the existing term, with or without
7     modifying or enlarging the conditions; or
8         (2) parole or release the person to a half-way house;
9     or
10         (3) revoke the parole or mandatory supervised release
11     and reconfine the person for a term computed in the
12     following manner:
13             (i) (A) For those sentenced under the law in effect
14         prior to this amendatory Act of 1977, the recommitment
15         shall be for any portion of the imposed maximum term of
16         imprisonment or confinement which had not been served
17         at the time of parole and the parole term, less the
18         time elapsed between the parole of the person and the
19         commission of the violation for which parole was
20         revoked;
21             (B) Except as set forth in paragraph (C), for For
22         those subject to mandatory supervised release under
23         paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code, the
24         recommitment shall be for the total mandatory
25         supervised release term, less the time elapsed between
26         the release of the person and the commission of the
27         violation for which mandatory supervised release is
28         revoked. The Board may also order that a prisoner serve
29         up to one year of the sentence imposed by the court
30         which was not served due to the accumulation of good
31         conduct credit; .
32             (C) For those subject to sex offender supervision
33         under clause (d)(4) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code, the
34         reconfinement period for violations of clauses (a)(3)
35         through (b-1)(15) of Section 3-3-7 shall not exceed 2
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1             (ii) the person shall be given credit against the
2         term of reimprisonment or reconfinement for time spent
3         in custody since he was paroled or released which has
4         not been credited against another sentence or period of
5         confinement;
6             (iii) persons committed under the Juvenile Court
7         Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be
8         recommitted until the age of 21;
9             (iv) this Section is subject to the release under
10         supervision and the reparole and rerelease provisions
11         of Section 3-3-10.
12     (b) The Board may revoke parole or mandatory supervised
13 release for violation of a condition for the duration of the
14 term and for any further period which is reasonably necessary
15 for the adjudication of matters arising before its expiration.
16 The issuance of a warrant of arrest for an alleged violation of
17 the conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release shall
18 toll the running of the term until the final determination of
19 the charge, but where parole or mandatory supervised release is
20 not revoked that period shall be credited to the term.
21     (c) A person charged with violating a condition of parole
22 or mandatory supervised release shall have a preliminary
23 hearing before a hearing officer designated by the Board to
24 determine if there is cause to hold the person for a revocation
25 hearing. However, no preliminary hearing need be held when
26 revocation is based upon new criminal charges and a court finds
27 probable cause on the new criminal charges or when the
28 revocation is based upon a new criminal conviction and a
29 certified copy of that conviction is available.
30     (d) Parole or mandatory supervised release shall not be
31 revoked without written notice to the offender setting forth
32 the violation of parole or mandatory supervised release charged
33 against him.
34     (e) A hearing on revocation shall be conducted before at
35 least one member of the Prisoner Review Board. The Board may
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1 action of a majority of the panel shall be the action of the
2 Board. In consideration of persons committed to the Juvenile
3 Division, the member hearing the matter and at least a majority
4 of the panel shall be experienced in juvenile matters. A record
5 of the hearing shall be made. At the hearing the offender shall
6 be permitted to:
7         (1) appear and answer the charge; and
8         (2) bring witnesses on his behalf.
9     (f) The Board shall either revoke parole or mandatory
10 supervised release or order the person's term continued with or
11 without modification or enlargement of the conditions.
12     (g) Parole or mandatory supervised release shall not be
13 revoked for failure to make payments under the conditions of
14 parole or release unless the Board determines that such failure
15 is due to the offender's willful refusal to pay.
16 (Source: P.A. 92-460, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
17     (730 ILCS 5/3-3-10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-10)
18     Sec. 3-3-10. Eligibility after Revocation; Release under
19 Supervision. (a) A person whose parole or mandatory supervised
20 release has been revoked may be reparoled or rereleased by the
21 Board at any time to the full parole or mandatory supervised
22 release term under Section 3-3-8, except that the time which
23 the person shall remain subject to the Board shall not exceed
24 (1) the imposed maximum term of imprisonment or confinement and
25 the parole term for those sentenced under the law in effect
26 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977 or
27 (2) the term of imprisonment imposed by the court and the
28 mandatory supervised release term for those sentenced under the
29 law in effect on and after such effective date.
30     (b) If the Board sets no earlier release date:
31     (1) A person sentenced for any violation of law which
32 occurred before January 1, 1973, shall be released under
33 supervision 6 months prior to the expiration of his maximum
34 sentence of imprisonment less good time credit under Section
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1     (2) Any person who has violated the conditions of his
2 parole and been reconfined under Section 3-3-9 shall be
3 released under supervision 6 months prior to the expiration of
4 the term of his reconfinement under paragraph (a) of Section
5 3-3-9 less good time credit under Section 3-6-3. This paragraph
6 shall not apply to persons serving terms of mandatory
7 supervised release.
8     (3) Nothing herein shall require the release of a person
9 who has violated his parole within 6 months of the date when
10 his release under this Section would otherwise be mandatory.
11     (c) Persons released under this Section shall be subject to
12 Sections 3-3-6, 3-3-7, 3-3-9, 3-14-1, 3-14-2, 3-14-2.5,
13 3-14-3, and 3-14-4.
14 (Source: P.A. 80-1099.)
 
15     (730 ILCS 5/3-14-2.5 new)
16     Sec. 3-14-2.5. Extended supervision of sex offenders.
17     (a) The Department shall retain custody of all sex
18 offenders placed on mandatory supervised release pursuant to
19 clause (d)(4) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code and shall supervise
20 such persons during their term of supervised release in accord
21 with the conditions set by the Prisoner Review Board pursuant
22 to Section 3-3-7 of this Code.
23     (b) A copy of the conditions of mandatory supervised
24 release shall be signed by the offender and given to him or her
25 and to his or her supervising officer. Commencing 180 days
26 after the offender's release date and continuing every 180 days
27 thereafter for the duration of the supervision term, the
28 supervising officer shall prepare a progress report detailing
29 the offender's adjustment and compliance with the conditions of
30 mandatory supervised release including the offender's
31 participation and progress in sex offender treatment. The
32 progress report shall be submitted to the Prisoner Review Board
33 and copies provided to the chief of police and sheriff in the
34 municipality and county in which the offender resides and is
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1     (c) Supervising officers shall receive specialized
2 training in the supervision of sex offenders including the
3 impact of sexual assault on its victims.
4     (d) Releasees serving extended mandatory supervised
5 release terms pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 of
6 this Code may request discharge from supervision as provided by
7 subsection (b) of Section 3-3-8 of this Code. Requests for
8 discharge from extended mandatory supervised release shall be
9 supported by a recommendation by the releasee's supervising
10 agent and an evaluation of the releasee completed no longer
11 than 30 days prior to the request for discharge from
12 supervision. The evaluation shall be conducted by a Sex
13 Offender Management Board approved sex offender evaluator and
14 shall be at the releasee's expense.
15     (e) The term of extended mandatory supervised release
16 pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 of
17 this Code shall toll during any period of incarceration.
 
18     (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
19     Sec. 5-8-1. Sentence of Imprisonment for Felony.
20     (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
21 the offense, a sentence of imprisonment for a felony shall be a
22 determinate sentence set by the court under this Section,
23 according to the following limitations:
24         (1) for first degree murder,
25             (a) a term shall be not less than 20 years and not
26         more than 60 years, or
27             (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
28         doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
29         brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
30         cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
31         of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
32         listed in subsection (b) of Section 9-1 of the Criminal
33         Code of 1961 are present, the court may sentence the
34         defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment, or
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1         term of natural life imprisonment when the death
2         penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
3                 (i) has previously been convicted of first
4             degree murder under any state or federal law, or
5                 (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
6             commission of the murder, had attained the age of
7             17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
8             individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
9             of the defendant's age at the time of the
10             commission of the offense, is found guilty of
11             murdering more than one victim, or
12                 (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
13             officer or fireman when the peace officer or
14             fireman was killed in the course of performing his
15             official duties, or to prevent the peace officer or
16             fireman from performing his official duties, or in
17             retaliation for the peace officer or fireman
18             performing his official duties, and the defendant
19             knew or should have known that the murdered
20             individual was a peace officer or fireman, or
21                 (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
22             of an institution or facility of the Department of
23             Corrections, or any similar local correctional
24             agency, when the employee was killed in the course
25             of performing his official duties, or to prevent
26             the employee from performing his official duties,
27             or in retaliation for the employee performing his
28             official duties, or
29                 (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
30             medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
31             technician - intermediate, emergency medical
32             technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
33             medical assistance or first aid person while
34             employed by a municipality or other governmental
35             unit when the person was killed in the course of
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1             person from performing official duties or in
2             retaliation for performing official duties and the
3             defendant knew or should have known that the
4             murdered individual was an emergency medical
5             technician - ambulance, emergency medical
6             technician - intermediate, emergency medical
7             technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
8             medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
9                 (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
10             commission of the murder, had not attained the age
11             of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
12             under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
13             during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
14             assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
15             kidnaping, or
16                 (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
17             and the murder was committed by reason of any
18             person's activity as a community policing
19             volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
20             activity as a community policing volunteer. For
21             the purpose of this Section, "community policing
22             volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
23             Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
24             For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
25         technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
26          intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
27         paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
28         Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
29             (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
30             armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
31             the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
32                 (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
33             the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
34             years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
35             imposed by the court;
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1             offense, the person personally discharged a
2             firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
3             permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
4             death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
5             of natural life shall be added to the term of
6             imprisonment imposed by the court.
7         (1.5) for second degree murder, a term shall be not
8     less than 4 years and not more than 20 years;
9         (2) for a person adjudged a habitual criminal under
10     Article 33B of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended, the
11     sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment;
12         (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
13     described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
14     12-13, paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 12-14,
15     paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1, or
16     paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
17     Criminal Code of 1961, the sentence shall be a term of
18     natural life imprisonment;
19         (3) except as otherwise provided in the statute
20     defining the offense, for a Class X felony, the sentence
21     shall be not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years;
22         (4) for a Class 1 felony, other than second degree
23     murder, the sentence shall be not less than 4 years and not
24     more than 15 years;
25         (5) for a Class 2 felony, the sentence shall be not
26     less than 3 years and not more than 7 years;
27         (6) for a Class 3 felony, the sentence shall be not
28     less than 2 years and not more than 5 years;
29         (7) for a Class 4 felony, the sentence shall be not
30     less than 1 year and not more than 3 years.
31     (b) The sentencing judge in each felony conviction shall
32 set forth his reasons for imposing the particular sentence he
33 enters in the case, as provided in Section 5-4-1 of this Code.
34 Those reasons may include any mitigating or aggravating factors
35 specified in this Code, or the lack of any such circumstances,
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1 on the record that are consistent with the purposes and
2 principles of sentencing set out in this Code.
3     (c) A motion to reduce a sentence may be made, or the court
4 may reduce a sentence without motion, within 30 days after the
5 sentence is imposed. A defendant's challenge to the correctness
6 of a sentence or to any aspect of the sentencing hearing shall
7 be made by a written motion filed within 30 days following the
8 imposition of sentence. However, the court may not increase a
9 sentence once it is imposed.
10     If a motion filed pursuant to this subsection is timely
11 filed within 30 days after the sentence is imposed, the
12 proponent of the motion shall exercise due diligence in seeking
13 a determination on the motion and the court shall thereafter
14 decide such motion within a reasonable time.
15     If a motion filed pursuant to this subsection is timely
16 filed within 30 days after the sentence is imposed, then for
17 purposes of perfecting an appeal, a final judgment shall not be
18 considered to have been entered until the motion to reduce a
19 sentence has been decided by order entered by the trial court.
20     A motion filed pursuant to this subsection shall not be
21 considered to have been timely filed unless it is filed with
22 the circuit court clerk within 30 days after the sentence is
23 imposed together with a notice of motion, which notice of
24 motion shall set the motion on the court's calendar on a date
25 certain within a reasonable time after the date of filing.
26     (d) Except where a term of natural life is imposed, every
27 sentence shall include as though written therein a term in
28 addition to the term of imprisonment. For those sentenced under
29 the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978, such term shall be
30 identified as a parole term. For those sentenced on or after
31 February 1, 1978, such term shall be identified as a mandatory
32 supervised release term. Subject to earlier termination under
33 Section 3-3-8, the parole or mandatory supervised release term
34 shall be as follows:
35         (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
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1     child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
2     sexual assault if convicted on or after July 1, 2005, 3
3     years;
4         (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
5     the offense of criminal sexual assault if convicted on or
6     after July 1, 2005, 2 years;
7         (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
8         (4) for defendants convicted of predatory criminal
9     sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual
10     assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after July 1,
11     2005, the term of mandatory supervised release shall range
12     from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of the natural life
13     of the defendant; if the victim is under 18 years of age,
14     for a second or subsequent offense of criminal sexual
15     assault or aggravated criminal sexual assault, 5 years, at
16     least the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve
17     in an electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
18     Chapter V of this Code;
19         (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
20     second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
21     abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
22     the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
23     electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
24     Chapter V of this Code.
25     (e) A defendant who has a previous and unexpired sentence
26 of imprisonment imposed by another state or by any district
27 court of the United States and who, after sentence for a crime
28 in Illinois, must return to serve the unexpired prior sentence
29 may have his sentence by the Illinois court ordered to be
30 concurrent with the prior sentence in the other state. The
31 court may order that any time served on the unexpired portion
32 of the sentence in the other state, prior to his return to
33 Illinois, shall be credited on his Illinois sentence. The other
34 state shall be furnished with a copy of the order imposing
35 sentence which shall provide that, when the offender is
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1 or by termination of sentence, the offender shall be
2 transferred by the Sheriff of the committing county to the
3 Illinois Department of Corrections. The court shall cause the
4 Department of Corrections to be notified of such sentence at
5 the time of commitment and to be provided with copies of all
6 records regarding the sentence.
7     (f) A defendant who has a previous and unexpired sentence
8 of imprisonment imposed by an Illinois circuit court for a
9 crime in this State and who is subsequently sentenced to a term
10 of imprisonment by another state or by any district court of
11 the United States and who has served a term of imprisonment
12 imposed by the other state or district court of the United
13 States, and must return to serve the unexpired prior sentence
14 imposed by the Illinois Circuit Court may apply to the court
15 which imposed sentence to have his sentence reduced.
16     The circuit court may order that any time served on the
17 sentence imposed by the other state or district court of the
18 United States be credited on his Illinois sentence. Such
19 application for reduction of a sentence under this subsection
20 (f) shall be made within 30 days after the defendant has
21 completed the sentence imposed by the other state or district
22 court of the United States.
23 (Source: P.A. 91-279, eff. 1-1-00; 91-404, eff. 1-1-00; 91-953,
24 eff. 2-23-01; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
26 2005.