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SB2275 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2275

 

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/8-4  from Ch. 38, par. 8-4
720 ILCS 5/9-1  from Ch. 38, par. 9-1
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1
725 ILCS 5/119-1 rep.

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes and limits the aggravating factors for which a person convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death. Provides for aggravating factors in which a person may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Provides that some aggravating factors for which the defendant may have been sentenced to death before the effective date of the amendatory Act may only be considered in determining whether the defendant may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Repeals provision that abolishes the death penalty.


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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Sections 8-4 and 9-1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/8-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 8-4)
7    Sec. 8-4. Attempt.
8    (a) Elements of the offense.
9    A person commits the offense of attempt when, with intent
10to commit a specific offense, he or she does any act that
11constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that
12offense.
13    (b) Impossibility.
14    It is not a defense to a charge of attempt that because of
15a misapprehension of the circumstances it would have been
16impossible for the accused to commit the offense attempted.
17    (c) Sentence.
18    A person convicted of attempt may be fined or imprisoned or
19both not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense
20attempted but, except for an attempt to commit the offense
21defined in Section 33A-2 of this Code:
22        (1) the sentence for attempt to commit first degree
23    murder is the sentence for a Class X felony, except that

 

 

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1            (A) an attempt to commit first degree murder when
2        at least one of the aggravating factors specified in
3        paragraph paragraphs (1), (2), and (12) of subsection
4        (b) and in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
5        9-1 is present is a Class X felony for which the
6        sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less
7        than 20 years and not more than 80 years;
8            (B) an attempt to commit first degree murder while
9        armed with a firearm is a Class X felony for which 15
10        years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
11        imposed by the court;
12            (C) an attempt to commit first degree murder during
13        which the person personally discharged a firearm is a
14        Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the
15        term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
16            (D) an attempt to commit first degree murder during
17        which the person personally discharged a firearm that
18        proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent
19        disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to
20        another person is a Class X felony for which 25 years
21        or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the
22        term of imprisonment imposed by the court; and
23            (E) if the defendant proves by a preponderance of
24        the evidence at sentencing that, at the time of the
25        attempted murder, he or she was acting under a sudden
26        and intense passion resulting from serious provocation

 

 

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1        by the individual whom the defendant endeavored to
2        kill, or another, and, had the individual the defendant
3        endeavored to kill died, the defendant would have
4        negligently or accidentally caused that death, then
5        the sentence for the attempted murder is the sentence
6        for a Class 1 felony;
7        (2) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class X felony
8    is the sentence for a Class 1 felony;
9        (3) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 1 felony
10    is the sentence for a Class 2 felony;
11        (4) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 2 felony
12    is the sentence for a Class 3 felony; and
13        (5) the sentence for attempt to commit any felony other
14    than those specified in items (1), (2), (3), and (4) of
15    this subsection (c) is the sentence for a Class A
16    misdemeanor.
17(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
18    (720 ILCS 5/9-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1)
19    Sec. 9-1. First degree Murder - Death penalties -
20Exceptions - Separate Hearings - Proof - Findings - Appellate
21procedures - Reversals.
22    (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful
23justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the
24acts which cause the death:
25        (1) he either intends to kill or do great bodily harm

 

 

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1    to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will
2    cause death to that individual or another; or
3        (2) he knows that such acts create a strong probability
4    of death or great bodily harm to that individual or
5    another; or
6        (3) he is attempting or committing a forcible felony
7    other than second degree murder.
8    (b) Aggravating Factors; Death Penalty. A defendant who at
9the time of the commission of the offense has attained the age
10of 18 or more and who has been found guilty of first degree
11murder may be sentenced to death if:
12        (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer or an
13    employee of an institution or facility of the Department of
14    Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, or
15    fireman killed in the course of performing his or her
16    official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her
17    official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or
18    her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have
19    known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or
20    an employee of an institution or facility of the Department
21    of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency or
22    fireman; or
23        (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an
24    institution or facility of the Department of Corrections,
25    or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the
26    course of performing his official duties, to prevent the

 

 

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1    performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for
2    performing his official duties, or the murdered individual
3    was an inmate at such institution or facility and was
4    killed on the grounds thereof, or the murdered individual
5    was otherwise present in such institution or facility with
6    the knowledge and approval of the chief administrative
7    officer thereof; or
8        (2) (3) the defendant has been convicted of murdering 2
9    two or more individuals under subsection (a) of this
10    Section or under any law of the United States or of any
11    state which is substantially similar to subsection (a) of
12    this Section regardless of whether the deaths occurred as
13    the result of the same act or of several related or
14    unrelated acts so long as the deaths were the result of
15    either an intent to kill more than one person or of
16    separate acts which the defendant knew would cause death or
17    create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm
18    to the murdered individual or another; or
19        (3) the murdered individual was under 12 years of age
20    and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous
21    behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
22        (4) the defendant committed the murder with intent to
23    prevent the murdered individual from testifying or
24    participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution
25    or giving material assistance to the State in any
26    investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant

 

 

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1    or another; or the defendant committed the murder because
2    the murdered individual was a witness in any prosecution or
3    gave material assistance to the State in any investigation
4    or prosecution, either against the defendant or another;
5    for purposes of this paragraph (4), "participating in any
6    criminal investigation or prosecution" is intended to
7    include those appearing in the proceedings in any capacity
8    such as trial judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys,
9    investigators, witnesses, or jurors.
10    (c) Aggravating Factors; Natural Life Imprisonment. A
11defendant who at the time of the commission of the offense has
12attained the age of 18 or more and who has been found guilty of
13first degree murder may be sentenced to natural life
14imprisonment if:
15        (1) the murdered individual was an inmate of an
16    institution or facility of the Department of Corrections,
17    or any similar local correctional agency, and was killed on
18    the grounds thereof, or the murdered individual was
19    otherwise present in such institution or facility with the
20    knowledge and approval of the chief administrative officer
21    thereof; or
22        (2) (4) the murdered individual was killed as a result
23    of the hijacking of an airplane, train, ship, bus or other
24    public conveyance; or
25        (3) (5) the defendant committed the murder pursuant to
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1    receive money or anything of value in return for committing
2    the murder or procured another to commit the murder for
3    money or anything of value; or
4        (4) (6) the murdered individual was killed in the
5    course of another felony if:
6            (a) the murdered individual:
7                (i) was actually killed by the defendant, or
8                (ii) received physical injuries personally
9            inflicted by the defendant substantially
10            contemporaneously with physical injuries caused by
11            one or more persons for whose conduct the defendant
12            is legally accountable under Section 5-2 of this
13            Code, and the physical injuries inflicted by
14            either the defendant or the other person or persons
15            for whose conduct he or she is legally accountable
16            caused the death of the murdered individual; and
17            (b) in performing the acts which caused the death
18        of the murdered individual or which resulted in
19        physical injuries personally inflicted by the
20        defendant on the murdered individual under the
21        circumstances of subdivision (ii) of subparagraph (a)
22        of paragraph (4) (6) of subsection (c) (b) of this
23        Section, the defendant acted with the intent to kill
24        the murdered individual or with the knowledge that his
25        acts created a strong probability of death or great
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1            (c) the other felony was an inherently violent
2        crime or the attempt to commit an inherently violent
3        crime. In this subparagraph (c), "inherently violent
4        crime" includes, but is not limited to, armed robbery,
5        robbery, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
6        aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated
7        kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated
8        arson, aggravated stalking, residential burglary, and
9        home invasion; or
10        (7) the murdered individual was under 12 years of age
11    and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous
12    behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
13        (8) the defendant committed the murder with intent to
14    prevent the murdered individual from testifying or
15    participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution
16    or giving material assistance to the State in any
17    investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant
18    or another; or the defendant committed the murder because
19    the murdered individual was a witness in any prosecution or
20    gave material assistance to the State in any investigation
21    or prosecution, either against the defendant or another;
22    for purposes of this paragraph (8), "participating in any
23    criminal investigation or prosecution" is intended to
24    include those appearing in the proceedings in any capacity
25    such as trial judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys,
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1        (5) (9) the defendant, while committing an offense
2    punishable under Sections 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 405.2,
3    407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 404 of the
4    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or while engaged in a
5    conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
6    intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
7    commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
8    killing of the murdered individual; or
9        (6) (10) the defendant was incarcerated in an
10    institution or facility of the Department of Corrections at
11    the time of the murder, and while committing an offense
12    punishable as a felony under Illinois law, or while engaged
13    in a conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
14    intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
15    commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
16    killing of the murdered individual; or
17        (7) (11) the murder was committed in a cold, calculated
18    and premeditated manner pursuant to a preconceived plan,
19    scheme or design to take a human life by unlawful means,
20    and the conduct of the defendant created a reasonable
21    expectation that the death of a human being would result
22    therefrom; or
23        (8) (12) the murdered individual was an emergency
24    medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
25    technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician -
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1    assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a
2    municipality or other governmental unit, killed in the
3    course of performing his official duties, to prevent the
4    performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for
5    performing his official duties, and the defendant knew or
6    should have known that the murdered individual was an
7    emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency
8    medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical
9    technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, fireman, or
10    other medical assistance or first aid personnel; or
11        (9) (13) the defendant was a principal administrator,
12    organizer, or leader of a calculated criminal drug
13    conspiracy consisting of a hierarchical position of
14    authority superior to that of all other members of the
15    conspiracy, and the defendant counseled, commanded,
16    induced, procured, or caused the intentional killing of the
17    murdered person; or
18        (10) (14) the murder was intentional and involved the
19    infliction of torture. For the purpose of this Section
20    torture means the infliction of or subjection to extreme
21    physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
22    prolong the pain, suffering or agony of the victim; or
23        (11) (15) the murder was committed as a result of the
24    intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant from a
25    motor vehicle and the victim was not present within the
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1        (12) (16) the murdered individual was 60 years of age
2    or older and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal
3    or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
4        (13) (17) the murdered individual was a disabled person
5    and the defendant knew or should have known that the
6    murdered individual was disabled. For purposes of this
7    paragraph (17), "disabled person" means a person who
8    suffers from a permanent physical or mental impairment
9    resulting from disease, an injury, a functional disorder,
10    or a congenital condition that renders the person incapable
11    of adequately providing for his or her own health or
12    personal care; or
13        (14) (18) the murder was committed by reason of any
14    person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to
15    prevent any person from engaging in activity as a community
16    policing volunteer; or
17        (15) (19) the murdered individual was subject to an
18    order of protection and the murder was committed by a
19    person against whom the same order of protection was issued
20    under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; or
21        (16) (20) the murdered individual was known by the
22    defendant to be a teacher or other person employed in any
23    school and the teacher or other employee is upon the
24    grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is
25    in any part of a building used for school purposes; or
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1    connection with or as a result of the offense of terrorism
2    as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this Code; or .
3        (18) (b-5) Aggravating Factor; Natural Life
4    Imprisonment. A defendant who has been found guilty of
5    first degree murder and who at the time of the commission
6    of the offense had attained the age of 18 years or more may
7    be sentenced to natural life imprisonment if (i) the
8    murdered individual was: (i) a physician, physician
9    assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice
10    nurse, (ii) a person whom the defendant knew or should have
11    known that the murdered individual was a physician,
12    physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced
13    practice nurse, and (iii) the murdered individual was
14    killed in the course of acting in his or her capacity as a
15    physician, physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or
16    advanced practice nurse, or to prevent him or her from
17    acting in that capacity, or in retaliation for his or her
18    acting in that capacity; or .
19        (19) the murdered individual was a public official and
20    was killed because of his or her status as a public
21    official. For purposes of this paragraph (19), "public
22    official" means a person who is elected to office in
23    accordance with a statute or who is appointed to an office
24    which is established, and the qualifications and duties of
25    which are prescribed, by statute, to discharge a public
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1    in the case of an elective office any person who has filed
2    the required documents for nomination or election to such
3    office.
4     (d) (c) Consideration of factors in Aggravation and
5Mitigation.
6    The court shall consider, or shall instruct the jury to
7consider any aggravating and any mitigating factors which are
8relevant to the imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating
9factors may include but need not be limited to those factors
10set forth in subsection (b). Mitigating factors may include but
11need not be limited to the following:
12        (1) the defendant has no significant history of prior
13    criminal activity;
14        (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was
15    under the influence of extreme mental or emotional
16    disturbance, although not such as to constitute a defense
17    to prosecution;
18        (3) the murdered individual was a participant in the
19    defendant's homicidal conduct or consented to the
20    homicidal act;
21        (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion of threat
22    or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great
23    bodily harm;
24        (5) the defendant was not personally present during
25    commission of the act or acts causing death;
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1    extreme emotional or physical abuse;
2        (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced mental
3    capacity.
4    (e) (d) Separate sentencing hearing.
5    Where requested by the State, the court shall conduct a
6separate sentencing proceeding to determine the existence of
7factors set forth in subsection (b) and to consider any
8aggravating or mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
9(c). The proceeding shall be conducted:
10        (1) before the jury that determined the defendant's
11    guilt; or
12        (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose of the
13    proceeding if:
14            A. the defendant was convicted upon a plea of
15        guilty; or
16            B. the defendant was convicted after a trial before
17        the court sitting without a jury; or
18            C. the court for good cause shown discharges the
19        jury that determined the defendant's guilt; or
20        (3) before the court alone if the defendant waives a
21    jury for the separate proceeding.
22    (f) (e) Evidence and Argument.
23    During the proceeding any information relevant to any of
24the factors set forth in subsection (b) may be presented by
25either the State or the defendant under the rules governing the
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1relevant to any additional aggravating factors or any
2mitigating factors indicated in subsection (c) may be presented
3by the State or defendant regardless of its admissibility under
4the rules governing the admission of evidence at criminal
5trials. The State and the defendant shall be given fair
6opportunity to rebut any information received at the hearing.
7    (g) (f) Proof.
8    The burden of proof of establishing the existence of any of
9the factors set forth in subsection (b) is on the State and
10shall not be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable
11doubt.
12    (h) (g) Procedure - Jury.
13    If at the separate sentencing proceeding the jury finds
14that none of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists,
15the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
16imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
17Corrections. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury that
18one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exist,
19the jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating factors as
20instructed by the court and shall determine whether the
21sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury determines
22unanimously, after weighing the factors in aggravation and
23mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the court
24shall sentence the defendant to death. If the court does not
25concur with the jury determination that death is the
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1writing including what facts or circumstances the court relied
2upon, along with any relevant documents, that compelled the
3court to non-concur with the sentence. This document and any
4attachments shall be part of the record for appellate review.
5The court shall be bound by the jury's sentencing
6determination.
7    If after weighing the factors in aggravation and
8mitigation, one or more jurors determines that death is not the
9appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to
10a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
11Corrections.
12    (i) (h) Procedure - No Jury.
13    In a proceeding before the court alone, if the court finds
14that none of the factors found in subsection (b) exists, the
15court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment
16under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
17    If the Court determines that one or more of the factors set
18forth in subsection (b) exists, the Court shall consider any
19aggravating and mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
20(c). If the Court determines, after weighing the factors in
21aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate
22sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to death.
23    If the court finds that death is not the appropriate
24sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
25imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
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1    (j) (h-5) Decertification as a capital case.
2    In a case in which the defendant has been found guilty of
3first degree murder by a judge or jury, or a case on remand for
4resentencing, and the State seeks the death penalty as an
5appropriate sentence, on the court's own motion or the written
6motion of the defendant, the court may decertify the case as a
7death penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence
8supporting the defendant's conviction is the uncorroborated
9testimony of an informant witness, as defined in Section 115-21
10of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, concerning the
11confession or admission of the defendant or that the sole
12evidence against the defendant is a single eyewitness or single
13accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. If the
14court decertifies the case as a capital case under either of
15the grounds set forth above, the court shall issue a written
16finding. The State may pursue its right to appeal the
17decertification pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If
18the court does not decertify the case as a capital case, the
19matter shall proceed to the eligibility phase of the sentencing
20hearing.
21    (k) (i) Appellate Procedure.
22    The conviction and sentence of death shall be subject to
23automatic review by the Supreme Court. Such review shall be in
24accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The
25Illinois Supreme Court may overturn the death sentence, and
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1Unified Code of Corrections if the court finds that the death
2sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
3case. If the Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death
4sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
5case, independent of any procedural grounds for relief, the
6Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a written opinion explaining
7this finding.
8    (l) (j) Disposition of reversed death sentence.
9    In the event that the death penalty in this Act is held to
10be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States
11or of the State of Illinois, any person convicted of first
12degree murder shall be sentenced by the court to a term of
13imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
14Corrections.
15    In the event that any death sentence pursuant to the
16sentencing provisions of this Section is declared
17unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or
18of the State of Illinois, the court having jurisdiction over a
19person previously sentenced to death shall cause the defendant
20to be brought before the court, and the court shall sentence
21the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
22Unified Code of Corrections.
23    (m) (k) Guidelines for seeking the death penalty.
24    The Attorney General and State's Attorneys Association
25shall consult on voluntary guidelines for procedures governing
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1have the force of law and are only advisory in nature.
2(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
3    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
4changing Section 5-8-1 as follows:
 
5    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
6    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
7use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
9the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
10imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
11by the court under this Section, according to the following
12limitations:
13        (1) for first degree murder,
14            (a) (blank),
15            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
16        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
17        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
18        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
19        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
20        listed in subsection (b) or (c) (b-5) of Section 9-1 of
21        the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
22        are present, the court may sentence the defendant to a
23        term of natural life imprisonment, or
24            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a

 

 

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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, fireman, or emergency management worker
14            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
15            management worker was killed in the course of
16            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
17            peace officer or fireman from performing his
18            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
19            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
20            from performing his official duties, and the
21            defendant knew or should have known that the
22            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
23            or emergency management worker, or
24                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
25            of an institution or facility of the Department of
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1            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
2            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
3            the employee from performing his official duties,
4            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
5            official duties, or
6                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
7            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
8            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
9            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
10            medical assistance or first aid person while
11            employed by a municipality or other governmental
12            unit when the person was killed in the course of
13            performing official duties or to prevent the
14            person from performing official duties or in
15            retaliation for performing official duties and the
16            defendant knew or should have known that the
17            murdered individual was an emergency medical
18            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
19            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
20            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
21            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
22                (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
23            commission of the murder, had not attained the age
24            of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
25            under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
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1            assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
2            kidnaping, or
3                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
4            and the murder was committed by reason of any
5            person's activity as a community policing
6            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
7            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
8            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
9            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
10            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
11            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
12        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
13         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
14        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
15        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
16            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
17            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
18            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
19                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
20            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
21            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
22            imposed by the court;
23                (iii) if, during the commission of the
24            offense, the person personally discharged a
25            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
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1            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
2            of natural life shall be added to the term of
3            imprisonment imposed by the court.
4        (2) (blank);
5        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
6    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
7    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
8    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
9    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
10    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
11    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
12    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
13    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
14    sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
15    (b) (Blank).
16    (c) (Blank).
17    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
18parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
19part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
20        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
21    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
22    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
23    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
24    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
25    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
26    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with

 

 

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1    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
2    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
3    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
4        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
5    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
6    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
7    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
8    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
9    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
10    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
11    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
12        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
13        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
14    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
15    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
16    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
17    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
18    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
19    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
20    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
21    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
22    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
23    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
24    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
25        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
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1    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
2    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
3    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
4    Chapter V of this Code;
5        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
6    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
7    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
8    (e) (Blank).
9    (f) (Blank).
10(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
1196-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
127-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
13eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
14    (725 ILCS 5/119-1 rep.)
15    Section 15. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
16amended by repealing Section 119-1.