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Full Text of SB1008  98th General Assembly

SB1008sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/4/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1008

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1008 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-3-2, 3-3-13, 5-4.5-20, and 5-8-1 as
6follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
8    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
9    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
10"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
11read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
13by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
14documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
15steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
16shall:

 

 

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1        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
2    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
3    sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
4    date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
5    for parole;
6        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
7    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the
8    time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
9    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
10    under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
11    1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
12    conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
13    for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
14    of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
15    February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
16    the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
17    parole and one representative opposing parole will be
18    allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
19    corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
20    presentation and discussion;
21        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
22    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
23    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
24    supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
25    mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
26    supervised release for those sentenced under the law in

 

 

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1    effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2    1977;
3        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
4    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
5    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
6    supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
7    mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory
8    supervised release for those serving extended supervised
9    release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
10    of Section 5-8-1;
11        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
12    of at least 3 members decide, the time of aftercare
13    release, the conditions of aftercare release and the time
14    of discharge from aftercare release, impose sanctions for
15    violations of aftercare release, and revoke aftercare
16    release for those adjudicated delinquent under the
17    Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
18        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
19    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
20    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
21    Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
22    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
23    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
24    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
25    when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of
26    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction

 

 

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1    is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
2    release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
3    revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
4    subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
5    credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
6    in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
7    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
8    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
9    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
10    the Department;
11        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
12    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
13    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
14    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
15    accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
16        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
17    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
18    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
19    recommendations to the Governor;
20        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
21    Hearings Act;
22        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
23    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
24    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
25    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
26    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the

 

 

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1    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
2    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
3    sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
4    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
5    revoked;
6        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
7    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of
8    relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
9    provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
10        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
11    of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
12    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
13    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
14    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
15    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
16    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
17    Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
18    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
19    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
20    sealing:
21            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
22        of his or her sentence;
23            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
24        detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
25        violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic
26        offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance

 

 

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1        offense;
2            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
3        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
4        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
5        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
6        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
7        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
8        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
9        that he or she has completed the program successfully;
10            (D) if convicted of:
11                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
12            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
13            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
14            2012;
15                (ii) aggravated assault;
16                (iii) aggravated battery;
17                (iv) domestic battery;
18                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
19                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
20                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
21            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
22            firearm;
23                (viii) driving while under the influence of
24            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
25            compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
26                (ix) aggravated driving while under the

 

 

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1            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
2            intoxicating compound or compounds or any
3            combination thereof; or
4                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
5            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
6            Act.
7        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
8    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
9    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
10    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
11    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
12        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
13    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
14    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
15    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
16        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and
17    4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information
18    or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may
19    only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing
20    under this provision for life; and
21        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
22    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
23    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this
24    or any other state and had received an honorable discharge
25    from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or
26    who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the

 

 

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1    United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
2    other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the
3    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
4    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
5    a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending
6    that the court order the expungement of all official
7    records of the arresting authority, the circuit court
8    clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the
9    arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person
10    may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility
11    for expungement:
12            (A) if convicted of:
13                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
14            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
15            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
16                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
17            or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
18                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in Section
19            2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
20            (B) if the person has not served in the United
21        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
22        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
23        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
24        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
25        filing of the petition is serving in the United States
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1        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
2        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
3    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
4    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
5    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
6    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
7    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver; and
8    .
9        (12) if and only if the Illinois Supreme Court
10    determines the sentencing requirements set forth by the
11    United States Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S.
12    Ct. 2455 (2012), are to be applied retroactively, hear and
13    decide commutation, as provided in this paragraph, of a
14    prisoner serving a sentence of natural life imprisonment if
15    the prisoner was under 18 years of age at the time of the
16    commission of the offense, and make confidential
17    recommendations to the Governor. Notice of the hearing
18    shall be given to the committing court, the State's
19    Attorney of the county where the conviction was had, and
20    victim representative. At the hearing the prisoner may be
21    represented by counsel. If the Board, by a majority vote of
22    the full Board, determines that the sentencing
23    requirements of Miller v. Alabama apply to the prisoner,
24    the Board shall consider the following factors in
25    recommending to the Governor the time to be served by the
26    prisoner that the Board deems appropriate:

 

 

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1            (A) the prisoner's chronological age and its
2        hallmark features, among them, immaturity,
3        impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and
4        consequences at the time of the commission of the
5        offense;
6            (B) the prisoner's family and home environment
7        that surrounds him or her;
8            (C) the circumstances of the homicide offense,
9        including the extent of the prisoner's participation
10        in the conduct and the way familial and peer pressures
11        may have affected the prisoner;
12            (D) whether the prisoner might have been charged
13        and convicted of a lesser offense if not for
14        incompetencies associated with youth, for example, his
15        or her inability to deal with police officers or
16        prosecutors (including on a plea agreement) or his or
17        her incapacity to assist his or her own attorneys; and
18            (E) whether natural life imprisonment disregards
19        the possibility of rehabilitation even when the
20        circumstances most suggest it.
21    After hearing and full consideration of the above factors
22the Board may, by a majority vote of the full Board,
23confidentially recommend to the Governor:
24        (i) the sentence of natural life imprisonment imposed
25    by the court to remain in effect;
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1    natural life; or
2        (iii) commutation of sentence to time served; and
3        (iv) if commutation is recommended any condition,
4    including a term of mandatory supervised release upon
5    release, the Board thinks proper.
6    The Governor shall decide each Board submitted prisoner
7commutation application and communicate his or her decision to
8the Board which shall notify the prisoner.
9    In the event a prisoner is granted a release, after the
10Governor has communicated this decision to the Board, the Board
11shall give written notice to the sheriff of the county from
12which the offender was sentenced if the sheriff has requested
13that clemency notice be given on a continuing basis. In cases
14where arrest of the offender or the commission of the offense
15took place in any municipality with a population of more than
1610,000 persons, the Board shall also give written notice to the
17proper law enforcement agency for the municipality which has
18requested clemency notice on a continuing basis.
19    This paragraph (12) only applies to prisoners to whom
20Miller v. Alabama applies retroactively on the date of the
21Illinois Supreme Court decision.
22    The Governor may delegate his or her authority to commute
23the sentence of a prisoner described in this paragraph (12) to
24the Board on any terms as he or she thinks proper.
25    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
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1Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
2pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
3conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
4(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
5project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
6effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
7after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner
8Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
9the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
10Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
11General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
12future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
13Review Board hearings.
14    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
15restore sentence credit previously revoked.
16    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
17promoting an effective system of parole, aftercare release, and
18mandatory supervised release.
19    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
20work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
21amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
22State.
23    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
24actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
25and the rules of the Board.
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1conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
2mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
3attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
4documentary evidence relating to any matter under
5investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
6subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official
7authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any person
8lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the
9State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
10production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
11place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
12the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
13agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
14Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
15mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
16State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
17persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
18fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
19courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
20payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
21    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
22petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
23the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
24documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
25served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
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1person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
2petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
3such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
4remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
5than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
6the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
7the person at his last known address or after the personal
8service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
9person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
10the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
11investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
12evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
13subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
14obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
15court as a contempt of court.
16    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
17by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
18take the testimony of persons under oath.
19    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
20of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
21shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
22of the Board.
23    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
24the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
25calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
26the Governor for submission to the Legislature.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13;
297-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff.
31-1-14; revised 8-28-13.)
 
4    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-13)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13)
5    Sec. 3-3-13. Procedure for Executive Clemency.
6    (a) Petitions seeking pardon, commutation, or reprieve
7shall be addressed to the Governor and filed with the Prisoner
8Review Board. The petition shall be in writing and signed by
9the person under conviction or by a person on his behalf. It
10shall contain a brief history of the case, the reasons for
11seeking executive clemency, and other relevant information the
12Board may require.
13    (a-5) After a petition has been denied by the Governor, the
14Board may not accept a repeat petition for executive clemency
15for the same person until one full year has elapsed from the
16date of the denial. The Chairman of the Board may waive the
17one-year requirement if the petitioner offers in writing new
18information that was unavailable to the petitioner at the time
19of the filing of the prior petition and which the Chairman
20determines to be significant. The Chairman also may waive the
21one-year waiting period if the petitioner can show that a
22change in circumstances of a compelling humanitarian nature has
23arisen since the denial of the prior petition.
24    (b) Notice of the proposed application shall be given by
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1the county where the conviction was had.
2    (c) The Board shall, if requested and upon due notice, give
3a hearing to each application, allowing representation by
4counsel, if desired, after which it shall confidentially advise
5the Governor by a written report of its recommendations which
6shall be determined by majority vote. The Board shall meet to
7consider such petitions no less than 4 times each year.
8    Application for executive clemency under this Section may
9not be commenced on behalf of a person who has been sentenced
10to death without the written consent of the defendant, unless
11the defendant, because of a mental or physical condition, is
12incapable of asserting his or her own claim.
13    (d) The Governor shall decide each application and
14communicate his decision to the Board which shall notify the
15petitioner.
16    In the event a petitioner who has been convicted of a Class
17X felony is granted a release, after the Governor has
18communicated such decision to the Board, the Board shall give
19written notice to the Sheriff of the county from which the
20offender was sentenced if such sheriff has requested that such
21notice be given on a continuing basis. In cases where arrest of
22the offender or the commission of the offense took place in any
23municipality with a population of more than 10,000 persons, the
24Board shall also give written notice to the proper law
25enforcement agency for said municipality which has requested
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1    (d-5) If and only if the Illinois Supreme Court determines
2the sentencing requirements set forth by the United States
3Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012), are
4to be applied retroactively, then the Prisoner Review Board may
5consider, without a petition, commutation of a prisoner serving
6a sentence of natural life imprisonment if the prisoner was
7under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the
8offense and the Board, by a majority vote of the full Board,
9determines the sentencing requirements of Miller v. Alabama
10applies to the prisoner. The Board shall conduct a hearing and
11make recommendations to the Governor as provided in paragraph
12(12) of subsection (g) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
13    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
14power of the Governor under the constitution to grant a
15reprieve, commutation of sentence, or pardon.
16(Source: P.A. 89-112, eff. 7-7-95; 89-684, eff. 6-1-97.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20)
18    Sec. 5-4.5-20. FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE. For first
19degree murder:
20    (a) TERM. The defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment
21or, if appropriate, death under Section 9-1 of the Criminal
22Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/9-1).
23Imprisonment shall be for a determinate term of (1) not less
24than 20 years and not more than 60 years; (2) not less than 60
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1(c-5) of Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1) or when an extended
2term is imposed under Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2); or (3)
3natural life as provided in Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1).
4    (b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment
5shall not be imposed.
6    (c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program
7or the county impact incarceration program is not an authorized
8disposition.
9    (d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of
10probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed.
11    (e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section
125-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).
13    (f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6)
14concerning restitution.
15    (g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall
16be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730
17ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).
18    (h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized
19disposition.
20    (i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730
21ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning no credit for time spent in home
22detention prior to judgment.
23    (j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
24for rules and regulations for sentence credit.
25    (k) ELECTRONIC HOME DETENTION. Electronic home detention
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1circumstances as provided in Section 5-8A-3 (730 ILCS
25/5-8A-3).
3    (l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as
4provided in Section 3-3-8 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8), the parole or
5mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years upon release
6from imprisonment.
7(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
8    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
9    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
10use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
11    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
12the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
13imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
14by the court under this Section, according to the following
15limitations:
16        (1) for first degree murder,
17            (a) (blank),
18            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
19        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
20        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
21        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
22        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
23        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
24        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
25        present, the court may sentence the defendant to a term

 

 

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1        of natural life imprisonment, or
2            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
3        term of natural life imprisonment when the death
4        penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
5                (i) has previously been convicted of first
6            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
7                (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
8            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
9            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
10            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
11            of the defendant's age at the time of the
12            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
13            murdering more than one victim, or
14                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
15            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
16            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
17            management worker was killed in the course of
18            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
19            peace officer or fireman from performing his
20            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
21            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
22            from performing his official duties, and the
23            defendant knew or should have known that the
24            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
25            or emergency management worker, or
26                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee

 

 

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1            of an institution or facility of the Department of
2            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
3            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
4            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
5            the employee from performing his official duties,
6            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
7            official duties, or
8                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
9            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
10            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
11            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
12            medical assistance or first aid person while
13            employed by a municipality or other governmental
14            unit when the person was killed in the course of
15            performing official duties or to prevent the
16            person from performing official duties or in
17            retaliation for performing official duties and the
18            defendant knew or should have known that the
19            murdered individual was an emergency medical
20            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
21            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
22            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
23            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
24                (vi) (blank), or is a person who, at the time
25            of the commission of the murder, had not attained
26            the age of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a

 

 

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1            person under 12 years of age and the murder is
2            committed during the course of aggravated criminal
3            sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, or
4            aggravated kidnaping, or
5                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
6            and the murder was committed by reason of any
7            person's activity as a community policing
8            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
9            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
10            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
11            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
12            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
13            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
14        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
15         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
16        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
17        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
18            (c-5) if the defendant had not attained the age of
19        18 at the time of the commission of the murder, but is
20        found guilty of first degree murder and any of the
21        factors listed in subsection (c) of this Section are
22        present, the court shall sentence the defendant to a
23        term of imprisonment of not less than 60 years and not
24        more than 100 years, or to a term of natural life
25        imprisonment.
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1            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
2            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
3                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
4            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
5            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
6            imposed by the court;
7                (iii) if, during the commission of the
8            offense, the person personally discharged a
9            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
10            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
11            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
12            of natural life shall be added to the term of
13            imprisonment imposed by the court.
14        (2) (blank);
15        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
16    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
17    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
18    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of
19    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
20    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
21    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
22    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
23    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
24    sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
25    (b) (Blank).
26    (c) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
2parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
3part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
4        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
5    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
6    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
7    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
8    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
9    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
10    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
11    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
12    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
13    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
14        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
15    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
16    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
17    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
18    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
19    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
20    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
21    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
22        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
23        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
24    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
25    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
26    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General

 

 

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1    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
2    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
3    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
4    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
5    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
6    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
7    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
8    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
9        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
10    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
11    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
12    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
13    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
14    Chapter V of this Code;
15        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
16    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
17    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
18    (e) (Blank).
19    (f) (Blank).
20(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
2196-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
227-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
23eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.".