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730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20

    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20)
    Sec. 5-4.5-20. FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE. For first degree murder:

(a) TERM. The defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment under Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Imprisonment shall be for a determinate term, subject to Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, of (1) not less than 20 years and not more than 60 years; (2) not less than 60 years and not more than 100 years when an extended term is imposed under Section 5-8-2; or (3) natural life as provided in Section 5-8-1.

(b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment shall not be imposed.

(c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program or the county impact incarceration program is not an authorized disposition.

(d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed.

(e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section 5-4.5-50(b).

(f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 concerning restitution.

(g) CONCURRENT OR  CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 and Section 5-4.5-50.

(h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized disposition.

(i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100  concerning no credit for time spent in home detention prior to judgment.

(j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 for rules and regulations for sentence credit.

(k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. Electronic monitoring and home detention are not authorized dispositions, except in limited circumstances as provided in  Section 5-8A-3.

(l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as provided  in Section 3-3-8, the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be 3 years upon release from imprisonment.

(Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)