100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0699

 

Introduced 1/30/2017, by Sen. Chuck Weaver

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 167/20
730 ILCS 168/20

    Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Deletes provision that a defendant must have the agreement of the prosecutor to be admitted into a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program. Deletes provision that excludes a defendant from the program if the defendant was within the past 10 years convicted of an offense where occurred serious bodily injury or death to any person. Amends the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Deletes provision that a defendant must have the agreement of the prosecutor to be admitted into a mental health court program. Includes in the definition of "crime of violence", aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment
5Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 167/20)
7    Sec. 20. Eligibility. Veterans and Servicemembers are
8eligible for Veterans and Servicemembers Courts, provided the
9following:
10    (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the
11nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or
12her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a
13Veterans and Servicemembers Court program only upon the
14agreement of the prosecutor and the defendant and with the
15approval of the Court.
16    (b) A defendant shall be excluded from Veterans and
17Servicemembers Court program if any of one of the following
18applies:
19        (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in
20    clause (3) of this subsection (b).
21        (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to
22    participate in a treatment program.
23        (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of

 

 

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1    violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration
2    time. As used in this Section, "crime of violence" means:
3    first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory
4    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
5    sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, armed robbery,
6    aggravated arson, arson, aggravated kidnapping and
7    kidnapping, aggravated battery resulting in great bodily
8    harm or permanent disability, stalking, aggravated
9    stalking, or any offense involving the discharge of a
10    firearm or where occurred serious bodily injury or death to
11    any person.
12        (4) (Blank).
13        (5) The crime for which the defendant has been
14    convicted is non-probationable.
15        (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the
16    result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the
17    defendant ineligible for probation.
18(Source: P.A. 98-152, eff. 1-1-14; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
 
19    Section 10. The Mental Health Court Treatment Act is
20amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
21    (730 ILCS 168/20)
22    Sec. 20. Eligibility.
23    (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the
24nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or

 

 

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1her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a mental
2health court program only upon the agreement of the prosecutor
3and the defendant and with the approval of the court.
4    (b) A defendant shall be excluded from a mental health
5court program if any one of the following applies:
6        (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in
7    clause (3) of this subsection (b).
8        (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to
9    participate in a treatment program.
10        (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of
11    violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration
12    time. As used in this paragraph (3), "crime of violence"
13    means: , specifically first degree murder, second degree
14    murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
15    aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
16    assault, armed robbery, aggravated arson, arson,
17    aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, aggravated battery
18    resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability,
19    stalking, aggravated stalking, or any offense involving
20    the discharge of a firearm.
21        (4) (Blank).
22        (5) The crime for which the defendant has been
23    convicted is non-probationable.
24        (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the
25    result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the
26    defendant ineligible for probation.

 

 

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1    (c) A defendant charged with prostitution under Section
211-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012 may be admitted into a
3mental health court program, if available in the jurisdiction
4and provided that the requirements in subsections (a) and (b)
5are satisfied. Mental health court programs may include
6specialized service programs specifically designed to address
7the trauma associated with prostitution and human trafficking,
8and may offer those specialized services to defendants admitted
9to the mental health court program. Judicial circuits
10establishing these specialized programs shall partner with
11prostitution and human trafficking advocates, survivors, and
12service providers in the development of the programs.
13(Source: P.A. 97-946, eff. 8-13-12; 98-152, eff. 1-1-14;
1498-538, eff. 8-23-13; 98-621, eff. 1-7-14.)