102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1129

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/110-6.5

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a drug testing program.


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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 110-6.5 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-6.5)
7    Sec. 110-6.5. Drug testing program. The The Chief Judge of
8the circuit may establish a drug testing program as provided
9by this Section in any county in the circuit if the county
10board has approved the establishment of the program and the
11county probation department or pretrial services agency has
12consented to administer it. The drug testing program shall be
13conducted under the following provisions:
14    (a) The court, in the case of a defendant charged with a
15felony offense or any offense involving the possession or
16delivery of cannabis or a controlled substance, shall:
17        (1) not consider the release of the defendant on his
18    or her own recognizance, unless the defendant consents to
19    periodic drug testing during the period of release on his
20    or her own recognizance, in accordance with this Section;
21        (2) consider the consent of the defendant to periodic
22    drug testing during the period of release on bail in
23    accordance with this Section as a favorable factor for the

 

 

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1    defendant in determining the amount of bail, the
2    conditions of release or in considering the defendant's
3    motion to reduce the amount of bail.
4    (b) The drug testing shall be conducted by the pretrial
5services agency or under the direction of the probation
6department when a pretrial services agency does not exist in
7accordance with this Section.
8    (c) A defendant who consents to periodic drug testing as
9set forth in this Section shall sign an agreement with the
10court that, during the period of release, the defendant shall
11refrain from using illegal drugs and that the defendant will
12comply with the conditions of the testing program. The
13agreement shall be on a form prescribed by the court and shall
14be executed at the time of the bail hearing. This agreement
15shall be made a specific condition of bail.
16    (d) The drug testing program shall be conducted as
17follows:
18        (1) The testing shall be done by urinalysis for the
19    detection of phencyclidine, heroin, cocaine, methadone and
20    amphetamines.
21        (2) The collection of samples shall be performed under
22    reasonable and sanitary conditions.
23        (3) Samples shall be collected and tested with due
24    regard for the privacy of the individual being tested and
25    in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent substitutions
26    or interference with the collection or testing of reliable

 

 

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1    samples.
2        (4) Sample collection shall be documented, and the
3    documentation procedures shall include:
4            (i) Labeling of samples so as to reasonably
5        preclude the probability of erroneous identification
6        of test results; and
7            (ii) An opportunity for the defendant to provide
8        information on the identification of prescription or
9        nonprescription drugs used in connection with a
10        medical condition.
11        (5) Sample collection, storage, and transportation to
12    the place of testing shall be performed so as to
13    reasonably preclude the probability of sample
14    contamination or adulteration.
15        (6) Sample testing shall conform to scientifically
16    accepted analytical methods and procedures. Testing shall
17    include verification or confirmation of any positive test
18    result by a reliable analytical method before the result
19    of any test may be used as a basis for any action by the
20    court.
21    (e) The initial sample shall be collected before the
22defendant's release on bail. Thereafter, the defendant shall
23report to the pretrial services agency or probation department
24as required by the agency or department. The pretrial services
25agency or probation department shall immediately notify the
26court of any defendant who fails to report for testing.

 

 

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1    (f) After the initial test, a subsequent confirmed
2positive test result indicative of continued drug use shall
3result in the following:
4        (1) Upon the first confirmed positive test result, the
5    pretrial services agency or probation department, shall
6    place the defendant on a more frequent testing schedule
7    and shall warn the defendant of the consequences of
8    continued drug use.
9        (2) A second confirmed positive test result shall be
10    grounds for a hearing before the judge who authorized the
11    release of the defendant in accordance with the provisions
12    of subsection (g) of this Section.
13    (g) The court shall, upon motion of the State or upon its
14own motion, conduct a hearing in connection with any defendant
15who fails to appear for testing, fails to cooperate with the
16persons conducting the testing program, attempts to submit a
17sample not his or her own or has had a confirmed positive test
18result indicative of continued drug use for the second or
19subsequent time after the initial test. The hearing shall be
20conducted in accordance with the procedures of Section 110-6.
21    Upon a finding by the court that the State has established
22by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has
23violated the drug testing conditions of bail, the court may
24consider any of the following sanctions:
25        (1) increase the amount of the defendant's bail or
26    conditions of release;

 

 

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1        (2) impose a jail sentence of up to 5 days;
2        (3) revoke the defendant's bail; or
3        (4) enter such other orders which are within the power
4    of the court as deemed appropriate.
5    (h) The results of any drug testing conducted under this
6Section shall not be admissible on the issue of the
7defendant's guilt in connection with any criminal charge.
8    (i) The court may require that the defendant pay for the
9cost of drug testing.
10(Source: P.A. 88-677, eff. 12-15-94.)