102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4685

 

Introduced 1/21/2022, by Rep. Mark L. Walker

 

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
720 ILCS 5/12-3.05  was 720 ILCS 5/12-4
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes in the first degree murder statute. Eliminates references to imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Lists the aggravating factors for first degree murder in which the defendant may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment.


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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Sections 8-4, 9-1, and 12-3.05 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
19or both 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        clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) of subsection (a)(1)(c)
4        of Section 5-8-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections
5        paragraphs (1), (2), and (12) of subsection (b) of
6        Section 9-1 is present is a Class X felony for which
7        the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not
8        less than 20 years and not more than 80 years;
9            (B) an attempt to commit first degree murder while
10        armed with a firearm is a Class X felony for which 15
11        years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
12        imposed by the court;
13            (C) an attempt to commit first degree murder
14        during which the person personally discharged a
15        firearm is a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be
16        added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
17        court;
18            (D) an attempt to commit first degree murder
19        during which the person personally discharged a
20        firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
21        permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
22        death to another person is a Class X felony for which
23        25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added
24        to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court; and
25            (E) if the defendant proves by a preponderance of
26        the evidence at sentencing that, at the time of the

 

 

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1        attempted murder, he or she was acting under a sudden
2        and intense passion resulting from serious provocation
3        by the individual whom the defendant endeavored to
4        kill, or another, and, had the individual the
5        defendant endeavored to kill died, the defendant would
6        have negligently or accidentally caused that death,
7        then the sentence for the attempted murder is the
8        sentence for a Class 1 felony;
9        (2) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class X
10    felony is the sentence for a Class 1 felony;
11        (3) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 1
12    felony is the sentence for a Class 2 felony;
13        (4) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 2
14    felony is the sentence for a Class 3 felony; and
15        (5) the sentence for attempt to commit any felony
16    other than those specified in items (1), (2), (3), and (4)
17    of this subsection (c) is the sentence for a Class A
18    misdemeanor.
19(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
20    (720 ILCS 5/9-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1)
21    Sec. 9-1. First degree murder; death penalties;
22exceptions; separate hearings; proof; findings; appellate
23procedures; reversals.
24    (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful
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1the acts which cause the death:
2        (1) he or she either intends to kill or do great bodily
3    harm to that individual or another, or knows that such
4    acts will cause death to that individual or another; or
5        (2) he or she knows that such acts create a strong
6    probability of death or great bodily harm to that
7    individual or another; or
8        (3) he or she, acting alone or with one or more
9    participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible
10    felony other than second degree murder, and in the course
11    of or in furtherance of such crime or flight therefrom, he
12    or she or another participant causes the death of a
13    person.
14    (b) (Blank). Aggravating Factors. A defendant who at the
15time of the commission of the offense has attained the age of
1618 or more and who has been found guilty of first degree murder
17may be sentenced to death if:
18        (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer or
19    fireman killed in the course of performing his official
20    duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official
21    duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her
22    official duties, and the defendant knew or should have
23    known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or
24    fireman; or
25        (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an
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1    or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the
2    course of performing his or her official duties, to
3    prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or
4    in retaliation for performing his or her official duties,
5    or the murdered individual was an inmate at such
6    institution or facility and was killed on the grounds
7    thereof, or the murdered individual was otherwise present
8    in such institution or facility with the knowledge and
9    approval of the chief administrative officer thereof; or
10        (3) the defendant has been convicted of murdering two
11    or more individuals under subsection (a) of this Section
12    or under any law of the United States or of any state which
13    is substantially similar to subsection (a) of this Section
14    regardless of whether the deaths occurred as the result of
15    the same act or of several related or unrelated acts so
16    long as the deaths were the result of either an intent to
17    kill more than one person or of separate acts which the
18    defendant knew would cause death or create a strong
19    probability of death or great bodily harm to the murdered
20    individual or another; or
21        (4) the murdered individual was killed as a result of
22    the hijacking of an airplane, train, ship, bus, or other
23    public conveyance; or
24        (5) the defendant committed the murder pursuant to a
25    contract, agreement, or understanding by which he or she
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1    committing the murder or procured another to commit the
2    murder for money or anything of value; or
3        (6) the murdered individual was killed in the course
4    of another felony if:
5            (a) the murdered individual:
6                (i) was actually killed by the defendant, or
7                (ii) received physical injuries personally
8            inflicted by the defendant substantially
9            contemporaneously with physical injuries caused by
10            one or more persons for whose conduct the
11            defendant is legally accountable under Section 5-2
12            of this Code, and the physical injuries inflicted
13            by either the defendant or the other person or
14            persons for whose conduct he is legally
15            accountable caused the death of the murdered
16            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 (6) of subsection (b) of this Section,
23        the defendant acted with the intent to kill the
24        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
12    heinous 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
20    or gave material assistance to the State in any
21    investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant
22    or another; for purposes of this paragraph (8),
23    "participating in any criminal investigation or
24    prosecution" is intended to include those appearing in the
25    proceedings in any capacity such as trial judges,
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1    or jurors; or
2        (9) the defendant, while committing an offense
3    punishable under Sections 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 405.2,
4    407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 404 of the
5    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or while engaged in a
6    conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
7    intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
8    commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
9    killing of the murdered individual; or
10        (10) the defendant was incarcerated in an institution
11    or facility of the Department of Corrections at the time
12    of the murder, and while committing an offense punishable
13    as a felony under Illinois law, or while engaged in a
14    conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
15    intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
16    commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
17    killing of the murdered individual; or
18        (11) the murder was committed in a cold, calculated
19    and premeditated manner pursuant to a preconceived plan,
20    scheme or design to take a human life by unlawful means,
21    and the conduct of the defendant created a reasonable
22    expectation that the death of a human being would result
23    therefrom; or
24        (12) the murdered individual was an emergency medical
25    technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician -
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1    ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid
2    personnel, employed by a municipality or other
3    governmental unit, killed in the course of performing his
4    official duties, to prevent the performance of his
5    official duties, or in retaliation for performing his
6    official duties, and the defendant knew or should have
7    known that the murdered individual was an emergency
8    medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
9    technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician -
10    paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance
11    or first aid personnel; or
12        (13) the defendant was a principal administrator,
13    organizer, or leader of a calculated criminal drug
14    conspiracy consisting of a hierarchical position of
15    authority superior to that of all other members of the
16    conspiracy, and the defendant counseled, commanded,
17    induced, procured, or caused the intentional killing of
18    the murdered person; or
19        (14) the murder was intentional and involved the
20    infliction of torture. For the purpose of this Section
21    torture means the infliction of or subjection to extreme
22    physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
23    prolong the pain, suffering or agony of the victim; or
24        (15) the murder was committed as a result of the
25    intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant from a
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1    motor vehicle; or
2        (16) the murdered individual was 60 years of age or
3    older and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or
4    heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
5        (17) the murdered individual was a person with a
6    disability and the defendant knew or should have known
7    that the murdered individual was a person with a
8    disability. For purposes of this paragraph (17), "person
9    with a disability" means a person who suffers from a
10    permanent physical or mental impairment resulting from
11    disease, an injury, a functional disorder, or a congenital
12    condition that renders the person incapable of adequately
13    providing for his or her own health or personal care; or
14        (18) the murder was committed by reason of any
15    person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to
16    prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
17    community policing volunteer; or
18        (19) the murdered individual was subject to an order
19    of protection and the murder was committed by a person
20    against whom the same order of protection was issued under
21    the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; or
22        (20) the murdered individual was known by the
23    defendant to be a teacher or other person employed in any
24    school and the teacher or other employee is upon the
25    grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is
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1        (21) the murder was committed by the defendant in
2    connection with or as a result of the offense of terrorism
3    as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this Code; or
4        (22) the murdered individual was a member of a
5    congregation engaged in prayer or other religious
6    activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other
7    building, structure, or place used for religious worship.
8    (b-5) (Blank). Aggravating Factor; Natural Life
9Imprisonment. A defendant who has been found guilty of first
10degree murder and who at the time of the commission of the
11offense had attained the age of 18 years or more may be
12sentenced to natural life imprisonment if (i) the murdered
13individual was a physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
14nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, (ii) the
15defendant knew or should have known that the murdered
16individual was a physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
17nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, and (iii) the
18murdered individual was killed in the course of acting in his
19or her capacity as a physician, physician assistant,
20psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or
21to prevent him or her from acting in that capacity, or in
22retaliation for his or her acting in that capacity.
23    (c) (Blank). Consideration of factors in Aggravation and
24Mitigation.
25    The court shall consider, or shall instruct the jury to
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1relevant to the imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating
2factors may include but need not be limited to those factors
3set forth in subsection (b). Mitigating factors may include
4but need not be limited to the following:
5        (1) the defendant has no significant history of prior
6    criminal activity;
7        (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was
8    under the influence of extreme mental or emotional
9    disturbance, although not such as to constitute a defense
10    to prosecution;
11        (3) the murdered individual was a participant in the
12    defendant's homicidal conduct or consented to the
13    homicidal act;
14        (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion of threat
15    or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great
16    bodily harm;
17        (5) the defendant was not personally present during
18    commission of the act or acts causing death;
19        (6) the defendant's background includes a history of
20    extreme emotional or physical abuse;
21        (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced mental
22    capacity.
23    Provided, however, that an action that does not otherwise
24mitigate first degree murder cannot qualify as a mitigating
25factor for first degree murder because of the discovery,
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1defined in Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
2    (d) (Blank). Separate sentencing hearing.
3    Where requested by the State, the court shall conduct a
4separate sentencing proceeding to determine the existence of
5factors set forth in subsection (b) and to consider any
6aggravating or mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
7(c). The proceeding shall be conducted:
8        (1) before the jury that determined the defendant's
9    guilt; or
10        (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose of the
11    proceeding if:
12            A. the defendant was convicted upon a plea of
13        guilty; or
14            B. the defendant was convicted after a trial
15        before the court sitting without a jury; or
16            C. the court for good cause shown discharges the
17        jury that determined the defendant's guilt; or
18        (3) before the court alone if the defendant waives a
19    jury for the separate proceeding.
20    (e) (Blank). Evidence and Argument.
21    During the proceeding any information relevant to any of
22the factors set forth in subsection (b) may be presented by
23either the State or the defendant under the rules governing
24the admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any information
25relevant to any additional aggravating factors or any
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1presented by the State or defendant regardless of its
2admissibility under the rules governing the admission of
3evidence at criminal trials. The State and the defendant shall
4be given fair opportunity to rebut any information received at
5the hearing.
6    (f) (Blank). Proof.
7    The burden of proof of establishing the existence of any
8of the factors set forth in subsection (b) is on the State and
9shall not be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable
10doubt.
11    (g) (Blank). Procedure - Jury.
12    If at the separate sentencing proceeding the jury finds
13that none of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists,
14the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
15imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
16Corrections. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury that
17one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exist,
18the jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating factors as
19instructed by the court and shall determine whether the
20sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury determines
21unanimously, after weighing the factors in aggravation and
22mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the court
23shall sentence the defendant to death. If the court does not
24concur with the jury determination that death is the
25appropriate sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in
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1upon, along with any relevant documents, that compelled the
2court to non-concur with the sentence. This document and any
3attachments shall be part of the record for appellate review.
4The court shall be bound by the jury's sentencing
5determination.
6    If after weighing the factors in aggravation and
7mitigation, one or more jurors determines that death is not
8the appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the
9defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
10Unified Code of Corrections.
11    (h) (Blank). Procedure - No Jury.
12    In a proceeding before the court alone, if the court finds
13that none of the factors found in subsection (b) exists, the
14court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment
15under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
16    If the Court determines that one or more of the factors set
17forth in subsection (b) exists, the Court shall consider any
18aggravating and mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
19(c). If the Court determines, after weighing the factors in
20aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate
21sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to death.
22    If the court finds that death is not the appropriate
23sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
24imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
25Corrections.
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1    In a case in which the defendant has been found guilty of
2first degree murder by a judge or jury, or a case on remand for
3resentencing, and the State seeks the death penalty as an
4appropriate sentence, on the court's own motion or the written
5motion of the defendant, the court may decertify the case as a
6death penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence
7supporting the defendant's conviction is the uncorroborated
8testimony of an informant witness, as defined in Section
9115-21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, concerning
10the confession or admission of the defendant or that the sole
11evidence against the defendant is a single eyewitness or
12single accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. If
13the court decertifies the case as a capital case under either
14of the grounds set forth above, the court shall issue a written
15finding. The State may pursue its right to appeal the
16decertification pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If
17the court does not decertify the case as a capital case, the
18matter shall proceed to the eligibility phase of the
19sentencing hearing.
20    (i) (Blank). Appellate Procedure.
21    The conviction and sentence of death shall be subject to
22automatic review by the Supreme Court. Such review shall be in
23accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The
24Illinois Supreme Court may overturn the death sentence, and
25order the imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
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1sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
2case. If the Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death
3sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
4case, independent of any procedural grounds for relief, the
5Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a written opinion
6explaining this finding.
7    (j) (Blank). Disposition of reversed death sentence.
8    In the event that the death penalty in this Act is held to
9be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States
10or of the State of Illinois, any person convicted of first
11degree murder shall be sentenced by the court to a term of
12imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
13Corrections.
14    In the event that any death sentence pursuant to the
15sentencing provisions of this Section is declared
16unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or
17of the State of Illinois, the court having jurisdiction over a
18person previously sentenced to death shall cause the defendant
19to be brought before the court, and the court shall sentence
20the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
21Unified Code of Corrections.
22    (k) (Blank). Guidelines for seeking the death penalty.
23    The Attorney General and State's Attorneys Association
24shall consult on voluntary guidelines for procedures governing
25whether or not to seek the death penalty. The guidelines do not
26have the force of law and are only advisory in nature.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-460, eff. 1-1-18; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18;
2100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-223, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff.
37-1-21.)
 
4    (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05)  (was 720 ILCS 5/12-4)
5    Sec. 12-3.05. Aggravated battery.
6    (a) Offense based on injury. A person commits aggravated
7battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the
8discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly does any of the
9following:
10        (1) Causes great bodily harm or permanent disability
11    or disfigurement.
12        (2) Causes severe and permanent disability, great
13    bodily harm, or disfigurement by means of a caustic or
14    flammable substance, a poisonous gas, a deadly biological
15    or chemical contaminant or agent, a radioactive substance,
16    or a bomb or explosive compound.
17        (3) Causes great bodily harm or permanent disability
18    or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to
19    be a peace officer, community policing volunteer, fireman,
20    private security officer, correctional institution
21    employee, or Department of Human Services employee
22    supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or
23    sexually violent persons:
24            (i) performing his or her official duties;
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1        official duties; or
2            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
3        or her official duties.
4        (4) Causes great bodily harm or permanent disability
5    or disfigurement to an individual 60 years of age or
6    older.
7        (5) Strangles another individual.
8    (b) Offense based on injury to a child or person with an
9intellectual disability. A person who is at least 18 years of
10age commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery,
11he or she knowingly and without legal justification by any
12means:
13        (1) causes great bodily harm or permanent disability
14    or disfigurement to any child under the age of 13 years, or
15    to any person with a severe or profound intellectual
16    disability; or
17        (2) causes bodily harm or disability or disfigurement
18    to any child under the age of 13 years or to any person
19    with a severe or profound intellectual disability.
20    (c) Offense based on location of conduct. A person commits
21aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than
22by the discharge of a firearm, he or she is or the person
23battered is on or about a public way, public property, a public
24place of accommodation or amusement, a sports venue, or a
25domestic violence shelter, or in a church, synagogue, mosque,
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1worship.
2    (d) Offense based on status of victim. A person commits
3aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than
4by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual
5battered to be any of the following:
6        (1) A person 60 years of age or older.
7        (2) A person who is pregnant or has a physical
8    disability.
9        (3) A teacher or school employee upon school grounds
10    or grounds adjacent to a school or in any part of a
11    building used for school purposes.
12        (4) A peace officer, community policing volunteer,
13    fireman, private security officer, correctional
14    institution employee, or Department of Human Services
15    employee supervising or controlling sexually dangerous
16    persons or sexually violent persons:
17            (i) performing his or her official duties;
18            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
19        official duties; or
20            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
21        or her official duties.
22        (5) A judge, emergency management worker, emergency
23    medical services personnel, or utility worker:
24            (i) performing his or her official duties;
25            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
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1            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
2        or her official duties.
3        (6) An officer or employee of the State of Illinois, a
4    unit of local government, or a school district, while
5    performing his or her official duties.
6        (7) A transit employee performing his or her official
7    duties, or a transit passenger.
8        (8) A taxi driver on duty.
9        (9) A merchant who detains the person for an alleged
10    commission of retail theft under Section 16-26 of this
11    Code and the person without legal justification by any
12    means causes bodily harm to the merchant.
13        (10) A person authorized to serve process under
14    Section 2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure or a special
15    process server appointed by the circuit court while that
16    individual is in the performance of his or her duties as a
17    process server.
18        (11) A nurse while in the performance of his or her
19    duties as a nurse.
20        (12) A merchant: (i) while performing his or her
21    duties, including, but not limited to, relaying directions
22    for healthcare or safety from his or her supervisor or
23    employer or relaying health or safety guidelines,
24    recommendations, regulations, or rules from a federal,
25    State, or local public health agency; and (ii) during a
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1    declared by the mayor of the municipality in which the
2    merchant is located, due to a public health emergency and
3    for a period of 6 months after such declaration.
4    (e) Offense based on use of a firearm. A person commits
5aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, he or she
6knowingly does any of the following:
7        (1) Discharges a firearm, other than a machine gun or
8    a firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury
9    to another person.
10        (2) Discharges a firearm, other than a machine gun or
11    a firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury
12    to a person he or she knows to be a peace officer,
13    community policing volunteer, person summoned by a police
14    officer, fireman, private security officer, correctional
15    institution employee, or emergency management worker:
16            (i) performing his or her official duties;
17            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
18        official duties; or
19            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
20        or her official duties.
21        (3) Discharges a firearm, other than a machine gun or
22    a firearm equipped with a silencer, and causes any injury
23    to a person he or she knows to be emergency medical
24    services personnel:
25            (i) performing his or her official duties;
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1        official duties; or
2            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
3        or her official duties.
4        (4) Discharges a firearm and causes any injury to a
5    person he or she knows to be a teacher, a student in a
6    school, or a school employee, and the teacher, student, or
7    employee is upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a
8    school or in any part of a building used for school
9    purposes.
10        (5) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
11    with a silencer, and causes any injury to another person.
12        (6) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
13    with a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or
14    she knows to be a peace officer, community policing
15    volunteer, person summoned by a police officer, fireman,
16    private security officer, correctional institution
17    employee or emergency management worker:
18            (i) performing his or her official duties;
19            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
20        official duties; or
21            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
22        or her official duties.
23        (7) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
24    with a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or
25    she knows to be emergency medical services personnel:
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1            (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her
2        official duties; or
3            (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his
4        or her official duties.
5        (8) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
6    with a silencer, and causes any injury to a person he or
7    she knows to be a teacher, or a student in a school, or a
8    school employee, and the teacher, student, or employee is
9    upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a school or in
10    any part of a building used for school purposes.
11    (f) Offense based on use of a weapon or device. A person
12commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, he
13or she does any of the following:
14        (1) Uses a deadly weapon other than by discharge of a
15    firearm, or uses an air rifle as defined in Section
16    24.8-0.1 of this Code.
17        (2) Wears a hood, robe, or mask to conceal his or her
18    identity.
19        (3) Knowingly and without lawful justification shines
20    or flashes a laser gunsight or other laser device attached
21    to a firearm, or used in concert with a firearm, so that
22    the laser beam strikes upon or against the person of
23    another.
24        (4) Knowingly video or audio records the offense with
25    the intent to disseminate the recording.
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1aggravated battery when, other than by discharge of a firearm,
2he or she does any of the following:
3        (1) Violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
4    Substances Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled
5    substance to another and any user experiences great bodily
6    harm or permanent disability as a result of the injection,
7    inhalation, or ingestion of any amount of the controlled
8    substance.
9        (2) Knowingly administers to an individual or causes
10    him or her to take, without his or her consent or by threat
11    or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any
12    intoxicating, poisonous, stupefying, narcotic,
13    anesthetic, or controlled substance, or gives to another
14    person any food containing any substance or object
15    intended to cause physical injury if eaten.
16        (3) Knowingly causes or attempts to cause a
17    correctional institution employee or Department of Human
18    Services employee to come into contact with blood, seminal
19    fluid, urine, or feces by throwing, tossing, or expelling
20    the fluid or material, and the person is an inmate of a
21    penal institution or is a sexually dangerous person or
22    sexually violent person in the custody of the Department
23    of Human Services.
24    (h) Sentence. Unless otherwise provided, aggravated
25battery is a Class 3 felony.
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1(d)(4), or (g)(3) is a Class 2 felony.
2    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(3) or
3(g)(1) is a Class 1 felony.
4    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(1) is a
5Class 1 felony when the aggravated battery was intentional and
6involved the infliction of torture, as defined in paragraph
7(10) (14) of subsection (b-5) (b) of Section 5-8-1 of the
8Unified Code of Corrections Section 9-1 of this Code, as the
9infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain,
10motivated by an intent to increase or prolong the pain,
11suffering, or agony of the victim.
12    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(1) is a
13Class 2 felony when the person causes great bodily harm or
14permanent disability to an individual whom the person knows to
15be a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other
16religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other
17building, structure, or place used for religious worship.
18    Aggravated battery under subdivision (a)(5) is a Class 1
19felony if:
20        (A) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous
21    instrument while committing the offense;
22        (B) the person caused great bodily harm or permanent
23    disability or disfigurement to the other person while
24    committing the offense; or
25        (C) the person has been previously convicted of a
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1    State or laws similar to subdivision (a)(5) of any other
2    state.
3    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(1) is a
4Class X felony.
5    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (a)(2) is a
6Class X felony for which a person shall be sentenced to a term
7of imprisonment of a minimum of 6 years and a maximum of 45
8years.
9    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(5) is a
10Class X felony for which a person shall be sentenced to a term
11of imprisonment of a minimum of 12 years and a maximum of 45
12years.
13    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(2),
14(e)(3), or (e)(4) is a Class X felony for which a person shall
15be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 15 years
16and a maximum of 60 years.
17    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (e)(6),
18(e)(7), or (e)(8) is a Class X felony for which a person shall
19be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of 20 years
20and a maximum of 60 years.
21    Aggravated battery as defined in subdivision (b)(1) is a
22Class X felony, except that:
23        (1) if the person committed the offense while armed
24    with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of
25    imprisonment imposed by the court;
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1    person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be
2    added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
3        (3) if, during the commission of the offense, the
4    person personally discharged a firearm that proximately
5    caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent
6    disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up
7    to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of
8    imprisonment imposed by the court.
9    (i) Definitions. In this Section:
10    "Building or other structure used to provide shelter" has
11the meaning ascribed to "shelter" in Section 1 of the Domestic
12Violence Shelters Act.
13    "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in
14Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
15    "Domestic violence shelter" means any building or other
16structure used to provide shelter or other services to victims
17or to the dependent children of victims of domestic violence
18pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or the
19Domestic Violence Shelters Act, or any place within 500 feet
20of such a building or other structure in the case of a person
21who is going to or from such a building or other structure.
22    "Firearm" has the meaning provided under Section 1.1 of
23the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, and does not
24include an air rifle as defined by Section 24.8-0.1 of this
25Code.
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124-1 of this Code.
2    "Merchant" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
316-0.1 of this Code.
4    "Strangle" means intentionally impeding the normal
5breathing or circulation of the blood of an individual by
6applying pressure on the throat or neck of that individual or
7by blocking the nose or mouth of that individual.
8(Source: P.A. 101-223, eff. 1-1-20; 101-651, eff. 8-7-20.)
 
9    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10changing Sections 5-4.5-20 and 5-8-1 as follows:
 
11    (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20)
12    Sec. 5-4.5-20. FIRST DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCE. For first
13degree murder:
14    (a) TERM. The defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment
15or, if appropriate, death under Section 9-1 of the Criminal
16Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/9-1).
17Imprisonment shall be for a determinate term, subject to
18Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, of (1) not less than 20 years
19and not more than 60 years; (2) not less than 60 years and not
20more than 100 years when an extended term is imposed under
21Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-2); or (3) natural life as
22provided in Section 5-8-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1).
23    (b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A term of periodic imprisonment
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1    (c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. The impact incarceration program
2or the county impact incarceration program is not an
3authorized disposition.
4    (d) PROBATION; CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. A period of
5probation or conditional discharge shall not be imposed.
6    (e) FINE. Fines may be imposed as provided in Section
75-4.5-50(b) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).
8    (f) RESTITUTION. See Section 5-5-6 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-6)
9concerning restitution.
10    (g) CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE. The sentence shall
11be concurrent or consecutive as provided in Section 5-8-4 (730
12ILCS 5/5-8-4) and Section 5-4.5-50 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50).
13    (h) DRUG COURT. Drug court is not an authorized
14disposition.
15    (i) CREDIT FOR HOME DETENTION. See Section 5-4.5-100 (730
16ILCS 5/5-4.5-100) concerning no credit for time spent in home
17detention prior to judgment.
18    (j) SENTENCE CREDIT. See Section 3-6-3 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
19for rules and regulations for sentence credit.
20    (k) ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOME DETENTION. Electronic
21monitoring and home detention are not authorized dispositions,
22except in limited circumstances as provided in Section 5-8A-3
23(730 ILCS 5/5-8A-3).
24    (l) PAROLE; MANDATORY SUPERVISED RELEASE. Except as
25provided in Section 3-3-8 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8), the parole or
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1release from imprisonment.
2(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1182, eff. 6-1-19;
3101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
4    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
5    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
6use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
7    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
8the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
9imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
10by the court under this Section, subject to Section 5-4.5-115
11of this Code, according to the following limitations:
12        (1) for first degree murder,
13            (a) (blank),
14            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
15        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
16        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
17        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection
18        (a)(1)(c) of this Section, that any of the aggravating
19        factors listed in subparagraph (b-5) subsection (b) or
20        (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
21        the Criminal Code of 2012 are present, the court may
22        sentence the defendant, subject to Section 5-4.5-105,
23        to a term of natural life imprisonment, or
24            (b-5) A defendant who at the time of the
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1        more and who has been found guilty of first degree
2        murder may be sentenced to a term of natural life
3        imprisonment if:
4                (1) the murdered individual was an inmate at
5            an institution or facility of the Department of
6            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
7            agency and was killed on the grounds thereof, or
8            the murdered individual was otherwise present in
9            such institution or facility with the knowledge
10            and approval of the chief administrative officer
11            thereof;
12                (2) the murdered individual was killed as a
13            result of the hijacking of an airplane, train,
14            ship, bus, or other public conveyance;
15                (3) the defendant committed the murder
16            pursuant to a contract, agreement, or
17            understanding by which he or she was to receive
18            money or anything of value in return for
19            committing the murder or procured another to
20            commit the murder for money or anything of value;
21                (4) the murdered individual was killed in the
22            course of another felony if:
23                    (A) the murdered individual:
24                        (i) was actually killed by the
25                    defendant, or
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1                    personally inflicted by the defendant
2                    substantially contemporaneously with
3                    physical injuries caused by one or more
4                    persons for whose conduct the defendant is
5                    legally accountable under Section 5-2 of
6                    this Code, and the physical injuries
7                    inflicted by either the defendant or the
8                    other person or persons for whose conduct
9                    he is legally accountable caused the death
10                    of the murdered individual; and
11                    (B) in performing the acts which caused
12                the death of the murdered individual or which
13                resulted in physical injuries personally
14                inflicted by the defendant on the murdered
15                individual under the circumstances of
16                subdivision (ii) of clause (A) of this clause
17                (4), the defendant acted with the intent to
18                kill the murdered individual or with the
19                knowledge that his or her acts created a
20                strong probability of death or great bodily
21                harm to the murdered individual or another;
22                and
23                    (C) the other felony was an inherently
24                violent crime or the attempt to commit an
25                inherently violent crime. In this clause (C),
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1                not limited to, armed robbery, robbery,
2                predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
3                aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated
4                kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
5                aggravated arson, aggravated stalking,
6                residential burglary, and home invasion;
7                (5) the defendant committed the murder with
8            intent to prevent the murdered individual from
9            testifying or participating in any criminal
10            investigation or prosecution or giving material
11            assistance to the State in any investigation or
12            prosecution, either against the defendant or
13            another; or the defendant committed the murder
14            because the murdered individual was a witness in
15            any prosecution or gave material assistance to the
16            State in any investigation or prosecution, either
17            against the defendant or another; for purposes of
18            this clause (5), "participating in any criminal
19            investigation or prosecution" is intended to
20            include those appearing in the proceedings in any
21            capacity such as trial judges, prosecutors,
22            defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses, or
23            jurors;
24                (6) the defendant, while committing an offense
25            punishable under Section 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405,
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1            404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or
2            while engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to
3            commit such offense, intentionally killed an
4            individual or counseled, commanded, induced,
5            procured or caused the intentional killing of the
6            murdered individual;
7                (7) the defendant was incarcerated in an
8            institution or facility of the Department of
9            Corrections at the time of the murder, and while
10            committing an offense punishable as a felony under
11            Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy or
12            solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally
13            killed an individual or counseled, commanded,
14            induced, procured or caused the intentional
15            killing of the murdered individual;
16                (8) the murder was committed in a cold,
17            calculated and premeditated manner pursuant to a
18            preconceived plan, scheme or design to take a
19            human life by unlawful means, and the conduct of
20            the defendant created a reasonable expectation
21            that the death of a human being would result
22            therefrom;
23                (9) the defendant was a principal
24            administrator, organizer, or leader of a
25            calculated criminal drug conspiracy consisting of
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1            that of all other members of the conspiracy, and
2            the defendant counseled, commanded, induced,
3            procured, or caused the intentional killing of the
4            murdered person;
5                (10) the murder was intentional and involved
6            the infliction of torture. For the purpose of this
7            clause (10), torture means the infliction of or
8            subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by
9            an intent to increase or prolong the pain,
10            suffering or agony of the victim;
11                (11) the murder was committed as a result of
12            the intentional discharge of a firearm by the
13            defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was
14            not present within the motor vehicle;
15                (12) the murdered individual was a person with
16            a disability and the defendant knew or should have
17            known that the murdered individual was a person
18            with a disability. For purposes of this clause
19            (12), "person with a disability" means a person
20            who suffers from a permanent physical or mental
21            impairment resulting from disease, an injury, a
22            functional disorder, or a congenital condition
23            that renders the person incapable of adequately
24            providing for his or her own health or personal
25            care;
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1            order of protection and the murder was committed
2            by a person against whom the same order of
3            protection was issued under the Illinois Domestic
4            Violence Act of 1986;
5                (14) the murdered individual was known by the
6            defendant to be a teacher or other person employed
7            in any school and the teacher or other employee is
8            upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent
9            to a school, or is in any part of a building used
10            for school purposes;
11                (15) the murder was committed by the defendant
12            in connection with or as a result of the offense of
13            terrorism as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this
14            Code;
15                (16) the murdered individual was a member of a
16            congregation engaged in prayer or other religious
17            activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or
18            other building, structure, or place used for
19            religious worship; or
20                (17)(i) the murdered individual was a
21            physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
22            nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse;
23                (ii) the defendant knew or should have known
24            that the murdered individual was a physician,
25            physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or
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1                (iii) the murdered individual was killed in
2            the course of acting in his or her capacity as a
3            physician, physician assistant, psychologist,
4            nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or
5            to prevent him or her from acting in that
6            capacity, or in retaliation for his or her acting
7            in that capacity.
8            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
9        term of natural life imprisonment if the defendant, at
10        the time of the commission of the murder, had attained
11        the age of 18, and:
12                (i) has previously been convicted of first
13            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
14                (ii) is found guilty of murdering more than
15            one victim, or
16                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
17            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
18            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
19            management worker was killed in the course of
20            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
21            peace officer or fireman from performing his
22            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
23            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
24            from performing his official duties, and the
25            defendant knew or should have known that the
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1            or emergency management worker, or
2                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
3            of an institution or facility of the Department of
4            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
5            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
6            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
7            the employee from performing his official duties,
8            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
9            official duties, or
10                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
11            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
12            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
13            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
14            medical assistance or first aid person while
15            employed by a municipality or other governmental
16            unit when the person was killed in the course of
17            performing official duties or to prevent the
18            person from performing official duties or in
19            retaliation for performing official duties and the
20            defendant knew or should have known that the
21            murdered individual was an emergency medical
22            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
23            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
24            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
25            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
26                (vi) (blank), or

 

 

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1                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
2            and the murder was committed by reason of any
3            person's activity as a community policing
4            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging
5            in activity as a community policing volunteer. For
6            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
7            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
8            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
9            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
10        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
11         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
12        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
13        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
14            (d)(i) if the person committed the offense while
15            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
16            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
17            (ii) if, during the commission of the offense, the
18        person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall
19        be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
20        court;
21            (iii) if, during the commission of the offense,
22        the person personally discharged a firearm that
23        proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent
24        disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to
25        another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural
26        life shall be added to the term of imprisonment

 

 

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1        imposed by the court.
2        (2) (blank);
3        (2.5) for a person who has attained the age of 18 years
4    at the time of the commission of the offense and who is
5    convicted under the circumstances described in subdivision
6    (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or paragraph (3) of
7    subsection (b) of Section 12-13, subdivision (d)(2) of
8    Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
9    Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of Section 11-1.40 or
10    paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1,
11    subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (2) of
12    subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of
13    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the sentence shall be a
14    term of natural life imprisonment.
15    (b) (Blank).
16    (c) (Blank).
17    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8,
18the parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be
19written as part of the sentencing order and shall be as
20follows:
21        (1) for first degree murder or for the offenses of
22    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
23    criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual assault if
24    committed on or before December 12, 2005, 3 years;
25        (1.5) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this
26    subsection (d), for a Class X felony except for the

 

 

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1    offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
2    aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual
3    assault if committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the
4    effective date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the
5    offense of aggravated child pornography under Section
6    11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with sentencing under
7    subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
8    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
9    after January 1, 2009, 18 months;
10        (2) except as provided in paragraph (7) of this
11    subsection (d), for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony
12    except for the offense of criminal sexual assault if
13    committed on or after December 13, 2005 (the effective
14    date of Public Act 94-715) and except for the offenses of
15    manufacture and dissemination of child pornography under
16    clauses (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the
17    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
18    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 12 months;
19        (3) except as provided in paragraph (4), (6), or (7)
20    of this subsection (d), a mandatory supervised release
21    term shall not be imposed for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4
22    felony; unless:
23            (A) the Prisoner Review Board, based on a
24        validated risk and needs assessment, determines it is
25        necessary for an offender to serve a mandatory
26        supervised release term;

 

 

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1            (B) if the Prisoner Review Board determines a
2        mandatory supervised release term is necessary
3        pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (3),
4        the Prisoner Review Board shall specify the maximum
5        number of months of mandatory supervised release the
6        offender may serve, limited to a term of: (i) 12 months
7        for a Class 3 felony; and (ii) 12 months for a Class 4
8        felony;
9        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
10    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
11    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after
12    December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
13    94-715), or who commit the offense of aggravated child
14    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
15    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
16    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
17    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
18    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
19    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
20    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
21        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
22    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
23    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
24    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
25    electronic monitoring or home detention program under
26    Article 8A of Chapter V of this Code;

 

 

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1        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
2    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
3    violation of an order of protection, 4 years;
4        (7) for any felony described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii),
5    (a)(2)(iii), (a)(2)(iv), (a)(2)(vi), (a)(2.1), (a)(2.3),
6    (a)(2.4), (a)(2.5), or (a)(2.6) of Article 5, Section
7    3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections requiring an
8    inmate to serve a minimum of 85% of their court-imposed
9    sentence, except for the offenses of predatory criminal
10    sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual
11    assault, and criminal sexual assault if committed on or
12    after December 13, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
13    94-715) and except for the offense of aggravated child
14    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
15    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
16    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
17    if committed on or after January 1, 2009 and except as
18    provided in paragraph (4) or paragraph (6) of this
19    subsection (d), the term of mandatory supervised release
20    shall be as follows:
21            (A) Class X felony, 3 years;
22            (B) Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, 2 years;
23            (C) Class 3 or Class 4 felonies, 1 year.
24    (e) (Blank).
25    (f) (Blank).
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1of Public Act 101-652: (i) the provisions of paragraph (3) of
2subsection (d) are effective on January 1, 2022 and shall
3apply to all individuals convicted on or after the effective
4date of paragraph (3) of subsection (d); and (ii) the
5provisions of paragraphs (1.5) and (2) of subsection (d) are
6effective on July 1, 2021 and shall apply to all individuals
7convicted on or after the effective date of paragraphs (1.5)
8and (2) of subsection (d).
9(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;
10102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)