103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4176

 

Introduced , by Rep. David Friess

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/110-6  from Ch. 38, par. 110-6

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the pretrial services agency supervising and monitoring a defendant on pretrial release shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency of the defendant's primary residence and contact information and the office of the State's Attorney that charged the defendant if the person on pretrial release violates a no contact order.


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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 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/110-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-6)
7    Sec. 110-6. Revocation of pretrial release, modification
8of conditions of pretrial release, and sanctions for
9violations of conditions of pretrial release.
10    (a) When a defendant has previously been granted pretrial
11release under this Section for a felony or Class A
12misdemeanor, that pretrial release may be revoked only if the
13defendant is charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor that
14is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial
15release after a hearing on the court's own motion or upon the
16filing of a verified petition by the State.
17    When a defendant released pretrial is charged with a
18violation of a protective order or was previously convicted of
19a violation of a protective order and the subject of the
20protective order is the same person as the victim in the
21current underlying matter, the State shall file a verified
22petition seeking revocation of pretrial release.
23    Upon the filing of a petition or upon motion of the court

 

 

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1seeking revocation, the court shall order the transfer of the
2defendant and the petition or motion to the court before which
3the previous felony or Class A misdemeanor is pending. The
4defendant may be held in custody pending transfer to and a
5hearing before such court. The defendant shall be transferred
6to the court before which the previous matter is pending
7without unnecessary delay, and the revocation hearing shall
8occur within 72 hours of the filing of the State's petition or
9the court's motion for revocation.
10    A hearing at which pretrial release may be revoked must be
11conducted in person (and not by way of two-way audio-visual
12communication) unless the accused waives the right to be
13present physically in court, the court determines that the
14physical health and safety of any person necessary to the
15proceedings would be endangered by appearing in court, or the
16chief judge of the circuit orders use of that system due to
17operational challenges in conducting the hearing in person.
18Such operational challenges must be documented and approved by
19the chief judge of the circuit, and a plan to address the
20challenges through reasonable efforts must be presented and
21approved by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
22every 6 months.
23    The court before which the previous felony matter or Class
24A misdemeanor is pending may revoke the defendant's pretrial
25release after a hearing. During the hearing for revocation,
26the defendant shall be represented by counsel and have an

 

 

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1opportunity to be heard regarding the violation and evidence
2in mitigation. The court shall consider all relevant
3circumstances, including, but not limited to, the nature and
4seriousness of the violation or criminal act alleged. The
5State shall bear the burden of proving, by clear and
6convincing evidence, that no condition or combination of
7conditions of release would reasonably ensure the appearance
8of the defendant for later hearings or prevent the defendant
9from being charged with a subsequent felony or Class A
10misdemeanor.
11    In lieu of revocation, the court may release the defendant
12pre-trial, with or without modification of conditions of
13pretrial release.
14    If the case that caused the revocation is dismissed, the
15defendant is found not guilty in the case causing the
16revocation, or the defendant completes a lawfully imposed
17sentence on the case causing the revocation, the court shall,
18without unnecessary delay, hold a hearing on conditions of
19pretrial release pursuant to Section 110-5 and release the
20defendant with or without modification of conditions of
21pretrial release.
22    Both the State and the defendant may appeal an order
23revoking pretrial release or denying a petition for revocation
24of release.
25    (b) If a defendant previously has been granted pretrial
26release under this Section for a Class B or Class C misdemeanor

 

 

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1offense, a petty or business offense, or an ordinance
2violation and if the defendant is subsequently charged with a
3felony that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's
4pretrial release or a Class A misdemeanor offense that is
5alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial
6release, such pretrial release may not be revoked, but the
7court may impose sanctions under subsection (c).
8    (c) The court shall follow the procedures set forth in
9Section 110-3 to ensure the defendant's appearance in court if
10the defendant:
11        (1) fails to appear in court as required by the
12    defendant's conditions of release;
13        (2) is charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor
14    offense that is alleged to have occurred during the
15    defendant's pretrial release after having been previously
16    granted pretrial release for a Class B or Class C
17    misdemeanor, a petty or business offense, or an ordinance
18    violation that is alleged to have occurred during the
19    defendant's pretrial release;
20        (3) is charged with a Class B or C misdemeanor
21    offense, petty or business offense, or ordinance violation
22    that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's
23    pretrial release; or
24        (4) violates any other condition of pretrial release
25    set by the court.
26    In response to a violation described in this subsection,

 

 

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1the court may issue a warrant specifying that the defendant
2must appear before the court for a hearing for sanctions and
3may not be released by law enforcement before that appearance.
4    (d) When a defendant appears in court pursuant to a
5summons or warrant issued in accordance with Section 110-3 or
6after being arrested for an offense that is alleged to have
7occurred during the defendant's pretrial release, the State
8may file a verified petition requesting a hearing for
9sanctions.
10    (e) During the hearing for sanctions, the defendant shall
11be represented by counsel and have an opportunity to be heard
12regarding the violation and evidence in mitigation. The State
13shall bear the burden of proving by clear and convincing
14evidence that:
15        (1) the defendant committed an act that violated a
16    term of the defendant's pretrial release;
17        (2) the defendant had actual knowledge that the
18    defendant's action would violate a court order;
19        (3) the violation of the court order was willful; and
20        (4) the violation was not caused by a lack of access to
21    financial monetary resources.
22    (f) Sanctions for violations of pretrial release may
23include:
24        (1) a verbal or written admonishment from the court;
25        (2) imprisonment in the county jail for a period not
26    exceeding 30 days;

 

 

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1        (3) (Blank); or
2        (4) a modification of the defendant's pretrial
3    conditions.
4    (g) The court may, at any time, after motion by either
5party or on its own motion, remove previously set conditions
6of pretrial release, subject to the provisions in this
7subsection. The court may only add or increase conditions of
8pretrial release at a hearing under this Section.
9    The court shall not remove a previously set condition of
10pretrial release regulating contact with a victim or witness
11in the case, unless the subject of the condition has been given
12notice of the hearing as required in paragraph (1) of
13subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims
14and Witnesses Act. If the subject of the condition of release
15is not present, the court shall follow the procedures of
16paragraph (10) of subsection (c-1) of the Rights of Crime
17Victims and Witnesses Act.
18    (h) Crime victims shall be given notice by the State's
19Attorney's office of all hearings under this Section as
20required in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of
21the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and shall be
22informed of their opportunity at these hearings to obtain a
23protective order.
24    (i) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
25the State's ability to file a verified petition seeking denial
26of pretrial release under subsection (a) of Section 110-6.1 or

 

 

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1subdivision (d)(2) of Section 110-6.1.
2    (j) At each subsequent appearance of the defendant before
3the court, the judge must find that continued detention under
4this Section is necessary to reasonably ensure the appearance
5of the defendant for later hearings or to prevent the
6defendant from being charged with a subsequent felony or Class
7A misdemeanor.
8    (k) The pretrial services agency supervising and
9monitoring a defendant on pretrial release shall immediately
10notify the law enforcement agency of the defendant's primary
11residence and of the contact information, including the name,
12address, and phone number of the person or persons protected
13by the no contact order and the office of the State's Attorney
14that charged the defendant if the person on pretrial release
15violates a no contact order.
16(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1104, eff. 1-1-23.)