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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 9-1 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/9-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1)
7     Sec. 9-1. First degree Murder - Death penalties -
8 Exceptions - Separate Hearings - Proof - Findings - Appellate
9 procedures - Reversals.
10     (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful
11 justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the
12 acts which cause the death:
13         (1) he either intends to kill or do great bodily harm
14     to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will
15     cause death to that individual or another; or
16         (2) he knows that such acts create a strong probability
17     of death or great bodily harm to that individual or
18     another; or
19         (3) he is attempting or committing a forcible felony
20     other than second degree murder.
21     (b) Aggravating Factors. A defendant who at the time of the
22 commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or more
23 and who has been found guilty of first degree murder may be

 

 

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1 sentenced to death if:
2         (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer or
3     fireman killed in the course of performing his official
4     duties, to prevent the performance of his official duties,
5     or in retaliation for performing his official duties, and
6     the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered
7     individual was a peace officer or fireman; or
8         (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an
9     institution or facility of the Department of Corrections,
10     or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the
11     course of performing his official duties, to prevent the
12     performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for
13     performing his official duties, or the murdered individual
14     was an inmate at such institution or facility and was
15     killed on the grounds thereof, or the murdered individual
16     was otherwise present in such institution or facility with
17     the knowledge and approval of the chief administrative
18     officer thereof; or
19         (3) the defendant has been convicted of murdering two
20     or more individuals under subsection (a) of this Section or
21     under any law of the United States or of any state which is
22     substantially similar to subsection (a) of this Section
23     regardless of whether the deaths occurred as the result of
24     the same act or of several related or unrelated acts so
25     long as the deaths were the result of either an intent to
26     kill more than one person or of separate acts which the

 

 

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1     defendant knew would cause death or create a strong
2     probability of death or great bodily harm to the murdered
3     individual or another; or
4         (4) the murdered individual was killed as a result of
5     the hijacking of an airplane, train, ship, bus or other
6     public conveyance; or
7         (5) the defendant committed the murder pursuant to a
8     contract, agreement or understanding by which he was to
9     receive money or anything of value in return for committing
10     the murder or procured another to commit the murder for
11     money or anything of value; or
12         (6) the murdered individual was killed in the course of
13     another felony if:
14             (a) the murdered individual:
15                 (i) was actually killed by the defendant, or
16                 (ii) received physical injuries personally
17             inflicted by the defendant substantially
18             contemporaneously with physical injuries caused by
19             one or more persons for whose conduct the defendant
20             is legally accountable under Section 5-2 of this
21             Code, and the physical injuries inflicted by
22             either the defendant or the other person or persons
23             for whose conduct he is legally accountable caused
24             the death of the murdered individual; and
25             (b) in performing the acts which caused the death
26         of the murdered individual or which resulted in

 

 

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1         physical injuries personally inflicted by the
2         defendant on the murdered individual under the
3         circumstances of subdivision (ii) of subparagraph (a)
4         of paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of this Section, the
5         defendant acted with the intent to kill the murdered
6         individual or with the knowledge that his acts created
7         a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to
8         the murdered individual or another; and
9             (c) the other felony was an inherently violent
10         crime or the attempt to commit an inherently violent
11         crime. In this subparagraph (c), "inherently violent
12         crime" includes, but is not limited to, armed robbery,
13         robbery, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
14         aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated
15         kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated
16         arson, aggravated stalking, residential burglary, and
17         home invasion; or
18         (7) the murdered individual was under 12 years of age
19     and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous
20     behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
21         (8) the defendant committed the murder with intent to
22     prevent the murdered individual from testifying or
23     participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution
24     or giving material assistance to the State in any
25     investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant
26     or another; or the defendant committed the murder because

 

 

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1     the murdered individual was a witness in any prosecution or
2     gave material assistance to the State in any investigation
3     or prosecution, either against the defendant or another;
4     for purposes of this paragraph (8), "participating in any
5     criminal investigation or prosecution" is intended to
6     include those appearing in the proceedings in any capacity
7     such as trial judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys,
8     investigators, witnesses, or jurors; or
9         (9) the defendant, while committing an offense
10     punishable under Sections 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 405.2,
11     407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 404 of the
12     Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or while engaged in a
13     conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense,
14     intentionally killed an individual or counseled,
15     commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional
16     killing of the murdered individual; or
17         (10) the defendant was incarcerated in an institution
18     or facility of the Department of Corrections at the time of
19     the murder, and while committing an offense punishable as a
20     felony under Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy
21     or solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally
22     killed an individual or counseled, commanded, induced,
23     procured or caused the intentional killing of the murdered
24     individual; or
25         (11) the murder was committed in a cold, calculated and
26     premeditated manner pursuant to a preconceived plan,

 

 

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1     scheme or design to take a human life by unlawful means,
2     and the conduct of the defendant created a reasonable
3     expectation that the death of a human being would result
4     therefrom; or
5         (12) the murdered individual was an emergency medical
6     technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician -
7     intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic,
8     ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid
9     personnel, employed by a municipality or other
10     governmental unit, killed in the course of performing his
11     official duties, to prevent the performance of his official
12     duties, or in retaliation for performing his official
13     duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that
14     the murdered individual was an emergency medical
15     technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician -
16     intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic,
17     ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid
18     personnel; or
19         (13) the defendant was a principal administrator,
20     organizer, or leader of a calculated criminal drug
21     conspiracy consisting of a hierarchical position of
22     authority superior to that of all other members of the
23     conspiracy, and the defendant counseled, commanded,
24     induced, procured, or caused the intentional killing of the
25     murdered person; or
26         (14) the murder was intentional and involved the

 

 

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1     infliction of torture. For the purpose of this Section
2     torture means the infliction of or subjection to extreme
3     physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
4     prolong the pain, suffering or agony of the victim; or
5         (15) the murder was committed as a result of the
6     intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant from a
7     motor vehicle and the victim was not present within the
8     motor vehicle; or
9         (16) the murdered individual was 60 years of age or
10     older and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or
11     heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
12         (17) the murdered individual was a disabled person and
13     the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered
14     individual was disabled. For purposes of this paragraph
15     (17), "disabled person" means a person who suffers from a
16     permanent physical or mental impairment resulting from
17     disease, an injury, a functional disorder, or a congenital
18     condition that renders the person incapable of adequately
19     providing for his or her own health or personal care; or
20         (18) the murder was committed by reason of any person's
21     activity as a community policing volunteer or to prevent
22     any person from engaging in activity as a community
23     policing volunteer; or
24         (19) the murdered individual was subject to an order of
25     protection and the murder was committed by a person against
26     whom the same order of protection was issued under the

 

 

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1     Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; or
2         (20) the murdered individual was known by the defendant
3     to be a teacher or other person employed in any school and
4     the teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a
5     school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is in any part
6     of a building used for school purposes; or
7         (21) the murder was committed by the defendant in
8     connection with or as a result of the offense of terrorism
9     as defined in Section 29D-14.9 of this Code.
10     (b-5) Aggravating Factor; Natural Life Imprisonment. A
11 defendant who has been found guilty of first degree murder and
12 who at the time of the commission of the offense had attained
13 the age of 18 years or more may be sentenced to natural life
14 imprisonment if (i) the murdered individual was a physician,
15 physician assistant, psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice
16 nurse, (ii) the defendant knew or should have known that the
17 murdered individual was a physician, physician assistant,
18 psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice nurse, and (iii) the
19 murdered individual was killed in the course of acting in his
20 or her capacity as a physician, physician assistant,
21 psychologist, nurse, or advanced practice nurse, or to prevent
22 him or her from acting in that capacity, or in retaliation for
23 his or her acting in that capacity.
24      (c) Consideration of factors in Aggravation and
25 Mitigation.
26     The court shall consider, or shall instruct the jury to

 

 

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1 consider any aggravating and any mitigating factors which are
2 relevant to the imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating
3 factors may include but need not be limited to those factors
4 set forth in subsection (b). Mitigating factors may include but
5 need not be limited to the following:
6         (1) the defendant has no significant history of prior
7     criminal activity;
8         (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was
9     under the influence of extreme mental or emotional
10     disturbance, although not such as to constitute a defense
11     to prosecution;
12         (3) the murdered individual was a participant in the
13     defendant's homicidal conduct or consented to the
14     homicidal act;
15         (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion of threat
16     or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great
17     bodily harm;
18         (5) the defendant was not personally present during
19     commission of the act or acts causing death;
20         (6) the defendant's background includes a history of
21     extreme emotional or physical abuse;
22         (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced mental
23     capacity.
24     (d) Separate sentencing hearing.
25     Where requested by the State, the court shall conduct a
26 separate sentencing proceeding to determine the existence of

 

 

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1 factors set forth in subsection (b) and to consider any
2 aggravating or mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
3 (c). The proceeding shall be conducted:
4         (1) before the jury that determined the defendant's
5     guilt; or
6         (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose of the
7     proceeding if:
8             A. the defendant was convicted upon a plea of
9         guilty; or
10             B. the defendant was convicted after a trial before
11         the court sitting without a jury; or
12             C. the court for good cause shown discharges the
13         jury that determined the defendant's guilt; or
14         (3) before the court alone if the defendant waives a
15     jury for the separate proceeding.
16     (e) Evidence and Argument.
17     During the proceeding any information relevant to any of
18 the factors set forth in subsection (b) may be presented by
19 either the State or the defendant under the rules governing the
20 admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any information
21 relevant to any additional aggravating factors or any
22 mitigating factors indicated in subsection (c) may be presented
23 by the State or defendant regardless of its admissibility under
24 the rules governing the admission of evidence at criminal
25 trials. The State and the defendant shall be given fair
26 opportunity to rebut any information received at the hearing.

 

 

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1     (f) Proof.
2     The burden of proof of establishing the existence of any of
3 the factors set forth in subsection (b) is on the State and
4 shall not be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable
5 doubt.
6     (g) Procedure - Jury.
7     If at the separate sentencing proceeding the jury finds
8 that none of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists,
9 the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
10 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
11 Corrections. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury that
12 one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exist,
13 the jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating factors as
14 instructed by the court and shall determine whether the
15 sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury determines
16 unanimously, after weighing the factors in aggravation and
17 mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the court
18 shall sentence the defendant to death. If the court does not
19 concur with the jury determination that death is the
20 appropriate sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in
21 writing including what facts or circumstances the court relied
22 upon, along with any relevant documents, that compelled the
23 court to non-concur with the sentence. This document and any
24 attachments shall be part of the record for appellate review.
25 The court shall be bound by the jury's sentencing
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1     If after weighing the factors in aggravation and
2 mitigation, one or more jurors determines that death is not the
3 appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to
4 a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
5 Corrections.
6     (h) Procedure - No Jury.
7     In a proceeding before the court alone, if the court finds
8 that none of the factors found in subsection (b) exists, the
9 court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment
10 under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
11     If the Court determines that one or more of the factors set
12 forth in subsection (b) exists, the Court shall consider any
13 aggravating and mitigating factors as indicated in subsection
14 (c). If the Court determines, after weighing the factors in
15 aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate
16 sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to death.
17     If the court finds that death is not the appropriate
18 sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of
19 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
20 Corrections.
21     (h-5) Decertification as a capital case.
22     In a case in which the defendant has been found guilty of
23 first degree murder by a judge or jury, or a case on remand for
24 resentencing, and the State seeks the death penalty as an
25 appropriate sentence, on the court's own motion or the written
26 motion of the defendant, the court may decertify the case as a

 

 

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1 death penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence
2 supporting the defendant's conviction is the uncorroborated
3 testimony of an informant witness, as defined in Section 115-21
4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, concerning the
5 confession or admission of the defendant or that the sole
6 evidence against the defendant is a single eyewitness or single
7 accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. If the
8 court decertifies the case as a capital case under either of
9 the grounds set forth above, the court shall issue a written
10 finding. The State may pursue its right to appeal the
11 decertification pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If
12 the court does not decertify the case as a capital case, the
13 matter shall proceed to the eligibility phase of the sentencing
14 hearing.
15     (i) Appellate Procedure.
16     The conviction and sentence of death shall be subject to
17 automatic review by the Supreme Court. Such review shall be in
18 accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The
19 Illinois Supreme Court may overturn the death sentence, and
20 order the imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
21 Unified Code of Corrections if the court finds that the death
22 sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
23 case. If the Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death
24 sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular
25 case, independent of any procedural grounds for relief, the
26 Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a written opinion explaining

 

 

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1 this finding.
2     (j) Disposition of reversed death sentence.
3     In the event that the death penalty in this Act is held to
4 be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States
5 or of the State of Illinois, any person convicted of first
6 degree murder shall be sentenced by the court to a term of
7 imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
8 Corrections.
9     In the event that any death sentence pursuant to the
10 sentencing provisions of this Section is declared
11 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or
12 of the State of Illinois, the court having jurisdiction over a
13 person previously sentenced to death shall cause the defendant
14 to be brought before the court, and the court shall sentence
15 the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the
16 Unified Code of Corrections.
17     (k) Guidelines for seeking the death penalty.
18     The Attorney General and State's Attorneys Association
19 shall consult on voluntary guidelines for procedures governing
20 whether or not to seek the death penalty. The guidelines do not
21 have the force of law and are only advisory in nature.
22 (Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
23     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
24 changing Section 5-8-1 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
2     Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; mandatory
3 supervised release.
4     (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
5 the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
6 imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
7 by the court under this Section, according to the following
8 limitations:
9         (1) for first degree murder,
10             (a) (blank),
11             (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
12         doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
13         brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
14         cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
15         of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
16         listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
17         Criminal Code of 1961 are present, the court may
18         sentence the defendant to a term of natural life
19         imprisonment, or
20             (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
21         term of natural life imprisonment when the death
22         penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
23                 (i) has previously been convicted of first
24             degree murder under any state or federal law, or
25                 (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
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1             17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
2             individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
3             of the defendant's age at the time of the
4             commission of the offense, is found guilty of
5             murdering more than one victim, or
6                 (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
7             officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
8             when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
9             management worker was killed in the course of
10             performing his official duties, or to prevent the
11             peace officer or fireman from performing his
12             official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
13             officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
14             from performing his official duties, and the
15             defendant knew or should have known that the
16             murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
17             or emergency management worker, or
18                 (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
19             of an institution or facility of the Department of
20             Corrections, or any similar local correctional
21             agency, when the employee was killed in the course
22             of performing his official duties, or to prevent
23             the employee from performing his official duties,
24             or in retaliation for the employee performing his
25             official duties, or
26                 (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency

 

 

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1             medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
2             technician - intermediate, emergency medical
3             technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
4             medical assistance or first aid person while
5             employed by a municipality or other governmental
6             unit when the person was killed in the course of
7             performing official duties or to prevent the
8             person from performing official duties or in
9             retaliation for performing official duties and the
10             defendant knew or should have known that the
11             murdered individual was an emergency medical
12             technician - ambulance, emergency medical
13             technician - intermediate, emergency medical
14             technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
15             medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
16                 (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
17             commission of the murder, had not attained the age
18             of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
19             under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
20             during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
21             assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
22             kidnaping, or
23                 (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
24             and the murder was committed by reason of any
25             person's activity as a community policing
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1             activity as a community policing volunteer. For
2             the purpose of this Section, "community policing
3             volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
4             Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
5             For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
6         technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
7          intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
8         paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
9         Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
10             (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
11             armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
12             the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
13                 (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
14             the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
15             years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
16             imposed by the court;
17                 (iii) if, during the commission of the
18             offense, the person personally discharged a
19             firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
20             permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
21             death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
22             of natural life shall be added to the term of
23             imprisonment imposed by the court.
24         (2) (blank);
25         (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
26     described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section

 

 

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1     12-13, paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 12-14,
2     paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1, or
3     paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
4     Criminal Code of 1961, the sentence shall be a term of
5     natural life imprisonment.
6     (b) (Blank.).
7     (c) (Blank.).
8     (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
9 parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be as
10 follows:
11         (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
12     for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
13     child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
14     sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
15     of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
16     except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
17     under Section 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, if
18     committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
19         (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
20     the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
21     after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
22     General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
23     and dissemination of child pornography under clauses
24     (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
25     of 1961, if committed on or after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
26         (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;

 

 

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1         (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
2     criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
3     sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
4     effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
5     Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
6     pornography, manufacture of child pornography, or
7     dissemination of child pornography after January 1, 2009,
8     the term of mandatory supervised release shall range from a
9     minimum of 3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the
10     defendant;
11         (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
12     second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
13     abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
14     the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
15     electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
16     Chapter V of this Code;
17         (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
18     battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
19     violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
20     (e) (Blank.).
21     (f) (Blank.).
22 (Source: P.A. 95-983, eff. 6-1-09; 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09;
23 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; revised 9-4-09.)