97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0068

 

Introduced 1/12/2011, by Rep. Lou Lang

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the early release of prisoners from a facility of the Department of Corrections on account of good conduct.


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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
7    Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
8        (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
9    rules and regulations for the the early release on account
10    of good conduct of persons committed to the Department
11    which shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review
12    Board.
13        (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
14    provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
15    (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
16    June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
17    clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
18    June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
19    with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
20    or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
21    95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
22    habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
23    effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the

 

 

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1    offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
2    committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
3    of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the offense of
4    aggravated domestic battery committed on or after July 23,
5    2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
6    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the following:
7            (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
8        imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
9        of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
10        shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
11            (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
12        to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
13        solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
14        of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
15        of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
16        criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
17        aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
18        being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
19        of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
20        shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
21        credit for each month of his or her sentence of
22        imprisonment;
23            (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
24        invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
25        hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
26        violence with a category I weapon or category II

 

 

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1        weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
2        pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
3        Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
4        enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
5        victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
6        conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
7        imprisonment;
8            (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
9        aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
10        conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
11        in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
12        more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
13        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
14            (v) that a person serving a sentence for
15        gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
16        substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
17        drug-induced homicide, aggravated
18        methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
19        laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
20        29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
21        conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
22        possession of a controlled substance with intent to
23        manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
24        conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
25        criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
26        methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated

 

 

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1        participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
2        delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
3        deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
4        methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
5        deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
6        when the substance containing the controlled substance
7        or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
8        no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
9        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
10            (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
11        second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
12        receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
13        for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
14        and
15            (vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
16        aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than
17        4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
18        or her sentence of imprisonment.
19        (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
20    subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
21    June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
22    after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
23    94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
24    August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
25    or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
26    2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or

 

 

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1    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed on or after July 23, 2010
2    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this amendatory
3    Act of the 96th General Assembly, and other than the
4    offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
5    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
6    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
7    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
8    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other than
9    the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
10    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
11    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
12    subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
13    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
14    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
15    96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
16    the rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who
17    is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive one day of
18    good conduct credit for each day of his or her sentence of
19    imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
20    of good conduct credit shall reduce by one day the
21    prisoner's period of imprisonment or recommitment under
22    Section 3-3-9.
23        (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
24    imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
25    shall receive no good conduct credit.
26        (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall

 

 

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1    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
2    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
3    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
4    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
5    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
6    Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days
7    of good conduct credit for each month of his or her
8    sentence of imprisonment.
9        (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
10    provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
11    with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
12    attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
13    firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
14    firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
15    used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
16    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
17    91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
18    these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
19    conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
20    imprisonment.
21        (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
22    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
23    aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
24    effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
25    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
26    or her sentence of imprisonment.

 

 

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1        (2.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
2    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
3    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
4    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
5    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
6    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
7    Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
8    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) this amendatory
9    Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall receive no more
10    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
11    or her sentence of imprisonment.
12        (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
13    the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
14    conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
15    instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
16    than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
17    shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
18    for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
19    while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
20    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
21    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
22    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
23    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
24    Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
25    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
26    criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate

 

 

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1    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
2    aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
3    liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
4    battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
5    battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
6    stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
7    life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
8    Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
9    meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
10    imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
11    offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
12    (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
13    1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
14    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
15    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
16    is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
17    date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
18    the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
19    effective date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision
20    (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or after July
21    23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
22    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (ii)
23    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
24    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
25    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
26    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the

 

 

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1    Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii) one of the offenses enumerated
2    in subdivision (a)(2.4) when the offense is committed on or
3    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
4    91-121), (iv) aggravated arson when the offense is
5    committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of
6    Public Act 92-176), or (v) offenses that may subject the
7    offender to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons
8    Commitment Act, or (vi) (v) aggravated driving under the
9    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
10    compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
11    defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection
12    (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
13    committed on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
14    of Public Act 96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th
15    General Assembly.
16        The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
17    meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
18    unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
19    sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
20    construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
21    sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
22    to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director
23    shall make a written determination that the inmate:
24            (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
25        meritorious service;
26            (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to

 

 

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1        60 days as the sentence will allow; and
2            (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
3        by rule.
4        The Director shall determine the form and content of
5    the written determination required in this subsection.
6        (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
7    the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
8    paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
9    inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
10    is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
11    correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
12    provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
13    satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
14    determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
15    multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
16    before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
17    on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
18    for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
19    (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
20    boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
21    offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
22    (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
23    19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
24    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
25    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
26    that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the

 

 

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1    effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
2    (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
3    1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
4    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
5    after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
6    96-1224) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
7    or if convicted of aggravated driving under the influence
8    of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
9    or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
10    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
11    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or if
12    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
13    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
14    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
15    subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
16    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
17    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
18    96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
19    or if convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph
20    (a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or after July
21    15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), or
22    first degree murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual
23    assault, felony criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal
24    sexual abuse, aggravated battery with a firearm, or any
25    predecessor or successor offenses with the same or
26    substantially the same elements, or any inchoate offenses

 

 

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1    relating to the foregoing offenses. No inmate shall be
2    eligible for the additional good conduct credit under this
3    paragraph (4) who (i) has previously received increased
4    good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) and has
5    subsequently been convicted of a felony, or (ii) has
6    previously served more than one prior sentence of
7    imprisonment for a felony in an adult correctional
8    facility.
9        Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
10    correctional industry programs under which good conduct
11    credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
12    paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
13    by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
14    Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
15    the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
16    each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
17    recidivism rate among program participants.
18        Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
19    limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
20    Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
21    denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
22    list under criteria established by the Department. The
23    inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
24    programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
25    any other reason established under the rules and
26    regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause

 

 

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1    of action under which the Department or any employee or
2    agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
3    inmate.
4        (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
5    an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
6    awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
7    Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
8    prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
9    under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
10    shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
11    paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
12    the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
13    of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
14    provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
15    those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
16    school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
17    conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
18    that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
19    revoked.
20        (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
21    also provide that when the court's sentencing order
22    recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
23    crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
24    effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
25    receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
26    this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and

 

 

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1    completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
2    Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
3    complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
4    good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
5    is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
6    program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
7    Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
8    to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
9    General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
10    available and the requirement to participate and complete
11    the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
12    prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
13    established by the Department. The Director may allow a
14    prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
15    complete a substance abuse education class or attend
16    substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
17    abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
18    is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
19    may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
20    credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
21    discretion of the Director.
22        (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
23    also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
24    sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
25    Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
26    unless he or she either has successfully completed or is

 

 

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1    participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
2    Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
3    waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
4    so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
5    Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
6    awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
7    shall determine.
8        (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
9    earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
10    conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
11    during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
12    notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
13    to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
14    county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
15    if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into
16    which the inmate will be released. The Department must also
17    make identification information and a recent photo of the
18    inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means
19    of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
20    Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
21    The identification information shall include the inmate's:
22    name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
23    characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and
24    county where conviction was imposed. The identification
25    information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of
26    the inmate's release and the information may not be removed

 

 

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1    until either: completion of the first year of mandatory
2    supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of
3    the Department.
4    (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
5several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
6shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
7forfeiting of good time.
8    (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
9for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
10rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
11violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
12shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
13year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
14    When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
15rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
16infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
17against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
18credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
19subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
20amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
21month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
2230 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
23within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
24Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
25conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
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1seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
2However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
3Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
4good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
5or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
6Department.
7    The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
8appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
9credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
10restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
11be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
12Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
13amount requested by the Director.
14    Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
15Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
163-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
17sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
18accumulation of good conduct credit.
19    (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
20federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
21or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
22or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
23pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
24frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
25hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
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1the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
2provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
3If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
4credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
5Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
6prisoner.
7    For purposes of this subsection (d):
8        (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
9    filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
10    prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
11    following criteria:
12            (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
13        fact;
14            (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
15        such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
16        needless increase in the cost of litigation;
17            (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
18        contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
19        or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
20        modification, or reversal of existing law or the
21        establishment of new law;
22            (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
23        do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
24        identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
25        after a reasonable opportunity for further
26        investigation or discovery; or

 

 

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1            (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
2        warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
3        identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
4        information or belief.
5        (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
6    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
7    action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
8    under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
9    under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
10    Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
11    subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
12    Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
13    whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
14    subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
15    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
16    (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
17validity of Public Act 89-404.
18    (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
19has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
20under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
21it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
22the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
23require that the person, upon release, be placed under
24electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this
25Code.
26(Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;

 

 

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195-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
295-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10; 96-1110, eff.
37-19-10; 96-1128, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1224,
4eff. 7-23-10; 96-1230, eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)