97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1258

 

Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Keith Farnham - Michelle Mussman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 550/10.4 new
720 ILCS 570/411.4 new
720 ILCS 646/10
720 ILCS 646/90

    Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that a person convicted of or placed on supervision for manufacturing or delivering cannabis, a controlled substance, or methamphetamine whose violation proximately caused any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response shall be liable for the expense of the emergency response. Provides for additional assessments for persons convicted of any such offenses. Provides for the distribution of the additional assessments to various units of government. Provides that any moneys received by a law enforcement agency under these provisions shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist in the prevention of drug related criminal violence throughout the State.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 Cannabis Control Act is amended by adding
5Section 10.4 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 550/10.4 new)
7    Sec. 10.4. Reimbursement of unit of government for
8emergency response.
9    (a) As used in this Section, "emergency response" means any
10incident involving the illegal manufacture or delivery of
11cannabis requiring a response by a police officer, a
12firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted
13fire department, or an ambulance.
14    (b) Every person found guilty of violating Section 5, 5.1,
155.2, or 9 of this Act, including any person placed on court
16supervision for violating subsection (a) or (b) of Section 5 of
17this Act, whose violation proximately caused any incident
18resulting in an appropriate emergency response shall be liable
19for the expense of an emergency response.
20    (c) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
21person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
22Section 5, 5.1, 5.2, or 9 of this Act, including any person
23placed on court supervision for violating subsection (a) or (b)

 

 

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1of Section 5 of this Act, shall be assessed $750, payable to
2the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as follows:
3$350 to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest, and
4$400 shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into
5the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been previously
6convicted of violating Section Section 5, 5.1, 5.2, or 9 of
7this Act, the fine shall be $1,000, and the circuit clerk shall
8distribute $200 to the law enforcement agency that made the
9arrest and $800 to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
10General Revenue Fund. In the event that more than one agency is
11responsible for the arrest, the amount payable to law
12enforcement agencies shall be shared equally. Any moneys
13received by a law enforcement agency under this Section shall
14be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist
15in the prevention of drug related criminal violence throughout
16the State.
 
17    Section 10. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
18amended by adding Section 411.4 as follows:
 
19    (720 ILCS 570/411.4 new)
20    Sec. 411.4. Reimbursement of unit of government for
21emergency response.
22    (a) As used in this Section, "emergency response" means any
23incident involving the illegal manufacture or delivery of a
24controlled substance requiring a response by a police officer,

 

 

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1a firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted
2fire department, or an ambulance.
3    (b) Every person found guilty of violating Section 401,
4407, or 407.2 of this Act whose violation proximately caused
5any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response
6shall be liable for the expense of an emergency response.
7    (c) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
8person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
9Section 401, 407, or 407.2 of this Act shall be assessed $750,
10payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
11follows: $350 to the law enforcement agency that made the
12arrest, and $400 shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for
13deposit into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
14previously convicted of violating Section Section 401, 407, or
15407.2 of this Act, the fine shall be $1,000, and the circuit
16clerk shall distribute $200 to the law enforcement agency that
17made the arrest and $800 to the State Treasurer for deposit
18into the General Revenue Fund. In the event that more than one
19agency is responsible for the arrest, the amount payable to law
20enforcement agencies shall be shared equally. Any moneys
21received by a law enforcement agency under this Section shall
22be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist
23in the prevention of drug related criminal violence throughout
24the State.
 
25    Section 15. The Methamphetamine Control and Community

 

 

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1Protection Act is amended by changing Sections 10 and 90 as
2follows:
 
3    (720 ILCS 646/10)
4    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
5    "Anhydrous ammonia" has the meaning provided in subsection
6(d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961.
7    "Anhydrous ammonia equipment" means all items used to
8store, hold, contain, handle, transfer, transport, or apply
9anhydrous ammonia for lawful purposes.
10    "Booby trap" means any device designed to cause physical
11injury when triggered by an act of a person approaching,
12entering, or moving through a structure, a vehicle, or any
13location where methamphetamine has been manufactured, is being
14manufactured, or is intended to be manufactured.
15    "Deliver" or "delivery" has the meaning provided in
16subsection (h) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled
17Substances Act.
18    "Director" means the Director of State Police or the
19Director's designated agents.
20    "Dispose" or "disposal" means to abandon, discharge,
21release, deposit, inject, dump, spill, leak, or place
22methamphetamine waste onto or into any land, water, or well of
23any type so that the waste has the potential to enter the
24environment, be emitted into the air, or be discharged into the
25soil or any waters, including groundwater.

 

 

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1    "Emergency response" means the act of collecting evidence,
2securing a methamphetamine laboratory site, methamphetamine
3waste site or other methamphetamine-related site and cleaning
4up the site, whether these actions are performed by public
5entities or private contractors paid by public entities.
6"Emergency response" also means any incident involving the
7illegal manufacture or deliver of methamphetamine requiring a
8response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
9rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
10ambulance.
11    "Emergency service provider" means a local, State, or
12federal peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical
13technician-ambulance, emergency medical
14technician-intermediate, emergency medical
15technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical or
16first aid personnel rendering aid, or any agent or designee of
17the foregoing.
18    "Finished methamphetamine" means methamphetamine in a form
19commonly used for personal consumption.
20    "Firearm" has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the
21Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
22    "Manufacture" means to produce, prepare, compound,
23convert, process, synthesize, concentrate, purify, separate,
24extract, or package any methamphetamine, methamphetamine
25precursor, methamphetamine manufacturing catalyst,
26methamphetamine manufacturing reagent, methamphetamine

 

 

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1manufacturing solvent, or any substance containing any of the
2foregoing.
3    "Methamphetamine" means the chemical methamphetamine (a
4Schedule II controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled
5Substances Act) or any salt, optical isomer, salt of optical
6isomer, or analog thereof, with the exception of
73,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or any other
8scheduled substance with a separate listing under the Illinois
9Controlled Substances Act.
10    "Methamphetamine manufacturing catalyst" means any
11substance that has been used, is being used, or is intended to
12be used to activate, accelerate, extend, or improve a chemical
13reaction involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
14    "Methamphetamine manufacturing environment" means a
15structure or vehicle in which:
16        (1) methamphetamine is being or has been manufactured;
17        (2) chemicals that are being used, have been used, or
18    are intended to be used to manufacture methamphetamine are
19    stored;
20        (3) methamphetamine manufacturing materials that have
21    been used to manufacture methamphetamine are stored; or
22        (4) methamphetamine manufacturing waste is stored.
23    "Methamphetamine manufacturing material" means any
24methamphetamine precursor, substance containing any
25methamphetamine precursor, methamphetamine manufacturing
26catalyst, substance containing any methamphetamine

 

 

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1manufacturing catalyst, methamphetamine manufacturing reagent,
2substance containing any methamphetamine manufacturing
3reagent, methamphetamine manufacturing solvent, substance
4containing any methamphetamine manufacturing solvent, or any
5other chemical, substance, ingredient, equipment, apparatus,
6or item that is being used, has been used, or is intended to be
7used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
8    "Methamphetamine manufacturing reagent" means any
9substance other than a methamphetamine manufacturing catalyst
10that has been used, is being used, or is intended to be used to
11react with and chemically alter any methamphetamine precursor.
12    "Methamphetamine manufacturing solvent" means any
13substance that has been used, is being used, or is intended to
14be used as a medium in which any methamphetamine precursor,
15methamphetamine manufacturing catalyst, methamphetamine
16manufacturing reagent, or any substance containing any of the
17foregoing is dissolved, diluted, or washed during any part of
18the methamphetamine manufacturing process.
19    "Methamphetamine manufacturing waste" means any chemical,
20substance, ingredient, equipment, apparatus, or item that is
21left over from, results from, or is produced by the process of
22manufacturing methamphetamine, other than finished
23methamphetamine.
24    "Methamphetamine precursor" means ephedrine,
25pseudoephedrine, benzyl methyl ketone, methyl benzyl ketone,
26phenylacetone, phenyl-2-propanone, P2P, or any salt, optical

 

 

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1isomer, or salt of an optical isomer of any of these chemicals.
2    "Multi-unit dwelling" means a unified structure used or
3intended for use as a habitation, home, or residence that
4contains 2 or more condominiums, apartments, hotel rooms, motel
5rooms, or other living units.
6    "Package" means an item marked for retail sale that is not
7designed to be further broken down or subdivided for the
8purpose of retail sale.
9    "Participate" or "participation" in the manufacture of
10methamphetamine means to produce, prepare, compound, convert,
11process, synthesize, concentrate, purify, separate, extract,
12or package any methamphetamine, methamphetamine precursor,
13methamphetamine manufacturing catalyst, methamphetamine
14manufacturing reagent, methamphetamine manufacturing solvent,
15or any substance containing any of the foregoing, or to assist
16in any of these actions, or to attempt to take any of these
17actions, regardless of whether this action or these actions
18result in the production of finished methamphetamine.
19    "Person with a disability" means a person who suffers from
20a permanent physical or mental impairment resulting from
21disease, injury, functional disorder, or congenital condition
22which renders the person incapable of adequately providing for
23his or her own health and personal care.
24    "Procure" means to purchase, steal, gather, or otherwise
25obtain, by legal or illegal means, or to cause another to take
26such action.

 

 

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1    "Second or subsequent offense" means an offense under this
2Act committed by an offender who previously committed an
3offense under this Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
4the Cannabis Control Act, or another Act of this State, another
5state, or the United States relating to methamphetamine,
6cannabis, or any other controlled substance.
7    "Standard dosage form", as used in relation to any
8methamphetamine precursor, means that the methamphetamine
9precursor is contained in a pill, tablet, capsule, caplet, gel
10cap, or liquid cap that has been manufactured by a lawful
11entity and contains a standard quantity of methamphetamine
12precursor.
13    "Unauthorized container", as used in relation to anhydrous
14ammonia, means any container that is not designed for the
15specific and sole purpose of holding, storing, transporting, or
16applying anhydrous ammonia. "Unauthorized container" includes,
17but is not limited to, any propane tank, fire extinguisher,
18oxygen cylinder, gasoline can, food or beverage cooler, or
19compressed gas cylinder used in dispensing fountain drinks.
20"Unauthorized container" does not encompass anhydrous ammonia
21manufacturing plants, refrigeration systems where anhydrous
22ammonia is used solely as a refrigerant, anhydrous ammonia
23transportation pipelines, anhydrous ammonia tankers, or
24anhydrous ammonia barges.
25(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 

 

 

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1    (720 ILCS 646/90)
2    Sec. 90. Methamphetamine restitution.
3    (a) If a person commits a violation of this Act in a manner
4that requires an emergency response, the person shall be
5required to make restitution to all public entities involved in
6the emergency response, to cover the reasonable cost of their
7participation in the emergency response, including but not
8limited to regular and overtime costs incurred by local law
9enforcement agencies and private contractors paid by the public
10agencies in securing the site. The convicted person shall make
11this restitution in addition to any other fine or penalty
12required by law.
13    (b) Any restitution payments made under this Section shall
14be disbursed equitably by the circuit clerk in the following
15order:
16        (1) first, to the local agencies involved in the
17    emergency response;
18        (2) second, to the State agencies involved in the
19    emergency response; and
20        (3) third, to the federal agencies involved in the
21    emergency response.
22    (c) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
23person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
24Section 55 or 56 of this Act shall be assessed $750, payable to
25the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as follows:
26$350 to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest, and

 

 

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1$400 shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into
2the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been previously
3convicted of violating Section Section 55 or 56 of this Act,
4the fine shall be $1,000, and the circuit clerk shall
5distribute $200 to the law enforcement agency that made the
6arrest and $800 to the State Treasurer for deposit into the
7General Revenue Fund. In the event that more than one agency is
8responsible for the arrest, the amount payable to law
9enforcement agencies shall be shared equally. Any moneys
10received by a law enforcement agency under this Section shall
11be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist
12in the prevention of drug related criminal violence throughout
13the State.
14(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)