97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1739

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/31-4  from Ch. 38, par. 31-4
725 ILCS 5/107-2.5 new
730 ILCS 5/5-4-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-3

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of obstructing justice also includes destroying, altering, concealing, disguising, or otherwise tampering with samples collected for DNA fingerprinting analysis. Provides that the offense is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony or a Class A misdemeanor shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earlier of the following: (1) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (2) January 1, 2013. Provides that in the amendatory changes to the Unified Code of Corrections, intentionally using genetic marker grouping analysis information derived from a DNA sample beyond authorized uses is a Class 3 rather than a Class 4 felony. Provides that the identification, detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a database match or database information is not invalidated if it is later determined that the sample should not have been obtained or placed in the database. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5Section 31-4 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/31-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)
7    Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice.
8    (a) A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent
9the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any
10person, he knowingly commits any of the following acts:
11    (1) (a) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical
12evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information;
13or
14    (2) (b) Induces a witness having knowledge material to the
15subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself; or
16    (3) (c) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at
17issue, he leaves the State or conceals himself; or .
18    (4) Destroys, alters, conceals, disguises, or otherwise
19tampers with samples collected under Section 107-2.5 of the
20Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or Section 5-4-3 of the
21Unified Code of Corrections.
22    (b) (d) Sentence.
23        (1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except as

 

 

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1    provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (b) (d).
2        (2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang
3    related or gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10
4    of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention
5    Act, is a Class 3 felony. Obstructing justice in violation
6    of paragraph (a)(4) is a Class 3 felony.
7(Source: P.A. 90-363, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
8    Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
9amended by adding Section 107-2.5 as follows:
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/107-2.5 new)
11    Sec. 107-2.5. DNA fingerprinting analysis.
12    (a) Every person arrested for committing a felony as
13defined in Section 2-7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a Class
14A misdemeanor as defined in Section 2-11 of the Criminal Code
15of 1961 shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue
16taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking,
17for the purpose of determining identity and for the purposes
18specified in this Section and subsection (f) of Section 5-4-3
19of the Unified Code of Corrections. Any law enforcement agency
20extracting DNA samples under this Section shall be required to
21follow all written rules and regulations for the collection,
22storage, and processing of those samples promulgated by the
23Department of State Police. The analysis shall be performed by
24the Department of State Police or a specific agent approved by

 

 

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1the Department of State Police. The identification
2characteristics resulting from the DNA analysis shall be stored
3and maintained by the Department of State Police or the
4specific agent approved by the Department. All results
5developed from collected DNA samples shall be subject to any
6and all confidentiality provisions of State and federal laws.
7The specific agent approved by the Department of State Police
8to store and analyze DNA samples shall be required to meet all
9Illinois State Police laboratory accreditation requirements
10and shall properly forward the results of the DNA analysis to
11the Department of State Police.
12    (b) If charges are dismissed or an individual is found not
13guilty, any expungement of that person's DNA sample shall be in
14accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5 of the
15Criminal Identification Act upon notification to the
16Department of State Police by the court system.
17    (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of State
18Police shall implement this Section no later than the earlier
19of the following: (1) the date on which the Department of State
20Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is
21ready to collect samples; or (2) January 1, 2013.
 
22    Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
23changing Section 5-4-3 as follows:
 
24    (730 ILCS 5/5-4-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-3)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5-4-3. Persons convicted of, or found delinquent for,
2certain offenses or institutionalized as sexually dangerous;
3specimens; genetic marker groups.
4    (a) Any person convicted of, found guilty under the
5Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for, or who received a disposition
6of court supervision for, a qualifying offense or attempt of a
7qualifying offense, arrested for or convicted or found guilty
8of any offense classified as a felony under Illinois law,
9convicted or found guilty of any offense requiring registration
10under the Sex Offender Registration Act, found guilty or given
11supervision for any offense classified as a felony under the
12Juvenile Court Act of 1987, convicted or found guilty of, under
13the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, any offense requiring
14registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, or
15institutionalized as a sexually dangerous person under the
16Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, or committed as a sexually
17violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment
18Act shall, regardless of the sentence or disposition imposed,
19be required to submit specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue to
20the Illinois Department of State Police in accordance with the
21provisions of this Section, provided such person is:
22        (1) convicted of a qualifying offense or attempt of a
23    qualifying offense on or after July 1, 1990 and sentenced
24    to a term of imprisonment, periodic imprisonment, fine,
25    probation, conditional discharge or any other form of
26    sentence, or given a disposition of court supervision for

 

 

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1    the offense;
2        (1.5) found guilty or given supervision under the
3    Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for a qualifying offense or
4    attempt of a qualifying offense on or after January 1,
5    1997;
6        (2) ordered institutionalized as a sexually dangerous
7    person on or after July 1, 1990;
8        (3) convicted of a qualifying offense or attempt of a
9    qualifying offense before July 1, 1990 and is presently
10    confined as a result of such conviction in any State
11    correctional facility or county jail or is presently
12    serving a sentence of probation, conditional discharge or
13    periodic imprisonment as a result of such conviction;
14        (3.5) convicted or found guilty of any offense
15    classified as a felony under Illinois law or found guilty
16    or given supervision for such an offense under the Juvenile
17    Court Act of 1987 on or after August 22, 2002;
18        (4) presently institutionalized as a sexually
19    dangerous person or presently institutionalized as a
20    person found guilty but mentally ill of a sexual offense or
21    attempt to commit a sexual offense;
22        (4.5) ordered committed as a sexually violent person on
23    or after the effective date of the Sexually Violent Persons
24    Commitment Act; or
25        (5) seeking transfer to or residency in Illinois under
26    Sections 3-3-11.05 through 3-3-11.5 of the Unified Code of

 

 

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1    Corrections and the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender
2    Supervision or the Interstate Agreements on Sexually
3    Dangerous Persons Act; or .
4        (6) arrested and is suspected of committing a felony as
5    defined in Section 2-7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 on or
6    after the operative date of Section 107-2.5 of the Code of
7    Criminal Procedure of 1963.
8    Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, any
9person incarcerated in a facility of the Illinois Department of
10Corrections or the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on
11or after August 22, 2002, whether for a term of years, natural
12life, or a sentence of death, who has not yet submitted a
13sample of blood, saliva, or tissue shall be required to submit
14a specimen of blood, saliva, or tissue prior to his or her
15final discharge, or release on parole or mandatory supervised
16release, as a condition of his or her parole or mandatory
17supervised release, or within 6 months from August 13, 2009
18(the effective date of Public Act 96-426), whichever is sooner.
19A person incarcerated on or after August 13, 2009 (the
20effective date of Public Act 96-426) shall be required to
21submit a sample within 45 days of incarceration, or prior to
22his or her final discharge, or release on parole or mandatory
23supervised release, as a condition of his or her parole or
24mandatory supervised release, whichever is sooner. These
25specimens shall be placed into the State or national DNA
26database, to be used in accordance with other provisions of

 

 

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1this Section, by the Illinois State Police.
2    Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, any
3person sentenced to life imprisonment in a facility of the
4Illinois Department of Corrections after the effective date of
5this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly or sentenced
6to death after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
794th General Assembly shall be required to provide a specimen
8of blood, saliva, or tissue within 45 days after sentencing or
9disposition at a collection site designated by the Illinois
10Department of State Police. Any person serving a sentence of
11life imprisonment in a facility of the Illinois Department of
12Corrections on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1394th General Assembly or any person who is under a sentence of
14death on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
15General Assembly shall be required to provide a specimen of
16blood, saliva, or tissue upon request at a collection site
17designated by the Illinois Department of State Police.
18    (a-5) Any person who was otherwise convicted of or received
19a disposition of court supervision for any other offense under
20the Criminal Code of 1961 or who was found guilty or given
21supervision for such a violation under the Juvenile Court Act
22of 1987, may, regardless of the sentence imposed, be required
23by an order of the court to submit specimens of blood, saliva,
24or tissue to the Illinois Department of State Police in
25accordance with the provisions of this Section.
26    (b) Any person required by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(1.5),

 

 

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1(a)(2), (a)(3.5), and (a-5) to provide specimens of blood,
2saliva, or tissue shall provide specimens of blood, saliva, or
3tissue within 45 days after sentencing or disposition at a
4collection site designated by the Illinois Department of State
5Police.
6    (c) Any person required by paragraphs (a)(3), (a)(4), and
7(a)(4.5) to provide specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue shall
8be required to provide such samples prior to final discharge or
9within 6 months from August 13, 2009 (the effective date of
10Public Act 96-426), whichever is sooner. These specimens shall
11be placed into the State or national DNA database, to be used
12in accordance with other provisions of this Act, by the
13Illinois State Police.
14    (c-5) Any person required by paragraph (a)(5) to provide
15specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue shall, where feasible, be
16required to provide the specimens before being accepted for
17conditioned residency in Illinois under the interstate compact
18or agreement, but no later than 45 days after arrival in this
19State.
20    (c-6) The Illinois Department of State Police may determine
21which type of specimen or specimens, blood, saliva, or tissue,
22is acceptable for submission to the Division of Forensic
23Services for analysis.
24    (c-7) Any person required by paragraph (a)(6) to provide
25specimens of saliva or tissue shall be required to provide the
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1shall verify at each arrest that the arrestee sample is not
2already on file with the Department of State Police.
3    (d) The Illinois Department of State Police shall provide
4all equipment and instructions necessary for the collection of
5blood samples. The collection of samples shall be performed in
6a medically approved manner. Only a physician authorized to
7practice medicine, a registered nurse or other qualified person
8trained in venipuncture may withdraw blood for the purposes of
9this Act. The samples shall thereafter be forwarded to the
10Illinois Department of State Police, Division of Forensic
11Services, for analysis and categorizing into genetic marker
12groupings.
13    (d-1) The Illinois Department of State Police shall provide
14all equipment and instructions necessary for the collection of
15saliva samples under this Section. The collection of saliva
16samples shall be performed in a medically approved manner. Only
17a person trained in the instructions promulgated by the
18Illinois State Police on collecting saliva may collect saliva
19for the purposes of this Section. The samples shall thereafter
20be forwarded to the Illinois Department of State Police,
21Division of Forensic Services, for analysis and categorizing
22into genetic marker groupings.
23    (d-2) The Illinois Department of State Police shall provide
24all equipment and instructions necessary for the collection of
25tissue samples under this Section. The collection of tissue
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1a person trained in the instructions promulgated by the
2Illinois State Police on collecting tissue may collect tissue
3for the purposes of this Section. The samples shall thereafter
4be forwarded to the Illinois Department of State Police,
5Division of Forensic Services, for analysis and categorizing
6into genetic marker groupings.
7    (d-5) To the extent that funds are available, the Illinois
8Department of State Police shall contract with qualified
9personnel and certified laboratories for the collection,
10analysis, and categorization of known samples, except as
11provided in subsection (n) of this Section.
12    (d-6) Agencies designated by the Illinois Department of
13State Police and the Illinois Department of State Police may
14contract with third parties to provide for the collection or
15analysis of DNA, or both, of an offender's blood, saliva, and
16tissue samples, except as provided in subsection (n) of this
17Section.
18    (e) The genetic marker groupings shall be maintained by the
19Illinois Department of State Police, Division of Forensic
20Services.
21    (f) The genetic marker grouping analysis information
22obtained pursuant to this Act and the information obtained
23under Section 107-2.5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
24shall be confidential and shall be released only to peace
25officers of the United States, of other states or territories,
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1countries duly authorized to receive the same, to all peace
2officers of the State of Illinois and to all prosecutorial
3agencies, and to defense counsel as provided by Section 116-5
4of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The genetic marker
5grouping analysis information obtained pursuant to this Act
6shall be used only for (i) valid law enforcement identification
7purposes and as required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
8for participation in the National DNA database, (ii) technology
9validation purposes, (iii) a population statistics database,
10(iv) quality assurance purposes if personally identifying
11information is removed, (v) assisting in the defense of the
12criminally accused pursuant to Section 116-5 of the Code of
13Criminal Procedure of 1963, or (vi) identifying and assisting
14in the prosecution of a person who is suspected of committing a
15sexual assault as defined in Section 1a of the Sexual Assault
16Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Having established the
17State DNA identification index, a match between casework
18evidence DNA samples from a criminal investigation and DNA
19samples from a State or federal DNA database of eligible
20offenders may be used only to sustain probable cause for the
21issuance of a warrant to obtain the DNA sample from an eligible
22offender for confirmation. The identification, detention,
23arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a database match
24or database information is not invalidated if it is later
25determined that the sample should not have been obtained or
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1provision to the contrary, all information obtained under this
2Section shall be maintained in a single State data base, which
3may be uploaded into a national database, and which information
4may be subject to expungement only as set forth in subsection
5(f-1).
6    (f-1) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a final court
7order for notification of a reversal of each a conviction based
8on actual innocence, or of the granting of a pardon pursuant to
9Section 12 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution, if that
10pardon document specifically states that the reason for the
11pardon is the actual innocence of an individual whose DNA
12record has been stored in the State or national DNA
13identification index in accordance with this Section by the
14Illinois Department of State Police, the DNA record for that
15conviction shall be expunged from the DNA identification index,
16and the Department shall by rule prescribe procedures to ensure
17that the record and any samples, analyses, or other documents
18relating to such record, whether in the possession or control
19of the Department or any law enforcement or police agency, or
20any forensic DNA laboratory, including any duplicates or copies
21thereof, are destroyed and a letter is sent to the court
22verifying the expungement is completed.
23    Upon receipt of a certified copy of a final court order for
24each charge against an individual, whose DNA record has been
25stored in the State or national DNA identification index in
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1State Police, establishing that such a charge has been
2dismissed or resulted in acquittal or that no charge was filed
3within the applicable time period, the DNA record for that
4arrest shall be expunged from the DNA identification index, and
5the Department shall by rule prescribe procedures to ensure
6that the record and any samples, analyses, or other documents
7relating to such records, in the possession or control of the
8Department are destroyed and a letter is sent to the court
9verifying the expungement is completed.
10    (f-5) Any person who intentionally uses genetic marker
11grouping analysis information, or any other information
12derived from a DNA sample, beyond the authorized uses as
13provided under this Section or under Section 107-2.5 of the
14Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or any other Illinois law,
15is guilty of a Class 3 4 felony, and shall be subject to a fine
16of not less than $5,000.
17    (f-6) The Illinois Department of State Police may contract
18with third parties for the purposes of implementing this
19amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, except as provided
20in subsection (n) of this Section. Any other party contracting
21to carry out the functions of this Section shall be subject to
22the same restrictions and requirements of this Section insofar
23as applicable, as the Illinois Department of State Police, and
24to any additional restrictions imposed by the Illinois
25Department of State Police.
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1means any of the following:
2        (1) any violation or inchoate violation of Section
3    11-6, 11-9.1, 11-11, 11-18.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the
4    Criminal Code of 1961;
5        (1.1) any violation or inchoate violation of Section
6    9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 12-11, 12-11.1, 18-1, 18-2, 18-3,
7    18-4, 19-1, or 19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 for which
8    persons are convicted on or after July 1, 2001;
9        (2) any former statute of this State which defined a
10    felony sexual offense;
11        (3) (blank);
12        (4) any inchoate violation of Section 9-3.1, 11-9.3,
13    12-7.3, or 12-7.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
14        (5) any violation or inchoate violation of Article 29D
15    of the Criminal Code of 1961.
16    (g-5) (Blank).
17    (h) The Illinois Department of State Police shall be the
18State central repository for all genetic marker grouping
19analysis information obtained pursuant to this Act. The
20Illinois Department of State Police may promulgate rules for
21the form and manner of the collection of blood, saliva, or
22tissue samples and other procedures for the operation of this
23Act. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law shall
24apply to all actions taken under the rules so promulgated.
25    (i) (1) A person required to provide a blood, saliva, or
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1    specimen and any deliberate act by that person intended to
2    impede, delay or stop the collection of the blood, saliva,
3    or tissue specimen is a Class A misdemeanor.
4        (2) In the event that a person's DNA sample is not
5    adequate for any reason, the person shall provide another
6    DNA sample for analysis. Duly authorized law enforcement
7    and corrections personnel may employ reasonable force in
8    cases in which an individual refuses to provide a DNA
9    sample required under this Act.
10    (j) Any person sentenced and required by subsection (a) to
11submit specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue to the Illinois
12Department of State Police for analysis and categorization into
13genetic marker grouping, in addition to any other disposition,
14penalty, or fine imposed, shall pay an analysis fee of $200. If
15the analysis fee is not paid at the time of sentencing, the
16court shall establish a fee schedule by which the entire amount
17of the analysis fee shall be paid in full, such schedule not to
18exceed 24 months from the time of conviction. The inability to
19pay this analysis fee shall not be the sole ground to
20incarcerate the person.
21    (k) All analysis and categorization fees provided for by
22subsection (j) shall be regulated as follows:
23        (1) The State Offender DNA Identification System Fund
24    is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.
25        (2) All fees shall be collected by the clerk of the
26    court and forwarded to the State Offender DNA

 

 

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1    Identification System Fund for deposit. The clerk of the
2    circuit court may retain the amount of $10 from each
3    collected analysis fee to offset administrative costs
4    incurred in carrying out the clerk's responsibilities
5    under this Section.
6        (3) Fees deposited into the State Offender DNA
7    Identification System Fund shall be used by Illinois State
8    Police crime laboratories as designated by the Director of
9    State Police. These funds shall be in addition to any
10    allocations made pursuant to existing laws and shall be
11    designated for the exclusive use of State crime
12    laboratories. These uses may include, but are not limited
13    to, the following:
14            (A) Costs incurred in providing analysis and
15        genetic marker categorization as required by
16        subsection (d).
17            (B) Costs incurred in maintaining genetic marker
18        groupings as required by subsection (e).
19            (C) Costs incurred in the purchase and maintenance
20        of equipment for use in performing analyses.
21            (D) Costs incurred in continuing research and
22        development of new techniques for analysis and genetic
23        marker categorization.
24            (E) Costs incurred in continuing education,
25        training, and professional development of forensic
26        scientists regularly employed by these laboratories.

 

 

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1    (l) The failure of a person to provide a specimen, or of
2any person or agency to collect a specimen, within the 45 day
3period shall in no way alter the obligation of the person to
4submit such specimen, or the authority of the Illinois
5Department of State Police or persons designated by the
6Department to collect the specimen, or the authority of the
7Illinois Department of State Police to accept, analyze and
8maintain the specimen or to maintain or upload results of
9genetic marker grouping analysis information into a State or
10national database.
11    (m) If any provision of Public Act 93-216 this amendatory
12Act of the 93rd General Assembly is held unconstitutional or
13otherwise invalid, the remainder of Public Act 93-216 this
14amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly is not affected.
15    (n) Neither the Department of State Police, the Division of
16Forensic Services, nor any laboratory of the Division of
17Forensic Services may contract out forensic testing for the
18purpose of an active investigation or a matter pending before a
19court of competent jurisdiction without the written consent of
20the prosecuting agency. For the purposes of this subsection
21(n), "forensic testing" includes the analysis of physical
22evidence in an investigation or other proceeding for the
23prosecution of a violation of the Criminal Code of 1961 or for
24matters adjudicated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and
25includes the use of forensic databases and databanks, including
26DNA, firearm, and fingerprint databases, and expert testimony.

 

 

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1    (o) If any provision of this amendatory Act of the 97th
2General Assembly is held unconstitutional or otherwise
3invalid, the remainder of this amendatory Act of the 97th
4General Assembly is not affected.
5(Source: P.A. 96-426, eff. 8-13-09; 96-642, eff. 8-24-09;
696-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.