97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2973

 

Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court may impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of a felony and there is a finding that during the commission of the offense the defendant was hooded, robed, or masked in such manner as to conceal his or her identity.


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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 5-5-3.2 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2)
7    Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in Aggravation and Extended-Term
8Sentencing.
9    (a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in favor
10of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the
11court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence under Section
125-8-1 or Article 4.5 of Chapter V:
13        (1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened
14    serious harm;
15        (2) the defendant received compensation for committing
16    the offense;
17        (3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or
18    criminal activity;
19        (4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by
20    his position, was obliged to prevent the particular offense
21    committed or to bring the offenders committing it to
22    justice;
23        (5) the defendant held public office at the time of the

 

 

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1    offense, and the offense related to the conduct of that
2    office;
3        (6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation
4    or position in the community to commit the offense, or to
5    afford him an easier means of committing it;
6        (7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from
7    committing the same crime;
8        (8) the defendant committed the offense against a
9    person 60 years of age or older or such person's property;
10        (9) the defendant committed the offense against a
11    person who is physically handicapped or such person's
12    property;
13        (10) by reason of another individual's actual or
14    perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender,
15    sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or
16    national origin, the defendant committed the offense
17    against (i) the person or property of that individual; (ii)
18    the person or property of a person who has an association
19    with, is married to, or has a friendship with the other
20    individual; or (iii) the person or property of a relative
21    (by blood or marriage) of a person described in clause (i)
22    or (ii). For the purposes of this Section, "sexual
23    orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or
24    bisexuality;
25        (11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on
26    the grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to,

 

 

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1    during or immediately following worship services. For
2    purposes of this subparagraph, "place of worship" shall
3    mean any church, synagogue or other building, structure or
4    place used primarily for religious worship;
5        (12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed
6    while he was released on bail or his own recognizance
7    pending trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such
8    prior felony, or the defendant was convicted of a felony
9    committed while he was serving a period of probation,
10    conditional discharge, or mandatory supervised release
11    under subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 for a prior felony;
12        (13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a
13    felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the
14    purposes of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any
15    device which is designed for the purpose of protecting the
16    wearer from bullets, shot or other lethal projectiles;
17        (14) the defendant held a position of trust or
18    supervision such as, but not limited to, family member as
19    defined in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
20    teacher, scout leader, baby sitter, or day care worker, in
21    relation to a victim under 18 years of age, and the
22    defendant committed an offense in violation of Section
23    11-6, 11-11, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13,
24    12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961
25    against that victim;
26        (15) the defendant committed an offense related to the

 

 

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1    activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this
2    factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
3    Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention
4    Act;
5        (16) the defendant committed an offense in violation of
6    one of the following Sections while in a school, regardless
7    of the time of day or time of year; on any conveyance
8    owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
9    students to or from school or a school related activity; on
10    the real property of a school; or on a public way within
11    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school:
12    Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
13    11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
14    12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
15    33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
16        (16.5) the defendant committed an offense in violation
17    of one of the following Sections while in a day care
18    center, regardless of the time of day or time of year; on
19    the real property of a day care center, regardless of the
20    time of day or time of year; or on a public way within
21    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any day care
22    center, regardless of the time of day or time of year:
23    Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
24    11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
25    12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
26    33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

 

 

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1        (17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of
2    any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or
3    to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
4    community policing volunteer. For the purpose of this
5    Section, "community policing volunteer" has the meaning
6    ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of
7    1961;
8        (18) the defendant committed the offense in a nursing
9    home or on the real property comprising a nursing home. For
10    the purposes of this paragraph (18), "nursing home" means a
11    skilled nursing or intermediate long term care facility
12    that is subject to license by the Illinois Department of
13    Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD
14    Community Care Act;
15        (19) the defendant was a federally licensed firearm
16    dealer and was previously convicted of a violation of
17    subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
18    Identification Card Act and has now committed either a
19    felony violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
20    Act or an act of armed violence while armed with a firearm;
21        (20) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
22    reckless homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
23    1961 or the offense of driving under the influence of
24    alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
25    compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501
26    of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a

 

 

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1    local ordinance and (ii) was operating a motor vehicle in
2    excess of 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit as
3    provided in Article VI of Chapter 11 of the Illinois
4    Vehicle Code;
5        (21) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
6    reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under
7    Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and (ii) was
8    operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour
9    over the posted speed limit as provided in Article VI of
10    Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
11        (22) the defendant committed the offense against a
12    person that the defendant knew, or reasonably should have
13    known, was a member of the Armed Forces of the United
14    States serving on active duty. For purposes of this clause
15    (22), the term "Armed Forces" means any of the Armed Forces
16    of the United States, including a member of any reserve
17    component thereof or National Guard unit called to active
18    duty;
19        (23) the defendant committed the offense against a
20    person who was elderly, disabled, or infirm by taking
21    advantage of a family or fiduciary relationship with the
22    elderly, disabled, or infirm person;
23        (24) the defendant committed any offense under Section
24    11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and possessed 100 or
25    more images;
26        (25) the defendant committed the offense while the

 

 

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1    defendant or the victim was in a train, bus, or other
2    vehicle used for public transportation; or
3        (26) the defendant committed the offense of child
4    pornography or aggravated child pornography, specifically
5    including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
6    subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of
7    1961 where a child engaged in, solicited for, depicted in,
8    or posed in any act of sexual penetration or bound,
9    fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or
10    sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context and specifically
11    including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
12    subsection (a) of Section 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of
13    1961 where a child engaged in, solicited for, depicted in,
14    or posed in any act of sexual penetration or bound,
15    fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or
16    sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context; or
17        (27) the defendant committed the offense of first
18    degree murder, assault, aggravated assault, battery,
19    aggravated battery, robbery, armed robbery, or aggravated
20    robbery against a person who was a veteran and the
21    defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, that the
22    person was a veteran performing duties as a representative
23    of a veterans' organization. For the purposes of this
24    paragraph (27), "veteran" means an Illinois resident who
25    has served as a member of the United States Armed Forces, a
26    member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the

 

 

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1    United States Reserve Forces; and "veterans' organization"
2    means an organization comprised of members of which
3    substantially all are individuals who are veterans or
4    spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the primary
5    purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its members
6    and to provide assistance to the general public in such a
7    way as to confer a public benefit.
8    For the purposes of this Section:
9    "School" is defined as a public or private elementary or
10secondary school, community college, college, or university.
11    "Day care center" means a public or private State certified
12and licensed day care center as defined in Section 2.09 of the
13Child Care Act of 1969 that displays a sign in plain view
14stating that the property is a day care center.
15    "Public transportation" means the transportation or
16conveyance of persons by means available to the general public,
17and includes paratransit services.
18    (b) The following factors, related to all felonies, may be
19considered by the court as reasons to impose an extended term
20sentence under Section 5-8-2 upon any offender:
21        (1) When a defendant is convicted of any felony, after
22    having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other
23    jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater
24    class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10
25    years after the previous conviction, excluding time spent
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1    tried and arise out of different series of acts; or
2        (2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
3    court finds that the offense was accompanied by
4    exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of
5    wanton cruelty; or
6        (3) When a defendant is convicted of any felony
7    committed against:
8            (i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of
9        the offense or such person's property;
10            (ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time
11        of the offense or such person's property; or
12            (iii) a person physically handicapped at the time
13        of the offense or such person's property; or
14        (4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
15    offense involved any of the following types of specific
16    misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite,
17    initiation, observance, performance, practice or activity
18    of any actual or ostensible religious, fraternal, or social
19    group:
20            (i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or
21        animals;
22            (ii) the theft of human corpses;
23            (iii) the kidnapping of humans;
24            (iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,
25        fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or
26        other building or property; or

 

 

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1            (v) ritualized abuse of a child; or
2        (5) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other
3    than conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was
4    committed under an agreement with 2 or more other persons
5    to commit that offense and the defendant, with respect to
6    the other individuals, occupied a position of organizer,
7    supervisor, financier, or any other position of management
8    or leadership, and the court further finds that the felony
9    committed was related to or in furtherance of the criminal
10    activities of an organized gang or was motivated by the
11    defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or
12        (6) When a defendant is convicted of an offense
13    committed while using a firearm with a laser sight attached
14    to it. For purposes of this paragraph, "laser sight" has
15    the meaning ascribed to it in Section 24.6-5 of the
16    Criminal Code of 1961; or
17        (7) When a defendant who was at least 17 years of age
18    at the time of the commission of the offense is convicted
19    of a felony and has been previously adjudicated a
20    delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for
21    an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X or
22    Class 1 felony when the conviction has occurred within 10
23    years after the previous adjudication, excluding time
24    spent in custody; or
25        (8) When a defendant commits any felony and the
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1    otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement
2    officer engaged in the execution of his or her official
3    duties or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
4    organized gang in which the defendant is engaged.
5    (c) The following factors may be considered by the court as
6reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section 5-8-2
7(730 ILCS 5/5-8-2) upon any offender for the listed offenses:
8        (1) When a defendant is convicted of first degree
9    murder, after having been previously convicted in Illinois
10    of any offense listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section
11    5-5-3 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3), when that conviction has occurred
12    within 10 years after the previous conviction, excluding
13    time spent in custody, and the charges are separately
14    brought and tried and arise out of different series of
15    acts.
16        (1.5) When a defendant is convicted of first degree
17    murder, after having been previously convicted of domestic
18    battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2) or aggravated domestic battery
19    (720 ILCS 5/12-3.3) committed on the same victim or after
20    having been previously convicted of violation of an order
21    of protection (720 ILCS 5/12-30) in which the same victim
22    was the protected person.
23        (2) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary
24    manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary
25    manslaughter, or reckless homicide in which the defendant
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1    individual.
2        (3) When a defendant is convicted of aggravated
3    criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when
4    there is a finding that aggravated criminal sexual assault
5    or criminal sexual assault was also committed on the same
6    victim by one or more other individuals, and the defendant
7    voluntarily participated in the crime with the knowledge of
8    the participation of the others in the crime, and the
9    commission of the crime was part of a single course of
10    conduct during which there was no substantial change in the
11    nature of the criminal objective.
12        (4) If the victim was under 18 years of age at the time
13    of the commission of the offense, when a defendant is
14    convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault or
15    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under
16    subsection (a)(1) of Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code
17    of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1).
18        (5) When a defendant is convicted of a felony violation
19    of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS
20    5/24-1) and there is a finding that the defendant is a
21    member of an organized gang.
22        (6) When a defendant was convicted of unlawful use of
23    weapons under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
24    (720 ILCS 5/24-1) for possessing a weapon that is not
25    readily distinguishable as one of the weapons enumerated in
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1    5/24-1).
2        (7) When a defendant is convicted of an offense
3    involving the illegal manufacture of a controlled
4    substance under Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
5    Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/401), the illegal manufacture
6    of methamphetamine under Section 25 of the Methamphetamine
7    Control and Community Protection Act (720 ILCS 646/25), or
8    the illegal possession of explosives and an emergency
9    response officer in the performance of his or her duties is
10    killed or injured at the scene of the offense while
11    responding to the emergency caused by the commission of the
12    offense. In this paragraph, "emergency" means a situation
13    in which a person's life, health, or safety is in jeopardy;
14    and "emergency response officer" means a peace officer,
15    community policing volunteer, fireman, emergency medical
16    technician-ambulance, emergency medical
17    technician-intermediate, emergency medical
18    technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical
19    assistance or first aid personnel, or hospital emergency
20    room personnel.
21        (8) When a defendant is convicted of a felony and there
22    is a finding that during the commission of the offense the
23    defendant was hooded, robed, or masked in such manner as to
24    conceal his or her identity.
25    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang" has
26the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois

 

 

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1Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
2    (e) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
3Article 4.5 of Chapter V upon an offender who has been
4convicted of a felony violation of Section 12-13, 12-14,
512-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 when the
6victim of the offense is under 18 years of age at the time of
7the commission of the offense and, during the commission of the
8offense, the victim was under the influence of alcohol,
9regardless of whether or not the alcohol was supplied by the
10offender; and the offender, at the time of the commission of
11the offense, knew or should have known that the victim had
12consumed alcohol.
13(Source: P.A. 95-85, eff. 1-1-08; 95-362, eff. 1-1-08; 95-569,
14eff. 6-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-942, eff. 1-1-09;
1595-1052, eff. 7-1-09; 96-41, eff. 1-1-10; 96-292, eff. 1-1-10;
1696-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-1000, eff.
177-2-10; 96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1228, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1390,
18eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)