97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3521

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock - Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-13  from Ch. 38, par. 12-13
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense for criminal sexual assault in which the penalty is not natural life imprisonment shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years (unless the minimum sentence is greater than 25 years) and not exceeding natural life imprisonment. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the minimum mandatory supervised release term for defendants who commit a second or subsequent offense of criminal sexual assault on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be the natural life of the defendant (rather than from 3 years to natural life).


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT 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 12-13 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12-13)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-13)
7    Sec. 12-13. Criminal Sexual Assault.
8    (a) The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he or
9she:
10        (1) commits an act of sexual penetration by the use of
11    force or threat of force; or
12        (2) commits an act of sexual penetration and the
13    accused knew that the victim was unable to understand the
14    nature of the act or was unable to give knowing consent; or
15        (3) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
16    who was under 18 years of age when the act was committed
17    and the accused was a family member; or
18        (4) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
19    who was at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age
20    when the act was committed and the accused was 17 years of
21    age or over and held a position of trust, authority or
22    supervision in relation to the victim.
23    (b) Sentence.

 

 

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1        (1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony.
2        (2) A person who is convicted of the offense of
3    criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or
4    (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
5    offense of criminal sexual assault or the offense of
6    exploitation of a child, or who is convicted of the offense
7    of criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1)
8    or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted under the
9    laws of this State or any other state of an offense that is
10    substantially equivalent to the offense of criminal sexual
11    assault or to the offense of exploitation of a child,
12    commits a Class X felony for which the person shall be
13    sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30
14    years and not exceeding natural life imprisonment of not
15    less than 30 years and not more than 60 years. The
16    commission of the second or subsequent offense is required
17    to have been after the initial conviction for this
18    paragraph (2) to apply.
19        (3) A person who is convicted of the offense of
20    criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or
21    (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
22    offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the
23    offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or
24    who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault
25    as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having
26    previously been convicted under the laws of this State or

 

 

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1    any other state of an offense that is substantially
2    equivalent to the offense of aggravated criminal sexual
3    assault or the offense of criminal predatory sexual assault
4    shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
5    The commission of the second or subsequent offense is
6    required to have been after the initial conviction for this
7    paragraph (3) to apply.
8        (4) A person who is convicted for a A second or
9    subsequent offense conviction for a violation of paragraph
10    (a)(3) or (a)(4) or under any similar statute of this State
11    or any other state for any offense involving criminal
12    sexual assault that is substantially equivalent to or more
13    serious than the sexual assault prohibited under paragraph
14    (a)(3) or (a)(4) shall be sentenced to a term of
15    imprisonment of not less than 25 years and not exceeding
16    natural life imprisonment is a Class X felony.
17        (5) (Blank). When a person has any such prior
18    conviction, the information or indictment charging that
19    person shall state such prior conviction so as to give
20    notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a
21    Class X felony. The fact of such prior conviction is not an
22    element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury
23    during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly
24    raised during such trial.
25(Source: P.A. 95-640, eff. 6-1-08.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
2changing Section 5-8-1 as follows:
 
3    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
4    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
5use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.
6    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
7the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, a sentence of
8imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence set
9by the court under this Section, according to the following
10limitations:
11        (1) for first degree murder,
12            (a) (blank),
13            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
14        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
15        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
16        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
17        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
18        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
19        Criminal Code of 1961 are present, the court may
20        sentence the defendant to a term of natural life
21        imprisonment, or
22            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
23        term of natural life imprisonment when the death
24        penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
25                (i) has previously been convicted of first

 

 

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1            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
2                (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
3            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
4            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
5            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective
6            of the defendant's age at the time of the
7            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
8            murdering more than one victim, or
9                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
10            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
11            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
12            management worker was killed in the course of
13            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
14            peace officer or fireman from performing his
15            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
16            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
17            from performing his official duties, and the
18            defendant knew or should have known that the
19            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
20            or emergency management worker, or
21                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
22            of an institution or facility of the Department of
23            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
24            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
25            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
26            the employee from performing his official duties,

 

 

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1            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
2            official duties, or
3                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
4            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
5            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
6            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
7            medical assistance or first aid person while
8            employed by a municipality or other governmental
9            unit when the person was killed in the course of
10            performing official duties or to prevent the
11            person from performing official duties or in
12            retaliation for performing official duties and the
13            defendant knew or should have known that the
14            murdered individual was an emergency medical
15            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
16            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
17            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
18            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
19                (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
20            commission of the murder, had not attained the age
21            of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
22            under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
23            during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
24            assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
25            kidnaping, or
26                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder

 

 

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1            and the murder was committed by reason of any
2            person's activity as a community policing
3            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
4            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
5            the purpose of this Section, "community policing
6            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
7            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
8            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
9        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
10         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
11        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
12        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
13            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
14            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
15            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
16                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
17            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
18            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
19            imposed by the court;
20                (iii) if, during the commission of the
21            offense, the person personally discharged a
22            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
23            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
24            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
25            of natural life shall be added to the term of
26            imprisonment imposed by the court.

 

 

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1        (2) (blank);
2        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
3    described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
4    12-13, paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 12-14,
5    paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1, or
6    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
7    Criminal Code of 1961, the sentence shall be a term of
8    natural life imprisonment.
9    (b) (Blank).
10    (c) (Blank).
11    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
12parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be as
13follows:
14        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
15    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
16    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
17    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
18    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
19    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
20    under Section 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, if
21    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
22        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
23    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
24    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
25    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
26    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses

 

 

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1    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
2    of 1961, if committed on or after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
3        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
4        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
5    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
6    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
7    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
8    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
9    pornography, manufacture of child pornography, or
10    dissemination of child pornography after January 1, 2009,
11    the term of mandatory supervised release shall range from a
12    minimum of 3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the
13    defendant;
14        (4.5) for defendants who commit a second or subsequent
15    offense of criminal sexual assault on or after the
16    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
17    Assembly, the term of mandatory supervised release shall be
18    the natural life of the defendant;
19        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
20    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
21    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
22    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
23    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
24    Chapter V of this Code;
25        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
26    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony

 

 

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1    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
2    (e) (Blank).
3    (f) (Blank).
4(Source: P.A. 95-983, eff. 6-1-09; 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09;
596-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1200, eff.
67-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)