Sen. Dan Kotowski

Filed: 4/24/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5451

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5451 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Sexually Dangerous Persons Act is amended
5by changing Sections 4, 4.01, 4.02, 5, and 9 and by adding
6Sections 4.04 and 4.05 as follows:
 
7    (725 ILCS 205/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4)
8    Sec. 4. After the filing of the petition, the court shall
9appoint two qualified evaluators psychiatrists to make a
10personal examination of such alleged sexually dangerous
11person, to ascertain whether such person is sexually dangerous,
12and the evaluators psychiatrists shall file with the court a
13report in writing of the result of their examination, a copy of
14which shall be delivered to the respondent.
15(Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
 

 

 

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1    (725 ILCS 205/4.01)  (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.01)
2    Sec. 4.01. "Qualified evaluator psychiatrist" means a
3reputable physician or psychologist licensed in Illinois or any
4other state to practice medicine or psychology, or any other
5licensed professional who specializes in the evaluation of sex
6offenders in all its branches, who has specialized in the
7diagnosis and treatment of mental and nervous disorders for a
8period of not less than 5 years.
9(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 205/4.02)  (from Ch. 38, par. 105-4.02)
11    Sec. 4.02. In counties of less than 500,000 inhabitants the
12cost of the psychiatric examination required by Section 4 is a
13charge against and shall be paid out of the general fund of the
14county in which the proceeding is brought.
15(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1685.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 205/4.04 new)
17    Sec. 4.04. Examination. "Examination" means an examination
18conducted by a qualified evaluator conducted in conformance
19with the standards developed under the Sex Offender Management
20Board Act and by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender
21Management Board.
 
22    (725 ILCS 205/4.05 new)
23    Sec. 4.05. Criminal propensities to the commission of sex

 

 

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1offenses. For the purposes of this Act, "criminal propensities
2to the commission of sex offenses" means that it is
3substantially probable that the person subject to the
4commitment proceeding will engage in the commission of sex
5offenses in the future if not confined.
 
6    (725 ILCS 205/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 105-5)
7    Sec. 5. The respondent in any proceedings under this Act
8shall have the right to demand a trial by jury and to be
9represented by counsel. The cost of representation by counsel
10for an indigent respondent shall be paid by the county in which
11the proceeding is brought. At the hearing on the petition it
12shall be competent to introduce evidence of the commission by
13the respondent of any number of crimes together with whatever
14punishments, if any, were inflicted.
15(Source: Laws 1955, p. 1144.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 205/9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 105-9)
17    Sec. 9. Recovery; examination and hearing.
18    (a) An application in writing setting forth facts showing
19that such sexually dangerous person or criminal sexual
20psychopathic person has recovered may be filed before the
21committing court. Upon receipt thereof, the clerk of the court
22shall cause a copy of the application to be sent to the
23Director of the Department of Corrections. The Director shall
24then cause to be prepared and sent to the court a

 

 

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1socio-psychiatric report concerning the applicant. The report
2shall be prepared by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender
3Management Board a social worker and psychologist under the
4supervision of a licensed psychiatrist assigned to the
5institution wherein such applicant is confined. The court shall
6set a date for the hearing upon such application and shall
7consider the report so prepared under the direction of the
8Director of the Department of Corrections and any other
9relevant information submitted by or on behalf of such
10applicant.
11    (b) At a hearing under this Section, the Attorney General
12or State's Attorney who filed the original application shall
13represent the State. The sexually dangerous person or the State
14may elect to have the hearing before a jury. The State has the
15burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the
16applicant is still a sexually dangerous person.
17    (c) If the applicant refuses to speak to, communicate with,
18or otherwise fails to cooperate with the State's examiner, the
19applicant may only introduce evidence and testimony from any
20expert or professional person who is retained to conduct an
21examination based upon review of the records and may not
22introduce evidence resulting from an examination of the person.
23Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10 of the Mental
24Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, all
25evaluations conducted under this Act and all Illinois
26Department of Corrections treatment records shall be

 

 

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1admissible at all proceedings held under this Act.
2    (d) If a person has previously filed an application in
3writing setting forth facts showing that the sexually dangerous
4person or criminal sexual psychopathic person has recovered and
5the court determined either at a hearing or following a jury
6trial that the applicant is still a sexually dangerous person,
7or if the application is withdrawn, no additional application
8may be filed for 2 years one year after a finding that the
9person is still sexually dangerous or after the application is
10withdrawn, except if the application is accompanied by a
11statement from the treatment provider that the applicant has
12made exceptional progress and the application contains facts
13upon which a court could find that the condition of the person
14had so changed that a hearing is warranted.
15    (e) If the person is found to be no longer dangerous, the
16court shall order that he be discharged. If the court finds
17that the person appears no longer to be dangerous but that it
18is impossible to determine with certainty under conditions of
19institutional care that such person has fully recovered, the
20court shall enter an order permitting such person to go at
21large subject to such conditions and such supervision by the
22Director as in the opinion of the court will adequately protect
23the public. In the event the person violates any of the
24conditions of such order, the court shall revoke such
25conditional release and recommit the person pursuant to Section
265-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections under the terms of the

 

 

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1original commitment. Upon an order of discharge every
2outstanding information and indictment, the basis of which was
3the reason for the present detention, shall be quashed.
4(Source: P.A. 94-404, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".