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1    AN ACT concerning certificates of good conduct and relief
2from disabilities.
 
3    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4represented in the General Assembly:
 
5    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6changing Sections 5-5.5-5 and 5-5.5-30 as follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-5)
8    Sec. 5-5.5-5. Definitions and rules of construction. In
9this Article:
10    "Eligible offender" means a person who has been convicted
11of a crime in this State or of an offense in any other
12jurisdiction that does not include any offense or attempted
13offense that would subject a person to registration under the
14Sex Offender Registration Act, the Arsonist Registration Act,
15or the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration
16Act, but who has not been convicted more than twice of a
17felony. "Eligible offender" does not include a person who has
18been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a Class X
19felony, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
20other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
21any combination thereof, aggravated domestic battery, or a
22forcible felony.
23    "Felony" means a conviction of a felony in this State, or

 

 

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1of an offense in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to
2a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, was authorized.
3    For the purposes of this Article the following rules of
4construction apply:
5        (i) two or more convictions of felonies charged in
6    separate counts of one indictment or information shall be
7    deemed to be one conviction;
8        (ii) two or more convictions of felonies charged in 2
9    or more indictments or informations, filed in the same
10    court prior to entry of judgment under any of them, shall
11    be deemed to be one conviction; and
12        (iii) a plea or a verdict of guilty upon which a
13    sentence of probation, conditional discharge, or
14    supervision has been imposed shall be deemed to be a
15    conviction.
16    "Forcible felony" means first degree murder, second degree
17murder, aggravated arson, arson, aggravated kidnapping,
18kidnapping, aggravated battery that resulted in great bodily
19harm or permanent disability, and any other felony which
20involved the use of physical force or violence against any
21individual that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
22disability.
23(Source: P.A. 96-852, eff. 1-1-10; 97-154, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
24    (730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-30)
25    Sec. 5-5.5-30. Issuance of certificate of good conduct.

 

 

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1    (a) After a rehabilitation review has been held, in a
2manner designated by the chief judge of the judicial circuit in
3which the conviction was entered, the Circuit Court of that
4judicial circuit shall have the power to issue a certificate of
5good conduct to any eligible offender previously convicted of a
6crime in this State, and shall make a specific finding of
7rehabilitation with the force and effect of a final judgment on
8the merits, when the Court is satisfied that:
9        (1) the applicant has conducted himself or herself in a
10    manner warranting the issuance for a minimum period in
11    accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this
12    Section;
13        (2) the relief to be granted by the certificate is
14    consistent with the rehabilitation of the applicant; and
15        (3) the relief to be granted is consistent with the
16    public interest.
17    (b) The Circuit Court shall have the power to issue a
18certificate of good conduct to any person previously convicted
19of a crime in any other jurisdiction, when the Court is
20satisfied that:
21        (1) the applicant has demonstrated that there exist
22    specific facts and circumstances and specific sections of
23    Illinois State law that have an adverse impact on the
24    applicant and warrant the application for relief to be made
25    in Illinois; and
26        (2) the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of

 

 

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1    subsection (a) of this Section have been met.
2    (c) The minimum period of good conduct by the individual
3referred to in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section,
4shall be as follows: if the most serious crime of which the
5individual was convicted is a misdemeanor, the minimum period
6of good conduct shall be one year; if the most serious crime of
7which the individual was convicted is a Class 1, 2, 3, or 4
8felony, the minimum period of good conduct shall be 2 3 years.
9Criminal acts committed outside the State shall be classified
10as acts committed within the State based on the maximum
11sentence that could have been imposed based upon the conviction
12under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction. The minimum period
13of good conduct by the individual shall be measured either from
14the date of the payment of any fine imposed upon him or her, or
15from the date of his or her release from custody by parole,
16mandatory supervised release or commutation or termination of
17his or her sentence. The Circuit Court shall have power and it
18shall be its duty to investigate all persons when the
19application is made and to grant or deny the same within a
20reasonable time after the making of the application.
21    (d) If the Circuit Court has issued a certificate of good
22conduct, the Court may at any time issue a new certificate
23enlarging the relief previously granted.
24    (e) Any certificate of good conduct issued by the Court to
25an individual who at the time of the issuance of the
26certificate is under the conditions of parole or mandatory

 

 

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1supervised release imposed by the Prisoner Review Board shall
2be deemed to be a temporary certificate until the time as the
3individual is discharged from the terms of parole or mandatory
4supervised release, and, while temporary, the certificate may
5be revoked by the Court for violation of the conditions of
6parole or mandatory supervised release. Revocation shall be
7upon notice to the parolee or releasee, who shall be accorded
8an opportunity to explain the violation prior to a decision on
9the revocation. If the certificate is not so revoked, it shall
10become a permanent certificate upon expiration or termination
11of the offender's parole or mandatory supervised release term.
12    (f) The Court shall, upon notice to a certificate holder,
13have the power to revoke a certificate of good conduct upon a
14subsequent conviction.
15(Source: P.A. 96-852, eff. 1-1-10.)