97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1662

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Emil Jones, III

 

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

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the offense of criminal sexual assault.


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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 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 The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he
9or she:
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 more than 60 years. The commission of the
15    second or subsequent offense is required to have been after
16    the initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply.
17        (3) A person who is convicted of the offense of
18    criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or
19    (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the
20    offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the
21    offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or
22    who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault
23    as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having
24    previously been convicted under the laws of this State or
25    any other state of an offense that is substantially
26    equivalent to the offense of aggravated criminal sexual

 

 

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