Rep. Kimberly du Buclet

Filed: 5/9/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3349

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3349, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing all of Sec. 5-6-3.3 with the following:
 
4    "(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3 new)
5    Sec. 5-6-3.3. Offender Initiative Program.
6    (a) Statement of purpose. The General Assembly seeks to
7continue other successful programs that promote public safety,
8conserve valuable resources, and reduce recidivism by
9defendants who can lead productive lives by creating the
10Offender Initiative Program.
11     (a-1) Whenever any person who has not previously been
12convicted of, or placed on probation or conditional discharge
13for, any felony offense under the laws of this State, the laws
14of any other state, or the laws of the United States, is
15arrested for and charged with a probationable felony offense of
16theft, retail theft, forgery, possession of a stolen motor
17vehicle, burglary, possession of burglary tools, possession of

 

 

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1cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, or possession
2of methamphetamine, the court, with the consent of the
3defendant and the State's Attorney, may continue this matter to
4allow a defendant to participate and complete the Offender
5Initiative Program.
6    (a-2) Exemptions. A defendant shall not be eligible for
7this Program if the offense he or she has been arrested for and
8charged with, is a violent offense. For purposes of this
9Program, a "violent offense" is any offense where bodily harm
10was inflicted or where force was used against any person or
11threatened against any person, any offense involving sexual
12conduct, sexual penetration, or sexual exploitation, any
13offense of domestic violence, domestic battery, violation of an
14order of protection, stalking, hate crime, driving under the
15influence of drugs or alcohol, and any offense involving the
16possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon. A defendant shall
17not be eligible for this Program if he or she has previously
18been adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a
19violent offense as defined in this subsection.
20    (b) When a defendant is placed in the Program, after both
21the defendant and State's Attorney waive preliminary hearing
22pursuant to Section 109-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
231963, the court shall enter an order specifying that the
24proceedings shall be suspended while the defendant is
25participating in a Program of not less 12 months.
26    (c) The conditions of the Program shall be that the

 

 

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1defendant:
2        (1) not violate any criminal statute of this State or
3    any other jurisdiction;
4        (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
5    dangerous weapon;
6        (3) make full restitution to the victim or property
7    owner pursuant to Section 5-5-6 of this Code;
8        (4) obtain employment or perform not less than 30 hours
9    of community service, provided community service is
10    available in the county and is funded and approved by the
11    county board; and
12        (5) attend educational courses designed to prepare the
13    defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work
14    toward passing the high school level test of General
15    Educational Development (G.E.D.) or to work toward
16    completing a vocational training program.
17    (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
18that the defendant:
19        (1) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
20    treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Illinois
21    Department of Human Services;
22        (2) refrain from having in his or her body the presence
23    of any illicit drug prohibited by the Methamphetamine
24    Control and Community Protection Act, the Cannabis Control
25    Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless
26    prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his or her

 

 

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1    blood or urine or both for tests to determine the presence
2    of any illicit drug;
3        (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time, manner,
4    and frequency as ordered by the court;
5        (4) pay fines, fees and costs; and
6        (5) in addition, if a minor:
7            (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster
8        home;
9            (ii) attend school;
10            (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
11        or
12            (iv) contribute to his or her own support at home
13        or in a foster home.
14    (e) When the State's Attorney makes a factually specific
15offer of proof that the defendant has failed to successfully
16complete the Program or has violated any of the conditions of
17the Program, the Court shall enter an order that the defendant
18has not successfully completed the Program and continue the
19case for arraignment pursuant to Section 113-1 of the Code of
20Criminal Procedure of 1963 for further proceedings as if the
21defendant had not participated in the Program.
22    (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the
23Program, the State's Attorney shall dismiss the case or the
24court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings
25against the person.
26    (g) There may be only one discharge and dismissal under

 

 

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1this Section with respect to any person.".