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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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Sections 104-17, 104-18, 104-20, 104-21,
6104-23, and 104-31 as follows:
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/104-17)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-17)
8    Sec. 104-17. Commitment for Treatment; Treatment Plan.
9    (a) If the defendant is eligible to be or has been released
10on bail or on his own recognizance, the court shall select the
11least physically restrictive form of treatment therapeutically
12appropriate and consistent with the treatment plan.
13    (b) If the defendant's disability is mental, the court may
14order him placed for treatment in the custody of the Department
15of Human Services, or the court may order him placed in the
16custody of any other appropriate public or private mental
17health facility or treatment program which has agreed to
18provide treatment to the defendant. If the defendant is placed
19in the custody of the Department of Human Services, the
20defendant shall be placed in a secure setting unless the court
21determines that there are compelling reasons why such placement
22is not necessary. During the period of time required to
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1in jail. If upon the completion of the placement process the
2Department of Human Services determines that the defendant is
3currently fit to stand trial, it shall immediately notify the
4court and shall submit a written report within 7 days. In that
5circumstance the placement shall be held pending a court
6hearing on the Department's report. Otherwise, upon completion
7of the placement process, the sheriff shall be notified and
8shall transport the defendant to the designated facility. The
9placement may be ordered either on an inpatient or an
10outpatient basis.
11    (c) If the defendant's disability is physical, the court
12may order him placed under the supervision of the Department of
13Human Services which shall place and maintain the defendant in
14a suitable treatment facility or program, or the court may
15order him placed in an appropriate public or private facility
16or treatment program which has agreed to provide treatment to
17the defendant. The placement may be ordered either on an
18inpatient or an outpatient basis.
19    (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall transmit to the
20Department, agency or institution, if any, to which the
21defendant is remanded for treatment, the following:
22        (1) a certified copy of the order to undergo treatment;
23        (2) the county and municipality in which the offense
24    was committed;
25        (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest
26    took place;

 

 

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1        (4) a copy of the arrest report, criminal charges,
2    arrest record, jail record, and the report prepared under
3    Section 104-15; and
4        (5) all additional matters which the Court directs the
5    clerk to transmit.
6    (e) Within 30 days of entry of an order to undergo
7treatment, the person supervising the defendant's treatment
8shall file with the court, the State, and the defense a report
9assessing the facility's or program's capacity to provide
10appropriate treatment for the defendant and indicating his
11opinion as to the probability of the defendant's attaining
12fitness within a period of time one year from the date of the
13finding of unfitness. For a defendant charged with a felony,
14the period of time shall be one year. For a defendant charged
15with a misdemeanor, the period of time shall be no longer than
16the sentence if convicted of the most serious offense. If the
17report indicates that there is a substantial probability that
18the defendant will attain fitness within the time period, the
19treatment supervisor shall also file a treatment plan which
20shall include:
21        (1) A diagnosis of the defendant's disability;
22        (2) A description of treatment goals with respect to
23    rendering the defendant fit, a specification of the
24    proposed treatment modalities, and an estimated timetable
25    for attainment of the goals;
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1    supervising the defendant's treatment.
2(Source: P.A. 95-296, eff. 8-20-07; 96-310, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
3    (725 ILCS 5/104-18)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-18)
4    Sec. 104-18. Progress Reports.)
5    (a) The treatment supervisor shall submit a written
6progress report to the court, the State, and the defense:
7        (1) At least 7 days prior to the date for any hearing
8    on the issue of the defendant's fitness;
9        (2) Whenever he believes that the defendant has
10    attained fitness;
11        (3) Whenever he believes that there is not a
12    substantial probability that the defendant will attain
13    fitness, with treatment, within the time period set in
14    subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code one year from
15    the date of the original finding of unfitness.
16    (b) The progress report shall contain:
17        (1) The clinical findings of the treatment supervisor
18    and the facts upon which the findings are based;
19        (2) The opinion of the treatment supervisor as to
20    whether the defendant has attained fitness or as to whether
21    the defendant is making progress, under treatment, toward
22    attaining fitness within the time period set in subsection
23    (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code one year from the date
24    of the original finding of unfitness;
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1    information from the prescribing physician indicating the
2    type, the dosage and the effect of the medication on the
3    defendant's appearance, actions and demeanor.
4    (c) Whenever the court is sent a report from the supervisor
5of the defendant's treatment under paragraph (2) of subsection
6(a) of this Section, the treatment provider shall arrange with
7the court for the return of the defendant to the county jail
8before the time frame specified in subsection (a) of Section
9104-20. This subsection (c) is inoperative on and after January
101, 2014.
11(Source: P.A. 97-1020, eff. 8-17-12.)
 
12    (725 ILCS 5/104-20)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-20)
13    Sec. 104-20. Ninety-Day Hearings; Continuing Treatment.)
14    (a) Upon entry or continuation of any order to undergo
15treatment, the court shall set a date for hearing to reexamine
16the issue of the defendant's fitness not more than 90 days
17thereafter. In addition, whenever the court receives a report
18from the supervisor of the defendant's treatment pursuant to
19subparagraph (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of Section 104-18, the
20court shall forthwith set the matter for a first hearing within
2114 days unless good cause is demonstrated why the hearing
22cannot be held. On the date set or upon conclusion of the
23matter then pending before it, the court, sitting without a
24jury, shall conduct a hearing, unless waived by the defense,
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1        (1) Whether the defendant is fit to stand trial or to
2    plead; and if not,
3        (2) Whether the defendant is making progress under
4    treatment toward attainment of fitness within the time
5    period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this Code
6    one year from the date of the original finding of
7    unfitness.
8    (b) If the court finds the defendant to be fit pursuant to
9this Section, the court shall set the matter for trial;
10provided that if the defendant is in need of continued care or
11treatment and the supervisor of the defendant's treatment
12agrees to continue to provide it, the court may enter any order
13it deems appropriate for the continued care or treatment of the
14defendant by the facility or program pending the conclusion of
15the criminal proceedings.
16    (c) If the court finds that the defendant is still unfit
17but that he is making progress toward attaining fitness, the
18court may continue or modify its original treatment order
19entered pursuant to Section 104-17.
20    (d) If the court finds that the defendant is still unfit
21and that he is not making progress toward attaining fitness
22such that there is not a substantial probability that he will
23attain fitness within the time period set in subsection (e) of
24Section 104-17 of this Code one year from the date of the
25original finding of unfitness, the court shall proceed pursuant
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1continued care and treatment and the supervisor of the
2defendant's treatment agrees to continue to provide it, the
3court may enter any order it deems appropriate for the
4continued care or treatment by the facility or program pending
5the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.
6(Source: P.A. 97-37, eff. 6-28-11.)
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/104-21)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-21)
8    Sec. 104-21. Medication.
9    (a) A defendant who is receiving psychotropic drugs shall
10not be presumed to be unfit to stand trial solely by virtue of
11the receipt of those drugs or medications.
12    (b) Whenever a defendant who is receiving medication under
13medical direction is transferred between a place of custody and
14a treatment facility or program, a written report from the
15prescribing physician shall accompany the defendant. The
16report shall state the type and dosage of the defendant's
17medication and the duration of the prescription. The chief
18officer of the place of custody or the treatment supervisor at
19the facility or program shall insure that such medication is
20provided according to the directions of the prescribing
21physician or until superseded by order of a physician who has
22examined the defendant.
23    (c) If a defendant refuses psychotropic medication, it may
24be administered over the defendant's objections in accord with
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1authorized medications are sought, the petition, prepared in
2accord with Section 2-107.1 of the Mental Health and
3Developmental Disabilities Code may be filed in the county
4where the defendant is located or with the court having
5jurisdiction over the defendant.
6(Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-689, eff. 12-31-96.)
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/104-23)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-23)
8    Sec. 104-23. Unfit defendants. Cases involving an unfit
9defendant who demands a discharge hearing or a defendant who
10cannot become fit to stand trial and for whom no special
11provisions or assistance can compensate for his disability and
12render him fit shall proceed in the following manner:
13    (a) Upon a determination that there is not a substantial
14probability that the defendant will attain fitness within the
15time period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this
16Code one year from the original finding of unfitness, a
17defendant or the attorney for the defendant may move for a
18discharge hearing pursuant to the provisions of Section 104-25.
19The discharge hearing shall be held within 120 days of the
20filing of a motion for a discharge hearing, unless the delay is
21occasioned by the defendant.
22    (b) If at any time the court determines that there is not a
23substantial probability that the defendant will become fit to
24stand trial or to plead within the time period set in
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1date of the original finding of unfitness, or if at the end of
2the time period set in subsection (e) of Section 104-17 of this
3Code one year from that date the court finds the defendant
4still unfit and for whom no special provisions or assistance
5can compensate for his disabilities and render him fit, the
6State shall request the court:
7        (1) To set the matter for hearing pursuant to Section
8    104-25 unless a hearing has already been held pursuant to
9    paragraph (a) of this Section; or
10        (2) To release the defendant from custody and to
11    dismiss with prejudice the charges against him; or
12        (3) To remand the defendant to the custody of the
13    Department of Human Services and order a hearing to be
14    conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health
15    and Developmental Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter
16    amended. The Department of Human Services shall have 7 days
17    from the date it receives the defendant to prepare and file
18    the necessary petition and certificates that are required
19    for commitment under the Mental Health and Developmental
20    Disabilities Code. If the defendant is committed to the
21    Department of Human Services pursuant to such hearing, the
22    court having jurisdiction over the criminal matter shall
23    dismiss the charges against the defendant, with the leave
24    to reinstate. In such cases the Department of Human
25    Services shall notify the court, the State's attorney and
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1    former defendant so committed shall be treated in the same
2    manner as any other civilly committed patient for all
3    purposes including admission, selection of the place of
4    treatment and the treatment modalities, entitlement to
5    rights and privileges, transfer, and discharge. A
6    defendant who is not committed shall be remanded to the
7    court having jurisdiction of the criminal matter for
8    disposition pursuant to subparagraph (1) or (2) of
9    paragraph (b) of this Section.
10    (c) If the defendant is restored to fitness and the
11original charges against him are reinstated, the speedy trial
12provisions of Section 103-5 shall commence to run.
13(Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
14    (725 ILCS 5/104-31)  (from Ch. 38, par. 104-31)
15    Sec. 104-31. No defendant placed in a setting of the
16Department of Human Services pursuant to the provisions of
17Sections 104-17, 104-25, or 104-26 shall be permitted outside
18the facility's housing unit unless escorted or accompanied by
19personnel of the Department of Human Services or authorized by
20court order. Any defendant placed in a secure setting pursuant
21to this Section, transported to court hearings or other
22necessary appointments off facility grounds by personnel of the
23Department of Human Services, may be placed in security devices
24or otherwise secured during the period of transportation to
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1Department of Human Services personnel and others. These
2security measures shall not constitute restraint as defined in
3the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Nor
4shall any defendant be permitted any off-grounds privileges,
5either with or without escort by personnel of the Department of
6Human Services or , any unsupervised on-ground privileges, or
7placement in a non-secure setting unless such off-grounds or
8unsupervised on-grounds privileges, or placement in a
9non-secure setting have been approved by specific court order,
10which order may include such conditions on the defendant as the
11court may deem appropriate and necessary to reasonably assure
12the defendant's satisfactory progress in treatment and the
13safety of the defendant or others. Whenever the court receives
14a report from the supervisor of the defendant's treatment
15recommending the defendant for any off-grounds or unsupervised
16on-grounds privileges, or placement in a non-secure setting,
17the court shall set the matter for a first hearing within 21
18days unless good cause is demonstrated why the hearing cannot
19be held. The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
20Act of the 96th General Assembly are declarative of existing
21law and shall not be construed as a new enactment.
22(Source: P.A. 95-296, eff. 8-20-07; 96-1069, eff. 7-16-10.)
 
23    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
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1    (730 ILCS 5/5-2-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-2-4)
2    Sec. 5-2-4. Proceedings after Acquittal by Reason of
3Insanity.
4    (a) After a finding or verdict of not guilty by reason of
5insanity under Sections 104-25, 115-3 or 115-4 of the Code of
6Criminal Procedure of 1963, the defendant shall be ordered to
7the Department of Human Services for an evaluation as to
8whether he is in need of mental health services. The order
9shall specify whether the evaluation shall be conducted on an
10inpatient or outpatient basis. If the evaluation is to be
11conducted on an inpatient basis, the defendant shall be placed
12in a secure setting unless the Court determines that there are
13compelling reasons why such placement is not necessary. With
14the court order for evaluation shall be sent a copy of the
15arrest report, criminal charges, arrest record, jail record,
16any report prepared under Section 115-6 of the Code of Criminal
17Procedure of 1963, and any victim impact statement prepared
18under Section 6 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses
19Act. After the evaluation and during the period of time
20required to determine the appropriate placement, the defendant
21shall remain in jail. Individualized placement evaluations by
22the Department of Human Services determine the most appropriate
23setting for forensic treatment based upon a number of factors
24including mental health diagnosis, proximity to surviving
25victims, security need, age, gender, and proximity to family.
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1notified and shall transport the defendant to the designated
2facility.
3    The Department shall provide the Court with a report of its
4evaluation within 30 days of the date of this order. The Court
5shall hold a hearing as provided under the Mental Health and
6Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the individual
7is: (a) in need of mental health services on an inpatient
8basis; (b) in need of mental health services on an outpatient
9basis; (c) a person not in need of mental health services. The
10Court shall enter its findings.
11    If the defendant is found to be in need of mental health
12services on an inpatient care basis, the Court shall order the
13defendant to the Department of Human Services. The defendant
14shall be placed in a secure setting unless the Court determines
15that there are compelling reasons why such placement is not
16necessary. Such defendants placed in a secure setting shall not
17be permitted outside the facility's housing unit unless
18escorted or accompanied by personnel of the Department of Human
19Services or with the prior approval of the Court for
20unsupervised on-grounds privileges as provided herein. Any
21defendant placed in a secure setting pursuant to this Section,
22transported to court hearings or other necessary appointments
23off facility grounds by personnel of the Department of Human
24Services, shall be placed in security devices or otherwise
25secured during the period of transportation to assure secure
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1Human Services personnel and others. These security measures
2shall not constitute restraint as defined in the Mental Health
3and Developmental Disabilities Code. If the defendant is found
4to be in need of mental health services, but not on an
5inpatient care basis, the Court shall conditionally release the
6defendant, under such conditions as set forth in this Section
7as will reasonably assure the defendant's satisfactory
8progress and participation in treatment or rehabilitation and
9the safety of the defendant and others. If the Court finds the
10person not in need of mental health services, then the Court
11shall order the defendant discharged from custody.
12    (a-1) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
13        (A) (Blank).
14        (B) "In need of mental health services on an inpatient
15    basis" means: a defendant who has been found not guilty by
16    reason of insanity but who due to mental illness is
17    reasonably expected to inflict serious physical harm upon
18    himself or another and who would benefit from inpatient
19    care or is in need of inpatient care.
20        (C) "In need of mental health services on an outpatient
21    basis" means: a defendant who has been found not guilty by
22    reason of insanity who is not in need of mental health
23    services on an inpatient basis, but is in need of
24    outpatient care, drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation
25    programs, community adjustment programs, individual,
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1        (D) "Conditional Release" means: the release from
2    either the custody of the Department of Human Services or
3    the custody of the Court of a person who has been found not
4    guilty by reason of insanity under such conditions as the
5    Court may impose which reasonably assure the defendant's
6    satisfactory progress in treatment or habilitation and the
7    safety of the defendant and others. The Court shall
8    consider such terms and conditions which may include, but
9    need not be limited to, outpatient care, alcoholic and drug
10    rehabilitation programs, community adjustment programs,
11    individual, group, family, and chemotherapy, random
12    testing to ensure the defendant's timely and continuous
13    taking of any medicines prescribed to control or manage his
14    or her conduct or mental state, and periodic checks with
15    the legal authorities and/or the Department of Human
16    Services. The Court may order as a condition of conditional
17    release that the defendant not contact the victim of the
18    offense that resulted in the finding or verdict of not
19    guilty by reason of insanity or any other person. The Court
20    may order the Department of Human Services to provide care
21    to any person conditionally released under this Section.
22    The Department may contract with any public or private
23    agency in order to discharge any responsibilities imposed
24    under this Section. The Department shall monitor the
25    provision of services to persons conditionally released
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1    Court concerning the services and the condition of the
2    defendant. Whenever a person is conditionally released
3    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney for the
4    county in which the hearing is held shall designate in
5    writing the name, telephone number, and address of a person
6    employed by him or her who shall be notified in the event
7    that either the reporting agency or the Department decides
8    that the conditional release of the defendant should be
9    revoked or modified pursuant to subsection (i) of this
10    Section. Such conditional release shall be for a period of
11    five years. However, the defendant, the person or facility
12    rendering the treatment, therapy, program or outpatient
13    care, the Department, or the State's Attorney may petition
14    the Court for an extension of the conditional release
15    period for an additional 5 years. Upon receipt of such a
16    petition, the Court shall hold a hearing consistent with
17    the provisions of paragraph (a), this paragraph (a-1), and
18    paragraph (f) of this Section, shall determine whether the
19    defendant should continue to be subject to the terms of
20    conditional release, and shall enter an order either
21    extending the defendant's period of conditional release
22    for an additional 5 year period or discharging the
23    defendant. Additional 5-year periods of conditional
24    release may be ordered following a hearing as provided in
25    this Section. However, in no event shall the defendant's
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1    period of commitment ordered by the Court pursuant to
2    paragraph (b) of this Section. These provisions for
3    extension of conditional release shall only apply to
4    defendants conditionally released on or after August 8,
5    2003. However the extension provisions of Public Act
6    83-1449 apply only to defendants charged with a forcible
7    felony.
8        (E) "Facility director" means the chief officer of a
9    mental health or developmental disabilities facility or
10    his or her designee or the supervisor of a program of
11    treatment or habilitation or his or her designee.
12    "Designee" may include a physician, clinical psychologist,
13    social worker, nurse, or clinical professional counselor.
14    (b) If the Court finds the defendant in need of mental
15health services on an inpatient basis, the admission,
16detention, care, treatment or habilitation, treatment plans,
17review proceedings, including review of treatment and
18treatment plans, and discharge of the defendant after such
19order shall be under the Mental Health and Developmental
20Disabilities Code, except that the initial order for admission
21of a defendant acquitted of a felony by reason of insanity
22shall be for an indefinite period of time. Such period of
23commitment shall not exceed the maximum length of time that the
24defendant would have been required to serve, less credit for
25good behavior as provided in Section 5-4-1 of the Unified Code
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1been convicted of and received the maximum sentence for the
2most serious crime for which he has been acquitted by reason of
3insanity. The Court shall determine the maximum period of
4commitment by an appropriate order. During this period of time,
5the defendant shall not be permitted to be in the community in
6any manner, including but not limited to off-grounds
7privileges, with or without escort by personnel of the
8Department of Human Services, unsupervised on-grounds
9privileges, discharge or conditional or temporary release,
10except by a plan as provided in this Section. In no event shall
11a defendant's continued unauthorized absence be a basis for
12discharge. Not more than 30 days after admission and every 60
13days thereafter so long as the initial order remains in effect,
14the facility director shall file a treatment plan report in
15writing with the court and forward a copy of the treatment plan
16report to the clerk of the court, the State's Attorney, and the
17defendant's attorney, if the defendant is represented by
18counsel, or to a person authorized by the defendant under the
19Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality
20Act to be sent a copy of the report. The report shall include
21an opinion as to whether the defendant is currently in need of
22mental health services on an inpatient basis or in need of
23mental health services on an outpatient basis. The report shall
24also summarize the basis for those findings and provide a
25current summary of the following items from the treatment plan:
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1description of the services recommended for treatment, (3) the
2goals of each type of element of service, (4) an anticipated
3timetable for the accomplishment of the goals, and (5) a
4designation of the qualified professional responsible for the
5implementation of the plan. The report may also include
6unsupervised on-grounds privileges, off-grounds privileges
7(with or without escort by personnel of the Department of Human
8Services), home visits and participation in work programs, but
9only where such privileges have been approved by specific court
10order, which order may include such conditions on the defendant
11as the Court may deem appropriate and necessary to reasonably
12assure the defendant's satisfactory progress in treatment and
13the safety of the defendant and others.
14    (c) Every defendant acquitted of a felony by reason of
15insanity and subsequently found to be in need of mental health
16services shall be represented by counsel in all proceedings
17under this Section and under the Mental Health and
18Developmental Disabilities Code.
19        (1) The Court shall appoint as counsel the public
20    defender or an attorney licensed by this State.
21        (2) Upon filing with the Court of a verified statement
22    of legal services rendered by the private attorney
23    appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
24    Court shall determine a reasonable fee for such services.
25    If the defendant is unable to pay the fee, the Court shall
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1    amount as the defendant is unable to pay from funds
2    appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
3    (d) When the facility director determines that:
4        (1) the defendant is no longer in need of mental health
5    services on an inpatient basis; and
6        (2) the defendant may be conditionally released
7    because he or she is still in need of mental health
8    services or that the defendant may be discharged as not in
9    need of any mental health services; or
10        (3) (blank); the defendant no longer requires
11    placement in a secure setting;
12the facility director shall give written notice to the Court,
13State's Attorney and defense attorney. Such notice shall set
14forth in detail the basis for the recommendation of the
15facility director, and specify clearly the recommendations, if
16any, of the facility director, concerning conditional release.
17Any recommendation for conditional release shall include an
18evaluation of the defendant's need for psychotropic
19medication, what provisions should be made, if any, to ensure
20that the defendant will continue to receive psychotropic
21medication following discharge, and what provisions should be
22made to assure the safety of the defendant and others in the
23event the defendant is no longer receiving psychotropic
24medication. Within 30 days of the notification by the facility
25director, the Court shall set a hearing and make a finding as
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1        (i) (blank); or
2        (ii) in need of mental health services in the form of
3    inpatient care; or
4        (iii) in need of mental health services but not subject
5    to inpatient care; or
6        (iv) no longer in need of mental health services; or
7        (v) (blank). no longer requires placement in a secure
8    setting.
9    Upon finding by the Court, the Court shall enter its
10findings and such appropriate order as provided in subsections
11(a) and (a-1) of this Section.
12    (e) A defendant admitted pursuant to this Section, or any
13person on his behalf, may file a petition for treatment plan
14review, transfer to a non-secure setting within the Department
15of Human Services or discharge or conditional release under the
16standards of this Section in the Court which rendered the
17verdict. Upon receipt of a petition for treatment plan review,
18transfer to a non-secure setting or discharge or conditional
19release, the Court shall set a hearing to be held within 120
20days. Thereafter, no new petition may be filed for 180 days
21without leave of the Court.
22    (f) The Court shall direct that notice of the time and
23place of the hearing be served upon the defendant, the facility
24director, the State's Attorney, and the defendant's attorney.
25If requested by either the State or the defense or if the Court
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1defendant by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist as defined
2in Section 1-103 of the Mental Health and Developmental
3Disabilities Code who is not in the employ of the Department of
4Human Services shall be ordered, and the report considered at
5the time of the hearing.
6    (g) The findings of the Court shall be established by clear
7and convincing evidence. The burden of proof and the burden of
8going forth with the evidence rest with the defendant or any
9person on the defendant's behalf when a hearing is held to
10review a petition filed by or on behalf of the defendant. The
11evidence shall be presented in open Court with the right of
12confrontation and cross-examination. Such evidence may
13include, but is not limited to:
14        (1) whether the defendant appreciates the harm caused
15    by the defendant to others and the community by his or her
16    prior conduct that resulted in the finding of not guilty by
17    reason of insanity;
18        (2) Whether the person appreciates the criminality of
19    conduct similar to the conduct for which he or she was
20    originally charged in this matter;
21        (3) the current state of the defendant's illness;
22        (4) what, if any, medications the defendant is taking
23    to control his or her mental illness;
24        (5) what, if any, adverse physical side effects the
25    medication has on the defendant;
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1    defendant's mental health to deteriorate if the defendant
2    stopped taking prescribed medication;
3        (7) the defendant's history or potential for alcohol
4    and drug abuse;
5        (8) the defendant's past criminal history;
6        (9) any specialized physical or medical needs of the
7    defendant;
8        (10) any family participation or involvement expected
9    upon release and what is the willingness and ability of the
10    family to participate or be involved;
11        (11) the defendant's potential to be a danger to
12    himself, herself, or others; and
13        (12) any other factor or factors the Court deems
14    appropriate.
15    (h) Before the court orders that the defendant be
16discharged or conditionally released, it shall order the
17facility director to establish a discharge plan that includes a
18plan for the defendant's shelter, support, and medication. If
19appropriate, the court shall order that the facility director
20establish a program to train the defendant in self-medication
21under standards established by the Department of Human
22Services. If the Court finds, consistent with the provisions of
23this Section, that the defendant is no longer in need of mental
24health services it shall order the facility director to
25discharge the defendant. If the Court finds, consistent with
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1of mental health services, and no longer in need of inpatient
2care, it shall order the facility director to release the
3defendant under such conditions as the Court deems appropriate
4and as provided by this Section. Such conditional release shall
5be imposed for a period of 5 years as provided in paragraph (D)
6of subsection (a-1) and shall be subject to later modification
7by the Court as provided by this Section. If the Court finds
8consistent with the provisions in this Section that the
9defendant is in need of mental health services on an inpatient
10basis, it shall order the facility director not to discharge or
11release the defendant in accordance with paragraph (b) of this
12Section.
13    (i) If within the period of the defendant's conditional
14release the State's Attorney determines that the defendant has
15not fulfilled the conditions of his or her release, the State's
16Attorney may petition the Court to revoke or modify the
17conditional release of the defendant. Upon the filing of such
18petition the defendant may be remanded to the custody of the
19Department, or to any other mental health facility designated
20by the Department, pending the resolution of the petition.
21Nothing in this Section shall prevent the emergency admission
22of a defendant pursuant to Article VI of Chapter III of the
23Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or the
24voluntary admission of the defendant pursuant to Article IV of
25Chapter III of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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1defendant has not fulfilled the conditions of release, the
2Court shall order a hearing to be held consistent with the
3provisions of paragraph (f) and (g) of this Section. At such
4hearing, if the Court finds that the defendant is in need of
5mental health services on an inpatient basis, it shall enter an
6order remanding him or her to the Department of Human Services
7or other facility. If the defendant is remanded to the
8Department of Human Services, he or she shall be placed in a
9secure setting unless the Court determines that there are
10compelling reasons that such placement is not necessary. If the
11Court finds that the defendant continues to be in need of
12mental health services but not on an inpatient basis, it may
13modify the conditions of the original release in order to
14reasonably assure the defendant's satisfactory progress in
15treatment and his or her safety and the safety of others in
16accordance with the standards established in paragraph (D) of
17subsection (a-1). Nothing in this Section shall limit a Court's
18contempt powers or any other powers of a Court.
19    (j) An order of admission under this Section does not
20affect the remedy of habeas corpus.
21    (k) In the event of a conflict between this Section and the
22Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or the Mental
23Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the
24provisions of this Section shall govern.
25    (l) This amendatory Act shall apply to all persons who have
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1presently committed to the Department of Mental Health and
2Developmental Disabilities (now the Department of Human
3Services).
4    (m) The Clerk of the Court shall, after the entry of an
5order of transfer to a non-secure setting of the Department of
6Human Services or discharge or conditional release, transmit a
7certified copy of the order to the Department of Human
8Services, and the sheriff of the county from which the
9defendant was admitted. The Clerk of the Court shall also
10transmit a certified copy of the order of discharge or
11conditional release to the Department of Human Services, to the
12sheriff of the county from which the defendant was admitted, to
13the Illinois Department of State Police, to the proper law
14enforcement agency for the municipality where the offense took
15place, and to the sheriff of the county into which the
16defendant is conditionally discharged. The Illinois Department
17of State Police shall maintain a centralized record of
18discharged or conditionally released defendants while they are
19under court supervision for access and use of appropriate law
20enforcement agencies.
21(Source: P.A. 95-296, eff. 8-20-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;
2296-1138, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.